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The '''Rotom Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''ロトム{{tt|図鑑|ずかん}}''' ''Rotom illustrated encyclopedia''), commonly referred to simply as '''Rotom Dex''' (Japanese: '''ロトム''' ''Rotom''), is a main {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} character in the {{pkmn|anime}} and {{Ash}}'s [[Pokédex]] in the {{series|Sun & Moon}}.
The '''Rotom Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''ロトム{{tt|図鑑|ずかん}}''' ''Rotom illustrated encyclopedia''), commonly referred to simply as '''Rotom Dex''' (Japanese: '''ロトム''' ''Rotom''), is a main {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} character in the {{pkmn|anime}} and {{Ash}}'s [[Pokédex]] in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''.


==History==
==In the anime==
[[File:Ash Alola Pokédex.png‎|thumb|left|250px|An empty Rotom Pokédex]]
===History===
Rotom made its first appearance in ''[[SM003|Loading the Dex!]]'', in which it entered Ash's empty Pokédex he had received [[SM002|earlier]] from [[Professor Kukui]], turning itself into the '''Pokédex Rotom version''' (Japanese: '''ロトムポケデックスフォルム''' ''Rotom Pokédex Forme''). After introducing itself to Ash, it followed him to the [[Pokémon School]], where it met {{ashcl}} and [[Samson Oak]]. Later, it accompanied Ash and his friends during their fieldwork in a forest.
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''====
[[File:Ash Alola Pokédex.png|thumb|left|250px|An empty Rotom Pokédex]]
Rotom debuted in ''[[SM003|Loading the Dex!]]'', where it entered the empty Pokédex that Ash had received [[SM002|earlier]] from {{an|Professor Kukui}}, turning itself into the '''Pokédex Rotom version''' (Japanese: '''ロトムポケデックスフォルム''' ''Rotom Pokédex Forme''). After introducing itself to Ash, it followed him to the [[Pokémon School]], where it met {{ashcl}} and [[Samson Oak]]. Later, it accompanied Ash and his friends during their fieldwork in a forest.


In ''[[SM017|Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!]]'', Rotom was shown to be a big fan of the detective show Alolan Detective Laki and impersonated [[Laki]] throughout the episode. Upon finding out that Ash had lost his {{DL|Z-Crystal|Electrium Z}}, Rotom decided solve the case. After learning about a camera crew that had been filming at the Pokémon School, it went to the Alola TV station, where it copied the video from one of the cameras and updated itself with a video camera function. Using its new function, Rotom concluded that {{an|Kiawe}} was the culprit, but was proven wrong by {{an|Lillie}}. It was then revealed that the Z-Crystal had been stuck inside Rotom's wig the whole time. At the end of the episode, Rotom offered to help Ash and Kiawe with their {{pkmn|training}} by recording it.
In ''[[SM017|Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!]]'', Rotom was shown to be a big fan of the detective show Alolan Detective Laki and impersonated [[Laki]] throughout the episode. Upon finding out that Ash had lost his [[Electrium Z]], Rotom decided to solve the case. After learning about a camera crew that had been filming at the Pokémon School, it went to the Alola TV station, where it copied the video from one of the cameras and updated itself with a video camera function. Using its new function, Rotom concluded that {{an|Kiawe}} was the culprit, but it was proven wrong by {{an|Lillie}}. It was then revealed that the Z-Crystal had been stuck inside Rotom's wig the whole time. At the end of the episode, Rotom offered to help Ash and Kiawe with their {{pkmn|training}} by recording it.


In ''[[SM023|Getting the Band Back Together!]]'', Rotom updated itself again with a {{wp|Sampling (signal processing)|voice sampling}} function by extracting data from [[DJ Leo]]'s [[DJ]] equipment. It used this function in [[SM024|the next episode]] to give Ash's speech for him during the Visiting Day at the Pokémon School, but both ended up getting caught due to Rotom getting carried away.
In ''[[SM023|Getting the Band Back Together!]]'', Rotom updated itself again with a {{wp|Sampling (signal processing)|voice sampling}} function by extracting data from [[DJ Leo]]'s [[DJ]] equipment. It used this function in [[SM024|the next episode]] to give Ash's speech for him during the Visiting Day at the Pokémon School, but both ended up getting caught due to Rotom getting carried away.


