Miltank (Pokémon)

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Miltank
ミルタンク Miltank

Artwork from GSC
National Dex #241
Johto Dex #149
Hoenn Dex #376
Sinnoh Dex #—
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Almia Browser R-046
Type Normal
Species Milk Cow Pokémon
Height 3′11″ (1.2m)
Weight 166.4 lbs. (75.5kg)
Abilities Thick Fat
Scrappy
Egg group Ground
Time to hatch 5,120 steps
Effort yield 2 Def
Exp. yield 200 base exp.
Lv100 at 1,250,000 exp.
Gender 100% ♀
Pokédex color Pink
Catch rate 45

Miltank (Japanese: ミルタンク Miltank) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

Contents

Biology

Physiology

Miltank is a pink, black, and cream colored cow with small horns and a long tail with a black ball in the end. It has a cream colored belly with four udders.

Gender differences

Miltank is a female-only species. Its male counterpart is Tauros.

Special abilities

Miltank is the only known Pokémon that learns Milk Drink.

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Aki's Miltank.
Aki's Miltank.

Miltank first appeared under the ownership of Whitney during A Goldenrod Opportunity and A Dairy Tale Ending.

In Got Miltank?, a Miltank was guarding an area that was for Pokémon only.

Harrison also has a Miltank, but he has only been seen using her to quell an argument between Ash's Bulbasaur and Squirtle and Vincent's Meganium and Azumarill during the Silver Conference in Tie One On!.

Solana enlists the help of a wild Miltank in Pokémon Ranger: Deoxys Crisis.

Four Miltank appeared in DP062. One under Aki's ownership, nicknamed ルータン Rūtan, two under Haru's and another one under Natsu's.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Miltank is seen as Whitney's main Pokémon powerhouse.

In the TCG

Main article: Miltank (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen Game Pokédex entry
II Gold Its milk is packed with nutrition, making it the ultimate beverage for the sick or weary.
Silver If it has just had a baby, the milk it produces contains much more nutrition than usual.
Crystal In order to milk a Miltank, one must have a knack for rhythmically pulling up and down on its udders.
Stadium 2 Its milk is packed with nutrition, making it the ultimate beverage for the sick or weary.
III Ruby Miltank gives over five gallons of milk on a daily basis. Its sweet milk is enjoyed by children and grown-ups alike. People who can't drink milk turn it into yogurt and eat it instead.
Sapphire Miltank gives over five gallons of milk on a daily basis. Its sweet milk is enjoyed by children and grown-ups alike. People who can't drink milk turn it into yogurt and eat it instead.
Emerald It gives over five gallons of milk daily. Its sweet milk is enjoyed by children and grown-ups alike. People who can't drink milk turn it into yogurt and eat it instead.
FireRed If it has just had a baby, the milk it produces contains much more nutrition than usual.
LeafGreen Its milk is packed with nutrition, making it the ultimate beverage for the sick or weary.
IV Diamond It is said that kids who drink Miltank's milk grow up to become hearty, healthy adults.
Pearl It is said that kids who drink Miltank's milk grow up to become hearty, healthy adults.

Game locations

Gen Game Rarity Location
II Pokémon Gold and Silver Rare Routes 38, 39
Pokémon Crystal Rare Routes 38, 39 (Day)
III Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire None Trade
Pokémon Emerald Rare Hoenn Safari Zone extension
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen None Trade
Pokémon Colosseum One Realgam Tower (Shadow)
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness None Trade
IV Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Uncommon (Diamond)
Rare (Pearl)
Routes 209, 210 (PokéRadar)
Pokémon Platinum Unknown
Pal Park Field


In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Trozei! Endless Level 10
Endless Level 13
Forever Level 59
Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Western Cave (10F, 20F, 30F, 40F, 50F-53F, 60F-98F)
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage Nurue Highway
Everyone's Pokémon Ranch Random trade with Yukari *

Base stats

HP: 95
 
Attack: 80
 
Defense: 105
 
SpAtk: 40
 
SpDef: 70
 
Speed: 100
 

Type effectiveness

Weakness Resistance

Note that Miltank's Thick Fat ability halves the power of Fire and Ice moves.

