Inkay

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#686    Inkay

Type(s)

Dark Psychic

Generation

  VI  

Abilities

Ability 1
Suction Cups
Ability 2
Contrary
Hidden Ability
Infiltrator

Rarity Tier

  Rare  

Catch rate

  190/255 (24.84%)  

Base stats

HP
53

Atk
54

Def
53

Sp.Atk
37

Sp.Def
46

Spd
45

Base-stat total: 288
EV Yield

HP
0

Atk
1

Def
0

Sp.Atk
0

Sp.Def
0

Spd
0

EV-yield total: 1

Base Experience

  58  

Gender Ratio

    50%  
  50%    

Height

  0.4m  

Weight

  3.5kg  

Inkay is a Dark and Psychic type Pokémon.

It evolves into Malamar upon reaching level 30.

Obtainability

Land

Location Levels Times Held Item Rarity Tier
Moon B1F 20-22 Morning Day Night Rare
Route 213 20-22 Morning Day Rare
  • Pink-colored areas denote that this area or inhabiting spawn is strictly members-accessible
  • Emboldened levels indicate they are isolatable with the Repel trick

Bosses

  • Possible reward from Jessie & James

Level Up

Level Moves Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
1 Tackle Normal Physical 50 100 35
1 Peck Flying Physical 35 100 35
1 Constrict Normal Physical 10 100 35
4 Reflect Psychic Status — — 20
8 Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 15
12 Swagger Normal Status — 90 15
13 Psywave Psychic Special — 80 15
15 Topsy-Turvy Dark Status — — 20
18 Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
21 Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
23 Switcheroo Dark Status — 100 15
27 Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
31 Light Screen Psychic Status — — 30
35 Pluck Flying Physical 60 100 20
39 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical 70 100 20
43 Slash Normal Physical 70 100 20
46 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
48 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
  • Emboldened moves denote this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • All moves subsumed on this list are relearnable via the Move Relearners if lost.

Egg Moves

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Camouflage Normal Status — — 20
Destiny Bond Ghost Status — — 5
Flatter Dark Status — 100 15
Guard Swap Psychic Status — — 10
Power Split Psychic Status — — 10
Simple Beam Normal Status — 100 15
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • For more information on egg-move-tutors, refer to: Egg Moves.

TMs and HMs

TM Moves Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
TM6 Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 10
TM32 Double Team Normal Status — — 15
TM33 Reflect Psychic Status — — 20
TM44 Rest Psychic Status — — 10
TM48 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
TM50 Substitute Normal Status — — 16
TM54 Calm Mind Psychic Status — — 20
TM60 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
TM61 Sunny Day Fire Status — — 5
TM62 Taunt Dark Status — 100 20
TM66 Light Screen Psychic Status — — 30
TM67 Protect Normal Status — — 10
TM68 Rain Dance Water Status — — 5
TM85 Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 15
TM92 Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
TM96 Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
TM130 Return Normal Physical — 100 20
TM138 Sleep Talk Normal Status — — 10
TM148 Trick Room Psychic Status — — 5
HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95 30
HM05 Flash Normal Status — 100 20
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Refer to TMs and HMs for information on each move’s obtainability.

TM Tutors

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 15
Frustration Normal Physical — 100 20
Psych Up Normal Status — — 10
Trick Room Psychic Status — — 5
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Read to the move tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Move Tutors

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25
Role Play Psychic Status — — 15
Snore Normal Special 50 100 15
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Read to the move tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Type Effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

 2×  Weak to  1×  Neutral to  ½×  Resistant to  0×  Immune to
Bug
Fairy
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Rock
Steel
Water
None
Psychic
  • All darkened weakness types have a 4x weakness due to the multiplicative damage-modifiers of both of the Pokémon’s type weaknesses.
  • All darkened resistance types have a 1⁄4x resistance due to the multiplicative damage-modifiers of both of the Pokémon’s type resistances.

Special Counterparts

  • Shiny Inkay.png

    Shiny Inkay