==Personality and characteristics==
In ''[[SM057|The Dex Can't Help It!]]'', Rotom left the Pokédex after getting hit by [[Ash's Pikachu]]'s electricity. Afterward, it was swapped with a {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Wash Rotom}}, whereupon it made multiple attempts to get back to the Pokédex. In the end, Rotom finally managed to return to Pokédex after getting hit by Pikachu's Thunderbolt again.
[[File:Rotom Pokédex detective wig.png|thumb|left|250px|Rotom Pokédex's detective cosplay]]
Rotom claims to be a self-learning Pokédex (similar to an {{wp|Artificial intelligence|A.I.}}) and has the ability to talk human language. It also updates itself whenever it meets a new Pokémon by [[Photography|taking pictures]] of it or when it finds something new about a Pokémon. It has a bad habit of getting up close and personal to the Pokémon in order to see if information about it is true, only to annoy and get attacked by said Pokémon. It gets along with Ash and all {{ashfr}}, but has shown an aversion to {{an|Sophocles}}'s attempts to "study" it.


After Rotom inhabited the Pokédex, it seems to have lost all combat functions, and is unable to use any moves. As shown in ''[[SM017|Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!]]'', it can use its "arms" to extract data from other electronic devices and update itself with the device's function. Additionally, if it is upside down or sideways, it can recalibrate its screen to show the data rightside up. Rotom also uses the numbers on its screen to express the statistics, usually showing the percentage of something, for example, to show the likelihood of a Pokémon appearing nearby.
In ''[[SM061|A Mission of Ultra Urgency!]]'', Rotom updated itself again with data about the {{an|Ultra Beasts}}. It was further updated to hold info about {{AP|Poipole}} in ''[[SM067|Love at First Twirl!]]''.


Rotom also is a fan of the show Alolan Detective Laki. It likes to wear the wig of [[Laki]], which [[Professor Kukui]] bought for it, when cosplaying as him. It looks up to Laki and even used his thought process in order to figure out how to deal with the fact that it had become {{status|freeze|frozen}}. However, Rotom tends to jump to conclusions with its deductions; such as in ''Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!'' when he believed that {{an|Kiawe}} stole {{Ash}}'s {{DL|Z-Crystal|Electrium Z}} as well as in ''[[SM029|Lulled to La-La Land!]]'', it accused {{an|Lillie}} of putting Ash and the rest of {{ashfr|the group}} to sleep and draining their energy, causing {{an|Mallow}} to jump to her defense.
In ''[[SM098|Bright Lights, Big Changes!]]'', while observing the filming of the latest episode of Alolan Detective Laki, Rotom interrupted the production after discovering an error in the plot. Rotom impressed the producer [[George Charino]] with its knowledge and was offered a role in the program. In the end, however, Rotom went back to Ash.
{{-}}


==Voice actors==
In ''[[SM146|Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!]]'', following Ash's decision to return to [[Pallet Town]] and travel the {{pkmn|world}}, Rotom decided to stay in [[Alola]] and work with the [[Aether Foundation]].
{{vatable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{ghost color}}
[[File:Ash and Rotom Pokédex.png|thumb|250px|Rotom Pokédex and Ash]]
 
====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
In ''[[JN037|That New Old Gang of Mine!]]'', Rotom greeted Ash upon his return to Alola, with Rotom also meeting Ash's new friend [[Goh]].
 
In ''[[JN112|Helping the Hometown Hero!]]'', Rotom attended a party to celebrate the return of Lillie and her family to Alola after they found [[Mohn]]. The next day, Rotom watched a [[Battle Royal]] match between Ash, Kiawe, Gladion, and Professor Kukui.
 
In ''[[JN131|Paring Pokémon While Parrying!]]'' and ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Rotom was seen watching Ash's [[Masters Eight Tournament]] match against {{an|Leon}} at the [[Pokémon School]].
 