Learnset

Miltank is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level Generation II Generation III Generation IV
Start Tackle
Growl
Tackle Tackle
3 Growl
4 Growl
5 Defense Curl
8 Defense Curl Defense Curl Stomp
11 Milk Drink
13 Stomp Stomp
15 Bide
19 Milk Drink Milk Drink Rollout
24 Body Slam
26 Bide Bide
29 Zen Headbutt
34 Rollout Rollout
35 Captivate
41 Gyro Ball
43 Body Slam Body Slam
48 Heal Bell
53 Heal Bell Heal Bell
55 Wake-Up Slap

By TM/HM

# Generation II Generation III Generation IV
TM01 DynamicPunch Focus Punch Focus Punch
TM02 Headbutt
TM03 Curse Water Pulse Water Pulse
TM04 Rollout
TM06 Toxic Toxic Toxic
TM07 Zap Cannon
TM08 Rock Smash
TM09 Psych Up
TM10 Hidden Power Hidden Power Hidden Power
TM11 Sunny Day Sunny Day Sunny Day
TM12 Sweet Scent
TM13 Snore Ice Beam Ice Beam
TM14 Blizzard Blizzard Blizzard
TM15 Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam
TM16 Icy Wind
TM17 Protect Protect Protect
TM18 Rain Dance Rain Dance Rain Dance
TM20 Endure
TM21 Frustration Frustration Frustration
TM22 SolarBeam SolarBeam
TM23 Iron Tail Iron Tail Iron Tail
TM24 Thunderbolt Thunderbolt
TM25 Thunder Thunder Thunder
TM26 Earthquake Earthquake Earthquake
TM27 Return Return Return
TM30 Shadow Ball Shadow Ball Shadow Ball
TM31 Mud Slap Brick Break Brick Break
TM32 Double Team Double Team Double Team
TM33 Ice Punch
TM34 Swagger Shock Wave Shock Wave
TM35 Sleep Talk
TM37 Sandstorm Sandstorm Sandstorm
TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Tomb
TM40 Defense Curl
TM41 ThunderPunch
TM42 Facade Facade
TM43 Secret Power Secret Power
TM44 Rest Rest Rest
TM45 Attract Attract Attract
TM48 Fire Punch
TM52 Focus Blast
TM56 Fling
TM58 Endure
TM68 Giga Impact
TM73 Thunder Wave
TM74 Gyro Ball
TM75 Swords Dance
TM77 Psych Up
TM78 Captivate
TM80 Rock Slide
TM82 Sleep Talk
TM83 Natural Gift
TM87 Swagger
TM90 Substitute
HM03 Surf Surf Surf
HM04 Strength Strength Strength
HM06 Rock Smash Rock Smash

By breeding

By tutoring

FireRed and LeafGreen:

Emerald:

Special moves

N/A

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
Image:Trozeiani241.gif Rarity: Rare Image:Trozeiani241.gif
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1 Recruit Rate: 8.7% Friend Area: Safari
Phrases
51%-100% HP My milk is full of healthy nutrients.
26%-50% HP Oh, my goodness. My health is down to half, it seems.
1%-25% HP I'm at my limit... I'm all out of milk...
Level Up My level went up! My milk is more nutritious, too!
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group: Normal Poké Assist: Normal Field Move: Tackle x2


Evolution

Basic
Image:241.png
Miltank


Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
Image:Spr_2g_241.png Image:Spr_2s_241.png Image:Spr 2c 241.gif Image:Spr_b_g2_241.png
Image:Spr_2g_241_s.png Image:Spr_2s_241_s.png Image:Spr 2c 241 s.gif Image:Spr b g2 241 s.png
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
Image:Spr 3r 241.png Image:Spr_3e_241.gif Image:Spr 3f 241.png Image:Spr_b_g3_241.png
Image:Spr 3r 241 s.png Image:Spr 3e 241 s.gif Image:Spr 3f 241 s.png Image:Spr b g3 241 s.png
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum   Back
Image:Spr 4d 241.png Image:Spr 4p 241.png Image:Spr_b_g4_241.png
Image:Spr_4d_241_s.png Image:Spr 4p 241 s.png Image:Spr b g4 241 s.png
Miltank For other sprites and images, please see Miltank images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

  • Its male counterpart is Tauros.
  • In the anime, people have eaten or wanted hamburgers, which usually comes from cows. Since Miltank are cow Pokémon, it is speculated that people may or may not eat Miltank or possibly even Tauros.

Origin

Miltank is based on female cattle, or cows.

Name origin

Miltank's name is a combination of milk and tank, a storage container for liquid. The tank part of Miltank's name could also refer to her tank-like defense stats.

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