Is Milcery Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Milcery spawns on Route 4. Fairy type evolving into Alcremie by spinning while holding a sweet. Multiple flavor and color variants. Opal's ace. AbilitySweet Veil prevents sleep for the whole team. Worth raising for a Fairy-type with Gigantamax potential.
Milcery trades roughly evenly with Milo's team.
Alcremie trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Kabu's typing presses Alcremie's defenses.
Alcremie has the type edge here and should clean up Bea's team.
Alcremie trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Alcremie trades roughly evenly with Gordie's team.
Alcremie has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Alcremie trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Bede's team hits Alcremie's weaknesses hard.
Alcremie trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Milcery on Route 4 (walking, Lv 13-15). All Weather.
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Nessa, at typical party pace.
How to Get Milcery in Sword & Shield
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 6 locations. Milcery's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Milcery in SwSh
Milcery is your first catch on the way to Milcery. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 13-28 across 6 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Milcery ✓Route 4Lv.13-15GrassRate 20%All WeatherGiant's MirrorLv.26-28GrassRate 32%Heavy FogBridge FieldLv.26-28GrassRate 30%Heavy Fog
Step 2Evolve into AlcremieBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Alcremie egg.
Milcery Weakness
Milcery is weak to Poison and Steel. On the flip side, it's immune to Dragon-type moves entirely. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Milcery Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Milcery
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
 Perrserker Steel | C | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Milcery View Garbodor builds →Belch 2x111-131%KO Metal Claw 2x61-72% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Corviknight Steel | A | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Copperajah Steel | B | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Copperajah Steel | B | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Milcery View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x141-166%KO | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Milcery View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x222-262%KO | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
In Sword & Shield, Nidoking's Ice Beam hits Milcery for 52-62%. Metagross threatens a KO with Earthquake (88-104%).
 Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Milcery View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam52-62% Flamethrower52-62% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Milcery View Metagross builds →Earthquake88-104%KO | ||
Milcery Evolutions
Milcery doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need a unique condition to push it forward to Alcremie. Evolving adds up to 225 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SwSh Milcery Best Moveset
Fairy pre-evo with 50 Sp. Atk and 61 Sp. Def. AbilityAroma Veil from the hidden slot blocks Taunt for the team. The moveset is non-functional. Evolve into Alcremie for 110 Sp. Atk and Gigantamax access.
Best Build
Milcery best EVs are HP and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Misty Terrain
- Sweet Scent
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Milcery picks up Last Resort along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Normal and Dark coverage, but the foundation's already strong by then.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This Pokémon was born from sweet-smelling particles in the air. Its body is made of cream.
They say that any patisserie visited by Milcery is guaranteed success and good fortune.
Milcery Sword & Shield Guide
For Sword & Shield, you can run Milcery through the first few routes without issues. 270 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Alcremie as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Milcery joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 2 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShDebut
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves