Competitive Information for Miltank [Diamond/Pearl]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Miltank? 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.
CloysterNidoqueenGengarMagnezoneRotom-HeatLinooneFurretWigglytuff
Miltank is pretty popular Normal-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to see Miltank show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. Miltank's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Hammer Arm / Brick Break
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Miltank (Scrappy)
Miltank is popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Miltank's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Hammer Arm). Focus Sash helps protect Miltank from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Miltank's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Scrappy, Miltank can hit ghost types with normal- and fighting-type moves.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Miltank's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Heal Bell
- Milk Drink
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
Miltank Double Wall (Moohealer)
Miltank is a fabulous Double Wall. It's meant to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Miltank last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Miltank is halved.
♦ Milk Drink is a status move (heals your Miltank by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Miltank? 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.
CloysterNidoqueenGengarMagnezoneRotom-HeatLinooneFurretWigglytuff
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Hammer Arm / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Miltank (Scrappy)
Miltank is popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Miltank's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Hammer Arm). Focus Sash helps protect Miltank from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Miltank's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Scrappy, Miltank can hit ghost types with normal- and fighting-type moves.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Miltank's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Miltank 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 Miltank 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 Miltank
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Miltank's EVs for Diamond/Pearl
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