Jethro's Milotic

**Jethro's Milotic** (Japanese: **ジェスロのミロカロス** *Jiesuro's Milokaross*) is the second Pokémon that Jethro captured after embarking on his journey, and his fifth overall.

## **History**

### **Hoenn**

Milotic first appeared as a Feebas as a wild Pokémon that Swimmer Jack was looking for. Jethro agreed to help Jack and continued to catch Feebas, but threw her back since he thought she was hideous. Jack eventually notices Jethro and exclaims that Feebas is the Pokémon he has been trying to catch. After learning this, Jethro tried to catch her again but was unable to. Night soon fell and a Zangoose and Seviper began to battle each other. Noticing Jethro and Jack, the two attacked them for interrupting. Feebas jumps out of the water and lands in Jethro's hands, and activated Light Screen, stopping the two Pokémon. When the two try to break free of Light Screen, Feebas used Mirror Coat, breaking their claws and fangs and allowing them to escape. Seeing that Feebas had protected them and took a liking to Jethro, Jack forced Jethro to keep her, although he was reluctant and decided to release her as soon as he could.

Jethro fought against his father Norman at the Weather Institute. During their fight, the two of them ended up off the side of a building facing sharp spikes below. Feebas popped out of her Poké Ball and began freaking out at the current situation. Jethro asked Feebas to save them with her abilities, but her attacks don't have any effect. Norman then yells at Jethro to use his Running Shoes, which allows them to run off the Light Screens created by Feebas, saving them in the process. After the incident, Jethro decided to keep her in order to prove to his father how good of a Coordinator he is despite Feebas being ugly.

Feebas is used alongside Jethro's other Pokémon to battle against Courtney and her Ninetales. Although Jethro had a five-to-one advantage, his team was beaten due to Ninetales having control of nine different fireballs.

Feebas is entered into the Slateport City Pokémon Contest. Her only opponent was Wallace's Whiscash, and by Wallace's request, Feebas received zero points. Jethro, frustrated by Gwendolyn's words during their last meeting, unleashed his rage at Feebas, saying she did not deserve to be in his team and was kicking her out of it. Devastated, Feebas swam away in tears, and Jethro soon realized that he was wrong to do so, and tried to get Feebas back, but to no avail. After she left, Wallace revealed that Feebas had won the contest, and would hold onto her Ribbon for the time being.

It was later revealed that Feebas went all the way to Sootopolis City in order to make up with Jethro. Seeing him being attacked by Archie and Maxie, she splashes water and jumps at them. They easily knock Feebas away and begin stomping on her and calling her ugly. After they knock Feebas away, Jethro picks Feebas up, who simply smiles at him. Maxie and Archie approach Jethro and tell him to just let Feebas rot as such ugly creatures don't deserve to exist. Jethro states that previously, he thought Feebas was ugly as well, but now he thinks of her as beautiful. Jethro expresses regret for being so mean to Feebas, despite the fact that she still came back to defend him despite knowing that she'd lose. Jethro states that outward appearances do not matter, and that Feebas's inner appearance is what matters. Wallace praises Jethro's speech, and gives him the Ribbon that Feebas rightfully earned back at Slateport City. Jethro, realizing that he never made a speech for Feebas, recites a speech for her. This causes Feebas to evolve into Milotic, the Pokémon Jethro had been searching for since setting out on his journey. Ready to continue his fight, Jethro climbs on Milotic's back and begins his final attack on the two villains.

During the Appeal Round of the Hoenn Grand Festival, Jethro summoned Milotic as his choice of Pokémon. Jethro starts by ordering Aqua Ring, and Milotic becomes engulfed in a shiny blue aura. Then, Jethro commands Milotic to use Ice Beam towards the sky, and as it rains down back towards Milotic, Jethro commands Light Screen, and the barrier around Milotic becomes frozen, creating a beautiful ice barrier around her. Then, Jethro commands Milotic to use Safeguard, and the ice barrier glows a beautiful green before Jethro commands another Ice Beam, which shatters the glowing ice barrier, creating a shower of shiny ice particles to rain down while glowing green, and the audience respond positively to Jethro's performance. Jethro and Milotic celebrate together as the crowd gives them a round of applause. For his performance, Jethro earns a perfect score of 100 points, and Milotic gently hugs her Trainer with her serpent-like body.

### **Battle Frontier**

Milotic battled against Magna's Sceptile in the semifinal round of the Battle Dome. Sceptile starts with a barrage of attacks, one of them paralysing. This activates her Marvel Scale, making most of Sceptile's attacks useless. Sceptile is then frozen by Milotic's Blizzard. Although frozen, Sceptile manages to regain his lost memories, giving him the strength to break through his icy prison and defeat Milotic, giving Magna the win.

### **Meteor Threat**

Milotic appeared alongside the rest of Jethro's team when he was checking to make sure they all survived the crash caused by the Draconid people.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Milotic is a quiet and considerate Pokémon, rarely taking offense to what others think of her. As described by Jethro, Milotic has a kind and gentle soul, shown when she was willing to forgive Jethro for his harshness towards her. She is very brave and courageous, willing to rush into any kind of danger in order to protect others, especially her Trainer, and takes what Jethro says to heart.

After her evolution, Milotic became quite graceful, akin to her species. She also becomes cool and collected, rarely showing any emotion during battles other than her determination to win in order to please her Trainer. Despite her cool exterior, she does, however, shows lighter sides of herself at times, openly celebrating with her Trainer, and showing affection by wrapping herself around him with her serpent-like body as a hug of sorts.