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Shadow Milotic

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#350
Default
192
ATK
219
DEF
216
STA
Lvl 50Max CP
3398
Lvl 40
3005
Lvl 25Weather Boost
2147
Lvl 20Raids/Eggs
1717
Lvl 15Research
1288

PvE Analysis

Shadow Milotic doesn't really stand above its basic forme to any great degree. It was never good in Raids, so its primarily utility is as a defender... and guess what stat gets lowered when a Pokemon get shadow-boosted?

Milotic won't last quite as long on defense, and the Attack boost doesn't really matter to any great degree. It's still fine, but not really worthy of investment.

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

  • Waterfall paired with Surf makes Milotic’s most useful attacking set, with a performance that slightly trails Vaporeon.

  • Dragon Tail should be paired with Blizzard if you’re desperate for a Dragon-type counter.

  • Hyper Beam and Wrap have no purpose on an offensive MIlotic.  

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

  • Dragon Tail edges out Waterfall because it is not resisted by Grass, although Waterfall is better against Electric-types.

  • Wrap is generally the charged move of choice, as it has good neutral coverage, decent power, and a low energy cost.
  • Surf has stronger damage output thanks to STAB, but it also comes out less frequently.
  • Blizzard is risky due to its high energy cost, but if it comes out then it's going to cause a lot of damage.
  • Hyper Beam is a bit stronger against neutral targets when compared to Blizzard, but it's also easily dodged.

PvP Analysis

Dragon Tail is a fairly good move in PvP, with decent energy gains and a narrowly resisted offensive type. Waterfall could be chosen for strong STAB damage, but its slow energy gains makes it harder to use charge moves. 

Surf is a solid Water-type attack, sporting good power, low energy cost, and STAB. It will generally be Milotic's main attack, with the very slow Blizzard or Hyper Beam standing as backups. The former mainly threatens Grass and Dragon, while the latter offers neutral coverage on Water- and Ice-types.

Great League

Milotic is a bulky Water type Pokemon with good staying power, but the restrictions on its CP leave a bit to be desired in the Great League. It can pull off some general wins due to type advantage and coverage, but other water types such as Blastoise generally fill this role better.

Ultra League

Milotic performs much better in the Ultra League, and actually fills the role of a bulky water type with much better effectiveness overall. However, it's once again robbed of its niche by Pokemon such as Blastoise and Feraligatr, both of which have the downright phenomenal Hydro Cannon to hang their stars on. Milotic just pales in comparison.

Master League

Different tier, same story. Milotic is outclassed by even bigger names like Kyogre and Hydro Cannon Swampert in the Master League, where it genuinely struggles to make a name for itself. It can still operate well to some degree here, with Dragon Tail giving it more playable matchups with the common Dragon-types.

Second Charge Move Cost
75,000 Stardust + 75 Candy
Flee Rate
7 %
Buddy Distance
5 KM
Catch Rate
10 %
Female Ratio
50 %
Male Ratio
50 %