In side games
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Rotom will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time until a rescue mission involving it has been completed. This task can be completed by using the following Wonder Mail code:
- 8HTR MY9+ K6+@
- NT=M 9Q6R 38@5
- Objective: Escort Rotom to floor 4 of Tiny Meadow.
In events
Held items
In-game trades
Stats
Base stats
Normal Rotom
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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77
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73 - 141
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143 - 278
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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77
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73 - 141
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143 - 278
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91
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86 - 157
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168 - 309
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Total: 440
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Heat, Wash, Frost, Fan, and Mow Rotom
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Range
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50
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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107
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100 - 174
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197 - 344
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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107
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100 - 174
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197 - 344
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86
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81 - 151
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159 - 298
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Total: 520
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- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Normal Rotom
Heat Rotom
Wash Rotom
Frost Rotom
Fan Rotom
Mow Rotom
Type effectiveness
Normal Rotom
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Heat Rotom
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Wash Rotom
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Frost Rotom
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Fan Rotom
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Mow Rotom
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rotom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or alternate form of Rotom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rotom
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Rotom in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Rotom in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rotom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or alternate form of Rotom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Rotom can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Rotom cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rotom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or alternate form of Rotom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Form change
When Rotom changes into an appliance form, it learns a new move in the same way that other Pokémon may learn new moves upon evolving; Rotom cannot change into an appliance form if it does not learn the move. Even if Rotom forgets the special move associated with its current form, it will remain in its current form. If Rotom would change from one appliance form to another and still knows the special move of its current form, the old special move is automatically forgotten and Rotom learns the new one. If Rotom changes to its normal form, it forgets the special move of the form it was in (if it still knows it); if the only move that Rotom knows right before reverting to its normal form is the form's special move, then that move will be replaced with Thunder Shock.
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Battle Trozei
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Attack Power:
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Power of Five
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Forms
Sprites
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Trivia
- When Rotom is encountered in the Old Chateau in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, the music is the same as Legendary encounters, although it is not classified as one. Rotom is, to date, the only non-Legendary Pokémon to do this.
- Rotom's alternate forms, along with Arceus's forms, were the only alternate forms of a Pokémon not featured in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. However, despite being introduced a year before the game was released like Rotom, Shaymin and Giratina's alternate forms made an appearance in the game.
- Rotom is tied with Tynamo as the lightest Electric-type Pokémon.
- Rotom was the first Pokémon mentioned to be genderless in the anime.
Generation V type change
- Rotom is the only Pokémon to have its type changed to a pre-existing type.
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Normal, Heat, Frost, and Mow Rotom.
- Despite becoming part Flying-type, Fan Rotom retains the Ability Levitate, being the only Flying-type Pokémon with this Ability. As its Flying type already makes it immune to Ground-type moves, its Ability is effectively useless under normal conditions.
- In Inverse Battles, Fan Rotom is still protected from Ground moves due to Levitate, making it the only Flying-type Pokémon to not be affected by Ground-type moves in these battles.
- All of Rotom's appliance forms except Mow Rotom are tied for or have the fewest weaknesses of all Pokémon of their secondary types.
- All of Rotom's appliance forms are the lightest Pokémon of their secondary types.
Origin
Rotom appears to be based on Pulseman, who was designed by Pokémon designer Ken Sugimori, although it may also be inspired by the unexplained phenomenon of ball lightning. Its Pokédex entry brings to mind gremlins. Its possession of other objects may be based on poltergeists or tsukumogami. Rotom may also be an embodiment of electronic "magic smoke".
Name origin
Rotom is motor backwards; this may refer to the fact that motors make many appliances function, while Rotom makes them fail.
In Pokémon Platinum, an old notebook in Rotom's Room describes how a person discovered and named the first known Rotom. It appeared out of a lawn mower's motor, and the person named it Rotom due to this origin.
In other languages
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Title
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 Japanese
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ロトム Rotom
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From motor spelled backwards
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 French
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Motisma
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From moteur and plasma
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 Spanish
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Rotom
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Same as Japanese name
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 German
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Rotom
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Same as Japanese name
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 Italian
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Rotom
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Same as Japanese name
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 Korean
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로토무 Rotomu
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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 Mandarin Chinese
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洛托姆 Luò Tuō Mǔ
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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 Russian
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Ротом Rotom
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Transcription of English name
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Heat Rotom
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Wash Rotom
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Frost Rotom
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Fan Rotom
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Mow Rotom
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Related articles
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Rotom images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
