Malamar 52/84 · Pitch Black

Malamar is Pokédex #687, generation 6 (Kalos). Malamar is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Inkay. In this catalog that name is Inkay (#686).

Malamar sits at 52/84 in Pitch Black, position 52 of 120. Before it is 51 Inkay, and after it is 53 Nickit. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on July 17, 2026. The printed size is 84. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Perplex lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Brain Crush is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Darkness. If your opponent's Active Pokémon isn't Confused, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokémon, and it forces others to do whatever it wants." The regulation mark is J.

Malamar (#687) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2024. The earliest other card is Malamar XY58/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Malamar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoki Saito. I count 270 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Pitch Black set binder is where a full Pitch Black set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Malamar can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.