===Personality and characteristics===
[[File:Rotom Pokédex scan.png|thumb|250px|left|Scanning [[Guzma]]'s {{p|Golisopod}}]]
Rotom claims to be a self-learning [[Pokédex]] (similar to an {{wp|Artificial intelligence|A.I.}}) and has the ability to speak [[human]] language. Early in the series, it has a bad habit of getting up close and personal to the Pokémon in order to see if the information about it is true, only to annoy and get attacked by said Pokémon. It also updates itself whenever it meets a new Pokémon by [[Photography|taking pictures]] of it or when it finds something new about a Pokémon.  As shown in ''[[SM037|Rising from the Ruins!]]'', once Rotom Dex updates its photographic database and finds a way to describe the new Pokémon, the updated information then becomes available to download on various other Pokédexes. Rotom gets along with Ash and all of {{ashfr}}, but has shown an aversion to {{an|Sophocles}}'s attempts to "study" it. Largely due its self-learning nature, it also has an innate desire to catalog any Pokémon within the region. In ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', it left during a field trip to Kanto on its own to try and catalog all 151 Kanto Pokémon, only missing one, {{p|Mew}}, by the time it returned to Oak's Lab.
 
While inhabiting the Pokédex, Rotom does not appear to have combat functions, and is unable to use any moves. As shown in ''[[SM017|Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!]]'', it can use its "arms" to extract data from other electronic devices and update itself with the device's function. Additionally, if it is upside down or sideways, it can recalibrate its screen to show the data the right side up. Rotom also uses the numbers on its screen to express the statistics, usually showing the percentage of something, for example, to show the likelihood of a Pokémon appearing nearby. As shown in ''[[SM056|Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!]]'', Rotom has a clear waterproof casing, allowing it to be used underwater.
[[File:Rotom Pokédex detective wig.png|thumb|250px|Rotom Pokédex's detective cosplay]]
Rotom is also a huge fan of the show Alolan Detective Laki. It likes to cosplay as the titular character [[Laki]], wearing a wig modeled after his hairstyle of [[Laki]], which {{an|Professor Kukui}} bought for it, to achieve this. It also looks up to Laki and even used his thought process in order to figure out how to deal with the fact that it had become {{status|freeze|frozen}}. However, Rotom tends to jump to conclusions with its deductions, such as in ''Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!'', when it believed that {{an|Kiawe}} stole {{Ash}}'s [[Electrium Z]]. This was also shown in ''[[SM029|Lulled to La-La Land!]]'', when it accused {{an|Lillie}} of putting Ash and the rest of {{ashfr|the group}} to sleep and draining their energy, causing {{an|Mallow}} to jump to her defense. In addition, it is known to state the obvious through its calculations. Rotom is prideful in expressing the information it helps to deliver. So much so that in ''[[SM098|Bright Lights, Big Changes!]]'', it was revealed to have realized its goal of becoming the universe's greatest Pokédex.
 
In ''[[SM057|The Dex Can't Help It!]]'', it is revealed that if Rotom takes too much of a shock, it will be forced out of the electronic it is inhabiting. As mentioned in the episode's [[Poké Problem]] segment, Rotom has spent so much time in its Pokédex form that it feels uncomfortable outside of it.
 
===Appearance===
:''See also: [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Rotom|List of Pokémon with form differences → Rotom]]''
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{electric color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #{{electric color dark}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Outside its Pokédex
! style="background:#{{water color light}}" | As a Wash Rotom
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | As a Fan Rotom
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Rotom Pokédex Normal Rotom.png|250px]]
| [[File:Rotom Pokédex Wash Rotom.png|250px]]
| [[File:Rotom Pokédex Fan Rotom.png|250px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{grass color light}}" | As a Mow Rotom
! style="background:#{{fire color light}}" | As a Heat Rotom
! style="background:#{{ice color light}}" | As a Frost Rotom
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Rotom Pokédex Mow Rotom.png|250px]]
| [[File:Rotom Pokédex Heat Rotom.png|250px]]
| [[File:Rotom Pokédex Frost Rotom.png|250px]]
|}
 
===Moves used===
====Frost Rotom====
{{anmov/h|electric|ice|Rotom Pokédex Blizzard.png|Using Blizzard}}
{{anmov|ice|Blizzard|SM057|The Dex Can't Help It!}}
{{anmov/f|ice}}
 
====Wash Rotom====
{{anmov/h|electric|water|Rotom Pokédex Hydro Pump.png|Using Hydro Pump}}
{{anmov|water|Hydro Pump|SM057|The Dex Can't Help It!}}
{{anmov/f|water}}
 
