Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Malamar is ranked #195 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 215 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#195 of 211
Raw count215
Viability ceiling67
Month on month+0.02pp
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%▲ 0.02pppeak 0.5% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
84.1% of Malamar teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureNaive
AbilityContrary · 100.0%
ItemChoice Scarf · 84.1%
Tera typePoison · 60.3%
Moves
100.0%
89.6%
84.1%
84.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe10.4%
Adamant252 Atk / 8 SpD / 248 Spe5.5%
Moves
6 tracked100.0%
89.6%
84.1%
84.1%
15.9%
10.4%
Best Malamar build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 41,550 battles in August 2026. Malamar sits at rank #195 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.02 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.