[Team Options]
(AUGH. NEED to merge paragraphs, too short, imo)
<p>Milotic is best used with
Pokemon who
both compliment its resistances and back it up in the coverage department. Pokemon who shrug off Electric
-type and Grass
-type moves are the most important—the many
Grass-types of OU that plague Milotic can
ironically (personal preference) make decent partners. Pokemon who are absolutely terrified of being burned
can also find a teammate in Milotic
, who takes advantage of status with Marvel Scale. Since Milotic was graced with Recover instead of
Wish,
its teammates should be similar to it
: powerful and flexible
, with the ability to be self-sufficient.</p>
<p>
In terms of defensively-oriented teammates, Roserade makes a good lead for teams utilizing Milotic, although it shouldn’t
necessarily faint early game. It has decent
Special Defense and can make Milotic’s life easier as it lays down
Toxic Spikes and absorbs the opponent's own. Coverage-wise, Leaf Storm and Hidden Power Fire have perfect synergy with Surf, Hidden Power Electric, and Ice Beam.
Also, a defensive core of Heatran and Celebi with Milotic makes for combination that resists just about everything as each covers the others’ weaknesses perfectly.</p>
<p>Just about any Dragonite variant will shine with Milotic. Cleric dancing Dragonite gets special mention though, making a good offensive and defensive compliment as it handles
Grass-type moves with ease and
Electric-type moves decently
, while Milotic can
absorb the
Ice-type moves aimed at it. Heal Bell allows
Dragonite to eliminate the
statuses Milotic
does not enjoy, mainly Toxic and Sleep. Milotic also does decently against the various
Steel-types who won’t mind
STAB Dragon Claw, but will
fear STAB Surf, namely Heatran. Despite acting as one of Milotic’s best counters, Breloom can handle both of Milotic’s weaknesses
,, hit on the physical end of the spectrum, and
can switch into Toxic just fine. Milotic
checks the threatening Dragonite, Heatran, and Gyarados while Breloom can dish out serious damage to
Pokemon who would normally try to stall Milotic to death like Blissey.</p>
<p>Gliscor is an excellent user of
Stealth Rock on teams with Milotic. Just about any of its sets work well here because of Milotic’s resistances to its
only weaknesses. Sweeper or staller, Gliscor’s versatility and physical movepool are very helpful.
(How?)</p>
<p>
Steel-types like Scizor, Forretress, and Bronzong enjoy Milotic taking
Fire-type and Water-type assaults for them
(many of them dominating on the physical spectrum
) allowing them to eliminate Milotic’s enemy
Special walls. Forretress in particular
, can
Rapid Spin away entry hazards that dent Milotic’s staying power, set up those that help guarantee it a smoother kill, and attack with powerful physical moves
. although Earthquake will most certainly be a
requirement to stop Magnezone, who try to rain on your parade
, though it must beware of Magnet Rise variants. </p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>A Calm nature with 252 HP/200 Defense/56 Special Defense is also highly recommended
to take full advantage of Milotic’s special bulk while still leaving it hardy enough for the physical attackers and more than enough for mixed attackers. This spread also makes Milotic ideal for taking on its fellow bulky waters.</p>
(OK, I thought I could merge a few paragraphs here. Too little sentences for paras, imo)
<p>60% accuracy has made Hypnosis all but obsolete, but if you’re team is desperate for a sleep-inducer that can take a hit, it’s not total suicide. Mirror Coat can score a surprise
kill on an opposing special sweeper, but it requires both
ungodly prediction and heavy investment in
Special Defense if
Milotic is hoping to survive Grass and Electric assaults. Hidden Power Grass is an option too, but with more prevalent
Flying-types, and Swampert being taken care of with Surf, it’s situational at best.</p>
<p> Without a stat-boosting move, Milotic just can't keep up with the rest of the sleep talkers of OU, but if you do want to take full advantage of Marvel Scale, try a moveset of Surf, Rest, Sleep Talk, and Recover
. Despite only being able to attack 33% of the time,
it will still be able to keep its health up with its increased
Defense by Marvel Scale while sleeping </p>
[Counters]
<p>Milotic’s OU counters are pretty
straightforward as it falls to the
STAB moves
of Zapdos, Celebi, Jolteon, Shaymin, the Rotom
appliances, and Breloom, although Ice Beam will punish a good number of these. Other
Bulky Waters will most certainly need Hidden Power Electric and Toxic to deal with Milotic, Tentacruel standing out as a decent counter
due to its high Special Defense. Blissey and Cresselia with Charge Beam will
almost win
in a stall war
(Milo shouldn't be stalling against them in the first place). Metagross and Infernape can
do a number with super-effective hits, although neither of these should normally be switching in
, albeit acting as "checks" instead of counters. </p>
