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Usage · September 2026
1.3%
Milotic is ranked #68 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 392 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#68 of 168
Raw count392
Viability ceiling80
Month on month+1.15pp
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 time1.3%▲ 1.15pppeak 3.3% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
51.4% of Milotic teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureCalm
AbilityCompetitive · 56.2%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 51.8%
Tera typePoison · 53.7%
Moves
99.4%
81.1%
70.6%
66.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def29.4%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA14.4%
Moves
7 tracked99.4%
81.1%
70.6%
66.8%
29.4%
29.4%
10.7%
Best Milotic build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 6,316 battles in September 2026. Milotic sits at rank #68 with 1.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 1.15 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.