Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Malamar is ranked #197 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 127 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#197 of 204
Raw count127
Viability ceiling67
Month on month+0.00pp
13 month peak0.5%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 482
HP
86
Atk
92
Def
88
SpA
68
SpD
75
Spe
73
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.00pppeak 0.5% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
82.4% of Malamar teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityContrary · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 82.8%
Tera typeFighting · 47.5%
Moves
100.0%
99.6%
82.4%
82.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful100 HP / 120 Atk / 136 Def / 152 SpD6.7%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.8%
Moves
6 tracked100.0%
99.6%
82.4%
82.4%
13.7%
6.7%
Items
82.8%
6.7%
5.7%
Tera types
47.5%
33.3%
19.3%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe82.4%
Careful100 HP / 120 Atk / 136 Def / 152 SpD6.7%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.8%
Adamant252 HP / 68 Atk / 32 Def / 156 SpD3.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Malamar build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 33,671 battles in September 2026. Malamar sits at rank #197 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.00 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.