Rotom Pokédex

Sun using the Rotom Pokédex

The Rotom Pokédex (Japanese: ロトム図鑑 Rotom illustrated encyclopedia), also known as the Rotom Dex, is an electronic device found in Alola and an enhanced version of the Pokédex. It appears in Pokémon Sun and Moon. This special Pokédex is said to be rare, even in the Alola region. While inside the Pokédex, Rotom can speak with the player. It is given to the player by Professor Kukui.

In addition to functioning as a regular Pokédex, the Rotom Pokédex also has other features for the player to use.

Functions

In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the Rotom Pokédex appears on the bottom screen, displaying a map of the area the player is current in. By tapping the screen, the player can access a variety of functions:

• When the player taps the center of the map, Rotom repeats its most recent suggestion on where to go next.
• When the player taps the map outside the center, the full map function opens, acting in a similar way to the Town Map in previous games.
• When the player taps the black bridge between Rotom's eyes, the Pokédex function opens.
• When the player taps either of Rotom's eyes or on the red part of its body, Rotom will shake and react in a variety of ways.

Pokédex

The Rotom Pokédex's main function is to work like other Pokédexes.

Map

The Rotom Pokédex has a map feature that allows players to see their current location, as well as view locations where a Pokémon lives.

Poké Finder

Moon using the Poké Finder

The Poké Finder (Japanese: ポケファインダー Poké Finder) function allows players to take pictures of Pokémon at certain spots. Pictures can then be evaluated. As the player gets higher evaluations and takes better pictures, more features, such as the ability to zoom, will become available.

The Poké Finder is available for use in locations where the player's icon on the bottom screen turns into that of a camera. It can be activated by pressing the R button or tapping the camera icon.

QR Scanner

Using the QR Scanner (Japanese: ＱＲスキャン QR Scan) feature, the Rotom Pokédex is able to scan QR codes. These QR codes allow the players to register a Pokémon in their Pokédex, allowing them to find that Pokémon's habitat. QR codes can be generated to share with other players, but normal QR codes can be used to generate random Pokémon, including those that do not appear in the Alola Pokédex. The scanner can analyze up to ten QR codes at a time, and each charge of the scanner takes two hours to replenish. Changing the in-game time will reset the scanner's stored charges.

Island Scan

Scanning QR codes gives the player points for Island Scan (Japanese: 島スキャン Island Scan) to search for a specific Pokémon not native to the Alola region. Most QR codes give 10 points, though some QR codes specifically for use with Sun and Moon will give 20 points, and Island Scan can be used when 100 points are accumulated.

The Pokémon detected by Island Scan and its location varies by day of the week and the island the player is on when the Island Scan is performed. If an Island Scan is attempted while the player is anywhere other than one of Alola's four natural islands, such as Aether Paradise or Ultra Space, it will fail, providing the message "There seem to be no rare Pokémon around here." (This does not waste the use of the Island Scan.)

An Island Scan ends after one hour, or if the Pokémon is knocked out or caught. Running away from the Pokemon does not end Island Scan, and the Pokémon's properties (including gender and standard Ability) are generated at random with each encounter.

Each of the Pokémon knows a specific one of its possible Egg Moves, if possible.

Melemele Island

Day	Pokémon		Location	Level	Special move
Mo		Totodile	Seaward Cave	12	Metal Claw
Tu		Deino	Ten Carat Hill	13	Assurance
We		Horsea	Kala'e Bay	18	Dragon Breath
Th		Klink	Hau'oli City	8	None
Fr		Chikorita	Route 2	10	Leech Seed
Sa		Litwick	Hau'oli Cemetery	10	Acid
Su		Cyndaquil	Route 3	12	Double Kick

Akala Island

Day	Pokémon		Location	Level	Special move
Mo		Spheal	Route 7	19	Aqua Ring
Tu		Luxio	Route 8	20	Eerie Impulse
We		Honedge	Akala Outskirts	23	Destiny Bond
Th		Venipede	Route 4	14	Toxic Spikes
Fr		Bellsprout	Route 5	16	Acid Spray
Sa		Marill	Brooklet Hill	17	Aqua Jet
Su		Gothita	Route 6	17	Dark Pulse

