Malamar (Pokémon)

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Malamar (Japanese: カラマネロ Calamanero) is a dual-type introduced in Generation VI.
It evolves from starting at level 30 when leveled up while the game system is held upside-down.
==Biology==
Malamar is a that resembles an upside-down squid. Several purple tentacles with bright blue undersides sprout from the top of its head. It has yellow eyes with black sclerae, a dark pink , and lighter purple eyelids. Its main body is dark purple and has six circular yellow lights on the front and back. There is also a yellow stripe nearly encircling its upper body. Covering its main body is a transparent with two white fins on the bottom that function as legs. On each side of the mantle is a long tentacle with dark pink at the top and white, scythe-like fins at the ends. The edge of Malamar's fins are said to be supremely sharp.
Malamar possesses strong hypnotic powers, which are said to be the most powerful of any Pokémon. Malamar uses its hypnotic power to force others to do its bidding. Those under Malamar's control will lose their memories surrounding the event. People often utilize this ability for nefarious deeds. Malamar's hypnotic powers are said to have played a role in several history-changing events. It lures prey with the flashing pattern on its luminescent body and hypnotic motions, then ensnares them in its tentacles. The prey is then finished off with digestive fluids. Both the and the TCG show Malamar living near water or even under water. As shown in the episode Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, it uses its tentacles to propel itself, swimming leg-first. As depicted in A Conspiracy to Conquer! and Facing the Grand Design!, Malamar is shown to be highly intelligent, reaching almost human levels, and capable of running devices designed and handled by humans.
Prior to Generation VIII and in Generation IX, Malamar and its pre-evolved form, Inkay, were the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Evolution===
Malamar evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Stats===
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===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Malamar is available in Version 3.0.0+.
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Malamar (anime)====
An evil, psychopathic Malamar appeared in A Conspiracy to Conquer!. It had hypnotized an Officer Jenny to pose as "Madame X". While it was defeated in the end, it escaped. Malamar reappeared in Facing the Grand Design!, along with two other evil Malamar, where they attempted to initiate their plan of world conquest. After being foiled again, they used a machine to escape into the future.
====Other====
Six Malamar appeared in Facing the Grand Design!, along with the three evil Malamar. Unlike the three evil Malamar, these Malamar were peaceful and lived with Pokémon living in the forest. They later helped James and stop the three evil Malamar from completing their plans and rescue their friends.
A Malamar appeared in The Right Hero for the Right Job!, under the ownership of Xerosic. Xerosic used his Malamar to battle several of Clemont's Pokémon, but it was soon defeated. It reappeared in Facing the Needs of the Many!, where it attempted to Clemont, but failed.
A Malamar appeared in Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!, under the ownership of Alain. It fought Leon's Charizard in the Masters Eight Tournament and lost.
===Minor appearances===
Malamar debuted in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In X-actly What They Wanted, Team Flare Scientist Xerosic was revealed to own a Malamar.
Piers's Malamar debuted in Rumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day.
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==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In addition to 's method of evolution into Malamar being unique, it would have been impossible in any of the previous core series Pokémon games because the Nintendo 3DS is Nintendo's first handheld system with an internal .
* Malamar and its pre-Evolution were designed by Hitoshi Ariga.Pocket Monsters XY by HitoshiAriga on deviantART
* Malamar and its pre-Evolution are the only Pokémon to have as a standard Ability instead of a Hidden Ability.
* Malamar was the only Pokémon with a catch rate of 80 until 's introduction in Pokémon Sun and Moon.
===Origin===
Malamar is based on an upside-down . According to Hitoshi Ariga, Malamar's upside-down design was inspired by the fact that squids are commonly illustrated upside-down in pictorial books.Tweet by ありがひとし/HitoshiAriga (@ariga_megamix). Posted on Oct 21, 2017. Its hypnosis ability appears to be a reference to a cuttlefish's ability to mesmerize prey by rhythmically changing color.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqHVsAaayfc Its body orientation and bioluminescence may also have been inspired by the 's abilities to invert its tentacles and produce light.
The fact that Malamar turns upside-down when it evolves from Inkay may also be a reference to , a process in the embryonic development of gastropods where the body rotates 180 degrees with respect to the head (Malamar and Inkay are based on cephalopods, not gastropods, but both are mollusks).
Additionally, as alluded to by Ariga,Tweet by ありがひとし/HitoshiAriga (@ariga_megamix). Posted on April 9, 2019. Malamar's physical appearance and its use of hypnosis to forcefully control others may be inspired by a stereotypical extraterrestrial supervillain, especially ones that are common in shows.
Malamar's lower body also resembles a .
====Name origin====
Malamar may be a combination of mal- (Latin-derived prefix for bad), μαλάκιο malákio (Greek for ), , and mare (Latin for sea).
Calamanero may be a combination of 絡ます karamasu (to entangle), calamari, 魔 ma (demon), nero (Italian for black), and possibly nero di seppia (Italian for ).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Malamar (anime)
==References==
==External links==
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