Malamar 90/147 · Burning Shadows

Malamar is Pokédex #687, generation 6 (Kalos). Malamar is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Inkay. In this catalog that name is Inkay (#686).

Malamar sits at 90/147 in Burning Shadows, position 93 of 177. Before it is 89 Inkay, and after it is 91 Ralts. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 5, 2017. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 177 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Psybeam lists 20 damage. The cost is Darkness. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Energy Slosh is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. You may move all Energy attached to this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokémon, and it forces others to do whatever it wants."

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 2026. The earliest other card is Malamar XY58/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 18 other cards of Malamar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Burning Shadows set binder is where a full Burning Shadows 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.