The Pokémon Company has unveiled a brand-new Mega Evolution for Malamar in the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A, giving the Overturning Pokémon a terrifying new form. The reveal comes just weeks before the game’s global launch on October 16, 2025 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
Meet Mega Malamar
When Malamar undergoes Mega Evolution, its brain expands dramatically, granting it vastly enhanced psychic powers that radiate in a brilliant, glowing light. This eerie illumination amplifies its hypnotic abilities, allowing Mega Malamar to overwrite memories and personalities—turning allies and foes alike into puppets under its control.
Key Details
- Category: Overturning Pokémon
- Type: Dark/Psychic
- Height: 9′6″ (2.9 m)
- Weight: 153.9 lbs. (69.8 kg)
Its glowing tendrils not only channel its psychic strength but also pick up on the emotions of those nearby. Mega Malamar fights with chilling efficiency, using its heightened intellect to analyze battles in real time. Unlike most Pokémon, it may even disobey Trainers—choosing instead to hypnotize them if their orders do not align with its own judgment.
The Lumiose City Mystery
The reveal ties directly into recent events teased on Pokémon’s social media channels. A special video showed strange incidents in Lumiose City, where citizens appeared to be under Malamar’s influence. Today’s announcement confirms Mega Malamar as the cause behind the mysterious surge in the Pokémon’s popularity.
Fans can watch the full investigative report on the official Pokémon YouTube channel, which explores the unsettling effects Mega Malamar’s powers are having on Lumiose’s residents.
Coming Soon in Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Mega Malamar will be available in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the highly anticipated new entry in the Pokémon series. Set in a futuristic Lumiose City, the game introduces Mega Evolutions into its open-world design, blending exploration, history, and competitive battling in new ways.
With Mega Malamar’s reveal, excitement is building as Trainers prepare for what could be one of the most challenging and unpredictable Pokémon encounters yet.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches worldwide on October 16, 2025 for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. For more details, visit the official Pokémon Legends: Z-A website.
