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Milotic Movesets and Best Builds

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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Milotic in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Milotic, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.

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Milotic Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Kitakami #159 Type
Milotic ImageMilotic
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Icon
Abilities
Marvel Scale
Competitive
Cute Charm (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Marvel Scale Increases the user's Defense by 50% when afflicted with a status condition.
Competitive Increases the user's Special Attack by two stages when the user's stats get lowered.
Cute Charm
(Hidden)
Has a 30% chance to cause the opponent to be infatuated with the user if the opponent makes physical contact with the user.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
95
132
Atk
60
589
Def
79
319
SpAtk
100
155
SpDef
125
34
Speed
81
298
Total
540
146
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 202 202 170 170 155
Atk 123 112 80 72 58
Def 144 131 99 89 75
SpAtk 167 152 120 108 94
SpDef 194 177 145 130 117
Spd 146 133 101 90 77
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Milotic

Best Natures
Modest
(+Sp. Atk, -Atk)
Bold
(+Def, -Atk)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Milotic

Build Name Recommendation
Defensive Attacker ★★★★

Defensive Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EV Spread HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp. Atk 4
Final Stat Values HP 202 / Def 144 / Sp. Atk 121 / Sp. Def 145 / Spe 101
Ability Marvel Scale
Tera Type Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Held Item Flame Orb
Moveset Scald
Ice Beam
Haze
Recover

Summary

Pokeball Icon Immense Defense stat once Marvel Scale is active.

Pokeball Icon Cannot be setup on because of Haze.

Pokeball Icon Can fish for burns with STAB Scald.

Ability and Held Item

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Milotic Image
Ability Held Item
Marvel Scale Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flame Orb ImageFlame Orb

The Ability chosen for Milotic for this build is Marvel Scale. In a physical meta, having this ability increase your Defense stat while you have a status effect active is preferred over its other abilities.

The item chosen for Milotic for this build is Flame Orb. This guarantees that Milotic will get burned and activate Marvel Scale.

Moves Breakdown

Scald Ice Beam
Haze Recover

Scald is its best Water-type STAB move because it also has a chance to burn the target. This is useful in the current meta because a burned target will have the damage of their physical attacks halved.

Ice Beam is its best coverage option, being able to threaten Grass-types that it is weak to.

Haze allows Milotic to counter Pokemon that set up on it by resetting their stat boosts.

Recover will heal Milotic for half of its max HP, allowing it to stay in battle longer.

Best Tera Type: Fairy

Fairy Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Dragon Type Icon

Fairy is the best Tera Type for this build because it is generally a good defensive typing.
Best Fairy Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are put into its HP and Defense stats to heavily increase its physical bulk, especially when Marvel Scale is active. The extra 4 EVs are placed into Special Attack to slightly increase its damage output.

A Bold nature is preferred to further increase its already amazing Defense stat.

Other Viable Moves

Flip Turn Switches Milotic out of bad matchups.
Dragon Tail Switches the opponent out if it hits. Useful for cycling chip damage with hazards like Stealth Rock.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Milotic
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Bloodmoon Ursaluna Image 113 HP|65 Sp. Def
Defensive EV Investment:
188 HP
Item: Leftovers
Scald
132-156 (62.2 - 73.5%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
after Leftovers recovery
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Dragonite Image 91 HP|100 Sp. Def
Defensive EV Investment:
252 HP | 4 Sp. Def
Ability: Multiscale
Item: Rocky Helmet
Ice Beam
68-82 (34.3 - 41.4%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
even without Multiscale
Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Milotic
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) Image 120 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Ability: Mold Breaker
Item: Hearthflame Mask
Wood Hammer
194-230 (96 - 113.8%)
75% Chance to OHKO
Mold Breaker ignores Marvel Scale's Defense Boost
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) Image 120 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Tera Type: Pokemon Fire Type Icon
Ability: Embody Aspect
Item: Hearthflame Mask
Wood Hammer
194-230 (96 - 113.8%)
75% Chance to OHKO

Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator

How to Use Milotic Effectively

Let Milotic Activate Marvel Scale

Put Milotic in a position where it won't get knocked out before it can activate the Defense boost from Marvel Scale. Milotic needs to wait one turn before it gets burned from Flame Orb which activates Marvel Scale.

How to Build a Team with Milotic

Have teammates that can increase Milotic's survivability, or offensive Pokemon that can deal good damage for Milotic since it doesn't have offensive investment.

Sample Singles Team

Screens Lead Bulky Attacker Physical Attacker
Alolan Ninetales ImageAlolan Ninetales Milotic ImageMilotic Urshifu Single-Strike Style ImageUrshifu Single-Strike Style

Having a screens support like Alolan Ninetales that can further increase Milotic's bulk is ideal. Also, having a teammate that can deal massive damage like Single Strike Urshifu can help secure a lategame win with Milotic, since the opposing Pokemon are already weakened and it'll be difficult for them to knock out Milotic.

Counters for Milotic

Knock It Out Before Marvel Scale is Activated

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) ImageOgerpon (Hearthflame Mask) Ranking: ★★★★★
・Once Terastallized, can OHKO Milotic with Wood Hammer.
・Can use Knock Off to remove Flame Orb.
▶️ Hearthflame Ogerpon Best Movesets
Chien-Pao ImageChien-Pao Ranking: ★★★★
・Resists Milotic's attacks.
・Threatens an OHKO with Tera Electric Tera Blast.
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