Is Miltank Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Whitney's Miltank terrorized Gold and Silver players. In FRLG, it arrives in the Sevii Islands postgame. AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. Normal with high HP and Defense. Absorbs hits without threatening anything super-effectively. Arrived too late to terrorize anyone in Kanto.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Miltank trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Miltank has the type edge here and should clean up Terry's team.
Miltank cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick18075%5
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- HM04NormalStrength120100%15
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 43NormalBody Slam128100%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Miltank in FireRed & LeafGreen
Nothing in the FireRed or LeafGreen encounter pool produces Miltank. Trade one from a Hoenn game where it's available, since Kanto has no wild or static path to the cow Pokemon.
Miltank cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed & LeafGreen, but you can still get it via these paths:
Pokemon HOME · Switch Rerelease
Playing the Switch version of FireRed & LeafGreen? Pokemon HOME compatibility is post-launch but deposit-only by design (FRLG → HOME). Inbound HOME transfer of Miltank into FRLG is not possible — an original GBA cartridge with a Link Cable is the only inbound route.
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Also Obtainable In:
Direct cartridge trade across generations isn't possible — but the Pokemon HOME path above bridges this gap once Switch support launches.
Miltank Weakness
Fighting moves hit Miltank for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Miltank's physical bulk (base 105 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Miltank Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Miltank
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Miltank View Blissey builds →Ice Beam26-31% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Miltank View Dugtrio builds →Earthquake28-33% Rock Slide21-25% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Miltank View Regice builds →Ice Beam29-34% Thunderbolt29-34% Explosion25-30% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Miltank View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin8-10% Earthquake16-19% Explosion40-47% Psychic16-19% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Miltank View Moltres builds →Flamethrower33-39% | ||
Miltank Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Miltank is a standalone Pokemon with a massive partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Miltank Best Moveset
95 HP with 105 Defense and 100 Speed on a Normal type. AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. The moveset blocks physical hits with MoveMilk Drink for 50%% recovery and fires MoveBody Slam from 80 Attack for Normal TermStab with a paralysis chance. Fast physical tank with reliable healing.
Best Build
Miltank best EVs are HP and Attack
Support Moveset
- Milk Drink
- Heal Bell
- Body Slam
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Miltank picks up Curse and Endure only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Hyper Beam and Double-Edge while coverage across 9 types adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If it has just had a baby, the milk it produces contains much more nutrition than usual.
Its milk is packed with nutrition, making it the ultimate beverage for the sick or weary.
Miltank FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Miltank isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Miltank spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves