Malamar 77/146 · XY

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 77/146 in XY, position 77 of 146. Before it is 76 Malamar, and after it is 78 Yveltal. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Mental Panic lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Puncture is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. 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."

Malamar (#687) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 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. 18 other cards of Malamar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY set binder is where a full XY 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.