Pokémon · XY

Miltank

Kalos Starter Set · #27 · 2013

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Card facts

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Set position: 27 / 39
Release year: 2013
HP: 100
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Akira Komayama
Pokédex #: 241
Series: XY

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 50 damage; 16.67 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

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

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Its main attack (Sitdown Splash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Miltank

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

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About this card

HP: 100Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic

"If it is around babies, it milk it produces contains much more nutrition than usual."

CCCSitdown Splash — 50+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Miltank was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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4 weeks ago

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 2026/07/19

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$8.53	$66.20	$99.99	$8.90	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/22

Variant	Price
1-day average	€5.30
7-day average	€5.11
30-day average	€5.92
Low	€1.75
Trend price	€5.56
Low (excellent+)	€7.00
averageSellPrice	€5.37

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Miltank is real?

Miltank 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 Miltank worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Miltank is $8.90; 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 Miltank from?

Miltank is from the Pokémon set "Kalos Starter Set" in the XY series, released in 2013.