Pokemon Go Milotic Best Moveset

This is a strategy guide for using Milotic in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to utilise with Milotic, as well as its strengths and weak points.

Milotic - Related Guides
Development and Learnset	Build for Ranked Battle

Pokemon	Type i	Blazon 2
Milotic
Abilities
Competitive	Raises Special Assault when the Pokemon'south stats are lowered.
Marvel Scale	Ups Defense if there is a status trouble.
Cute Amuse (Hidden)	Contact with the Pokemon may cause infatuation.

	Type
Takes 4x damage	-
Takes 2x harm
Takes 0.5x impairment
Takes 1/4x damage	-
Takes 0x impairment	-

What is Blazon Effectiveness?

HP	Assault	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
95	60	79	100	125	81

Best Natures
Bold (+Def, -Atk)	Modest (+SpAtk, -Atk)	At-home (+SpDef, -Atk)

What are Natures?

Nature	Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def. 252 / Sp.Def. four
Final Stat Values	HP 202 / Def. 144 / Sp.Atk. 120 / Sp.Def. 146 / Spd. 101
Ability	Marvel Scale
Held Item	Flame Orb
Moveset	・ Recover ・ Haze ・ Scald ・ Mirror Coat

These values are from base stats and ideal EVs, excluding external factors.

Marvel Scale Milotic.png

This build takes advantage of Curiosity Scale, an Ability held only by Milotic this time around, to turn it into a Physical defender. Flame Orb causes Milotic to get Burned at the cease of the first turn, activating Curiosity Scale's 50% Defense force heave. In addition to preventing other status weather from being inflicted on it, Recover allows it to restore the HP lost from Fire. Getting a one-stage Defense boost out of it is a fair deal, and turning it into a solid wall of defensive muscle.

Protect	To ensure you merely go damage from your burn. Works on Pokemon switching in.
Icy Wind	Guaranteed to reduce your oppoent's Spd.

Nature	Modest (+SpAtk, -Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def. four / Sp.Atk. 252
Final Stat Values	HP 202 / Def. 110 / Sp.Atk. 152 / Sp.Def. 145 / Spd. 101
Ability	Competitive
Held Item	Sitrus Drupe
Moveset	・ Hydro Pump ・ Mirror Glaze ・ Ice Beam ・ Dragon Pulse

These values are from base stats and ideal EVs, excluding external factors.

Competitive Special Attacker Milotic.png

This ready utilizes the Ability Competitive that raises Milotic'southward Special Attack when its stats are lowered. This goes well as nigh Dynamax moves take an boosted result of lowering stats, making it easier to be a special attacker.

Since it often withstands most special attacks from opponents due its loftier Special Defense, there are many situations where you lot tin can counterattack with Mirror Coat, but be conscientious as the threat of a Rotom with Pick Specs is always nowadays.

Icy Air current	Guaranteed to reduce your oppoent'due south Speed.
Mud Shot	A Ground-blazon move that lowers opponent Speed. Depression-powered, but guarantees to reduce opponent's Speed, making it like shooting fish in a barrel to attack first.
Scald	H2o-blazon moves that can inflict burn down on opponents. Accurate, but less powerful than Hydro Pump
Protect	Can be used to waste matter an opponent's Dynamax turn.

Nature	Timid (+Spd, -Atk.)
EV Spread	HP 4 / Sp. Atk. 252 / Spd. 252
Final Stat Values	HP 171 / Def. 99 / Sp. Atk. 152 / Sp. Def. 145 / Spd. 146
Power	Competitive
Held Detail	Adrenaline Orb
Moveset	・Hydro Pump ・Mirror Glaze ・Ice Axle ・Recover

Pokemon with Intimidate are prevalent in battles, then this build takes advanatge of that by letting Milotic hold Adrenaline Orb. Additionally, getting affected by Intimidate will heighten Milotic'southward Special Attack thanks to the Power Competitive.

Icy Wind	Guaranteed to reduce your oppoent'south Speed.
Mud Shot	A Ground-blazon motion that lowers opponent Speed. Low-powered, just guarantees to reduce opponent's Speed, making it easy to attack first.
Scald	Water-type moves that can inflict burn on opponents. Authentic, only less powerful than Hydro Pump
Protect	Can exist used to waste material an opponent's Dynamax turn.

Milotic is a very durable Pokemon with its high Special Defense and Defense stats. Being a monotype. it merely has a few weaknesses which are Grass and Electric.

Furthermore, information technology can learn Recover, which further improves its immovability as it can periodically heal itself.

Milotic

Weakness

Intermission through Milotic'southward defenses past using a hyper-offensive Pokemon. Avoid inflicting status ailments and set on before Marvel Calibration is ticked as it boosts Milotic'due south Defense stat.

If planning to deal with it via concrete moves, be aware that Scald can cause burn that lowers Assault.

Pokemon	Description
Tapu Koko	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・A large threat to Milotic, particularly when property Choice Specs, and with Thunderbolt + Electrical Terrain. Moveset & Best Build for Tapu Koko
Regieleki	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can easily defeat it with Choice Specs + Volt Switch. Moveset & All-time Build for Regieleki
Zapdos	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can utilise special Electric-type moves to hit Milotic's weakness. ・Able to fit numerous team compositions. Moveset & All-time Build for Zapdos
Rillaboom	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Hit Milotic's weak points with physical Grass-attacks. ・Tin can use Grassy Glide during Grassy Terrain to assault first. Moveset & All-time Build for Rillaboom
Mow Rotom	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Can one-hit with Choice Specs + Leaf Storm. Moveset & Best Build for Mow Rotom
Dracozolt	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Tin can still defeat Milotic with Hustle + Life Orb + Max Lightning even with Marvel Scale activated. Moveset & Best Build for Dracozolt

When facing against a Milotic that is built for durability, more than often than not no EVs are given to its Special Attack stat and therefore can be used every bit a starting point for Weakness Policy, followed by constantly attacking it equally it uses Recover.

Pokemon	Description
Galarian Moltres	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Unaffacted by Mirror Coat. ・Since its Special Defense stat is loftier, information technology is hard to exist defeated even if hit with its weaknesses. Moveset & Best Build for Galarian Moltres
Tyranitar	Ranking: ★★★★ ・As Special Defense is boosted when in Sandstorm, it is easy to actuate ・If Milotic is built as an aggressor, it cannot withstand 2 attacks from Milotic. Moveset & Best Build for Tyranitar
Hydreigon	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Unaffected by Mirror Coat. ・Be careful as Milotic can learn Ice-type moves. Moveset & All-time Build for Hydreigon

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