Malamar 46/98 · Ancient Origins

Malamar is Pokédex #687, generation 6 (Kalos). Malamar is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Inkay. In this catalog that name is Inkay (#686).

Malamar sits at 46/98 in Ancient Origins, position 46 of 101. Before it is 45 Inkay, and after it is 47 Beldum. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Entangling Control lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with his or her Active Pokémon. The new Active Pokémon is now Confused. Trash Tentacle is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Darkness. Put a card from your discard pile into your hand. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lures prey close with hypnotic motions, then wraps its tentacles around it before finishing it off with digestive fluids."

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). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 17 other cards of Malamar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins 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.