Ula'ula Island

Day	Pokémon		Location	Level	Special move
Mo		Swinub	Tapu Village	31	Freeze-Dry
Tu		Duosion	Route 16	33	Night Shade
We		Roselia	Ula'ula Meadow	34	Leaf Storm
Th		Staravia	Route 10	27	Roost
Fr		Vigoroth	Route 11	27	Hammer Arm
Sa		Axew	Mount Hokulani	28	Iron Tail
Su		Rhyhorn	Blush Mountain	30	Skull Bash

Poni Island

Day	Pokémon		Location	Level	Special move
Mo		Conkeldurr	Poni Plains	57	Drain Punch
Tu		Togekiss	Poni Gauntlet	59	Future Sight
We		Leavanny	Poni Meadow	57	Me First
Th		Serperior	Exeggutor Island	43	Glare
Fr		Samurott	Poni Wilds	43	Brine
Sa		Emboar	Ancient Poni Path	43	Superpower
Su		Eelektross	Poni Grove	55	None

Quotes

Rotom Pokédex obtain sprite from the Generation VII games

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Pokédex evaluation

Alola Pokédex

• 1-39 Pokémon registered

"If you wanna fill up that Alola Pokédex, it wouldn't be a bad idea to trade Pokémon with some friends, zzt-zzt!"

• 40-79 Pokémon

"Battling lots of different Trainers is one way to encounter different Pokémon for your 'Dex, zzt-zzzzt!"

• 80-119 Pokémon

"Some Pokémon you'll only find if you really get into the nitty-gritty of Alola life! Zzzt! Like gathering Berriezzz or hatching Eggzzz, you know?"

• 120-159 Pokémon

"Mm-hmm! That'zzz my little trooper! You've managed to meet plenty of Pokémon here in Alola, haven't you, big boy/clever girl? Zzz-zzzzt!"

• 160-209 Pokémon

"I'll tell you a secret: in some places, you can meet totally different Pokémon at night than during the day! Zzrrrt!"

• 210-243

"Kzzzzrrt?! You've met this many Pokémon?! I knew I picked a good Trainer! Zzt-zzt!"

• ?

"What the zzzt?! You're so close! So close to completing the Alola Pokédex! Lookzzz like a completed Pokédex might not just be a dream for you, kid! I knew you could do it!"

• 300 Pokémon

"Zzzzrrrttt!!! Kzzt! Kzzt! Kzzrrrttt! You've done it, kid... You've really gone and done it! You completed the Alola Pokédex! Zzzt-zzt! You met every last Pokémon that livezzz in the Alola region! I thank my lucky circuits that I wazzz here in this 'Dex to meet all these different Pokémon and share all these great adventurezzz with you, partner! Congratulations to you, kid. You really deserve them!"

Melemele Pokédex

• 1-29 Pokémon registered

"Dive right into the tall grass wherever you find it and dive right into fantastic new Pokémon encounterzzz!"

• 30-59 Pokémon

"Even Pokémon love the big city life sometimezzz… Kick around in Hau'oli City's grass patches to find 'em!"

• 60-89 Pokémon

"Whole meadowzzz of flowers are pretty rare in Alola… Maybe there are some rare Pokémon in them, too!"

• 90-119 Pokémon

"Zzzzmmm! You're getting really close, big boy/clever girl! You've nearly completed the Melemele Pokédex!"

• 120 Pokémon

"Congratulationzzz, bucko! You did it! You met all the Pokémon to be found on Melemele!"

Akala Pokédex

• 1-34 Pokémon registered

"It'zzz your second Island Pokédex! There are so many new Pokémon to discover!"

• 35-69 Pokémon

"Akala Island hazzz plenty of fishing spots to check out. And some Pokémon you'll only find by fishing 'em up!"

• 70-104 Pokémon

"If you ride on Lapras's back, you can cast your rod while you cruizzze around on the water. Juzzzt don't drop me!"

• 105-116

"One last push and your Akala Pokédex will be complete! Don't give up now, partner! Zzt-zzt!"

• ?

"Congratulationzzz, bucko! You did it! You met all the Pokémon to be found on Akala!"

Ula'ula Pokédex

• 1-34 Pokémon registered

"Now we turn to the Ula'ula Pokédex! There are still lotzzz of Pokémon you haven't seen yet!"

• 36-69 Pokémon

"Some Pokémon evolve based on different conditionszzz, like where they are or even what time it izzz…don't you know?"

• 70-104 Pokémon

"There are lotzzz of Pokémon in Haina Desert that you can't meet anywhere else in Alola, kiddo! No escapin' it!"