===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{electric color dark}}
|ja=浪川大輔 ''[[Daisuke Namikawa]]''
|ja=浪川大輔 ''[[Daisuke Namikawa]]''
|en=[[List of English voice actors|Roger Callagy]]
|en=[[Roger Callagy]]
|el=Μελίνα Κατσακούλη ''Melina Katsakouli''
|da=Malte Milner Find
|da=Malte Milner Find
|fi=Markus Niemi
|fr_eu=Grégory Praet
|he=גדי לוי ''Gadi Levy''
|zh_cmn=林美秀 ''Lín Měixiù'' (Before entering Pokédex)<br>于正昇 ''Yú Zhèngshēng'' (Rotom Pokédex)
|zh_cmn=林美秀 ''Lín Měixiù'' (Before entering Pokédex)<br>于正昇 ''Yú Zhèngshēng'' (Rotom Pokédex)
|it=Stefano Pozzi
|it=Stefano Pozzi
|ru=Prohor Chehovskoy ''Прохор Чеховской''
|id=Tri Budi Prakoso (RTV dub)<br>Arief Lintau ([[JN037]])
|pl=Maksymilian Michasiów
|pt_br=Raphael Rossatto
|pt_eu=Ivo Bastos
|ro=Cristi Neacșu
|ru=Прохор Чеховской ''Prohor Chehovskoy''
|es_la=Rolando de la Fuente
|es_la=Rolando de la Fuente
|es_eu=Javier Balas
|es_eu=Javier Balas
|tr=Gökhan Şimşek}}
|tr=Gökhan Şimşek
|vi=Nguyễn Quang Tuyên}}
 
==In the TCG==
===Pokemon Coins===
The Rotom Pokédex was released as a [[Coin (TCG)|coin]] for the TCG.
 
{{TCGAccessory
|background=electric
|border=electric
|image=SMD Silver Rotom Dex Coin.png
|jdate=April 21, 2017
|date=N/A
|kdate=September 28, 2017
|jrelease={{TCG|Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit}}
|release=N/A
|krelease={{TCG|Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit}}
|description=Regular-sized, Silver Speckle Holofoil, Black-backed Coin featuring [[Rotom Pokédex]] released within the {{TCG|Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit}} in Japan April 21, 2017 and in South Korea September 28, 2017
}}
==Gallery==
:''For artwork on this character's game counterpart, see: [[Rotom Pokédex#Gallery|Rotom Pokédex]]''
===Artwork===
====Standard====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color}}; font-size:80%;"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:479Rotom-Pokédex SM anime.png|x200px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}; width:96px; height:96px; overflow:hidden"| [[File:Ash Sun Moon.png|x200px]]
|-
| colspan=2 | Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon}}''
|-
|}
====Poster artwork====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color}}; font-size:80%;"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}; overflow:hidden" | [[File:S&M series poster.png|x275px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}; overflow:hidden" | [[File:SM key visual 2.png|x275px]]
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}; overflow:hidden" | [[File:SM key visual 3.png|x275px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}; overflow:hidden" | [[File:SM key visual 4 v2.png|x275px]]
|-
| colspan=2 | On poster artwork for ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon}}''
|-
| colspan=4 style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}; width:96px; height:96px; overflow:hidden"| [[File:Pokémon Sun and Moon Planetarium art.png|x250px]]
|-
| colspan=4 | Artwork of ''{{color2|000|Pokémon Sun & Moon Planetarium}}''
|}
====Miscellaneous====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color}}; font-size:80%;"
|-
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}; width:96px; height:96px; overflow:hidden"| [[File:JN132 AS.png|x250px]]
|-
| colspan=2 | Artwork from "After the story" <ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1591672205040943105</ref>
|}
 
==Trivia==
* In ''[[JN037|That New Old Gang of Mine!]]'', Ash's [[Rotom Phone]] confirmed that the Rotom Pokédex is a pure {{t|Electric}} type.
 
