Pokédex · III (Hoenn)

Milotic#350

Strong point: Sp. Def — higher than 96% of species. Its weakest point is Attack — lower than 72% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances.

Milotic
Shiny version
Water
Height: 6.2 m (20′04″) Weight: 162.0 kg (357.1 lbs)

Base stats

HP
95
84%
Atk
60
28%
Def
79
62%
SpA
100
82%
SpD
125
96%
Spe
81
68%
TOTAL
540
86%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Def, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (100) is 40 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 68% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
  • Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 10

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Hoenn #141 Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald
Hoenn #146 Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Sinnoh #139 Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Alola #156 Sun / Moon
Alola #190 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar #153 Sword / Shield
Crown Tundra #189 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra
Kitakami #159 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask
Hyperspace #049 Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension
Pokémon Champions #350 Champions

Abilities

  • Marvel Scale Increases Defense to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
  • Competitive Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.
  • Cute Charm Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 178 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.1% of teams.

Tera Type Fairy 82.5% Dragon 9.5% Steel 3.6% Water 2.9%
EV spreads Modest · 252 SpA / 128 Def / 120 SpD / 8 Spe 39.4% Modest · 252 SpA / 128 Def / 128 SpD 36.2% Bold · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA 5.5% Quiet · 252 SpA / 248 HP / 8 SpD 4.7% Calm · 252 SpD / 248 HP / 8 Spe 2.2%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

Its lovely scales are described as rainbow colored. They change color depending on the viewing angle.

Habitat: Water's Edge Egg Group: Water 1 Egg Group: Dragon Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: medium (60/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 189

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Milotic takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

Weak to Electric ×2 Grass ×2
Resistant to Fire ×½ Water ×½ Ice ×½ Steel ×½

How it was drawn

2002–2019

The sprites come straight from the games in which Milotic appeared — one from each release.

Gen 3 2002
Milotic in Ruby / Sapphire
Ruby / Sapphire
Milotic in Emerald
Emerald
Gen 4 2006
Milotic in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Milotic in Platinum
Platinum
Milotic in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Milotic in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Milotic in X / Y
X / Y
Milotic in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Milotic in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Milotic in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Milotic — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Milotic — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Milotic — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (16)

All Milotic cards →

Milotic has 16 cards in 12 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 172 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (10)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Unova

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (67 via TM/TR, 7 via Egg, 26 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15
1 Refresh Normal Status — — 20
1 Splash Normal Status — — 40
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
1 Water Sport Water Status — — 15
1 Wrap Normal Physical 15 90% 20
4 Disarming Voice Fairy Special 40 — 15
8 Twister Dragon Special 40 100% 20
12 Aqua Ring Water Status — — 20
16 Attract Normal Status — 100% 15
17 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20
20 Life Dew Water Status — — 10
21 Captivate Normal Status — 100% 20
24 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90% 10
28 Recover Normal Status — — 5
32 Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10
36 Safeguard Normal Status — — 25
40 Surf Water Special 90 100% 15
44 Rain Dance Water Status — — 5
48 Coil Poison Status — — 20
52 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5