Pokedex Entry: Milotic is said to be the most beautiful of all the Pokémon. It has the power to becalm such emotions as anger and hostility to quell bitter feuding.
Notable Trainers with Milotic:
Name Origin: Milotic may be a combination of aquatic, melodic, or lotic and Milo (as in the sculpture Venus de Milo, which is known for being an example of beauty (and, like Milotic, possesses no arms). It may also involve mitotic (the healing process of a body part through mitosis), as Milotic has a wide range of healing and defensive moves.
Notable Trainers with Milotic:
- Juan (Former 8th Gym Leader - Hoenn Region)
- Lucy (Battle Pike Queen)
- Wallace (8th Gym Leader - Hoenn Region)
Name Origin: Milotic may be a combination of aquatic, melodic, or lotic and Milo (as in the sculpture Venus de Milo, which is known for being an example of beauty (and, like Milotic, possesses no arms). It may also involve mitotic (the healing process of a body part through mitosis), as Milotic has a wide range of healing and defensive moves.
Image: futarinokizuna @ deviantart.com
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Pokemon Time
Pokemon Time is one of the most recognizable, frequent promotions that the franchise gets! So far each release features Pokemon from a chosen generation, and 2011 got the Hoenn Region treatment, and they included Milotic! This promotion also features some of the more odd items out of any of the releases, which makes them a little harder to find but also more unique! I somehow managed to obtain some of the items, one of them being one of the harder to get Milotic items in general - the cord clip! I'm a few items away from a complete set, but you can view my accomplishments so far below!
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Pokemon Time Clearfile
This is probably the easiest and least expensive item from the promotion to obtain, and was also my first clearfile ever! The artwork is absolutely spectacular! The colors pop, the sweets theme is unique, and the poses on the back are absolutely glorious! I've considered getting another of this item so I can showcase both sides at once!
Pokemon Time Individual Sticker
I definitely should not be quoted on this but this sticker actually wasn't released just got his promo! It came in a Pokemon Time tin with a bunch of the previously featured Pokemon also in tiny sticker form! I can't find the exact tin or set it came from, but I'm fairly certain that's how this item was acquired from the person I purchased it from! I haven't seen the individual sticker for sale or on auction since so I'm very happy to have nabbed it! Also don't let the image size fool you, this thing is SUPER tiny!
Pokemon Time Cord Clip
Oh my gooooosh! When I first started collecting Milotic and doing merch research, I remember somehow stumbling on a single picture of this item @ -@ I didn't even know what it was! All I knew was that it was from the Pokemon Time line, it was hard to come by, and it would cost a pretty penny to put into my collection! About a year passed and some fellow Pkmncollectors notified me that one popped up on Y!J and I was incredibly excited! It cost me quite a bit, especially since I was still in high school at the time and was too busy trying to graduate to have a job. I did many extra chores around the house for a couple of weeks but it was worth it to be able to put this beauty on my shelf! The colors are incredible, the design is beautiful, and I love that the pose is a standout from the usual! One of my favorite collection items for sure~
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Modern Art Kuji
I knew it would happen eventually. That Milotic would be feautured in an Ichiban Kuji, a promotion that features limited items that were won rather than sold. This makes items significantly harder to acquire since you have to find someone who received a prize they are willing to sell, or someone who purchased tickets to win many prizes in order to auction them off (which is luckily more common.) Milotic was featured alongside Vaporeon in this beautiful Kuji! Not only that, but they happened to feature her design on the main attraction of the lottery - the Pikachu plush! There is also a female Pikachu variant with the same design but she has a bow on her ear rather than a bowtie which is incredibly cute! Unfortunately said plush happened to be the "secret" item in the fuji, meaning there were few made and is definitely the hardest and likely fairly expensive item to obtain from this promotion. I've managed to acquire every item but those plushes so far, which makes me very excited to show them off to you below!
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(The other items are not pictured as they haven't shipped to me yet, but they will get to me soon!)
Kuji Clearfile
This. Clearfile. Is. Gorgeous. This whole promotion really stunned me! I really adore the design, the colors are bold and the forms are so elegant! I was fortunate enough to get in contact with pkmncollector user - syminka who had some spare Kuji items for sale and this was one of them! Unfortunately I had to open the plastic (I like to keep my items as minty as possible!) to take out the Pikachu notepad and I'm debating whether I'll slide in the Milotic notepad once I get it or keep this baby sealed up for good! Only time will tell!
Kuji Screen Cleaner
Another Kuji item that I purchased from syminka (thanks again!!) I was SERIOUSLY not expecting this thing to be so big! It is nearly as tall as the clear file! I'm so used to merchandise leaning toward the small side so this was a very pleasant surprise! I could ramble on and on about the design some more but I'll save you from that! I would like to note that the underside of the screen cleaner is purple and I think that is such a nice touch! It really pulls all the colors together when combined with the pastel purple of the Vileplume on the package!
Kuji Washcloth
I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS TO GET TO ME! I don't know why but I've always wanted a washcloth featuring my beauty! Maybe it's because it's a fairly unique item or it has a usability to it? Either way, this piece of merchandise is mine!
Kuji Notepad
I was VERY lucky to have found an incredibly cheap lot of clearfiles/notepads from this fuji for sale on Y!J. I was afraid I'd have to dish out a fair amount of money just to get this notepad @ -@ All is well, and now I have the clearfile/pad set!
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Figures
Clear Kid
Funnily enough, I got the clear kid before the regular kid! Partially because there are two different kids from two different releases and I want to make sure I have both, but it's nearly impossible to tell which release they are from @ -@ I was super happy to get this one though, the "clear-ness" of it is pretty!
