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milotic
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Milotic

Tender Pokémon

Water

When people bicker, it is said to arise from the depths of lakes to becalm violent hearts.

Base Stats

HP 95
Attack 60
Defense 79
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 125
Speed 81
Total 540

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

milotic Milotic Level Up

Moves

Details

Category Tender Pokémon
Height 6.2 m
Weight 162.0 kg
Base Exp 189
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1 ,Dragon

Sprites

milotic Front Front
milotic Back Back
milotic Front Shiny Front Shiny
milotic Back Shiny Back Shiny
milotic Front ♀ Front ♀
milotic Back ♀ Back ♀
milotic Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
milotic Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
milotic Official Art Official Art
milotic Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 21.8%
Physically Defensive
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
Spe 8
RestTalk
Moves
Ice Beam / Hidden Power Grass
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 200
SpD 56
Specially Defensive
Moves
Ice Beam / Hidden Power Grass / Haze
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 192
SpD 56
Spe 8
Special Attacker
Moves
Hydro Pump / Surf
Hypnosis / Surf / Recover
Item
Choice Specs / Choice Scarf / Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Life Orb
Moves
Hydro Pump / Surf
Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Electric
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 152
Def 80
SpA 220
Spe 56

Strategy Overview

Very little has changed for Milotic defensively since ADV, but that's not always a good thing. Diamond/Pearl has brought with it new monstrously powerful sweepers such as Nasty Plot Infernape, Dragon Dance Outrage Dragonite and other threats that Milotic simply doesn't have the power to stand up against. Worse yet, Hypnosis's accuracy is now a measly 60%, and with Wish becoming more and more useful, Milotic finds itself commonly overshadowed by Vaporeon.

That being said, Milotic finds itself landing very comfortably in its new niche in Generation 4's UnderUsed tier, where it provides an extremely viable choice as a bulky Water-type and status absorber. Its movepool may not be very large, but it's focused perfectly for its job in UU, where it can stand up against strong threats such as Blaziken, Feraligatr, and Azumarill with ease. With its solid 95/79/125 defenses, access to Recover, and ability to hit back with 100 base Special Attack, Milotic is a great choice for any kind of team in UU.

Most Used Moves

Recover
95.8%
Surf
85.8%
Ice Beam
77.9%
Toxic
63.7%
Refresh
15.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
90.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc