In the last week, the general Pokémon social media has been absolutely rife with a new obsession for Malamar, and today the truth has finally been revealed, with Mega Malamar announced for Pokémon Legends: Z-A!
With Pokémon influencers suddenly declaring their love for Malamar, something was certainly up, and it appears that Mega Malamar has been hypnotising the Pokémon Community!
First up the YouTube video “My Friend Malamar” was released, followed by a special news report “The Truth About Malamar”. The week long teasers have been a brilliant way to hype up this announcement.
Mega Malamar is a Dark and Psychic type Pokémon, and according to the official Pokémon Press website:
- Category: Overturning Pokémon
- Type: Dark/Psychic
- Height: 9′6″ (2.9 m)
- Weight: 153.9 lbs. (69.8 kg)
Additional information on Mega Malamar was shared as well:
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.
Official Mega Malamar Renders
Here is the official render for Mega Malamar, who looks really fantastic! We are intrigued to see what the shiny Mega Malamar version will look like. If it sticks with the golden colours of Inkay and Malamar, it has the potential to be seriously awesome, especially if it retains some of the rainbow elements of the non-shiny Mega design!
Back story in Legends Z-A
It appears that Mega Malamar has recently been spotted using its hypnotic abilities on citizens of Lumiose City, creating the boom in popularity for the Pokémon recently observed in a special video and across the Pokémon social media channels. For a special report investigating the truth behind Mega Malamar’s recent activities in Lumiose City, please visit the official Pokémon YouTube channel.
Which has been your favourite Mega reveal so far? We’ve greatly enjoyed the teasers on social media about Mega Malamar over the last week.
