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Pok\u00e9mon <\/em>loves weird evolution methods, and Inkay has always had one of the strangest. Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet The Indigo Disk<\/em> keeps things true to Inkay and Malamar but with a twist that a lot of players will find infuriating.<\/p>

That\u2019s right, if you are having trouble evolving your Inkay into Malamar, your thought process based on previous games is probably right. You just need to make a few pretty simple adjustments and you will have your topsyturvy squid once more.<\/p>