PokeTools
Home/Meta/VGC 2026 Reg M-B/Milotic

Milotic.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #26
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Milotic
waterPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
6.0%
Milotic is ranked #26 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 254,715 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#26 of 277
Raw count254,715
Viability ceiling82
Month on month-1.12pp
13 month peak7.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Previous
#25 Gengar-Mega
Next
#27 Arcanine-Hisui
Tier list
Back to the VGC 2026 Reg M-B tier list
sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
95
Atk
60
Def
79
SpA
100
SpD
125
Spe
81
Usage over time6.0% 1.12pppeak 7.1% · Jul '26
4.75.97.08.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

8.7% of Milotic teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
27
SpA
0
SpD
5
Spe
2
NatureCalm
AbilityCompetitive · 98.7%
ItemLeftovers · 53.1%
EV spread32 HP / 27 Def / 5 SpD / 2 Spe
Moves
Protect83.4%
Scald69.7%
Icy Wind49.5%
Ice Beam44.7%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Calm20 HP / 20 Def / 4 SpA / 8 SpD / 14 Spe8.2%
Calm32 HP / 13 Def / 5 SpA / 2 SpD / 14 Spe5.9%

Moves

9 tracked
Protect83.4%
Scald69.7%
Icy Wind49.5%
Ice Beam44.7%
Muddy Water30.8%
Hypnosis29.7%
Coil28.5%
Recover27.3%
Haze16.7%

Items

Leftovers53.1%
Sitrus Berry41.6%
Life Orb1.7%

Abilities

Competitive98.7%
Marvel Scale1.3%
Cute Charm0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Calm32 HP / 27 Def / 5 SpD / 2 Spe8.7%
Calm20 HP / 20 Def / 4 SpA / 8 SpD / 14 Spe8.2%
Calm32 HP / 13 Def / 5 SpA / 2 SpD / 14 Spe5.9%
Bold32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpA2.9%
Modest32 HP / 11 Def / 10 SpA / 13 Spe2.7%
Modest32 HP / 21 Def / 10 SpA / 1 SpD / 2 Spe2.4%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Milotic build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B players run most often, taken from 1,269,250 battles in August 2026. Milotic sits at rank #26 with 6.0% usage, which puts it in B tier, down 1.12 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.

Related
VGC 2026 Reg M-B tier listEvery ranked PokémonMilotic Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutionsAll formatsSmogon and VGC tier listsDamage calculatorRun this set through the calcTeam builderCoverage and weaknesses