How to evolve Inkay into Malamar in Pokemon Go

Daniel Megarry
How to evolve Inkay into Malamar in Pokemon GO

Inkay from the Kalos region is in Pokemon Go, but those who want to evolve it into Malamar need to be aware of a special trick.

Evolving one’s favorite creatures in Pokemon Go is usually quite straightforward. Most of them follow the same simple structure: earn enough Candy by catching and transferring that particular species, and you’ll be able to evolve it.

Some Pokemon deviate from this traditional method, though. Galarian Farfetch’d, for example, requires the player to make 10 Excellent Throws before you can evolve it, while each Eeveelution has its own naming trick.

Inkay is similar in this regard. Here’s how to evolve the Dark/Psychic-type Pokemon in Pokemon Go.

How to evolve Inkay into Malamar in Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go Inkay evolve

In order to evolve Inkay into Malamar in Pokemon Go, you’ll first need to collect 50 Candy by catching and transferring multiple Inkay. When you’ve got enough Candy, go and evolve it.

For those who have a gyroscope feature on the phone, you’ll likely notice an upside-down question mark and a prompt that states that Inkay has a special evolution. To trigger it, turn the phone upside down.

This might seem strange, but doing so will enable you to evolve Inkay. As many Trainers expected, this method is based on the mainline Pokemon games, where players had to turn their console upside down to evolve it into Malamar.

Considering Inkay’s nickname is the Revolving Pokemon and Malamar’s nickname is the Overturning Pokemon, it’s quite a clever (and fun!) evolution trick.

How to catch Inkay in Pokemon Go

There are a numbers of ways you can catch Inkay in Pokemon Go:

  • Defeating it in Raid Battles when available.
  • As a reward for completing event-exclusive Field Research.
  • By getting lucky and finding it in the wild.

Inkay is one of the available wild spawns during the World of Wonders Taken Over event from March 27, 2024, to March 31, 2024. 

Be sure to check out some of our other Pokemon Go guides.

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About The Author

Daniel graduated from university with a degree in Journalism and English Language, before spending five years at GAY TIMES covering LGBTQ+ news and entertainment. He then made the switch to video game journalism where he produces news, features, and guides for Pokemon, Fortnite, Nintendo, and PlayStation games. Daniel also has a passion for any games with queer representation.