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[[File:479Rotom-Phone.png|thumb|100px|The Rotom Phone]]
The '''Rotom Phone''' (Japanese: '''スマホロトム''' ''Smartphone Rotom'') is an electronic device found in [[Galar]] in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]. It is a smartphone that is enhanced after being possessed by a {{p|Rotom}}. It is popular amongst people across multiple [[Pokémon]] [[canon]]s, and can host a multitude of functions and applications, including a [[Pokédex]].

==In the core series==
The Rotom Phone functions as the [[menu]] interface in {{g|Sword and Shield}}. From the Rotom Phone, players can access their [[party]], [[Bag]], [[Town Map]], [[Pokédex]], [[League Card]], [[options]], and [[save]] their game. They can also set up {{pkmn|Camp}} in most areas once they obtain [[Camping Gear]] from their {{gal|mum}}. If the player connects to the internet, they can also access [[Mystery Gift]] or [[Victory Station]].

The Rotom itself can also power the motor in the [[Rotom Bike]], allowing the player to travel faster, and after an upgrade, over water as well. Unlike the [[Rotom Pokédex]], the Rotom Phone does not speak during the storyline, but does prompt the player where to go next, and alerts them to happenings in the [[Wild Area]], such as [[weather]] patterns.

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==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Ash Rotom Phone.png|thumb|250px|A Rotom Phone in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
{{Ash}} received a smartphone from [[Professor Cerise]] in ''[[JN003|Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!]]''. Along with [[Goh]]'s own smartphone, it was possessed by two of Cerise's {{p|Rotom}}, who turned each into a Rotom Phone. Unlike previous Pokédexes in the {{pkmn|anime}}, the Rotom Phones can provide information about locations and landmarks, and vital information such as height. They have also been shown to have a numbered Pokémon list and are the first known anime Pokédexes to register and list [[caught Pokémon]]. Like in the games, Ash and Goh's Rotom Phones rarely speak on their own, but in ''[[JN037|That New Old Gang of Mine!]]'', Ash's Rotom Phone was shown to think itself as superior to the {{an|Rotom Pokédex}} for its multitude of functions. If a Trainer is registered for the [[World Coronation Series]], they can identify and challenge other participating Trainers with their Rotom Phones.

In ''[[JN012|Flash of the Titans!]]'', {{TRT}} was revealed to have obtained their own Rotom Phone from {{an|Giovanni}}. Unlike Ash and Goh's Rotom Phones, this smartphone is black, and has a distinctively sassy personality, which sometimes affects the Pokédex entries it gives.

A blue Rotom Phone with a Pokédex installed appeared in ''[[JN014|Raid Battle in The Ruins!]]'', under the ownership of [[Shane Seeker]].

A yellow Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[JN018|Destination: Coronation!]]'', under the ownership of [[Visquez]]. This episode revealed that the Rotom Phone helps participants in the World Coronation Series meet each other and arrange for official battles.

A Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[JN020|Dreams Are Made of These!]]'', under the ownership of {{OBP|Oliver|JN020}}.

A Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[JN033|Trade, Borrow, and Steal!]]'', under the ownership of [[Kricketina Kylie]].

A pink Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[JN034|Solitary and Menacing!]]'', under the ownership of [[Bea]].

Another pink Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[JN044|Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!"]]'', under the ownership of [[Sonia]].

A white Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[JN045|Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!]]'', under the ownership of [[Professor Magnolia]].

In ''[[JN049|To Train, or Not to Train!]]'', [[Chloe]] received a pink Rotom Phone with a Pokédex installed from Professor Cerise.

A green Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[JN060|Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!]]'', under the ownership of [[Rinto]].

In ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', {{Gary}} was revealed to have obtained a Rotom Phone.

In ''[[JN071|Leaping Toward the Dream!]]'', [[Quillon]] was revealed to own a dark red Rotom Phone.

In ''[[JN080|Trial on a Golden Scale!]]'', [[Danika]] was revealed to own a blue Rotom Phone.

In ''[[JN082|The Sweet Taste of Battle!]]'', [[Raihan]] was revealed to own a dark red Rotom Phone.

