Inkay

Inkay (Japanese: マーイーカ, Hepburn: Maaiika) is a Dark/Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

Biology

Physiology

Inkay is a small amphibious Pokémon that resembles a squid or cuttlefish. Its body is round and blue in color, with a fringe of short tentacles forming its underside. Inkay has very large round black eyes and a small pink beak-like smiling mouth. It has a pinkish white-finned cap-like feature with four bioluminescent yellow spots atop its head. Two short white arm-like tentacles sprout from either side of its cap. When in battle, Inkay uses the luminescent yellow patches on its pink cap to hypnotize its foes.

Evolution

Inkay can be evolved to a Malamar at level 30 while having a Pokémon Battle while holding the 3DS or Switch (provided the game is being played in Handheld Mode) upside-down.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
X and Y	Route 8, Azure Bay	Common
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None

Pokédex entries

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Stats

Stats
HP	53
Attack	54
Defense	53
Sp. Atk	1
Sp. Def	1
Speed	45
Total	207

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Tackle	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Peck	35	100%	35	Flying	Physical
1	Constrict	10	100%	35	Normal	Physical
4	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
8	Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
12	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
13	Psywave	—	100%	15	Psychic	Special
15	Topsy-Turvy	—	—%	20	Dark	Status
18	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status
21	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic	Special
23	Switcheroo	—	100%	10	Dark	Status
27	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
31	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
35	Pluck	60	100%	20	Flying	Physical
39	Psycho Cut	70	100%	20	Psychic	Physical
43	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
46	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical
48	Superpower	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Tackle	50	100%	35	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Peck	35	100%	35	Flying	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Constrict	10	100%	35	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
4	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
8	Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
12	Swagger	—	90%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
13	Psywave	—	100%	15	Psychic	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
15	Topsy-Turvy	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
18	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
21	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
23	Switcheroo	—	100%	10	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
27	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
31	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
35	Pluck	60	100%	20	Flying	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
39	Psycho Cut	70	100%	20	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
43	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
46	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
48	Superpower	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM67	Retaliate	70	100%	5	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret Power^ORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Breeding Generation VII
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Camouflage	Stunfisk, Skrelp, Dragalge	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Destiny Bond	Qwilfish	—	—%	5	Ghost	Status
Flatter *	Totodile	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
Guard SwapTemplate:USUM *	Wooper	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Power Split *	Surskit, Dewpider	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Simple Beam *	Psyduck	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation VI
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Camouflage	Stunfisk, Skrelp, Dragalge	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Destiny Bond	Qwilfish	—	—%	5	Ghost	Status		8 ♥	0 ♥
Flatter *	Totodile	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Power Split *	Surskit	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Simple Beam *	Psyduck	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Ally Switch ^USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Bind ^USUM	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical
Foul Play ^USUM	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Knock Off ^USUM	65	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Role Play ^USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Snatch ^USUM	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite ^USUM	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Superpower ^USUM	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Telekinesis ^USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Bind ^ORAS	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Foul Play ^ORAS	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Knock Off ^ORAS	65	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
Role Play ^ORAS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snatch ^ORAS	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Spite ^ORAS	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
Superpower ^ORAS	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

3D Models

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Appearances

Anime

Inkay appeared in "A Battle of Aerial Mobility!", when James caught him.

Trivia

Despite its squid or cuttlefish-like appearance, it isn't a Water-type.
Inkay's method of evolution is the most unusual of all evolution methods. Its method is the only evolution method that need the player to do something with the platform, rather than the program.
In Super Smash Bros., Inkay is one of the Pokémon that can be freed from Pokéballs. During this time, it uses the move Topsy-Turvy.

Etymology

Inkay's name is derived from the words "ink" or possibly "inky", and "ika", Japanese for "squid." It may also derive from "okay."

Maaiika derives from "まあ、いいか," (maa, ii ka, Japanese for "oh, okay"), 魔 (ma, devil or magic) and 真烏賊 (maika, Japanese flying squid)

Gallery

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