Pokémon · EX

Milotic

Hidden Legends · #12 · Rare Holo · 2004

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Card facts

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Set position: 12 / 102
Release year: 2004
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 100
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Feebas
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Atsuko Nishida
Pokédex #: 350
Series: EX

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 80 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

Strategy & play

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

Its main attack (Distorted Wave) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 ≥50 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 — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$1.77 · in 22% of decks

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$0.28 · in 21% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 10% of decks

Dusclops

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 100Type:WWaterSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Feebas

Poké-Power: Healing Shower

Once during your turn, when you play Milotic from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may remove all damage counters from all of your Pokémon and your opponent's Pokémon (excluding Pokémon-ex).

WCWave Splash — 30

WWCCDistorted Wave — 80

Before doing damage, remove 3 damage counters from the Defending Pokémon (all if there are less than 3).

Weakness:L×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Milotic

Tournaments scanned

295

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Milotic

1Nidoqueen
2 decks

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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
Holofoil	$43.99	$83.00	$699.80	$71.76	$397.94
Reverse Holofoil	$100.00	$149.97	$1,499.80	$149.97	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€2.50
7-day average	€18.48
30-day average	€21.80
Low	€2.00
Trend price	€16.20
Low (excellent+)	€7.00
Reverse holo low	€3.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€7.69
Reverse holo 7-day	€20.44
reverseHoloSell	€25.58
averageSellPrice	€24.42
Reverse holo 30-day	€17.81
Reverse holo trend	€14.57

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 $71.76; 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 "Hidden Legends" in the EX series, released in 2004.

What rarity is Milotic?

Milotic is a Rare Holo card in the Hidden Legends set.