Malamar XY58/211 · XY Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos is a set in the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Malamar is XY58/211, in position 58 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY57 Fearow, and after it is XY59 Salamence. The listed rarity is Promo.

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

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

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 2014 to 2026. The earliest other card is Malamar 76/146 in XY (2014). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Promo. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 17 other cards of Malamar list a different HP.

Contrary is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, whenever your opponent flips a coin during his or her turn, treat it as tails. The attack Conform lists 40 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. θ Stop is the ancient trait on this card. Prevent all effects of your opponent's Pokémon's Abilities done to this Pokémon. The flavor text reads "It lures its prey close with hypnotic motions, then wraps its tentacles around it before finishing it off with digestive fluids."

I keep a set binder for XY Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the XY Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Malamar can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.