Milo

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Milo (Japanese: ヤロー Yarrow) is a who is the Gym Leader of Turffield's Gym, known officially as Turffield Stadium. He specializes in . He gives the to Trainers who defeat him.
==In the core series games==
Milo is the first Gym Leader Galarian s face in their Gym Challenge. He is a farmer that honed his skills working on his farm with his Pokémon, and can be often seen in Turffield trying to wrangle wandering with his farm's herding . Despite his size and strength, Milo is a gentle, laid-back Trainer who has trouble giving it his all on weaker opponents and doesn't worry about winning or losing so long as each party is having fun. Nessa considers Milo her rival, as revealed in her League Card, but Milo doesn't seem to acknowledge this, claiming the only rival he has is himself.
Milo is first seen at Motostoke Stadium for the Gym Challenge's opening ceremony. The first meets him at , chasing after one of the used in his Gym Mission. Once the player has defeated Kabu, Milo travels to Motostoke alongside Nessa to congratulate the player and Hop on defeating the first three Gyms and wish them good luck with the rest of the Gym Challenge. At the Champion Cup in Wyndon, Milo is pitted against Raihan in the first round and loses. He also participates in the post-game Champion tournaments and the Galarian Star Tournament.
After Milo's initial defeat, the player is awarded with the , , and the Grass Uniform.
===League Cards===
This is a transcript of the back of Milo's League Cards in .
;Normal League Card
:"This was born as the son of farmers. He has honed his strength, stamina, and skill as a Pokémon Trainer from a young age by working together with his Pokémon. Because of his gentle nature, he has trouble going all out on weaker opponents, which is why his Gym is the first one for challengers to attempt during the Gym Challenge. He always wears his boots, as apparently they let him dig in his heels when he needs to."
;Rare League Card
:"Though his record isn't the best due to his focus on simply having fun in battles, Milo himself is incredibly strong. The rolls of hay used in his Gym Challenge each weigh over , yet Milo can roll them around easily. tend to roll around, too, and sometimes they can get carried away and roll out of the Gym Stadium. It has become common in Turffield to see the whole town chasing after Milo, who is in turn chasing after a stray Wooloo, along with ."
===Pokémon===
Milo keeps his Pokémon in Ultra Balls.
====Gym battle====
Milo will Dynamax his at the first opportunity.
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====Max Raid Battle partner====
Milo teams up with the player, Hop, and Piers to face a Dynamax in a Max Raid Battle.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Milo forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. His Eldegoss is capable of Dynamaxing. Milo became a playable sync pair on December 5, 2024.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
Concept art from 	Artwork of Milofrom
 	
Key artwork of Milo accepting 's challengein	Artwork of Milo in a Battle against by
===Sprites===
Icon from the menu
===League Cards===
 	
Milo's in	Milo's rare in
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
Milo made a cameo appearance in Letter.
Milo briefly appeared in Buddy, where Hop's landed on his farm after running away from its Trainer. He was alerted to its presence by his herd of Wooloo. Upon seeing its tag, Milo arranged for a Flying Taxi to come and take Hop's Wooloo home.
In Early-Evening Waves, Milo was seen on television defeating Nessa during the Champions Cup.
In Sky, Milo gave his thoughts about the Champion Leon in an interview.
In The Gathering of Stars, Milo was seen rolling up some hay on the field with his Wooloo. He was later seen at Wyndon Stadium, walking out onto the field for the opening ceremony of the Galarian Star Tournament.
====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
=====Herds=====
===GOTCHA!===
Milo briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Milo debuted in Chomp!! Defeat Drednaw. He, along with various other Gym Leaders, was first seen reacting to the news that Leon had endorsed two s for the Gym Challenge.
In Watch Out!! Strong Rivals, Milo faced , , Hop, Bede, and Marnie in a series of Gym battles at Turffield Stadium and lost. Later, he, Nessa, and Kabu personally congratulated Casey and Hop for completing the first three Galar Gyms.
In Rumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day, the Galar Gym Leaders gathered at Rose Tower to find out if Rose intended on bringing harm to the region. While Oleana kept the Gym Leaders busy, Henry, Casey, Bede, Hop, and Marnie went up to meet Rose, only find he was elsewhere. On a video screen, Rose announced his intention to restart the Darkest Day and ensure the safety of Galar's future. Power Spot lights began appearing all over the region, causing Pokémon to start Dynamaxing at random. While some traveled to confront Rose at the Hammerlocke Energy Plant, Milo went back to Turffield to help deal with the rampaging Dynamax Pokémon.
In GRRR!! The Irrepairable Gears, Macro Cosmos employees were dispatched to deal with the Dynamax Pokémon, allowing Milo's group to provide backup for the others against . By the time they arrived, Milo's group found Eternatus had fled, leaving those who battled it unconscious and covered in its poison. The injured were taken to a hospital to recover.
By PASS40, the others had fully recovered from Eternatus's poison and were discharged from the hospital. Milo and the others then set off to help stop the Darkest Day, which had begun once again.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Milo or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Milo was designed by take.Tweet about designing all of the Gym Leaders for Pokémon Sword & Shield
* The logo of can be seen on the uniforms of Milo and Turffield Stadium s.
* Milo's uniform number is "831", which can be read in Japanese as for 野菜 yasai, meaning "vegetables".
** It is also the National Pokédex number of , a Pokémon he herds.
* Milo shares his Chinese name with Arlo from .
* Milo's level 20 is the highest-level Pokémon ever battled in the first Gym of a region.
* Milo is the only Gym Leader in to:
** Not use Gigantamax before the post-game (discounting Piers).
** Change their signature Pokémon.
** Have a different signature Pokémon depending on the version. In Pokémon Sword, his new signature Pokémon is , whereas in Pokémon Shield, it is .
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ヤロー Yarrow 	From and 野 ya (field)
English, Brazilian Portuguese	Milo 	From Achillea millefolium (yarrow) and μήλο mílo (Greek for apple)
German 	Yarro 	From his Japanese name
Spanish 	Percy 	From perejil bravío (yarrow)
French 	Percy 	From persil à dinde (yarrow)
Italian 	Yarrow 	From his Japanese name
Korean 	아킬 Akil 	From Achillea millefolium (yarrow)
Chinese () 	亞洛 Yǎluò亚洛 Yàluò 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	亞洛 Alok 	Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
Russian 	Майло Maylo 	Transcription of his English name
Thai 	ยาร์โรว์ Yaro 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Sword and Shield characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Grass-type Trainers
Category:Trainers with Dynamax Bands
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Pokémon: Twilight Wings characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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