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Competitive Pokemon Diamond/Pearl Movesets and Strategies for Miltank

Base Stats for Miltank

Normal

Abilities:
,

Evolutions / Family:
Miltank

Weakness Chart for Normal-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

Grass

2x

0x

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

¼x

½x

2x

4x

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.

Common team mates for Miltank in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl:

CloysterNidoqueenGengarMagnezoneRotom-HeatLinooneFurretWigglytuff

Miltank is a fabulous 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.

Species: Miltank
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.

♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ 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).

Species: Miltank
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.

♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Miltank's party of all status conditions).
♦ 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.

Common team mates for Miltank in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl:

CloysterNidoqueenGengarMagnezoneRotom-HeatLinooneFurretWigglytuff

Species: Miltank
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.

♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ 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.

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

Competitive Information for Miltank [Diamond/Pearl]