UU Milotic

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[SET]
name: Mixed Defensive
move 1: Scald
move 2: Recover
move 3: Toxic
move 4: Ice Beam / Haze
item: Leftovers
ability: Marvel Scale
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Milotic's fantastic pure Water typing and great mixed defenses allow it to serve as a fantastic answer to threats such as Noivern, Chandelure, and Inteleon. Furthermore, Marvel Scale can even allow Milotic to very reliably check Choice Band Darmanitan and Swords Dance Cobalion when statused, which it can achieve easily by attempting to switch into common Scald users like Vaporeon and Mantine, although this puts it at risk of being hit by Toxic. Toxic hits switch-ins such as Heliolisk, Rotom-W, and Rotom-C that would otherwise come in freely on Milotic and allows it to threaten opposing bulky Water-types. Ice Beam lets Milotic beat Taunt Noivern, check Haxorus, and punish Grass-types like Celebi and Roserade for switching in. Haze is an alternative option to allow Milotic to better deal with Pokemon such as Doublade, Escavalier, and Calm Mind Reuniclus. Imprison is a niche option that allows Milotic to beat opposing Milotic and prevent Pokemon like Bronzong and Umbreon from using Toxic against it; however, not running Ice Beam makes Milotic much weaker to Grass-types like Roserade. If running this, Milotic should run some Speed EVs to guarantee it outspeeds opposing Milotic. 36 Special Defense EVs with a Calm Nature allow Milotic to avoid being 2HKOed by Choice Specs Chandelure after Stealth Rock damage, while the rest of its EVs are put into Defense to improve Milotic's matchup versus Pokemon such as Flygon and Doublade. Milotic can also opt to run a spread with maximum Defense investment and a Bold nature to better handle Darmanitan if its team can handle Chandelure well enough.

Teammates that can check Electric-types, especially Heliolisk, which can switch in freely on Scald, are very important. Roserade can check Rotom-W, Rotom-C, and Heliolisk while pressuring opposing Water-types, and appreciates Milotic checking Noivern and Cobalion. Rhyperior and Gigalith can help to check Toxtricity and provide a secondary Noivern answer; Gigalith can also check Heliolisk and help with Chandelure, which can overwhelm Milotic alone. Likewise, checks to Grass-types like Roserade and Celebi are also imperative; Escavalier, Doublade, and Bronzong are great options that can also help with Gardevoir. In addition, Escavalier appreciates Milotic checking Noivern and Chandelure, while Doublade can also check Lucario and Cobalion. Incineroar can help to check Celebi and Chandelure and appreciates Milotic checking Gigalith, Rhyperior, and Noivern for it. Noivern and Choice Scarf Flygon can offensively check threats to Milotic such as Toxtricity, Cobalion, and Haxorus. Noivern is particularly notable, as it can provide Defog support for Milotic, it can check other threats such as Roserade, Celebi, and Machamp, and it appreciates Milotic checking Gigalith and Rhyperior. Clerics such as Sylveon and Umbreon can help prevent Milotic from being overwhelmed by Toxic; Sylveon can also help check Haxorus, while Umbreon can help Milotic check Chandelure, Celebi, and Heliolisk.

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Mention full def bold if team needs darm help and has chandy covered enough

Imprison is still neat if you wanna mention that, annoys other Toxic mons and esp other Milos

1/2, can't think of anything wrong w your examples
 
[SET]
name: Mixed Defensive
move 1: Scald
move 2: Recover
move 3: Toxic
move 4: Ice Beam / Haze
item: Leftovers
ability: Marvel Scale
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

