#0687 · Generation VI

Malamar

Dark / Psychic · Overturning Pokémon — first seen in Generation VI.

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Base stats

Stat	Base	Min	Max
HP	86	282	376
Attack	92	170	311
Defense	88	162	302
Sp. Attack	68	126	258
Sp. Defense	75	139	273
Speed	73	135	269
Total	482

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Malamar takes from each attacking type.

×4

Bug

×2

Fairy

×0

Psychic

×1

NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricIceDragonDark

Evolution

Inkay#0686

Level 30 with the console turned upside down

Malamar#0687

Methods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.

Other forms

Mega Malamar

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon20 level-up · 37 TM/HM · 13 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100%	35
1	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
1	Constrict	Normal	Physical	10	100%	35
1	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
4	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
8	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
12	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
13	Psywave	Psychic	Special	—	100%	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%	10
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

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM59	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Role Play	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	—	—	15
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Ally Switch	Psychic	Status	—	—	15
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15

Sun / Moon20 level-up · 37 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100%	35
1	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
1	Constrict	Normal	Physical	10	100%	35
1	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
4	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
8	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
12	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
13	Psywave	Psychic	Special	—	100%	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%	10
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

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM59	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire20 level-up · 40 TM/HM · 10 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100%	35
1	Constrict	Normal	Physical	10	100%	35
1	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
1	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
4	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
8	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
12	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
13	Psywave	Psychic	Special	—	100%	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%	10
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

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM94	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Role Play	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15

X / Y20 level-up · 39 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100%	35
1	Constrict	Normal	Physical	10	100%	35
1	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
1	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
4	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
8	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
12	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
13	Psywave	Psychic	Special	—	100%	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%	10
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

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Where to find it in the ROM hacks

13 guides on this site put it somewhere you can catch it. Areas link to that guide's own route page, with its own rates and levels.

Guide	Where
Emerald Rogue	Mountain 1 — HoennDark-theme rooms · Lv — Mountain 1 — HoennPsychic-theme rooms · Lv — Waterfront 1 — HoennDark-theme rooms · Lv — and 9 more areas
Pokémon Too Many Types 2	Mt. Pyre 2F + 3FHidden · Lv — · 25% Mt. Pyre 4F + 5FHidden · Lv — · 25% Mt. Pyre 6FHidden · Lv — · 25%
Pokémon Soulgold	Route 28Surf · Lv 45-55 · 4%rare Kitakami Well B1FGrass · Lv 50-55 · 30% Mt. Silver OutsideSurf · Lv 34-60 · 4%rare
Recordkeepers	Minibosses — every affinityMiniboss (three per area, drawn from the pool) · Lv 90–99, scales
Elite Redux	Route 105Grass · Lv — · 20%
Inclement Emerald	Route 105Grass · Lv Scales · 20%
Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition	Route 115Surf · Lv 46-50 · 60% Underwater PetalburgSurf · Lv 60-64 · 5%rare
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Seafloor Cavern Room 3Grass · Lv 40-50 · 40% Seafloor Cavern Room 4Grass · Lv 40-50 · 40% Victory Road B1FGrass · Lv 60-65 · 10%
Pokémon Emerald Squared	Route 110Fishing · Lv 36-45 · 10% Fiery PathLand · Lv 30-34 · 5% Meteor Falls B1F 2RFishing · Lv 25-40 · 10% and 7 more areas
Rising Ruby & Sinking Sapphire	Route 118Tall Grass · Lv 36
Pokémon Parallel Emerald	Route 109Grass · Lv ? · 10% Route 108Grass · Lv ? · 10%
Pokémon Black Pearl Emerald	Dewford TownSurf · Lv 11-17 · 4%rare Route 107Super Rod · Lv 11-17 · 1%rare Trick House 6Grass · Lv 50 · 10%
Pokémon Mirror Gold	Dark Cave Route 31 EntranceGood Rod · Lv 30-34 · 30% Dark Cave Route 31 EntranceRod (swarm) · Lv ? Dark Cave Route 31 EntranceSuper Rod · Lv 55-65 · 45% and 2 more areas
Unbound	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Heart & Soul	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon R.O.W.E	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Celia's Stupid Romhack	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Radical Red	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Gaia	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Too Many Types 1	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Exceeded	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Poke47	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
HeartGold Generations	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Overcomplicated	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it

Compare official Malamar with the ROM hacks →

In the 26 guides that include it

Changed in 12 of 26 guides: retyped in 2, stats in 6, abilities in 6, evolution in 3.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Malamar, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

Guide		Type	Total	Abilities
Pokémon Too Many Types 2	Changed	DarkPsychic→DarkUnoPsychic	482	—
Pokémon R.O.W.E	Changed	DarkPsychic	507 +25 +8 Attack, +17 Speed	Contrary, Infiltrator, Opposite Day + Opposite Day
Celia's Stupid Romhack	Changed	DarkPsychic	853 +371 +114 HP, -42 Attack, +167 Defense, -48 Sp. Atk, +180 Sp. Def	Early Bird + Early Bird
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	Changed	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups − Infiltrator
Recordkeepers	Changed	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary − Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Elite Redux Mega Evolves into Malamar Mega holding the Malamarite	Changed	DarkPsychic	499 +17 +17 Sp. Atk	Inversion, Keen Edge, Infiltrator
Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition	Changed		0 -482 -86 HP, -92 Attack, -88 Defense, -68 Sp. Atk, -75 Sp. Def, -73 Speed	—
Pokémon Too Many Types 1	Changed	DarkPsychic→DarkReversePsychic	482	—
Pokémon Exceeded Mega Evolves into Malamar (Mega) holding the Malamarite	Changed	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Poke47 Evolves from Inkay — Level up: 30	Changed	DarkPsychic	482	Opposite Day, Contrary, Curious Medicine + Opposite Day, Curious Medicine − Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Pokémon Parallel Emerald	Changed	DarkPsychic	502 +20 +20 Speed	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Pokémon Mirror Gold	Changed	DarkPsychic	530 +48 +4 HP, +23 Attack, +2 Defense, +15 Sp. Def, +4 Speed	Suction Cups, Magic Guard + Magic Guard − Contrary, Infiltrator
Unbound	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Emerald Rogue	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Pokémon Soulgold	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Pokémon Heart & Soul	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Radical Red	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Inclement Emerald	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Gaia	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Pokémon Emerald Squared	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Rising Ruby & Sinking Sapphire	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
HeartGold Generations	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Pokémon Black Pearl Emerald	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Contrary, Suction Cups, Infiltrator
Pokémon Overcomplicated	Unchanged	DarkPsychic	482	Limber, Flash Fire, Tinted Lens

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

X / Omega Ruby	It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokémon, and it forces others to do whatever it wants.
Y / Alpha Sapphire	It lures its prey close with hypnotic motions, then wraps its tentacles around it before finishing it off with digestive fluids.
Ultra Sun	When it comes to strong hypnosis, there’s an endless number of people who utilize Malamar for their nefarious deeds.
Ultra Moon	It flashes the pattern on its torso to control its prey and draw them in. The edges of its fins are supremely sharp.

Names in other languages

Japanese	カラマネロ
Japanese (Rōmaji)	Calamanero
German	Calamanero
French	Sepiatroce
Spanish	Malamar
Italian	Malamar
Korean	칼라마네로
Chinese (Simplified)	乌贼王
Chinese (Traditional)	烏賊王

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.