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

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but it is considered to be a counterpart of Tauros.

Biology

Miltank is a bipedal, bovine Pokémon, which can only be female. Its body is mostly pink, with a yellow belly and black, angular markings along its back. A black hood-like marking surrounds its face with a pink, triangular mark on its forehead. There are two small horns on top of its head. It has large, blue eyes, a black nose, and a wide mouth, as well as long, black, floppy ears with yellow insides. Miltank has a yellow udder with four pink teats. All four of its limbs end in black, cloven hooves, and its long tail is tipped with a black sphere. In The Young Flame Strikes Back!, a smaller Miltank was shown without any horns or teats, implying that this is what young Miltank look like.

Until Generation VI, Miltank was the only known Pokémon that could learn Milk Drink. The milk that it produces is sweet and very nutritious, and can be used to heal Pokémon and ill or weary humans. Drinking a large amount of Miltank's milk will cause a Pokémon or person to gain weight along with stomach pains. The taste and nutrition of its milk improves with the quality of the pastures it lives in, and the taste itself changes with the season. It can produce over five gallons of milk per day, which in turn can be turned into yogurt or enjoyed unchanged by children and adults alike. Miltank can become ill if it is not milked every day. Miltank lives in grasslands, and is also raised on farms. Miltank has been supporting the lives of people and other Pokémon since ancient times with its ability to produce milk.

In the anime

Major appearances

In A Goldenrod Opportunity and A Dairy Tale Ending, Whitney's Miltank was used in a Gym battle against Ash's Pokémon.

Other

In A Dairy Tale Ending, Whitney's uncle Milton has a herd of Miltank living at his farm. He uses their milk to make his own dairy products, such as cheese and yogurt.

In Got Miltank?, a Miltank served as a head of security of sorts for the Pokémon-exclusive oasis.

In Pokémon Ranger: Deoxys Crisis (Part 1), Solana used her Capture Styler on a wild Miltank so that she could put a Deoxys in Normal Forme.

Four Miltank were owned by sisters in Tanks for the Memories!. Autumn's is nicknamed "Ilta" (ルータン Rūtan). Two belong to Summer and the last belongs to Spring. They help the sisters run their Maid Café.

Minor appearances

In Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!, multiple Miltank were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

In Entei at Your Own Risk, a Miltank was in a truck's logo.

In Tie One On!, Harrison used a Miltank to quell an argument between Ash's Bulbasaur and Squirtle, and Vincent's Meganium and Azumarill during the Silver Conference.

A Miltank appeared in PK14.

A Coordinator's Miltank appeared in Deceit and Assist.

In Danger, Sweet as Honey!, multiple Miltank were seen outside the Pokémon Center on Honey Island.

In Young Kiawe Had a Farm!, multiple Miltank were living on Paniola Ranch. In The Ol' Raise and Switch!, two of them were frightened off by two fighting Tauros. The herd reappeared in The Young Flame Strikes Back! and Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!.

In Mission: Total Recall!, a Miltank was on a video screen at Aether Paradise. She physically appeared in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP158 Miltank Ash's Pokédex Miltank, the Milk Cow Pokémon. Miltank produces very nutritious milk, a perfect drink for reviving sick Pokémon. Miltank are very even-tempered and prefer not to battle.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP062 Miltank Ash's Pokédex Miltank, the Milk Cow Pokémon. It is widely known that drinking Miltank milk when you're young helps you grow up to be strong and healthy.

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Similar to her anime counterpart, Whitney owns a Miltank. It appeared in The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling.

In the Pocket Monsters DP manga

A Miltank appeared in PMDP53.

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS manga

A Miltank appeared in PMHGSS01.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Miltank, nicknamed Mil Mil, is Whitney's main Pokémon powerhouse. She used her in a bike race with Gold in Smeargle Smudge. She later took her to the Mahogany Gym with DJ Mary and her crew in Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa, and used her to fight a moving sculpture that they believed was Suicune, where she failed even with an ice floor-augmented Rollout attack, and had to team up with Pryce to win. She later uses her in the Pokémon League Gym Leader tournament against Misty, but her Starmie takes her out with ease.

In Miltank Melee, Eusine feigns healing a Miltank while other Miltank are out in the fields at the Moomoo Farm. In Indubitably Ditto, Parasee's Spore put them to sleep. In The Last Battle XIII, the couple from Moomoo Farm sent many of their Miltank to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Trainer's Miltank appeared in Clobbering Claydol.

In All About Arceus III, two Miltank looked on as Silver's Weavile and two Sneasel handed Silver one of Arceus's Plates.

In PS549, a Trainer's Miltank fled Vaniville Town as it was being destroyed during a battle between Yveltal and Xerneas.

In Battle in Vast Poni Canyon, a wild Miltank was in the Poni Wilds.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, a Miltank is one of Whitney's main Pokémon.

A Miltank appeared in Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

In A Finger Lickin' Battle!, Red was revealed to have a Miltank.

In Messing up the Farm!!, Giovanni stole five Miltank, but Professor Oak was able to rescue them and take them under his control.

Whitney has a Miltank, as shown in Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable.

A Miltank appeared in Tyrogue's In Love?!.

In the TCG

Other appearances

Miltank appears as a Spirit.

Game data

NPC appearances

Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver: The Moomoo Farm has a herd of Miltank. The Miltank that provides milk is ill until the player feeds it a certain amount of Berries.

Miltank acts as the milklady of Lively Town in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon and can often be found making her rounds in the city. After the story is cleared, she can be connected with the player and will be usable. It is also revealed that she has hired both Krookodile and Krokorok though the two often slack off during work.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Sw Sh IoA Steel Roller Steel Physical 130 100% 5 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Miltank

indicates a move that gets when used by Miltank Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Miltank

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Miltank Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Miltank can be seen as a counterpart to Tauros. Both are bovine-like Pokémon with the same base stat total. While Miltank is a female-only species, Tauros is a male-only species. Despite not being associated with a certain group, both Miltank and Tauros are listed in the same Pokédex page in Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. The same trait is true with Oranguru and Passimian.

Miltank's Silver and FireRed Pokédex entries imply that Miltank gives live birth like real-world mammals, despite the fact that Pokémon reproduce via Eggs.

Origin

Miltank is based on dairy cows. It shares some traits mainly with Jersey cattle and Holstein Friesian cattle.

Name origin

Miltank is a combination of milk and tank (a storage container for liquid). Tank may also refer to its tank-like defense stats.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ミルタンク Miltank From milk and tank French Écrémeuh From écrémé and meuh Spanish Miltank Same as English name German Miltank Same as English name Italian Miltank Same as English name Korean 밀탱크 Miltaengkeu Transliteration of its Japanese name Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese 大奶罐 Dànǎiguàn Can be taken as "Big milk tank" More languages Hindi मिलटैंक Miltank Transcription of English name Russian Милтанк Miltank Transcription of English name Thai มิลแทงค์ Miltank Transcription of trademarked Japanese name





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