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Overview
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ChestoRest
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Name: ChestoRest
Move 1: Rest
Move 2: Superpower
Move 3: Psycho Cut
Move 4: Night Slash
Ability: Contrary
Item: Chesto Berry
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Nature: Adamant
Moves
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Usage Tips
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RestTalk
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Name: RestTalk
Move 1: Superpower
Move 2: Night Slash
Move 3: Rest
Move 4: Sleep Talk
Ability: Contrary
Item: Leftovers
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Nature: Careful
Moves
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Overview
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- Decent 86/88/75 bulk.
- Niche ability contrary allows Malamar to deal solid damage with Superpower whilst boosting it's attack and defense, this gives it an edge over other bulky boosters like Gurdurr and Muk.
- Contrary allows Malamar to benefit from opposing Sticky Web, Intimidate and Defog stat decreases.
- Solid movepool which gives Malamar nice coverage.
- Has no real strong moves from the start, it's most powerful move is unSTABed and has only 8 PP while it's STAB's need boosts to do their job.
- Mediocre speed means Malamar is outsped by a lot of it's counters/checks.
ChestoRest
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Name: ChestoRest
Move 1: Rest
Move 2: Superpower
Move 3: Psycho Cut
Move 4: Night Slash
Ability: Contrary
Item: Chesto Berry
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Nature: Adamant
Moves
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- Rest paired with Chesto Berry gives Malamar some longevity to allow it to make the most out of it's Superpowers and stat boosts.
- Psycho Cut grants Malamar a way to smash poison types that check resist Superpower, as well as doing the most damage to fairy types, namely Granbull.
- Night Slash is the other STAB of choice, giving Malamar an option to smack around ghost and psychic types.
- Superpower speaks for itself alongside Contrary giving Malamar the ability to set up large Atk and Def boosts in a matter of turns while also dishing out large damage.
- Rock Slide gives Malamar a way to hit Bug-types such as Scyther and Vivillion who can easily scare out Malamar.
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- 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def EV spread utilizes Malamar's decent bulk and offensive power and is preferred to speed investment due to it's mediocre speed.
- Contrary is the obvious ability to make use of Superpower.
- Chesto Berry is the chosen item to give Malamar one free rest back to full HP.
- Adamant nature because no speed investment, so maximum power is preferred.
Usage Tips
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- Hit faster fighting-resists on the switch with your STAB's, as slower switch-ins can be responded to accordingly with a +1 STAB after Superpower.
- Rest when your HP gets too low for your comfort, if your opponent still looks like they could take down Malamar even with your boosts, get yourself back to full HP. Know who to rest again! Not threats who can 3HKO u!
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- Hazard support is important for Malamar, with Stealth Rock it has a chance to OHKO Accelgor on the switch with Psycho Cut or Night Slash. As well as Sticky Web to make up for Malamar's lacking speed.
- Malamar needs support from teammates that can switch into bug attacks and fairy attacks so Klinklang makes a nice team mate. Poison types are good as well :D
- Rapid spin / defog support is essential as otherwise Malamar will get worn down too easily and won't have time to rest due to it's speed.
- Fire types such as Magmortar and Flareon to absorb will o wisps that Malamar won't want to take, while it has rest, it's a waste of the chesto berry especially if your opponent keeps their wisper in.
RestTalk
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Name: RestTalk
Move 1: Superpower
Move 2: Night Slash
Move 3: Rest
Move 4: Sleep Talk
Ability: Contrary
Item: Leftovers
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Nature: Careful
Moves
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- Superpower is the main move here as usual for Malamar to dish out damge whilst boosting stats.
- Night Slash is the STAB of choice, giving Malamar an option to smack around ghost and psychic types.
- Rest gives Malamar a decent recovery move to allow it to set up sweeps easier.
- Sleep Talk paired with Rest means Malamar can reek destruction even while asleep with either of it's two attacking moves.
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- The EV spread is for maximum special bulk so Malamar can set up and take hits.
- Contrary is the obvious ability to make use of Superpower.
- RestTalk combo allows Malamar to set up Superpowers whilst asleep and recover HP semi-reliably.
- Sleep Talk can also make up for Superpowers lack of PP.
- Careful nature for maximum special bulk.
Usage Tips
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- Spam Superpower when possible but don't be wasteful as it only has 8 PP. ONLY WHEN Pokemon who can check Malamar are ded. (or in KO range)
- Only use Rest against Pokemon who cannot 3HKO Malamar, because Malamar wouldn't be able to wake up in time to get an attack off, or Rest again.
- Be sure not to Rest + Sleep Talk on a Pokemon who can set up while tank Malamar's attacks, as the Pokemon would have time to set up while Sleep Talk may not even damage the opposing Pokemon.
- If Malamar runs out of PP for Superpower, remember that Sleep Talk does not take PP off Superpower (im preeee sure)
Team Options
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- A banded Sawk or Primeape can be used to soften up fighting resists for Malamar so that it can tear through with Superpower.
- Hazard support is important for Malamar, with Stealth Rock it has a chance to OHKO Accelgor on the switch with Night Slash. It's also important to cripple fighting resists so that Malamar has an easier time taking them down late game.
- Malamar needs support from teammates that can switch into bug attacks and fairy attacks so Klinklang makes a nice team mate.
- Gurdurr makes a good teammate as it lures in Granbull to intimidate Malamar on the double switch.
- Poison-Types such as Garbador can absorb Toxic Spikes and Resist Bug and Fairy-type attacks against Malamar. Which help Malamar immensly by helping to clear off the unwanted toxic (residual damage) damage.
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- Lum Berry
- Trick Room
- Hypnosis
- Taunt
- Assault Vest
- Choice Scarf + Switcheroo
- Topsy Turvy
- Rocky Helmet
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- **Bug types**: Bug-types can easily switch in against a Superpower, while being able to OHKO Malamar with Bug Buzz since Malamar is 4 times weak to Bug.
- **Fairy types**: Fairy-types can switch in on Superpower, and hit back with the likes of Play Rough for super effective damage.
- **Toxic Spikes**: Toxic Spikes can easily cripple Malamar as Malamar is quite frail. Malamar depends on being healthy and being able to used Superpower many times to get as many boosting stats as possible. Also, Toxic Spikes can force Malamar to Rest, prematurely.
- **Stat Resetter**: Malamar's biggest niche in the metagame is its ability to use Superpower along with its ability, Contrary. With Pokemon who can reset stats, Contrary is basically useless as Malamar's boosts are getting reset every turn.
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