==References==
<references/>


==Related articles==
==Related articles==
* {{Animespecies|Rotom}}
* {{Animespecies|Rotom}}
* [[Rotom Pokédex]]
* [[Rotom Pokédex]]
* [[Rotom Pokédex (Adventures)]]
* [[Talking Pokémon]]
* [[Talking Pokémon]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Rotom Pokédex}}
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Rotom Pokédex}}


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[[it:Pokédex Rotom (anime)]]
[[fr:Motisma-Dex de Sacha]]
[[zh:小智的洛托姆图鉴]]
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Rotom Pokédex
ロトム図鑑 Rotom illustrated encyclopedia
Rotom Pokédex anime.png
Rotom Pokédex
Debuts in Loading the Dex!
Gender Gender unknown[1]
Ability Unknown
Current location Aether Paradise
479Rotom-Pokédex.png
This Pokémon is fully evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Rotom Daisuke Namikawa Roger Callagy

The Rotom Pokédex (Japanese: ロトム図鑑 Rotom illustrated encyclopedia), commonly referred to simply as Rotom Dex (Japanese: ロトム Rotom), is a main Pokémon character in the anime and Ash's Pokédex in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.

In the anime

History

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

An empty Rotom Pokédex

Rotom debuted in Loading the Dex!, where it entered the empty Pokédex that Ash had received earlier from Professor Kukui, turning itself into the Pokédex Rotom version (Japanese: ロトムポケデックスフォルム Rotom Pokédex Forme). After introducing itself to Ash, it followed him to the Pokémon School, where it met his classmates and Samson Oak. Later, it accompanied Ash and his friends during their fieldwork in a forest.

In Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!, Rotom was shown to be a big fan of the detective show Alolan Detective Laki and impersonated Laki throughout the episode. Upon finding out that Ash had lost his Electrium Z, Rotom decided to solve the case. After learning about a camera crew that had been filming at the Pokémon School, it went to the Alola TV station, where it copied the video from one of the cameras and updated itself with a video camera function. Using its new function, Rotom concluded that Kiawe was the culprit, but it was proven wrong by Lillie. It was then revealed that the Z-Crystal had been stuck inside Rotom's wig the whole time. At the end of the episode, Rotom offered to help Ash and Kiawe with their training by recording it.

In Getting the Band Back Together!, Rotom updated itself again with a voice sampling function by extracting data from DJ Leo's DJ equipment. It used this function in the next episode to give Ash's speech for him during the Visiting Day at the Pokémon School, but both ended up getting caught due to Rotom getting carried away.

In The Dex Can't Help It!, Rotom left the Pokédex after getting hit by Ash's Pikachu's electricity. Afterward, it was swapped with a Wash Rotom, whereupon it made multiple attempts to get back to the Pokédex. In the end, Rotom finally managed to return to Pokédex after getting hit by Pikachu's Thunderbolt again.

In A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, Rotom updated itself again with data about the Ultra Beasts. It was further updated to hold info about Poipole in Love at First Twirl!.

In Bright Lights, Big Changes!, while observing the filming of the latest episode of Alolan Detective Laki, Rotom interrupted the production after discovering an error in the plot. Rotom impressed the producer George Charino with its knowledge and was offered a role in the program. In the end, however, Rotom went back to Ash.

In Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, following Ash's decision to return to Pallet Town and travel the world, Rotom decided to stay in Alola and work with the Aether Foundation.

Rotom Pokédex and Ash

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In That New Old Gang of Mine!, Rotom greeted Ash upon his return to Alola, with Rotom also meeting Ash's new friend Goh.

In Helping the Hometown Hero!, Rotom attended a party to celebrate the return of Lillie and her family to Alola after they found Mohn. The next day, Rotom watched a Battle Royal match between Ash, Kiawe, Gladion, and Professor Kukui.

In Paring Pokémon While Parrying! and Partners in Time!, Rotom was seen watching Ash's Masters Eight Tournament match against Leon at the Pokémon School.

Personality and characteristics

Scanning Guzma's Golisopod

Rotom claims to be a self-learning Pokédex (similar to an A.I.) and has the ability to speak human language. Early in the series, it has a bad habit of getting up close and personal to the Pokémon in order to see if the information about it is true, only to annoy and get attacked by said Pokémon. It also updates itself whenever it meets a new Pokémon by taking pictures of it or when it finds something new about a Pokémon. As shown in Rising from the Ruins!, once Rotom Dex updates its photographic database and finds a way to describe the new Pokémon, the updated information then becomes available to download on various other Pokédexes. Rotom gets along with Ash and all of his friends, but has shown an aversion to Sophocles's attempts to "study" it. Largely due its self-learning nature, it also has an innate desire to catalog any Pokémon within the region. In Alola, Kanto!, it left during a field trip to Kanto on its own to try and catalog all 151 Kanto Pokémon, only missing one, Mew, by the time it returned to Oak's Lab.

