Miltank (sometimes referred to asMilty by her Trainer) first appeared inA Goldenrod Opportunity. Whitney sent her out during Ash'sGymbattle, having saved her as her last Pokémon when herNidorina andClefairy lost toCyndaquil, with the latter forfeiting. Cyndaquil tried its best to defeat Miltank but was taken out by a supereffective Rollout. Miltank's next opponent wasTotodile. Totodile usedWater Gun on Miltank to get her wet. However, Water Gun had no effect on the Milk Cow Pokémon and Totodile was taken out by a stronger Rollout due to its effect. With two Pokémon taken out on Ash's side,Pikachu was the last one. Pikachu usedThunderbolt on Miltank since Water Gun would have given him the upper hand. However, Miltank's consecutive spinning by using Rollout caused her to dry up quickly and theElectric-type move was ineffective. As a result, Miltank's Rollout made contact with Pikachu, taking him out and winning the match for Whitney.
Miltank and Whitney
InA Dairy Tale Ending, Whitney sent out Miltank to battleTeam Rocket after they raided her uncleMilton's farm to get some food. Miltank managed to send them flying with Rollout. Afterwards, Miltank demonstrated her Rollout attack on a grassy field and showed it to the group. Her training got interrupted by Team Rocket's return witha giant rolling barrel that snatched both Miltank and Pikachu. The barrel used its own Rollout attack as a clean getaway. Miltank and Pikachu were freed by Cyndaquil and Totodile using Tackle and Water Gun, respectively. After Team Rocket's defeat, Miltank was used in the rematch against Ash.
Ash relied on a strategy during the rematch that was used earlier to defeat Team Rocket's giant barrel-shaped mecha. Cyndaquil was Miltank's first opponent. Cyndaquil was able to tire Miltank out. However, it was once again defeated by her supereffective Rollout. Her next opponent was Totodile. Totodile dug trenches using his Water Gun in order to divert Miltank's Rollout. Totodile, too, was beaten by Miltank. Pikachu was the last opponent for Miltank. Miltank headed towards Pikachu but hit the trenches instead as Pikachu was super fast. Pikachu headed for the trenches and Miltank was on top of him, causing Pikachu to toss Miltank in the air and defeat her with aThunder Shock. Whitney admitted defeat since her Miltank lost and she is her toughest Pokémon.
Miltank reappeared in a flashback inAll That Glitters! when Ash was recalling the time about earning his badges when they were stolen by a trio ofMurkrow. She reappeared in another one inWhy? Wynaut! while Ash and the others were looking for the missing Badges.
Miltank is a tough Pokémon, according to Whitney herself when she sent her out during the first match with Ash. This claim was proven to be true when Miltank single-handedly took out all three of Ash's Pokémon without suffering a scratch.
InPokémon Masters EX, during hersync pair story, Whitney explains that she met Miltank at theMoomoo Farm. Miltank usedRollout on Whitney as soon as she saw her. Whitney believes that Miltank was looking for someone to take her away from the farm and was using Rollout to test people to see if they were the rightTrainer for her. An old man at the farm was happy to have Whitney take Miltank off his hands.
This Miltank was distributed to players who inserted a serial code that was given away to players who complete at least three battles during the Johto Classic (Japanese: ジョウトオープンJohto Open) competition on the Pokémon Global Link. The competition was held from May 27 to 29, 2016.
Whitney used Miltank as her final Pokémon during her Gym battle with Ash inThe Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling. Whitney's Miltank started off with an advantage due to her powerful Rollout attack, but when Ash switched fromPsyduck toPikachu, Pikachu hid in one of the craters caused by Miltank's rolling and was able to survive the attack and strike from below, defeating Miltank.
Whitney's Miltank appears in Pokémon Adventures. She has thenicknameMil Mil (Japanese:ミルたんMiltan).
Mil Mil debuted inSmeargle Smudge as a cameo duringGold and Whitney'sbike race. She was ordered by Whitney to use Rollout on Gold so that Whitney could be ahead of Gold. InHow Do You Do, Sudowoodo?, Mil Mil was once again ordered to use the move but at two different targets, aSudowoodo andRhydon which were blocking the way. Mil Mil tried to defeat the Rhydon, but to no avail, and Whitney broke her arm after Rhydon kidnapped her.
Mil Mil reappeared inIrked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa, where she saved Whitney and everyone else from falling on the ice. Afterwards, she finishes up the battle withSuicune after Whitney'sCleffa, Fafa, and herIgglybuff, Buff Buff, manage to confuse it withSweet Kiss. Despite the advantage Mil Mil had with the slippery floor and being Whitney's strongest Pokémon, Mil Mil was defeated and Suicune, which turned out to be an ice sculpture, was still standing. However,Pryce's tips managed to pin it down.
Mil Mil was used in the opening ceremony of the Pokémon League inNotorious Noctowl where she battledMisty's Starmie and lost after a quick succession of attacks from Starmie.
A† shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Miltank in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Miltank first appears inFor Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd as a use of transportation. Miltank battlesGold's Bayleef. During the battle, when her Rollout crashes at Bayleef'sReflect, she accidentally causes a rock slide that almost hurts Cleffa. However, she was able to rescue Cleffa by using Rollout to get to Cleffa faster.
Later, Whitney sends out Miltank to deal with agiant tree that was blocking the path toRoute 36. However, her Tackle was proven ineffective.
InA Promise Given to Miltank, she battlesGold's Croconaw during their rematch. However, Miltank becomes very sick along with the other Miltank at theMoomoo Farm and the only way to cure Whitney's Miltank was to feed her severalBerries before sundown. After Gold and Whitney find some Berries for Miltank, Miltank is fed the Berries and she starts to feel better.
Whitney's Miltank was featured in the TCG as one ofWhitney's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards namedWhitney's Miltank.
Whitney's Miltank Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
Coinciding with the general release of theSuper-Burst Impact expansion on September 7, 2018 was theSuper-Burst Impact Pokémon Center Limited Set (Japanese:超爆インパクト ポケモンセンター限定セット), which could only be purchased at Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, and on the Pokémon Center Online. This premium set contains 2 Super-Burst Impact booster boxes as well as 3 accessories with designs reflecting theJohto theme of the main expansion:
TheWhitney & Miltank Deck Case (Japanese:デッキシールド アカネ＆ミルタンクDeck Case: Akane & Miltank) and matching set of 64Whitney & Miltank Sleeves (Japanese:デッキシールド アカネ＆ミルタンクDeck Shield: Akane & Miltank) featureGym LeaderWhitney and herMiltank. The deck case can store 180 cards and comes with 2 card dividers.
