Milotic
Water
Best attacking moveset: Waterfall and Surf, worth 10.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Milotic can learn 10 combinations. Waterfall with Surf does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Waterfall | Water | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail | Water | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Blizzard | Ice | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Surf | Water | 60 | 1.5s | -50 |
| Wrap | Normal | 60 | 3.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Milotic has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,398 at level 50, 3,005 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,717 CP at level 20, or 2,147 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,640 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 192 attack · 219 defense · 216 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 6.2 m and 162 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Milotic does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Waterfall + Surf | 16.0 |
| Rock | Waterfall + Surf | 16.0 |
| Fire | Waterfall + Surf | 16.0 |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Blizzard | 15.0 |
| Waterfall + Blizzard | 12.1 | |
| Grass | Dragon Tail + Blizzard | 11.8 |
| Normal | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Fighting | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Poison | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Bug | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Ghost | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Steel | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Electric | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Psychic | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Ice | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Dark | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Fairy | Waterfall + Surf | 10.4 |
| Water | Dragon Tail + Hyper Beam | 9.5 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Milotic is actually for.
Counters: what beats Milotic
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 29.5 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 25.3 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 25.2 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 24.7 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 24.4 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 21.5 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 21.4 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 21.3 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 21.1 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 21.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Milotic's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.