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Malamar

Malamar

Type
POKEMON
HP
90
Energy Type
D
Stage
STAGE1
Retreat Cost
CC
Weakness
Fx2
Resistance
P-20
Rarity
PROMO
Set
XY Promos (XYP)
Number
58/211

Abilities

Contrary

If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, whenever your opponent flips a coin during his or her turn, treat it as tails.

Attacks

DCCConform
40

If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.

Rulings (2)

My opponent has Malamar with the "Contrary" Ability in the Active Spot. On my turn, I attach Blunder Policy to my Fuecoco and use its "Spacing Out" attack and I flip heads. The coin result will be treated as tails, but since the physical coin flipped heads do I get to draw 3 cards with the effect of Blunder Policy?

There is no distinction between the actual result of the coin flip vs. what the outcome is treated as. Regardless of what the physical coin shows the flip was tails, so you would get to draw 3 cards from the effect of Blunder Policy.

Spacing OutContraryBlunder Policy
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2023-06-22)Jun 22, 2023Compendium →

What happens if my opponent has Malamar with the "Contrary" Ability active and I play Will?

Will lets you choose the first flip for an attack as Heads, but then Malamar's Contrary will treat it as Tails.

ContraryWill
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2022-03-03)Mar 3, 2022Compendium →