Mega Malamar has been revealed for Pokemon Legends: Z-A

The Pokémon Company and Game Freak officially revealed details on the new Mega Evolution for Malamar. A new trailer and video were released showcasing the Overturning Pokémon along with new details.

Here is an overview of the new Mega Evolution Pokémon:

Category: Overturning Pokémon
Type: Dark/Psychic
Height: 9′6″ (2.9 m)
Weight: 153.9 lbs. (69.8 kg)

Malamar Description:

Malamar’s brain has become enlarged as a result of Mega Evolution. Greatly enhanced psychic power overflows from its body, emitting a bright glow. This vividly colored light further amplifies the Pokémon’s hypnotic abilities, allowing it to freely overwrite the personalities or even memories of others—a terrifying power that can make someone seem like an entirely different person.

Its glowing, undulating tendrils are able to pick up on the feelings of those around it. It prefers battling with efficiency, using its powerful intellect to analyze the situation with levelheadedness as it fights. Mega Malamar views others—even Pokémon Trainers—as its pawns. If it disagrees with an order given to it by a Trainer, it will sometimes respond by hypnotizing them, making this an incredibly difficult Pokémon to interact with.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A releases on October 16, 2025, for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. 

Mega Malamar Trailer

Mega Malamar Special Report Video