Milotic (Pokémon)


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Milotic (Japanese: ミロカロス Milokaross) is a  introduced in Generation III.

It evolves from when leveled up with its  condition high enough or when traded holding a Prism Scale (Generation V onwards).

Biology
Milotic is an aquatic, serpentine Pokémon with a primarily cream-colored body. It has red eyes with long, pinkish antennae above them. Additionally, there are long, hair-like fins above its eyes, which begin thin and thicken towards the tips. These eyebrows extend to almost half of Milotic's body length, and will be longer on the female than the male. On top of its relatively small head is a straight spike. Running down either side of its neck are three black dots, similar to gills. Its lower body is a patterning of blue and pink, diamond-shaped scales outlined with black. The tail consists of four large, blue fins with pink ovals in their centers. Each of the tail fins overlaps the next slightly, causing it to resemble a fan. Milotic's scales are said to change color depending on the viewing angle, which has so far only been depicted in Pokémon Battle Revolution.

Milotic is said to be the most beautiful of all Pokémon. When there are fights going on, it has the power to calm angry feelings and end arguments by releasing a wave of energy. In addition, it can move by floating in the air as shown in the anime. It lives at the bottom of

Major appearances
Milotic debuted in Win, Lose or Drew!, under the ownership of. Robert used Milotic again for the Hoenn Grand Festival, where the Tender Pokémon helped him to fulfill his goal of becoming a Top Coordinator.

Juan's Milotic debuted in The Great Eight Fate!. Juan used it against for their Gym  in the following episode, being his strongest and last Pokémon. Milotic was able to defeat with a combination of  and  before losing to 's.

Pike Queen Lucy used a Milotic in her battle against Ash at the Battle Pike in Queen of the Serpentine. It defeated before losing to  when he used  in one of its Twisters. It reappeared in a flashback in A Pyramiding Rage!.

In Malice in Wonderland!, a  created an illusion in which a Feebas owned by Johanna evolved into a Milotic while battling Dawn's Piplup during the world's greatest  playoff.

A Milotic appeared in Our Cup Runneth Over!, under the ownership of Wallace. It reappeared in Staging a Heroes' Welcome!, during the opening of the Wallace Cup; in Strategy with a Smile!, when was being awarded the ; and in a fantasy in Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!.

A Milotic appeared in Rescuing the Unwilling! and 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!, under the ownership of Lusamine. Under the control of a who was possessing Lusamine, it attacked Ash and  before Nihilego was defeated.

Minor appearances
A Milotic appeared in the boss fantasy of A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!.

A Milotic appeared in the opening sequence of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, under the ownership of Tower Tycoon Palmer. It was used during his battle against Cynthia and her.

A Milotic appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

A Milotic appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.

A Milotic appeared in Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!. hooked it whilst fishing and struggled to reel it in. Ash jumped across to help, only for Milotic to jump out of the sea and hit him, sending him flying into the ocean.

A Milotic appeared on television in Night of a Thousand Poses!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
's Feebas evolved into Milotic in It All Ends Now VII, after Ruby declared that she had inner beauty.

In Moving Past Milotic, encountered a  Milotic in the 21st room of the  but he simply ran away from it due to the fact that it was a wild Pokémon. Pike Queen Lucy sends out her Milotic against Emerald's later in the chapter.

Cynthia has a Milotic that was first used against Cyrus in the Team Galactic HQ. It first appeared in Shunning Spiritomb.

A Milotic appeared in a flashback as a Pokémon trained by the International Police in Innocent Scientist.

Lusamine's Milotic first appeared in PASM13.

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
's Feebas evolved into Milotic after his battle with Dome Ace Tucker.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Mitsumi's Milotic was first seen in The Battle Rages On, battling Jupiter in Lake Acuity.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
A female Milotic can appear in the background of the stage of the 3DS version. However, it does not interact with the stage like or  would. and might also appear.

Trophy information
NA: ''Have you ever noticed how anyone who's seen a Milotic just can't seem to describe how beautiful it is? Words just can't do it justice. Even that says a lot about its appearance, doesn't it? If you really wanted to compliment someone, you could say "You're looking Milotic this fine day!" ''

PAL: ''Have you ever noticed how anyone who's seen a Milotic just can't seem to describe how beautiful it is? Maybe words can't do it justice. We'll have to add "Milotic" to the dictionary as a brand-new word. But then...how would you define it? Maybe you'd need an illustrated dictionary... ''

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Trivia

 * In the official Prima Strategy Guide for, Milotic's Ability was mistakenly listed as.
 * Milotic seems to be a counterpart of . Both are the serpentine evolved forms of weak fish Pokémon, and both appear in times of conflict, Milotic to calm, Gyarados to destroy. Both have base stat totals of 540, sharing the same, , and stats with ,  and  stats sharing the same values but in a different arrangement.
 * Milotic may also be a version of Gyarados oriented to Pokémon Contests, since it was introduced in the third generation, the one in which Pokémon Contests debuted. This is fortified by Milotic's emphasis being on its beauty, while Gyarados' emphasis is on its power. In addition, Milotic is strongly associated with Pokémon Contests in the ; all known male Top Coordinators have a Milotic as their signature Pokémon.
 * Milotic is tied with Gyarados for the greatest increase in base stat total after evolving, at 340 points.
 * In, it is possible to evolve into Milotic without trading, even though no Poffin can be obtained and used in the game. This is done by visiting the Haircut brothers in Goldenrod City or by talking to Daisy in order to groom Feebas, which not only helps to raise its friendship, but also raises its . This is subtly stated by the brothers and Daisy in the games, but cannot be checked unless the Feebas is traded to Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum. However, this cannot raise Feebas's Beauty if its Sheen is too high.
 * Milotic is the only Pokémon with multiple ways of evolving from its pre-evolved form in the core series.

Origin
Milotic mostly has characteristics of a or sea dragon, but may also be loosely based on  or s. Its pale, elongated body and extended, red dorsal fins are reminiscent of an.

Name origin
Milotic may be a combination of Milo (as in the sculpture ', which is known for being an example of beauty) and aquatic, melodic, exotic, or '.

Milokaross may be a combination of Milo (Venus de Milos) and καλλονή kalloni ( for beauty), χάρις charis (Greek for beauty, elegance, charm, or grace), or.

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