Malamar · Lost Origin, what to know.
About the Malamar card
Malamar is card 78 of 217 in Lost Origin, released in September 2022, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Psychic-type with 110 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Inkay, which places Malamar deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
The card's flavor text gives Malamar a line of lore: "Gazing at its luminescent spots will quickly induce a hypnotic state, putting the observer under Malamar's control."
What is Malamar worth?
Malamar is a non-holo Rare. In Lost Origin, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Malamar trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Malamar before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Malamar, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Malamar in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Malamar
For Malamar, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Malamar rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
