How to play
Use Recover to stay healthy in a favorable matchup. Haze resets stat changes on the field; Marvel Scale raises Defense while Milotic has a status condition.
Trade while holding Prism Scale (Scarlet/Violet)To Milotic
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#0350 · GENERATION 3
Milotic Build Guide
Water
Bulky Water support with recovery
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Starter moveset
Generation 9 · casual singles · base form
ITEMLeftovers
ABILITYMarvel Scale
NATUREBold
1
Surf
2
Ice Beam
3
Recover
4
Haze
Watch out for
Key risk. Electric and Grass attacks are super effective. This set does not activate Marvel Scale by itself, and Haze also removes your own boosts.
About this example
This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.
BATTLE PLAN
When to attack, set up or switch
Use Recover to stay healthy in a favorable matchup. Haze resets stat changes on the field; Marvel Scale raises Defense while Milotic has a status condition.
An opponent has finished boosting
Haze clears the field, including your own boosts. This set has no stat-raising move, so Milotic rarely has anything to lose from the reset.
You need HP back
Use Recover in a favourable matchup. Grass is the threat that Ice Beam answers, since a Water move alone cannot deal with it.
What does a safe pivot mean?
A teammate uses a switching move to bring Milotic in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.
ITEM & ABILITY
How this build works
Marvel Scale raises Defense while Milotic has a status condition, and this set does not give itself one, so the boost is situational rather than guaranteed. Recover is the dependable form of healing.
Watch the tradeoff. Electric and Grass attacks are super effective. This set does not activate Marvel Scale by itself, and Haze also removes your own boosts.
These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.
COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS
Milotic or Slowbro?
Slowbro offers physical defense and Regenerator with an additional Psychic typing.
| Stat | Milotic | Slowbro |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 95 | 95 |
| Attack | 60 | 75 |
| Defense | 79 | 110 |
| Sp. Attack | 100 | 100 |
| Sp. Defense | 125 | 80 |
| Speed | 81 | 30 |
Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.
Teammate ideas
A Ground teammate covers Electric attacks. A Grass-resistant teammate helps with its other weakness.
Garchomp
Immune to Electric; Milotic resists Ice attacks.
Corviknight
Resists Grass; both still need an Electric answer.
These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.
Compare computed teammate suggestions →Alternative: Slowbro
Slowbro offers physical defense and Regenerator with an additional Psychic typing.
Try Slowbro →Type matchups
Weak to
Electric2×Grass2×
Resistances and immunities
Fire0.5×Water0.5×Ice0.5×Steel0.5×
Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.
HP95
Attack60
Defense79
Sp. Attack100
Sp. Defense125
Speed81
Evolution chain
- Feebas#349
Trade while holding Prism Scale (Scarlet/Violet)
Milotic#350
Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.
Build your Milotic team
Start with Milotic. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.
Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope
Format scope · casual planning
Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.
Milotic
WaterUnderstand your team
Offense76
Defense64
Coverage17
Synergy17
Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.
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FIND A BETTER FIT
Recommended Pokémon
Fill your empty slots first. Each candidate is scored using the same rules as your current team. Only positive score changes are shown.
+29 pts
Landorus
Ground
Team score 46 → 75
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Electric resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Electric, Grass, Fighting and more
- Defense 64 → 78
+28 pts
Kartana
GrassSteel
Team score 46 → 74
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Electric resistance or immunity
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Water, Ice, Fairy
+27 pts
Durant
BugSteel
Team score 46 → 73
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Psychic and more
- Defense 64 → 83
+26 pts
Scizor
BugSteel
Team score 46 → 72
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Psychic and more
- Defense 64 → 83
+26 pts
Gliscor
Ground
Team score 46 → 72
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Electric resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Electric, Grass, Fighting and more
- Defense 64 → 78
+26 pts
Escavalier
BugSteel
Team score 46 → 72
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Psychic and more
- Defense 64 → 83
Suggestions optimize this initial planning heuristic. Your preferences and actual battle strategy may favor another Pokémon.
Key insights
- Electric attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
- Grass attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
- Your own types can hit 3 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
- No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.
Detailed type analysis · all 18 types
Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.
| Attack | Milotic | Weak | Resist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Fire | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Water | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Electric | 2× | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 2× | 1 | 0 |
| Ice | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Fighting | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Poison | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Ground | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Flying | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Psychic | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Bug | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Rock | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Ghost | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Dragon | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Dark | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Steel | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Fairy | 1× | 0 | 0 |
Offensive type coverage
Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.
NormalNeutral
Fire✓ Super effective
WaterResisted
ElectricNeutral
GrassResisted
IceNeutral
FightingNeutral
PoisonNeutral
Ground✓ Super effective
FlyingNeutral
PsychicNeutral
BugNeutral
Rock✓ Super effective
GhostNeutral
DragonResisted
DarkNeutral
SteelNeutral
FairyNeutral
How is the score calculated?
Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.
Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.
Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.
Data: Pokémon Showdown / @pkmn/dex · Sprites: PokéAPI contributors · Base species only
Sources & guide notes
Starter advice written for this guide; mechanics checked against Pokémon Showdown’s Generation 9 data.
- Smogon: format-specific strategy
- Pokémon Database: moves and evolution
- Pokémon Showdown mechanics data
Starter moveset reviewed October 6, 2026; battle notes added October 16, 2026. Suggest a correction.