Miltank was the third and final Pokémon used by
Whitney in the Goldenrod City Gym Battle against
Ash Ketchum. Despite being down 3 Pokémon to 1, Whitney's Miltank was able to defeat
Ash's Cyndaquil,
Ash's Totodile, and
Ash's Pikachu in succession with its powerful Rollout attack, giving victory in the match to
Whitney.
Later, while at
Milton's Miltank Dairy Farm,
Ash Ketchum attempts to brush Whitney's Miltank and grabs it by its tail. Upset, Miltank kicks
Ash Ketchum backwards and sends him flying into a nearby fence.
Milton then informs
Ash Ketchum that Miltank doesn't like to be grabbed by its tail.
After leaving the dairy farm,
Whitney takes Miltank to a nearby hill to train. During the training session, Team Rocket appears and steals both Miltank and
Ash's Pikachu. After
Ash Ketchum was successful in retrieving both the Pokémon, he challenges Miltank to a battle, which if he wins, gives him another shot at the Plain Badge.
In the rematch, Miltank faces off against
Ash's Cyndaquil.
Ash's Cyndaquil was able to hit with a Flamethrower attack, but Miltank ultimately won the round with Rollout. Next, Miltank was able to defeat
Ash's Totodile as well, but
Ash's Totodile was able to carve out some ditches in the ground before losing. Miltank then went up against
Ash's Pikachu. The ditches carved out by
Ash's Totodile sent Miltank's Rollout attack off course.
Ash's Pikachu was then able to hide in a ditch and hit Miltank from below.
Ash's Pikachu was able to expose Miltank's body and zap it with a Thunderbolt, defeating Miltank and
Whitney.