• 105-116

"Did you know that there are some Pokémon out there that only live around Mount Hokulani? Zzzmmm?"

• ?

"Congratulationzzz, bucko! You did it! You met all the Pokémon to be found on Ula'ula!"

Poni Pokédex

• 1-? Pokémon registered

"You can find lotzzz of big Pokémon on Poni Island… Bigger than the onezzz you find on other islands!"

• 30-49 Pokémon

"I heard there's a Pokémon that evolves if it feelzzz friendly toward you. I like you plenty. Where'zzz my evolution, huh?"

• 50-74 Pokémon

"If you wanna complete your Pokédex, you'll eventually have to battle the Land Spirit Pokémon in the ruinzzz. You did know that, right? Zz-zz-zz!"

• 75-99 Pokémon

"So, if there'zzz another world out there that looks just like this one but it izzzn't this one... then would the Pokémon that live there be kind of like the onezzz in this world…but a little different?"

• 100 Pokémon

"Congratulationzzz, bucko! You did it! You met all the Pokémon to be found on Poni!"

Artwork

		File:Rotom Pokédex SM.png
Artwork from Pokémon Sun and Moon		Artwork from the Sun & Moon series

In the anime

Rotom Pokédex ロトム図鑑 Rotom Zukan

File:Kukui Rotom.png Rotom Rotom Pokédex in the anime

Debuts in SM003 Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Traveling with Ash

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Rotom Daisuke Namikawa N/A

Ash received the Rotom Pokédex from Professor Kukui in The Guardian's Challenge!. It was empty until SM003, where Kukui completed the Pokédex by having a Rotom enter the device, turning Rotom into what it calls the Rotom Pokédex Form (Japanese: ロトムポケデックスフォルム Rotom Pokédex Form). It has since registered Ash as its user and follows him around. Rotom claims to be a self-learning Pokédex (similar to an A.I.) and along with its ability to talk human language, it also updates itself whenever it finds something new about Pokémon. After finding a new Pokémon, it will display its info, and has a bad habit of getting up close and personal to the Pokémon in order to see if the information is true, only to aggravate and get attacked by said Pokémon. It gets along with Ash and all his friends, but has shown an aversion to Sophocles whenever he attempts to "study" it.

File:Rotom Pokédex anime before.png

The Pokédex before Rotom has entered it

After Rotom inhabited the Pokédex, it seems to have lost all combat functions, and is unable to use any moves.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 浪川大輔 Daisuke Namikawa

Trivia

• The Rotom Pokédex is the only Pokédex without the ability to view information about all known Pokémon in the series as of its respective introduction, as it lacks information on the 500 Pokémon not in the Alola Pokédex and the ability to receive a National Dex upgrade whatsoever. While the Pokédexes in the Generation I and II games also lacked a National Pokédex function, all known Pokémon at the time were present within the Kanto and Johto regional Pokédexes respectively, and the Pokédex in Ruby and Sapphire although lacking a method of unlocking the National Dex at the time of their release, was able to do so later on via trading with FireRed or LeafGreen after the release of the latter pair of games.
• Each Pokémon available through the Island Scan function is part of a three-stage evolutionary line.

In other languages

Rotom Pokédex Language Title Chinese Cantonese 洛托姆圖鑑 Loktokmóuh Tòuhgaam Mandarin 洛托姆圖鑑 / 洛托姆图鉴 Luòtuōmǔ Tújiàn French Motisma-Dex German Rotom-Pokédex Italian Pokédex Rotom Korean 로토무도감 Rotomu Dogam Polish Rotom Pokédex Russian Покедекс-Ротом Pokédeks-Rotom Spanish RotomDex

Poké Finder Language Title Chinese Cantonese 寶可搜尋鏡 Poké Sáuchàhmgeng Mandarin 寶可搜尋鏡 / 宝可搜寻镜 Poké Sōuxúnjìng French Poké Scope German Pokémon-Sucher Italian Pokévisore Korean 포켓파인더 Poké Finder Russian Поке-Искатель Poké-Iskatel' Spanish Pokévisor

QR Scanner Language Title Chinese Cantonese QR掃描 QR Soumìuh Mandarin QR掃描 / QR扫描 QR Sǎomiáo French Scanner QR German QR Code-Scanner Italian Scanner QR Korean QR 스캔 QR Scan Spanish Lector QR

