It's not that I don't like to play online, gaming is a great hobby and a healthy emotional outlet, but I've seen competitive video games bring out the worst in people. I used to play Street Fighter IV online, along with World of Warcraft back in the day, and I just got tired of grown adults acting like toddlers. I used to know someone who would throw tantrums when she didn't get her way or would lose a match, to the point of crying and throwing anything she could. I know that doesn't reflect the video game community as a whole, but it was very tiresome to deal with.
Malamar is great, I love the squid design. It reminds me of the legend of a giant squid that would attack and sink ships, haha. My favorite type is a toss up between psychic and ghost. Right now I'm really into Volcanion, but that's just because it was recently released. How long have you been playing Pokemon?