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Usage · August 2026
0.2%
Milotic is ranked #95 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 409 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#95 of 158
Raw count409
Viability ceiling73
Month on month-0.53pp
13 month peak3.3%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
95
Atk
60
Def
79
SpA
100
SpD
125
Spe
81
Usage over time0.2%▼ 0.53pppeak 3.3% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
35.9% of Milotic teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
252
Spe
0
NatureCalm
AbilityMarvel Scale · 83.1%
ItemLeftovers · 37.0%
Tera typeWater · 36.3%
Moves
99.8%
99.7%
59.9%
56.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA25.4%
Modest64 HP / 24 Def / 252 SpA / 168 Spe14.4%
Moves
6 tracked99.8%
99.7%
59.9%
56.5%
41.5%
25.0%
Items
37.0%
36.9%
24.9%
Tera types
36.3%
25.4%
25.0%
12.4%
Abilities
83.1%
16.9%
EV spreads
top 6Calm252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD35.9%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA25.4%
Modest64 HP / 24 Def / 252 SpA / 168 Spe14.4%
Bold248 HP / 236 Def / 12 SpD / 12 Spe11.9%
Impish248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe8.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Milotic build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 7,821 battles in August 2026. Milotic sits at rank #95 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.53 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.