A fantastic pure Water typing and great mixed defenses allow Milotic to serve as a fantastic answer to threats such as Noivern, Chandelure, and Darmanitan Use Inteleon > Darm solely because you mention the Mon like another 4 times here. Furthermore, a great ability in Marvel Scale can even allow Milotic to very reliably check Choice Band Darmanitan and Swords Dance Cobalion when statused, which it can achieve easily by attempting to switch into common Scald users like Vaporeon and Mantine. I would mention it can put it at risk of being poisoned by Toxic. Toxic hits switch ins such as Heliolisk, Rotom-W, and Rotom-C that would otherwise come in freely on Milotic, and allows it to thraeten opposing bulky Water-types. Ice Beam lets Milotic beat Taunt Noivern, check Haxorus, and punish Grass-types like Celebi and Roserade for switching in. Haze is an alternative option to allow Milotic to Milotic to better deal with Pokemon such as Doublade, Escavalier, and Calm Mind Reuniclus. Imprison is a niche option that allows Milotic to beat opposing Milotic, and prevent Pokemon like Bronzong and Umbreon from using Toxic against it, however it makes Milotic much weaker to Grass-types like Roserade If running this, Milotic should run some Speed EVs to guarantee it outspeeds opposing Milotic. Roserade ?? 36 Special Defense EVs with a Calm Nature allow Milotic to avoid being 2HKO'd by Choice Specs Chandelure after Stealth Rock damage, while the rest of its EVs are put into Defense to improve Milotic's matchup versus Pokemon such as Flygon and Doublade Darmanitan. For a similar reason you mention Darm a lot and your next sentence is more or less dedicated to it. Milotic can also opt to run a spread with maximum Defense investment and a Bold nature to better handle Darmanitan if its team can handle Chandelure well enough.

Teammates that can check Electric-types, especially Heliolisk which can switch in freely on Scald, are very important. Roserade can check Rotom-W, Rotom-C, and Heliolisk, while pressuring opposing Water-types and providing Spikes support, Really isn't that important for Milo and appreciates Milotic checking Noivern and Cobalion. Rhyperior and Gigalith can help to check Toxtricity and provide a secondary Noivern answer and Stealth Rock; Again not rly necessary Gigalith can also check Heliolisk and help with Chandelure which can overwhelm Milotic alone. Likewhise, checks to Grass-types like Roserade and Celebi are also imperative, Escavalier and Bronzong are great options that can also help with Gardevoir; Escavalier appreciates Milotic checking Noivern and Chandelure, while Bronzong can provide Stealth Rock and check Toxtricity. Incineroar can help to check Celebi and Chandelure and provide a more reliable Escavalier check, Given most are not SD anymore you don't need to make a huge deal out of it and appreciates Milotic checking Gigalith, Rhyperior, and Noivern for it. Noivern can offensively check threats to Milotic such as Roserade, Machamp, and Heliolisk, provide Defog support to prevent Milotic being overwhelmed by entry hazards, and appreciates Milotic checking Gigalith and Rhyperior for it. Clerics such as Sylveon and Umbreon can help prevent Milotic being overwhelmed by Toxic from Pokemon such as Galarian Weezing and opposing Water-types; Examples here seem pretty unnecessary Sylveon can also help to check Haxorus and provide a Fighting resist, This Fight resist bit is pretty much filler if you don't give examples while Umbreon can help Milotic to check Chandelure and Swords Dance Escavalier and Doublade. Bruh use commas, also replace the Doub and Escav examples with Celebi and Heliolisk. Choice Scarf Flygon can check Haxorus, Toxtricity, and Cobalion for Milotic, the former two which can threaten out Milotic and the latter which can overwhelm it with Swords Dance. Noivern can do all of this too. Both overlap quite a lot with what they can do so I would just clump both of them together. Then you can expand further why Noivern deserves a special mention because it can provide reliable hazard removal and offensively pressure Grass- and Fighting-types.

