Milotic

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Milotic
National Pokédex Feebas - Milotic (#350) - Castform Hoenn Pokédex Feebas - Milotic (#141) - Castform Sinnoh Pokédex Feebas - Milotic (#139) - Mantyke
Japanese name	Milokaross
Evolves from	Feebas
Evolves into	None
Generation	Third
Species	Tender Pokémon
Type	Water
Height	20ft 4in (6.2 m)
Weight	357.1 lb (162 kg)
Ability	Marvel Scale

Milotic (ミロカロス, Mirokarosu^?, Milokaross in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.

The purpose of Milotic in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.^[1]

Its name appears to be a combination of Venus de Milo, a statue that, like Milotic, represents beauty, and the word melodic. It could also be a pun on Nilotic, an indigenous people of the Nile Valley who were known to be "gracefully slender." The Japanese name Milokaross is derived from Venus de Milo and the Greek word for beautiful, καλoς (kalos).

1 Biological characteristics
2 In the video games
3 In Pokémon anime
4 In other media
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biological characteristics

Milotic are sea serpents and have several gill slits, much like the lamprey, an eel-like type of fish. They have long, silky, red extremities and fan-shaped tails covered in blue, textured designs; due to this, Milotic vaguely resemble mermaids. This appearance, along with their long red eyelashes, make Milotic some of the most beautiful of all Pokémon in the eyes of many humans.

Milotic primarily live at the bottom of large lakes, suggesting that they have both lungs and gills. Because they are considered the most beautiful of all Pokémon, they have been depicted in paintings and statues.

Milotic have the power to becalm such emotions as anger and hostility to quell bitter feuding. Those that see it are said to forget their combative spirits right away; in particularly strong cases of anger, however, a Milotic’s body can glow a vivid pink and release a pulsing wave of energy that brings soothing calm to the restless spirits of the people and Pokémon involved.

Milotic have a distinctly feminine, elegant appearance, and, because of this, they can be seen as the feminine counterpart of the distinctly masculine-looking and similarly serpent-like Gyarados. However they can be male; in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the male's eyelashes are significantly shorter than the female's.

[edit] In the video games

The evolution of Feebas into Milotic is unique within the Pokémon video games, in that a Feebas will only evolve into Milotic when its Beauty condition is sufficiently high. This conditional evolution is superficially similar to the story of The Ugly Duckling, in which an ugly cygnet hatches within a group of ducks and eventually grows to become a beautiful swan.

One of the few Milotic that the player ever battles, is used by Sootopolis City's Gym Leader, Wallace in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, or Juan in Pokémon Emerald. The Milotic's Ice Beam attack, boosted by its high Special Attack stat, and its Recover move, boosted by its defenses, make it a formidable enemy.

Although other Water-type Pokémon such as Feraligatr and Swampert function well as attacking Pokémon, Milotic is more defensive. Complementing its high Special Defense and HP, a Milotic's Marvel Scale ability raises its Defense stat when it is afflicted by a status effect such as paralysis. Thus, Milotic are generally able to bear several attacks without fainting.

Milotic are similar to Gyarados in that both evolve from weak Pokémon into powerful, dragon-like Pokémon. Unlike Gyarados, which have a vicious appearance reflected in their Attack stat, Milotic are the epitome of beauty with a focus on their Special Attack stat.

Milotic is difficult to obtain because of its unique evolution method, as well as the difficulty of obtaining its unevolved form Feebas, which can only be found in a few tiles on certain routes of the video games.

[edit] In Pokémon anime

The Pokémon anime series and films are a meta-series of adventures separate from the canon that most of the Pokémon video games follow (with the exception of Pokémon Yellow, a game based on the anime storyline). The anime follows the quest of the main character, Ash Ketchum^[2]—an in-training Pokémon Master—as he and May (as well as several other companions^[2]) travel around the fictitious world of Pokémon along with their Pokémon partners, Pikachu and Torchic.^[3]

Three notable trainers in the anime own a Milotic. The first is Robert, a coordinator that wins the Pokémon contest in Slateport City. He returned in the Grand Festival episodes, where he again uses Milotic. Another Milotic is owned by Juan, the final Gym Leader in Hoenn, and Pikachu, despite being an electric type, has a hard time battling the experienced Pokémon, but Pikachu prevails. Also, Lucy of the Battle Pike used a Milotic against Ash, beating Donphan and almost Pikachu as well.

[edit] In other media

Milotic in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectible card game similar in goal to a Pokémon battle in the video game series; players must use cards (with individual strengths and weaknesses) in an attempt to defeat their opponent by "knocking out" all of his cards.^[4] The game was first published in North America by Wizards of the Coast in 1999, until Nintendo USA started publishing the series in 2003.^[5] Milotic also appeared in the battle of Walace.

Milotic has appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game 4 times, 3 times as a Stage-1 Water-type Pokémon, and the last one as Milotic δ, Fire type. It first appeared in the EX Hidden Legends set, boasting 100 Hit Points, and the "Healing Shower" Poke-Power, an ability that allows damage counters to be removed from all Pokémon of both players.^[6] Milotic then appeared again in the EX Emerald set, featuring both as "Milotic" and "Milotic EX".^[6] Following that, it returns in EX Dragon Frontiers as Milotic δ, a Fire type.

[edit] References

Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Books

Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5