Miltank

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Miltank
Image:Miltank.png
National Pokédex
Magby - Miltank (#241) - Blissey
Johto Pokédex
Tauros - Miltank (#149) - Magby
Japanese name Miltank
Evolves from None
Evolves into None
Generation Second
Species Milk Cow Pokémon
Type Normal
Height 3 ft 11 in (1.20 m)
Weight 500.0 lb lb (123.5 kg)
Ability Thick Fat/Bravery(the latter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl onwards)

Miltank (ミルタンク Mirutanku?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise – a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.

Miltank's name is derived from the words "milk" and "tank".

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[edit] Biological characteristics

Miltank resembles a bipedal cow. Her body is pink, with black areas around her face and back. She has a tail ending in a small black globe, wide ears and two small horns on its head.

Miltank is notable mainly thanks to the milk she can provide, which is widely regarded in the Pokémon world as tasty and highly nutritious, especially during a post-gestation period. Miltank's milk and its derivatives, such as yogurt, are popular with children and adults and can even be used as a form of natural medicine for the sick and weary.

Miltank is one of the few Pokémon species whose members are exclusively female, meaning that breeding a Miltank will always result in a female baby Miltank. In this respect, Miltank is meant to be the opposite-sex counterpart of Tauros.

[edit] In the video games

Miltank are relatively scarce. In Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, they can be found in Routes 38 and 39. These games also feature a Miltank farm between Ecruteak City and Olivine City. In Pokémon Colosseum, Miltank is a Shadow Pokémon and can be Snagged in the Realgam Tower Colosseum. In Pokémon Emerald, Miltank are available in the Safari Zone.

In most of the Pokémon games, Miltank's milk (as the MooMoo Milk item) can be used to restore 100 Hit Points of a Pokémon.

Miltank have impressive statistics, being above average in all attributes except Special Attack, which given Miltank's normal type is largely irrelevant. Miltank can also learn a wide range of powerful physical attacks of various types, such as Body Slam, Earthquake, Rollout, and Iron Tail. However, their knowledge of the recovery techniques Milk Drink and Heal Bell, which can help other Pokémon in the player's team, makes them a good choice as a cleric as they are easier to obtain than the infamous Blissey.

[edit] In the anime

Miltank, like in the video games, is used by Gym Leader Whitney in episodes #160 (A Goldenrod opportunity) and #161 (A Dairy Tale Ending) in two battles against Ash's Pokémon, winning the first fight and losing the rematch. Another one has appeared in episode #209 (Got Miltank?) as the keeper of a Pokémon-only sanctuary deep inside a desert. In the episode Pokemon Ranger! Deoxys Crisis!, the Pokemon Ranger Hinata captures a Miltank which later runs away due to Deoxys. One of Ash's rivals from the Johto Silver Cup, Harrison, also owns a Miltank, which he used to calm an argument between two pairs of Pokémon using her Heal Bell. Harrison's Miltank, however, was not seen in battle and never had another appearance afterwards.

[edit] In the trading card game

Miltank has appeared only three times in the card game, in all cases as a Basic Colorless card:

  • Neo Genesis
  • Aquapolis
  • EX Unseen Forces

[edit] References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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