Competitive Information for Milotic [Diamond/Pearl]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Milotic? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Milotic is a fabulous Water-typed Pokemon. It's usual to see Milotic show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. Milotic is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Milotic's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Marvel Scale
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pulse
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Protect
Special Sweeper Milotic (Marvel Scale)
Milotic is a decent Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Flame Orb will burn Milotic at the end of the turn which will activate Milotic's Marvel Scale ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Marvel Scale, if Milotic is statused its defense is 1.5x.
♦ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Milotic this turn).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Marvel Scale
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 196 Def / 56 SpD / 8 Spe
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Confuse Ray
- Hypnosis
- Mist
Marvel Scale Milotic
Milotic is a spectacular Double Wall. It's goal is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Milotic last longer regaining it's it's life every turn. With Marvel Scale, if Milotic is statused its defense is 1.5x.
♦ Confuse Ray is a status move (confuses the target).
♦ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
♦ Mist is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Milotic's party from stat drops).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Milotic? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Marvel Scale
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pulse
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Twister
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Milotic (Marvel Scale)
Milotic is a spectacular Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Flame Orb will burn Milotic at the end of the turn which will activate Milotic's Marvel Scale ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Marvel Scale, if Milotic is statused its defense is 1.5x.
♦ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Milotic this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Milotic learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Milotic can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Milotic
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Marvel scale + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Toxic
Most notable and possible best moves for Milotic
- Haze
- Hidden Power Electric
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Recover
- Rest
- Surf
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Milotic in Diamond and Pearl
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/208/48/ )
- Bold Nature ( 232/0/228/0/0/48/ )
- Optimize Milotic's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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