In [[JN090]], [[Alternate World Ash]] was shown to possess a Rotom Phone.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
Ash Rotom Phone.png|Ash's Rotom Phone
Goh Rotom Phone.png|Goh's Rotom Phone
Goh Rotom Phone scan.png|Scanning {{p|Nickit}} on the Rotom Phone
Goh Rotom Phone Landmark.png|Scanning a landmark on the Rotom Phone
Goh Rotom Phone Pokédex list.png|Adding {{p|Snorlax}} to the [[Pokédex]] listing
Goh Rotom Phone height.png|Measuring {{p|Snorlax}}'s height
Team Rocket Rotom Phone.png|Team Rocket's Rotom Phone
Team Rocket Rotom Phone scan.png|Team Rocket's Rotom Phone scanning {{p|Drednaw}}
Shane Seeker Rotom Phone.png|Shane Seeker's Rotom Phone
Visquez Rotom Phone.png|Visquez's Rotom Phone
Oliver Rotom Phone.png|Oliver's Rotom Phone
Kricketina Kylie Rotom Phone.png|Kricketina Kylie's Rotom Phone
Bea Rotom Phone.png|Bea's Rotom Phone
Sonia Rotom Phone.png|Sonia's Rotom Phone
Magnolia Rotom Phone.png|Professor Magnolia's Rotom Phone
Chloe Rotom Phone.png|Chloe's Rotom Phone
Chloe Rotom Phone scan.png|Chloe's Rotom Phone scanning a {{p|Boldore}}
Rinto Rotom Phone.png|Rinto's Rotom Phone
Gary Rotom Phone.png|Gary's Rotom Phone
Quillon Rotom Phone.png|Quillon's Rotom Phone
Danika Rotom Phone.png|Danika's Rotom Phone
Raihan Rotom Phone.png|Raihan's Rotom Phone
Alternate World Ash Rotom Phone.png|Alternate World Ash's Rotom Phone
</gallery>

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====Voice actors====
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|ja=堀内賢雄 ''[[Kenyu Horiuchi]]'' ({{Ash}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>マリナ・アイコルツ ''[[Marina Aicholtz]]'' ([[Goh]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>浪川大輔 ''[[Daisuke Namikawa]]'' ([[Chloe]]'s Rotom Phone)
|en=[[Billy Kametz]] ({{Ash}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>[[Erica Schroeder]] ([[Goh]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>[[Lisa Ortiz]] ({{TRT}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>Cedric Williams ([[Visquez]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>[[Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld]] ([[Bea]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>[[Tara Jayne Sands]] ([[Chloe]]'s Rotom Phone)
|zh_cmn=孟慶府 ''Mèng Qìngfǔ'' ({{Ash}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>徐瑀甄 ''Xú Yǔzhēn'' ({{TRT}}'s Rotom Phone)
|id=Turie Sandos ({{Ash}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>Lis Kurniasih ([[Goh]]'s Rotom Phone)
|fi=Peter Pihlström ({{Ash}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>Susa Saukko ([[Goh]]'s Rotom Phone)
|pl=Przemysław Wyszyński ({{Ash}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>Martyna Kowalik ([[Goh]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>Marta Dylewska ({{TRT}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>Damian Kulec ([[Visquez]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>Karol Jankiewicz ([[Kricketina Kylie]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>Justyna Bojczuk ([[Bea]]'s Rotom Phone)
|pt_br=Raphael Rossatto ({{Ash}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>Teline Carvalho ([[Goh]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>Jéssica Marina ({{TRT}}'s Rotom Phone)<br>Jeane Marie ([[Bea]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>Marcus Jardym ([[Chloe]]'s Rotom Phone)
|es_la=Alan Fernando Vásquez ({{Ash}}'s and [[Chloe]]'s Rotom Phones)<br>Gabriela Ortíz ([[Goh]]'s Rotom Phone)<br>Karla Vega and Amanda Hinojosa ({{TRT}}'s Rotom Phone, [[S23]] and [[S24]] onwards respectively)<br>Beto Castillo ([[Visquez]]'s Rotom Phone)
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===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[TW07|Sky]]'', under the ownership of [[Raihan]]. It reappeared in ''[[TW08|The Gathering of Stars]]''.

