Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Malamar V
Rebel Clash · #186 · Rare Ultra · 2020
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Market reference
$4.01
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 186 / 209
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Ultra
- HP
- 210
- Subtype
- Basic · V
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Eske Yoshinob
- Pokédex #
- 687
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Malamar V plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Brain Shake) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥105 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Malamar V
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥105 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Eske Yoshinob
This card was illustrated by Eske Yoshinob.
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About this card
DCDrag Off
Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to the new Active Pokémon.
DDCBrain Shake — 130
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Malamar V was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.99 | $4.05 | $50.30 | $4.01 | $7.74 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.00 |
| 7-day average | €4.70 |
| 30-day average | €5.52 |
| Low | €1.24 |
| Trend price | €5.56 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.18 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.76 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.24 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.81 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Malamar V is real?
Malamar V is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Malamar V worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Malamar V is $4.01; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Malamar V from?
Malamar V is from the Pokémon set "Rebel Clash" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Malamar V?
Malamar V is a Rare Ultra card in the Rebel Clash set.
Other Malamar V printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