Pokedex Footprint Figure
This was my first Milotic figure :,) She has a cute lil smile and is hovering above her footprint (or should I say fin print?) The colors are bold and it is painted nicely!
Pencil Topper
I absolutely adore this figure. It's just so dramatic. The pose is unique and stunning, and it has a nice mold! Love this thing to death!
Tomy
I scrambled together my very first Group Auction just to obtain this figure. Looking back, I don't know what I was thinking! There were plenty of less complicated ways to obtain this figure than doing a HUGE group auction that ended so shortly @ -@ But I did it! And the result? Well...I'm glad other people were happy with the figures they got XD I couldn't tell how beaten up the figure was form the pictures so I was fairly disappointed. But it has sentiment to me because I pulled off my first GA to obtain it, and you can't deny that it has character! Hopefully I'll get my hands on a nice and minty (maybe even in package) Tomy sometime!
Tins
Type Water Focus Promo Tin
TCG Tin
This tin is very special to me. I collected anything and everything Pokemon throughout my childhood (and know in my adulthood XD), including the TCG! I told my mom I wanted this tin for my birthday since it had my favorite Pokemon on it and she delivered! It's a bit dinged up so I'd like to find a newer one to display eventually. But it could definitely never replace how special this one is to me :,)
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Pins/Coins/Charms
Pokemon Channel Pin Badge
I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE THIS ITEM IS ACTUALLY IN MY COLLECTION. I can't decide which item is more rare for Milotic, this, the Water Collection Figure, or the blind bagged coins. It's a solid tie between those three. Nonetheless, this pin badge is VERY elusive. Including this one I've only ever seen TWO of these for auction. Even going through the Noppin archives back to 10 years ago didn't uncover anything on this! It was released in 2003 alongside the Pokemon Channel video game. Apparently Mitotic is featured in this GORGEOUS constellation concept for the game and they released pins of it! The early 2000s is a rough year for collectors, especially if they collect Pokemon from Gen III as that's when the franchise was facing a lot of skepticism and was dying down a little bit. It doesn't help this item that it is for a game that wasn't very well received, so the demand for items like this are even HARDER to come by. But I own it. It is mine. And it is seriously just breathtaking. It's hard to capture in photos but the starry background shimmers and the artwork is very crisp. I also can't believe that I have one MINT IN PACKAGE!! And that it also came with the little insert which shows more of the constellation artwork! I am very proud to own this :)
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Blind Bagged Advanced Generation Coin (Colored Variant)
AGH. I just mentioned above this item is tied with two others for the rarest Milotic merchandise. And this technically only 1/4 of it! This is a coin from a series of blind bagged coins from 3rd Gen, released in 2004. A 2004 BLIND BAGGED item??? Oui. I had seen pictures of blurry Milotic coins on the internet but I had NO idea how to search for them. So, I dug into Noppin. I searched every page of "Pokemon coin," "Pokemon Metal Coin," "Pokemon AG Coin," and "Milotic Coin" for a very long time. And I believe it was in the very last pages of "Pokemon AG Coin" that I finally found them! The seller was auctioning three different lots for a bunch of the blind bags. It was a bit expensive for me at the time so I took "claims" for potential coins. The real kicker about this set though is that there are FOUR variants to each Pokemon. Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Colored, the colored coins being the rarest. I bought thirty two packages with another user (she really wanted the Blaziken coins), and I got them shipped to me asap! I was so nervous! They got to me. Two coins per package for a total of sixty four coins. I HAD to have gotten at least one Milotic right? ...NOPE! Not a SINGLE Milotic coin was in the bags. I was frustrated and very disappointed, but I was happy that others got what they wanted since these are so hard to find :) Quite some time later, ziggupaffu had a sales post with this coin in it! I grabbed it immediately and now it is mine! But the battle is only 1/4 of the way over....
Cheetos Metal Tazo (Polish?)
This is...interesting. It's a...Cheetos? Tazo? From Poland? It's definitely a neat item! I love the artwork and the Tazo itself is actually a decent size, bigger than a quarter! Happy to have this (and still in it's packaging ;) )!
Cheetos Boinx
So this piece only creates a mystery for me. It features the same artwork as the Tazo above and is also from Cheetos! But it's a rubbery Boinx? In...Spanish? It was also made in the same year...the best I can figure out is that Cheetos did the same type of promotion in different countries and each country treated it differently with their respective versions of it? It only makes me wonder if there are others out there....
Sabritas Tazo
The mystery continues! This one is made of the same material as the Boinx above but now it's called a Tazo? It's also from 2007 and from Sabritas rather than Cheetos. How many of these exist??
Ruby/Sapphire Charm Keyring
I love this so much!! This came out in 2014 to commemorate the release of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire! It's very high quality and I love that it comes with a Pokeblock container! Contests and Pokeblocks are a big part of Milotic's character so I'm happy when they are featured together! I was fortunate enough to be gifted this by princess_snivy during pkmncollectors' 2015 Spring Swap!
Pokedex Charms
I love these so much! The Pokedex Charms are simple and high quality, but also can be tough to find! They pop up every now and then on Y!J and I nabbed up a set! Unfortunately I should've known better than to have been buying while a Spring Swap was going on because princess_snivy had gifted me a set! Although they are the exact same item in the same condition, I kept snivy's because it was a bit more special :)
This was a big get for me when I first started collecting! It's not exceedingly hard to find like some other items but they are pretty hard to come by! Just looking for the actual shopping bag variant!
Amada stickers are some of my favorite collection items! They have unique art and gorgeous backgrounds! My favorite is definitely the mirror background amid, Milotic looks so graceful!
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Pan stickers are stickers that come in packages of bread! Fittingly so as the Japanese word for bread is pan. These stickers are simple and great, and have a texture to them! I'm only missing one!
This sticker is SO tiny!
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