Add Doub to the Steel examples as it does all that and checks Coba and Luc


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This is all fine but just a recommendation you don't need to go into extra detail with every partner you list. It's fine to do it sometimes but I'm positive you've done it for every example listed. 2/2 when done
 

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[SET]
name: Mixed Defensive
move 1: Scald
move 2: Recover
move 3: Toxic
move 4: Ice Beam / Haze
item: Leftovers
ability: Marvel Scale
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

A Milotic's (please go into your other analyses and edit out any instance of the sentence structure "A [trait] allows [Pokemon] to [action]". It buries the real subject of the sentence behind a false subject unnecessarily and is overall extremely clunky.) fantastic pure Water typing and great mixed defenses allow Milotic it to serve as a fantastic answer to threats such as Noivern, Chandelure, and Inteleon. Furthermore, a great ability in Marvel Scale can even allow Milotic to very reliably check Choice Band Darmanitan and Swords Dance Cobalion when statused, which it can achieve easily by attempting to switch into common Scald users like Vaporeon and Mantine, although this puts it at risk of being hit by Toxic. Toxic hits switch ins switch-ins such as Heliolisk, Rotom-W, and Rotom-C that would otherwise come in freely on Milotic, (RC) and allows it to thraeten threaten opposing bulky Water-types. Ice Beam lets Milotic beat Taunt Noivern, check Haxorus, and punish Grass-types like Celebi and Roserade for switching in. Haze is an alternative option to allow Milotic to Milotic to better deal with Pokemon such as Doublade, Escavalier, and Calm Mind Reuniclus. Imprison is a niche option that allows Milotic to beat opposing Milotic, (RC) and prevent Pokemon like Bronzong and Umbreon from using Toxic against it,; (RC,ASC) however it, (AC) not running Ice Beam makes Milotic much weaker to Grass-types like Roserade. (AP) If running this, Milotic should run some Speed EVs to guarantee it outspeeds opposing Milotic. Roserade (what) 36 Special Defense EVs with a Calm Nature allow Milotic to avoid being 2HKO'd 2HKOed by Choice Specs Chandelure after Stealth Rock damage, while the rest of its EVs are put into Defense to improve Milotic's matchup versus Pokemon such as Flygon and Doublade. Milotic can also opt to run a spread with maximum Defense investment and a Bold nature to better handle Darmanitan if its team can handle Chandelure well enough.c >:(

Teammates that can check Electric-types, especially Heliolisk, (AC) which can switch in freely on Scald, are very important. Roserade can check Rotom-W, Rotom-C, and Heliolisk, (RC) while pressuring opposing Water-types, and appreciates Milotic checking Noivern and Cobalion. Rhyperior and Gigalith can help to check Toxtricity and provide a secondary Noivern answer; Gigalith can also check Heliolisk and help with Chandelure, (AC) which can overwhelm Milotic alone. Likewhise Likewise, checks to Grass-types like Roserade and Celebi are also imperative,; (RC,ASC) Escavalier, Doublade, (AC) and Bronzong are great options that can also help with Gardevoir, (RC) Escavalier in return. (AP) In addition, Escavalier appreciates Milotic checking Noivern and Chandelure, while Doublade can also check Lucario and Cobalion. Incineroar can help to check Celebi and Chandelure, (RC) and appreciates Milotic checking Gigalith, Rhyperior, and Noivern for it. Noivern and Choice Scarf Flygon can offensively check threats to Milotic such as Toxtricity, Cobalion, and Haxorus, (RC) while. (AP) Noivern can also is particularly notable, as it can provide Defog support to prevent Milotic being overwhelmed by entry hazards and for Milotic, it can check other threats to Milotic such as Roserade, Celebi, and Machamp, (AC) and it appreciates Milotic checking Gigalith and Rhyperior for it. Clerics such as Sylveon and Umbreon can help prevent Milotic from being overwhelmed by Toxic; Sylveon can also help to check Haxorus, while Umbreon can help Milotic to check Chandelure, Celebi, and Heliolisk.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Estarossa, 461329]]
- Quality checked by: [[A Cake Wearing A Hat, 388157], [Twilight, 344575]]
- Grammar checked by: [[A Cake Wearing A Hat, 388157]]

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