#0241 · Johto · Generation 2

Miltank

Milk Cow Pokémon · Normal-type

Miltank is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Milk Cow Pokémon, number 241 (#0241) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 75.5 kg.

Miltank is the Milk Cow Pokémon, a female-only dairy cow whose sweet milk the Pokédex calls the ultimate drink for the sick or weary. Tough enough to battle too, it is best known as Whitney's Gym Leader partner.

How to pronounce Miltank

Miltank is pronounced MIL-tank. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Miltank said out loud:

In Japanese it is ミルタンク.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Miltank is a pink, two-legged cow, 1.2 m tall and 75.5 kg, with a yellow belly and udder, black angular markings, a dark hood-like marking around its face and two small horns. It has long floppy ears and a tail tipped with a black sphere. It can only be female. The Pokédex says it gives 19 litres (5 gallons) of milk a day, or more.

Behaviour

Miltank must be milked every day or it falls ill, and the Pokédex says the flavour of its milk changes with the seasons. The richer the pastures it lives in, the tastier the milk. Drink too much and you may gain weight or a stomach ache. The Sword Pokédex says its nutritious milk has long sustained people and other Pokémon alike.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is grassland, and Bulbapedia adds that it is raised on farms. It can be found in Sword and Shield's Isle of Armor, and it is unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Miltank has Thick Fat or Scrappy, with Sap Sipper hidden. It curls up for Rollout and Defense Curl, heals with Heal Bell and Milk Drink, and slams with Body Slam and Play Rough. Bulbapedia says it was the only known Pokémon able to learn Milk Drink before Generation VI, and again in Generation VIII. With 105 Defense and 100 Speed it is both tough and quick.

Name origin

Miltank may combine 'milk' and 'tank', a container for liquid. The Japanese name is Miltank (ミルタンク), spelled the same way in English letters.

Design inspiration

Miltank looks like a dairy cow. Bulbapedia says it shares traits mainly with Jersey and Holstein Friesian cattle.

In the games

Miltank is the signature Pokémon of Whitney, Goldenrod City's Gym Leader. It debuted in Gold and Silver, where a herd lives on Moomoo Farm and one Miltank is ill until you feed it enough Berries, and in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon a Miltank in Paniola Town gives you Moomoo Milk once a day.

In the anime

Whitney's Miltank debuted in 'A Goldenrod Opportunity', where Rollout took down every one of Ash's Pokémon. In 'A Dairy Tale Ending', Ash finally beat it with Pikachu.

Fun facts

• Miltank and Tauros are mirror images: both have a base stat total of 490, but Miltank is always female and Tauros always male.
• The Pokédex texts of Silver and FireRed suggest live birth, though Pokémon normally reproduce through Eggs.
• Before Generation IV its Shiny form was a pale white like milk, and from Generation IV onwards it is a shade of blue.
• Four Miltank help a group of sisters run a maid cafe in the anime episode 'Tanks for the Memories!'.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Miltank (Pokémon) · Serebii: Miltank (Sword/Shield Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 95
• Attack: 80
• Defense: 105
• Sp. Atk: 40
• Sp. Def: 70
• Speed: 100

Miltank’s base stat total is 490. Its highest stat is Defense.

Type matchups

What is Miltank weak to?

Miltank takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

Miltank does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Abilities

• Thick Fat: Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.
• Scrappy: Lets the Pokémon's Normal and Fighting moves hit Ghost Pokémon.
• Sap Sipper (hidden ability): Absorbs Grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Moves

Moves Miltank learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (53)

Miltank can learn 53 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Solar Beam, Thunder Wave, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Charm, Attract, Sandstorm, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Whirlpool, Facade, Helping Hand, Brick Break, Rock Tomb, Fling, Round, Retaliate, Bulldoze, Stomping Tantrum, Body Slam, Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Earthquake, Metronome, Substitute, Reversal, Endure, Sleep Talk, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Gyro Ball, Focus Blast, Zen Headbutt, Iron Head, Stealth Rock, Heavy Slam, Work Up, Play Rough, High Horsepower, Body Press.

Egg moves (7):Belch, Curse, Double-Edge, Focus Punch, Hammer Arm, Present, Seismic Toss.

Move tutor moves (1): Steel Roller.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 0% male, 100% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Defense effort values.
• Base experience yield: 172.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon needs to be milked every day, or else it will fall ill. The flavor of Miltank milk changes with the seasons. (Shield)

Miltank produces highly nutritious milk, so it's been supporting the lives of people and other Pokémon since ancient times. (Sword)

Its milk is delicious and chock-full of nutrients. However, if you drink too much, it could make your stomach hurt, so be careful. (Ultra Moon)

It produces over five gallons of milk a day. The higher the quality of the pastures it lives in, the richer and tastier its milk becomes. (Ultra Sun)

Most people raise it for its milk, but it's quite tough and strong, so it's also well suited for battle. (Moon)

Its milk is high in calories and packed with nutrients. Therefore, if you drink too much of it, you may wind up with a body like Miltank's. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Normal type in Gen 2: 100 Speed.
• Highest Defense among Normal types in Gen 2: 105.
• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 76% of all Pokémon (75.5 kg).
• Base stat total 490, ranked #338 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 60 pink Pokémon.
• Number 90 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
• Can learn 69 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 13 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Miltank (Pokémon), Serebii: Miltank (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (MIL-tank): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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