Milotic moveset help

[oloverdaone]

high in sp att and speed, so either timid or modest? As i'll lower defence . Ev's maxing out sp att and speed. Moves:
Ice beam
surf
recover
reresh/toxic/safeguard (which do you guys recommend)

Need help/advice thank you:D

 

[CoolLatios]

Both are pretty good, but I suggest Timid since Milotic has all the Sp. Atk. he needds.

Milotic@Leftovers
Trait: Marvel Scale
[Timid]
-Ice Beam
-Surf
-Recover
-HYPNOSIS/Toxic

Standard.

 

[Squarewalker]

Milotic is not a sweeper, so giving it a Timid nature and speed EVs are a waste, and so are more than 36-56 SAtk EVs. It needs Bold nature, along with max hp and max or nearly max defense (depending if you want to give it any SAtk or maybe SDef EVs), so that it can switch in on stuff like Metagross and Salamence on NB and in link battles with ease, but could be more useful even in-game than giving it max SAtk and Spd..

As for the moveset, Ice Beam/Recover/Surf/[Hypnosis/Toxic/Light Screen] or Rest/Sleep Talk/Surf/Toxic both work well enough.. Giving it Safeguard or Refresh is just a waste of a moveslot, considering that you actually want it to get statused because of its trait which boosts its defense by 1.5 when its statused..

np: A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras

Have a nice day.

 

[n3croart]

This is my favourite:

Milotic@Leftovers
Timid Nature
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Hypnosis
-Refresh/Recover

Like what CoolLatios said.

 

[aragornbird]

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Didn't you hear what Squarewalker said? Milotic is NOT a special sweeper, so DON'T give it Timid. Give it Bold.

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[Mullet]

This is my favourite:

Milotic@Leftovers
Timid Nature
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Hypnosis
-Refresh/Recover

Like what CoolLatios said.

Refresh is pointless as it needs a recovery move like Recover or Rest to give it more staying power. Milotic likes stats afflictions as it gets a boost from Marvel Scale.

 

[oloverdaone]

Does anyone know a place where you can calculate EV and IV?

 

[Mullet]

Does anyone know a place where you can calculate EV and IV?

Just write down your EVs on a sheet of paper. There are IV calculators all over the net just do a Google search.

 

[chrisatsilph]

if you want a quick sweeper milotic this is what you should do
make t have a modest nature
moves
hydro pump
blizzard
toxic
recover

this will make it powerful

 

[jc_rcw]

milotic can't sweep, its a bulky water, and it's used to wall.

 

[shanecdavis]

if you want a quick sweeper milotic this is what you should do
make t have a modest nature
moves
hydro pump
blizzard
toxic
recover

this will make it powerful

Hydro Pump and Blizzard are HORRIBLE moves on Milotic. As five other people have already said, Milotic is NOT a sweeper. There are much better options, even in-game.

 

[chrisatsilph]

sorry i ment it can do alot of damage if in the right battle

 

[oloverdaone]

What other movesets can milotic have? what do you guys reckon is best?

 

[pikachuismyhomeboy.]

What about mirror coat on Milotic? If it has a high defense then it can take powerful special attacks then hit the opponent back double!

These are the moves I was planning to use:
Surf
Ice Beam
Recover
Mirror Coat

 

[aragornbird]

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Mirror Coat can work, but it's also problematic:

Opponent used Thunderbolt! (It does over half damage)
Milotic used Mirror Coat! (Opponent faints)

Trainers sends in fast and strong attacker.

Milotic isn't fast enough to Recover the supereffective damage and can get defeated by the next Pokémon the opponent sends in.

Also, if your opponent doesn't attack you and you use Mirror Coat, the element of surprise is lost. Mirror Coat only really works once, and that's the first time you use it.

What other movesets can milotic have? what do you guys reckon is best?

Milotic can also be a Sleep Talker:

Milotic @Leftovers
Surf
Ice Beam
Rest
Sleep Talk

Marvel Scale activates during Sleep so it's Defense will be 50% higher when it's asleep.

That set can't handle other Water Pokémon though.

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[chrisatsilph]

how bout teaching it double team
someone told me this and said it was good
with Milotic cause it is hard to take down with its stats. these are moves my friend recommends

hydro pump
double team
ice beam
recover

 

[n3croart]

how bout teaching it double team
someone told me this and said it was good
with Milotic cause it is hard to take down with its stats. these are moves my friend recommends

Surf
Hypnosis/Mirror Coat
Ice Beam
Recover

Well, to my point, look at this.

Hydro Pump has 80% accruracy and it will probally miss. Double Team is not good because you need a counter to fight back or else it will faint. Milotic is slow. My opinions in Bold.

 

[Mullet]

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Milotic can also be a Sleep Talker:

Milotic @Leftovers
Surf
Ice Beam
Rest
Sleep Talk

Marvel Scale activates during Sleep so it's Defense will be 50% higher when it's asleep.

That set can't handle other Water Pokémon though.

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Toxic>Ice Beam is an option and helps with other water types.

how bout teaching it double team
someone told me this and said it was good
with Milotic cause it is hard to take down with its stats. these are moves my friend recommends

hydro pump
double team
ice beam
recover

Double Team is a waste of space as it is totaly luck based and you waste time DTing up and they WILL hit you. Pokemon like Suicune with Pressure are better at sucking PP as that is true all DT really does. =\

 

[aragornbird]

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these are moves my friend recommends

Hehe, you shouldn't listen to your friends then. Apparently, they aren't good at Pokémon.

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[oloverdaone]

thanks guys, i'm thinking of using the :
milotic
moves:
toxic
surf
rest
sleep talk

any objections?