Special
Balanced
DTier
34Speed · Very Slow

Milcery Best Moveset

Fairy baby at 50 Sp. Atk and 34 Speed with AbilitySweet Veil blocking sleep for allies. Pre-evolution stats. The moveset can't function. Evolve to Alcremie for 110 Sp. Atk and 121 Sp. Def.

SABCDEFFFSword & Shield / BDSPVIIISS/BDSPPEAKScarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AIXSV/LZACURRENT
★Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPF

Milcery was a niche pick at best in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield / BDSP), rarely seen in standard play. This was Milcery's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Sweetveil with Rawstberry, favoring a Hardy nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 45
Misty Terrain
Fairy—POPULARSTAB
Lv 10
Sweet Scent
Normal—POPULARUtility

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Sweet Veil
Item
Rawst BerryRECOVERY
Best Nature for Milcery
HardyNEUTRAL

Milcery best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Utility Moveset

  • Misty TerrainSTAB
  • Sweet Scent
→Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AF

Milcery was a niche pick at best in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A), rarely seen in standard play. Milcery maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Aromaveil with Eviolite, favoring a Calm nature.

Terastallization became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 15
Draining Kiss
Fairy50COMMONSTAB
Lv 30
Acid Armor
Poison—COMMONUtility
TM41
Stored Power
Psychic20COMMONCoverage
Lv 35
Dazzling Gleam
Fairy80COMMONSTAB
Lv 40
Recover
Normal—RARERecovery
TM85
Rest
Psychic—RARERecovery
TM70
Sleep Talk
Normal—RAREUtility
Experimental
Utility
Ability
Aroma Veil
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Milcery
Calm+SPD
EVs

Utility Moveset

  • Draining KissSTAB
  • Acid Armor
  • Stored Power
  • Dazzling GleamSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Growlithe
GrowlitheDecent
Pawniard
PawniardDecent
Rhyhorn
RhyhornDecent

Milcery Weakness

Milcery is weak to Poison and Steel. On the flip side, it's immune to Dragon-type moves entirely. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.

Milcery Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Poison, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Fighting, Bug, Dark
0x (Immune)Dragon

What is Milcery Weak Against

Good
2Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Score+2
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
PoisonSteel
½xResist
FightingBugDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Dragon

What is Milcery Strong Against

3Strong
3Resisted
0Immune
Score0
2xStrong
FightingDragonDark
½xResisted
FirePoisonSteel
0xImmune
None

Best Pokemon Against Milcery

Metagross can KO Milcery with Psychic Fangs (93-109%).

Evolution

Milcery doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need a unique condition to push it forward to Alcremie. Evolving adds up to 225 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Milcery
#868Milcery
Spin + Sweet Item
Alcremie
#869Alcremie
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Milcery
Fairy
Alcremie
Fairy
HP
45
65+20
ATK
40
60+20
DEF
40
75+35
SP.ATK
50
110+60
SP.DEF
61
121+60
SPE
34
64+30
BST
270D-Tier
495C-Tier+225
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Utility
Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Milcery with 63 breeding partners from the Indeterminate and Fairy egg groups.

Egg Groups
AmorphousFairy
Gender
♀100.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
togekissmanaphyraichuazumarilltogedemarutogeticpachirisupikachugardevoirgalladeroseradeglalie
12 of 63·

How to Get Milcery

Milcery starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 8 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Milcery in SV

Milcery is your first catch on the way to Milcery. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 50-80 across 8 total spots in the chain.

  1. Milcery
    Step 1Milcery ✓
    Coastal Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
    Polar Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
    Coastal Biome
    Lv.58Overworld
    Polar Biome
    Lv.63Overworld
  2. Alcremie
    Step 2Evolve into Alcremie
    BREEDING
    Available
    Leave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Alcremie egg.

Base Stats

Sp. Def and Sp. Atk carry most of Milcery's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Def EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP45
D
Attack40
D
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def61
C
Speed34
F
Total270
Details
Catch Rate
Easy200 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.2 m
0'08"Tiny
Weight0.3 kg
0.7 lbsFeather
Base XP54
Low Yield
Abilities
Sweet Veil
Prevents friendly Pokémon from sleeping.
Aroma VeilHidden Ability
Protects allies against moves that affect their mental state.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe
Special Defense training source
Pokedex Entry

They say that any patisserie visited by Milcery is guaranteed success and good fortune.

Pokemon Shield

Milcery Guide

  • You can run Milcery through the first few routes without issues. 270 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Alcremie as fast as you can.

Game Availability

Milcery joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 2 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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