Overview

• The Pokémon Company and Game Freak released a trailer and a news‑style segment that formally introduce Mega Malamar for Pokémon Legends: Z‑A.
• An official description classifies Mega Malamar as a Dark/Psychic “Overturning Pokémon” featuring an enlarged brain and glowing tendrils that boost its hypnotic power.
• The materials depict Mega Malamar influencing people in Lumiose City, retroactively explaining the recent viral videos of sudden Malamar devotion as hypnosis.
• The description states its abilities can overwrite personalities or even memories, and notes a calculating battle style that may include hypnotizing disobedient Trainers.
• The game remains slated for mid‑October on Switch and Switch 2, with outlets reporting either October 16 or October 17 as the release date.