Related articles

• For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Rotom.
• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

External links

• Rotom Pokédex on the official site
• Poké Finder on the official site
• QR Scanner on the official site

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Pokémon the Series characters
Protagonists Ash Ketchum (Pikachu) • Misty (Togetic) • Brock • Tracey Sketchit • May • Max • Dawn (Piplup) • Iris (Haxorus) • Cilan • Serena • Clemont • Bonnie (Dedenne) • Lana • Kiawe • Lillie • Sophocles • Mallow • Rotom Pokédex • Goh (Grookey) Rivals Gary • Ritchie • Harrison • Drew • Harley • Morrison • Tyson • Solidad • Paul • Nando • Zoey • Kenny • Conway • Barry • Ursula • Trip • Bianca • Burgundy • Stephan • Georgia • Cameron • Aria • Alain • Miette • Tierno • Shauna • Trevor • Nini • Sawyer • Gladion • Horacio • Hau • Leon • Raihan • Horace • Bea • League Conference participants • Coordinators • Performers • World Coronation Series participants Antagonists Jessie (Wobbuffet) • James • Meowth • Giovanni • Butch • Cassidy • Dr. Namba • Matori • Pierce • Dr. Zager • Gozu • Tabitha • Maxie • Shelly • Archie • Hunter J • Saturn • Cyrus • Mars • Jupiter • Charon • Colress • Aldith • Ghetsis • Barret • Malamar • Lysandre • Mable • Celosia • Aliana • Xerosic • Bryony • Tupp • Zipp • Rapp • Plumeria • Guzma • Viren • Rose • Oleana Professors Professor Oak • Professor Ivy • Professor Elm • Professor Birch • Professor Rowan • Professor Carolina • Professor Juniper • Dr. Fennel • Cedric Juniper • Professor Sycamore • Professor Kukui • Professor Burnet • Professor Cerise • Professor Magnolia • Sonia • Professor Amaranth Relatives Delia Ketchum • Daisy • Violet • Lily • James's parents • Flint • Lola • Forrest • Brock's siblings • Norman • Caroline • Johanna • Chili • Cress • Grace • Meyer • Lana's father • Lana's mother • Harper and Sarah • Rango • Sima • Mimo • Kiawe's grandfather • Mohn • Lusamine • Gladion • Sophocles's parents • Molayne • Abe • Mallow's mother • Ulu • Walker • Camille • Halta Supporting Officer Jenny • Nurse Joy • Magikarp salesman • Todd Snap • Charles Goodshow • Casey • Liza • Sakura • Lance • Clair • Raoul Contesta • Mr. Sukizo • Steven Stone • Vivian Meridian • Robert • Scott • Lilian Meridian • Solana • Brandon • Marian • Yuzo • Rhonda • Cynthia • Reggie • Angie • Looker • Izzy and Cara • Lyra • Khoury • Tobias • Don George • Elder • Alder • Luke • Freddy O'Martian • Ingo • Emmet • Jervis • Virgil • N • Anthea and Concordia • Porter • Alexa • Sophie • Cosette • Clembot • Sanpei • Mairin • Astrid • Diantha • Korrina • Gurkinn • Monsieur Pierre • Palermo • Keanan • Malva • Samson Oak • Anela • Hobbes • Nina • Anna • Laki • Dana • Yansu • Wicke • Faba • Ilima • Acerola • Dia • Chloe • Chrysa • Ren • Parker • Talia • Lei • Danika • Quillon • Hop • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Island kahunas • Many temporary characters Supporting Pokémon Fearow • Ho-Oh • Squirtle Squad • Pink Butterfree • Haunter • Jigglypuff • Mewtwo • Mimey • Lapras herd • Granbull • Pichu Brothers • Lugia • Silver • Delibird • Wynaut • Larvitar • Kyogre and Groudon • Articuno • Deoxys • Lake guardians • Forces of nature • Meloetta • Reshiram • Super-ancient Pokémon • Wooper • Florges • Squishy • Z2 • Guardian deities • Bewear • Toucannon's flock • Stoutland • Oranguru • Nebby • Stufful • Ultra Beasts • Grandpa Forest • Necrozma • Lunala • Shaymin • Mew • Rotom Phones • Pelipper • Thievul trio • Eternatus • Drone Rotom • Legendary heroes • Latias • Recurring wild Pokémon
See also: Pokémon Horizons characters

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

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