While inhabiting the Pokédex, Rotom does not appear to have combat functions, and is unable to use any moves. As shown in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!, it can use its "arms" to extract data from other electronic devices and update itself with the device's function. Additionally, if it is upside down or sideways, it can recalibrate its screen to show the data the right side up. Rotom also uses the numbers on its screen to express the statistics, usually showing the percentage of something, for example, to show the likelihood of a Pokémon appearing nearby. As shown in Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!, Rotom has a clear waterproof casing, allowing it to be used underwater.

Rotom Pokédex's detective cosplay

Rotom is also a huge fan of the show Alolan Detective Laki. It likes to cosplay as the titular character Laki, wearing a wig modeled after his hairstyle of Laki, which Professor Kukui bought for it, to achieve this. It also looks up to Laki and even used his thought process in order to figure out how to deal with the fact that it had become frozen. However, Rotom tends to jump to conclusions with its deductions, such as in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!, when it believed that Kiawe stole Ash's Electrium Z. This was also shown in Lulled to La-La Land!, when it accused Lillie of putting Ash and the rest of the group to sleep and draining their energy, causing Mallow to jump to her defense. In addition, it is known to state the obvious through its calculations. Rotom is prideful in expressing the information it helps to deliver. So much so that in Bright Lights, Big Changes!, it was revealed to have realized its goal of becoming the universe's greatest Pokédex.

In The Dex Can't Help It!, it is revealed that if Rotom takes too much of a shock, it will be forced out of the electronic it is inhabiting. As mentioned in the episode's Poké Problem segment, Rotom has spent so much time in its Pokédex form that it feels uncomfortable outside of it.

Appearance

See also: List of Pokémon with form differences → Rotom
Outside its Pokédex As a Wash Rotom As a Fan Rotom
Rotom Pokédex Normal Rotom.png Rotom Pokédex Wash Rotom.png Rotom Pokédex Fan Rotom.png
As a Mow Rotom As a Heat Rotom As a Frost Rotom
Rotom Pokédex Mow Rotom.png Rotom Pokédex Heat Rotom.png Rotom Pokédex Frost Rotom.png

Moves used

Frost Rotom

Rotom Pokédex Blizzard.png
Using Blizzard
Move First Used In
Blizzard The Dex Can't Help It!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Wash Rotom

Rotom Pokédex Hydro Pump.png
Using Hydro Pump
Move First Used In
Hydro Pump The Dex Can't Help It!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 浪川大輔 Daisuke Namikawa
English Roger Callagy
Mandarin Chinese 林美秀 Lín Měixiù (Before entering Pokédex)
于正昇 Yú Zhèngshēng (Rotom Pokédex)
Danish Malte Milner Find
Finnish Markus Niemi
European French Grégory Praet
Greek Μελίνα Κατσακούλη Melina Katsakouli
Hebrew גדי לוי Gadi Levy
Indonesian Tri Budi Prakoso (RTV dub)
Arief Lintau (JN037)
Italian Stefano Pozzi
Polish Maksymilian Michasiów
Portuguese Brazil Raphael Rossatto
Portugal Ivo Bastos
Romanian Cristi Neacșu
Russian Прохор Чеховской Prohor Chehovskoy
Spanish Latin America Rolando de la Fuente
Spain Javier Balas
Turkish Gökhan Şimşek
Vietnamese Nguyễn Quang Tuyên


In the TCG

Pokemon Coins

The Rotom Pokédex was released as a coin for the TCG.

SMD Silver Rotom Dex Coin.png Initial release date Japanese April 21, 2017
International N/A
Korean September 28, 2017
Release information Japanese Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit
International N/A
Korean Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit
Description: Regular-sized, Silver Speckle Holofoil, Black-backed Coin featuring Rotom Pokédex released within the Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit in Japan April 21, 2017 and in South Korea September 28, 2017

Gallery

For artwork on this character's game counterpart, see: Rotom Pokédex

Artwork

Standard

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Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Poster artwork

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On poster artwork for Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
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Artwork of Pokémon Sun & Moon Planetarium

Miscellaneous

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Artwork from "After the story" [2]

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Rotom is a gender unknown Pokémon species.
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1591672205040943105

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