Milotic

While fairly overlooked in the UU metagame, Milotic serves as one of the tier's best stops to setup sweepers with its access to utility moves such as Haze and Recover as well as a great Special Defense stat and a good defensive typing in pure Water. Its typing leaves it with only two weaknesses in Grass and Electric, which can be covered fairly easily with the rest of the team. Milotic is best used on more balance-oriented teams, as it matches up well against a plethora of Pokemon commonly found on offensive teams such as Hydreigon, Mega Blastoise, Mega Aerodactyl, and Kyurem. It is also a solid check to common Fire-types such as Entei and Darmanitan, as they often Choice lock themselves into STAB moves. In addition to its defensive prowess, Milotic possesses decent offensive presence for a bulkier Pokemon, with fairly high Special Attack and Speed stats at base 100 and 81, respectively.

However, Milotic is still quite weak to Pokemon with good coverage, is crippled by status, and lacks utility outside of Haze. While it takes on Entei and Darmanitan well, other Fire-types such as Infernape and Rotom-H have the coverage necessary to hit Milotic for super effective damage. Toxic poison and burns severely hinder Milotic's longevity, though Milotic's ability Marvel Scale boosts its physical bulk while it's statused. Milotic also does not support the rest of the team as well as many other bulky Water-types in the tier such as Swampert, Empoleon, and Tentacruel do. Milotic is good as a blanket check to many threats within the tier but remains fairly one dimensional when it comes to roles on a team.