Talk:Rotom (Pokémon)/Archive 1

Shouldn't we classify Rotom as a legendary?

No, because it's not. It's just rare. It can breed. It's about as legendary as Sudowoodo in GenII. --DarkfireTaimatsu 19:38, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Just because it can breed doesn't mean that it's not Legendary. Manaphy is Legendary, but it can breed. Also, there's obviously some significance to it having to same weight, and being directly before the Lake Trio on the National Dex. --Vladek

Not really. Snorlax is directly before Articuno, and it's of the same type as Rotom (i.e. rare but not legendary). And Manaphy is just the exception that proves the rule. --DarkfireTaimatsu 18:34, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

An exception that proves the rule? O_o Last I checked, an exception disproved things. Also, does Snorlax have the same weight as Articuno? Didn't think so. --Vladek

Rotom is not legendary and never will be. Have you seen any tales about Rotom. Or have you read the Pokédex entries? They don't have anything to do with the past. Face it...Rotom is not legendary...File:Ani475MS.gif Agent 448^{♪♪♪ | DP} | ☆File:Ani282MS.gif 07:45, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Pokemon.com says it isn't in there mailbag so it's that simple it's not a legendary pokemon-File:Ani487MS.gifDarkmaster0File:Ani493MS.gifFile:Ani491MS.gif

I won't say that it is a legendary, but I just want to point out to Optimus35 that Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mew and ESPECIALLY Mewtwo weren't featured in legends either, and they were still referred to as legendary pokémon, so the "Not appearing in legends" thing doesn't really cut it. By legends, I mean folk tales told by NPCs during the various games (which they [the folk tales, I mean] started in Gen II).

~~Weedle_McHairybug~~

The legendary birds had most of their legendary crap in their dex entries. Remember, Gen I was where it was just starting; "legendary" meant little more than "special", one of a kind (or really rare) things. Now of course it means much more, and the birds are in their place with the rest of the trios, with their story kindasorta filled in by the anime. Mew and Mewtwo... well, jeez, who didn't see MSB? TTEchidna^G_SDS! 00:13, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Music shouldn't be treated as the primary way of determining Legendary status. Next you'll be telling me Shaymin's not a Legendary. Nintendo accepts the Legendary Pokémon to NOT include Rotom, which should be enough, but if it's not, consider this: Rotom can breed artificially and produce another Rotom indirectly or otherwise. Further, Rotom is not the byproduct itself of a Legendary. A solid definition for a Legendary at this point would include two basic structures: The Pokémon is unable to breed another member of the same evolutionary line artificially, though the offspring is still considered a Legendary due to the Legendary parent. A Legendary Pokémon is accepted as Legendary by Nintendo. Only those and nothing more. That's why Rotom is not a Legendary Pokémon.

Technically, Legendaries are all in legends, whch is why Manaphy is one. Phione...ask Nintendo. Optimatum♏^Talk|♊11:15 6 Apr 2008

Not Mewtwo. Mewtwo is canonically too new of a Pokémon to feature in legends.

Coronet?

Does this guy look like Rotom or what?--Pokencyclopedia 12:18, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Are you going somewhere with this or are you just making a comparison? -Sketchies 12:49, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm basically just making a comparison here. But I would also like to know if Rotom's slight resemblance to a Telefang monster is worthy of being mentioned.--Pokencyclopedia 13:11, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

This is your opinion that they share a resemblance...someone's opinion is not fact. I don't see this resemblance. -Sketchies 14:48, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, both Rotom and Coronet's basic form are floating orbs with a spike on top. But if you don't think that it isn't worth mentioning, then I won't mention it.--Pokencyclopedia 14:59, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Agreeing with Sketchies, we already have enough problems with opinion being treated as fact throughout various Pokémon articles. Trainer-c 15:17, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

..for a second I thought you meant that I was the problem there. o_o To be honest, I don't see any particular resemblance bewtween the two. Tina ^δ♫ 15:19, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

The fact that that thing's name is Coronet is weird enough. TTEchidna 01:53, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Because it shares the same name as a location in Sinnoh, or for some other reason?--Pokencyclopedia 20:21, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree that it's probably not worth mentioning, but then I have no ask, should the page say that Rotom resembles Castform? I don't see that big of a resemblance there. ~~Desu 08:24, 18 April 2008 (UTC)