Pokémon · EX

Milotic

Emerald · #8 · Rare Holo · 2005

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 8 / 107
Release year: 2005
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 90
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Feebas
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Pokédex #: 350
Series: EX

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 50 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Milotic plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
Its main attack (Super Hypno Wave) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Feebas; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Milotic

Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Budget alternatives

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About this card

HP: 90Type:WWaterSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Feebas

CSurf — 20

WCCSuper Hypno Wave — 50

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Weakness:L×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$20.00	$21.36	$33.75	$24.91	—
Holofoil	$23.15	$34.99	$326.00	$33.04	—
Reverse Holofoil	$300.00	$394.99	$1,999.80	$101.50	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€5.50
7-day average	€5.73
30-day average	€4.61
Low	€0.60
Trend price	€6.80
Low (excellent+)	€1.50
Reverse holo low	€2.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€6.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€93.10
reverseHoloSell	€155.50
averageSellPrice	€4.61
Reverse holo 30-day	€35.68
Reverse holo trend	€89.60

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Milotic is real?

Milotic is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Milotic worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Milotic is $33.04; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Milotic from?

Milotic is from the Pokémon set "Emerald" in the EX series, released in 2005.

What rarity is Milotic?

Milotic is a Rare Holo card in the Emerald set.