A Rotom Phone appeared in ''The Gathering of Stars'', under the ownership of [[Peony]].

==In the manga==
[[File:Henry Casey Rotom Phone.png|thumb|250px|Rotom Phones in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Rotom Phone debuted in ''[[PASS02|Crackle!! Practice Battle]]'', under the ownership of [[Rose|Chairman Rose]].

Two Rotom Phones appeared in ''[[PASS03|Chomp!! Defeat Drednaw]]'', under the ownership of [[Henry Sword|Henry]] and [[Casey Shield|Casey]], respectively. [[Professor Magnolia]] had just installed the Pokédex function into these specific smartphones, making Henry and Casey [[Pokédex holder]]s.

A Rotom Phone appeared in [[PASS15]], under the ownership of [[Melony]], who used it to chat with [[Bea]] about the disqualification of [[Bede]].

A Rotom Phone appeared in the {{chap|Sword & Shield}}<!--[[PASS22]]-->, under the ownership of [[Sonia]].

A Rotom Phone appeared in the {{chap|Sword & Shield}}<!--[[PASS25]]-->, under the ownership of [[Opal]].
<gallery>
Rotom Phone Adventures.png|Chairman Rose's Rotom Phone
</gallery>

[[File:Visquez Rotom Phone JNM.png|thumb|120px|Rotom Phones in {{ma|Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}]]

===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
In [[JNM09]], {{Ash}} and [[Visquez]] used their Rotom Phones to organize an official [[World Coronation Series]] {{pkmn|battle}}.

In [[JNM11]], Ash and [[Bea]]'s Rotom Phones communicated with each other so that Ash and Bea could have a World Coronation Series battle.

In [[JNM18]], [[Rinto]]'s Rotom Phone was seen receiving a challenge from Ash to a World Coronation Series battle.
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==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Rotom Phone in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Rotom Phone|Item|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Sword & Shield|Rotom Bike|181}}|type=Item|standard=yes|enset=Sword & Shield|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=181/202|jpset=Sword|jprarity=U|jpnum=055/060|enset2=Champion's Path|enrarity2=Uncommon|ennum2=063/073|jpset3=Shiny Star V|jpnum3=167/190}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Charizard VMAX Starter Set|Rotom Phone|11}}|type=Item|standard=yes|enset=Champion's Path|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=064/073|jpset=Charizard VMAX Starter Set|jpnum=011/021|jpset2=Grimmsnarl VMAX Starter Set|jpnum2=011/020}}
{{cardlist/footer|Item}}

==Trivia==
* While the {{player}} can only have an orange Rotom Phone, they are known to come in a variety of colors. [[Hop]]'s Rotom Phone is blue, [[Sonia]]'s is pink, and [[Raihan]]'s is magenta, similar to the color of a {{Shiny}} Rotom.
* The [[Pokédex]] function in the {{pkmn|anime}} seems to be similar to the Pokédex function on the [[Pokémon HOME]] mobile app version. Both feature Pokédexes that register Pokémon after being caught and are on a phone. The layouts of the Pokédex and Pokémon selection screen in the anime and HOME look similar.
** Another similarity is they can both look up moves in the Pokédex in the anime and HOME.
* The way Pokémon are registered to the Rotom Phone in the anime is similar to how Pokémon are registered to the player's Pokédex in [[Pokémon GO]].
* One of the icons on the Rotom Phone in the anime resembles the icon for Pokémon GO.

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{ghost color}}
|zh_yue=手機洛托姆 ''Sáugēi Loktokmóuh''
|zh_cmn=手機洛托姆 / 手机洛托姆 ''Shǒujī Luòtuōmǔ''
|fi=Rotom-puhelin
|fr=Motismart
|de=Smart-Rotom
|it=Smart Rotom
|ko=스마트로토무 ''Smart Rotomu''
|pl=Rotomfon
|pt_br=Rotom Fone
|ru=Ротом-Телефон ''Rotom-Telefon''
|es=SmartRotom
}}

==See also==
* [[Rotom Pokédex]]

==External links==
* [https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/gameplay/about-pokedex-rotom-phone/ Rotom Phone on the official website]
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