Malamar (Forbidden Light 51)

Malamar
カラマネロ Calamanero

Hidden Fates print
Illus. Hideki Ishikawa

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Inkay

Card name

Malamar

Type

Psychic

HP

90

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Forbidden Light
Rarity
English card no.	51/131
Japanese expansion	Forbidden Light
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	037/094

English expansion	SM Black Star Promos
English card no.	SM117
Japanese expansion	GX Ultra Shiny
Japanese card no.	043/150

English expansion	Hidden Fates
Rarity
English card no.	SV18/SV94
Japanese expansion	GX Ultra Shiny
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	178/150

Japanese Deck Kit	Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box
Japanese card no.	009/035

Japanese Deck	Espeon & Deoxys-GX Tag Team GX Starter Set
Japanese card no.	005/031

Japanese expansion	Tag All Stars
Japanese card no.	062/173

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Malamar.

Malamar (Japanese: カラマネロ Calamanero) is a Psychic-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Forbidden Light expansion.

Card text

Psychic Recharge
サイコリチャージ

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

	Psychic Sphere ねんどうだん	60

Pokédex data

Malamar - Overturning Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
687	4'11" (1.5 m)	103.6 lbs. (47.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It lures its prey close with hypnotic motions, then wraps its tentacles around it before finishing it off with digestive fluids.
催眠術でおびき寄せて頭の触手で絡め取り消化液を浴びせてしとめる。

Release information

This card was included in the Forbidden Light expansion with artwork by You Iribi, first released in the Japanese expansion of the same name. A SM Black Star Promotional print of this card was one of the Prerelease promos for Forbidden Light with new artwork by Shin Nagasawa, available in the Forbidden Light Build & Battle Box. A print with a gold foil "Staff" stamp was given to those overseeing the event. This print was subsequently available in the Japanese GX Ultra Shiny subset. A new print with artwork by Hideki Ishikawa featuring the Shiny version of Malamar was included in the Hidden Fates expansion, which was also included in the Japanese GX Ultra Shiny subset. In Japan, the Forbidden Light print was reprinted in the Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box, Espeon & Deoxys-GX Tag Team GX Starter Set and in the Tag All Stars subset.

Gallery

Forbidden Light print
Illus. You Iribi

SM Promotional print
Illus. Shin Nagasawa

Hidden Fates print
Illus. Hideki Ishikawa

Trivia

Origin

Psychic Sphere is an attack that first appeared on Latias from the XY Trainer Kit: Latias & Latios. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y. The Hidden Fates print features the Shiny version of Malamar.

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