10 MORE Best Pokémon You Never Bothered Catching
4. Malamar
Malamar is an evil squid Pokémon that if I'm being honest, looks a bit too smug. Just look at its half closed eyes and smug menacing smirk. Evolving Inkay into this Pokémon is equally obnoxious as you need to flip your console upside down and level it up after reaching level 30.
Its stats are about average, maybe a slight increase in physical attack over special attack, but don't let that put you off using this dark and psychic type. Like every super villain, it has a diabolical scheme.
Contrary is its regular ability and it raises stats that are normally lowered, while lowering stats that are normally raised. Combine this with Superpower, a move that would normally lower Malamar's attack and defence one stage, and suddenly this 120 power move also becomes a way for Malamar to bulk up.
Other useful moves this Pokémon can use include Knock Off, a decent dark type move that bats away an opponent's held item. Rest makes Malamar take a nap to fully heal and Sleep Talk allows it to use one of its powerful physical attacks while its sleeping.
Make sure to give it Leftovers and train it with HP and special defence EVs.