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Height
1'00"
Imperial
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0.3 m
Metric
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1'00"/0.3 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
0.7 lbs.
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0.3 kg
Metric
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0.7 lbs./0.3 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
1
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Sp.Def
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Speed
1
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| Base Exp.: 132
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Battle Exp.: 1321*
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Rotom (Japanese: ロトム Rotom) is a dual-type Electric/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, however, it has the ability to possess the motors of certain appliances and change forms.
Biology
Physiology
Rotom's basic body looks similar to Castform, but Rotom has no real relation to any other species, since it doesn't have any evolutions or pre-evolutions. Rotom has a body of plasma. It also has teeth, which are often seen. Rotom also have unique eyes that have a dividing line across them. Even though Rotom is classified as being an Electric/Ghost type, it possesses traits that aren't usually normal for something that's supposed to be a spirit, such as the need to eat, being able to faint and somehow reproducing. Rotom themselves are shaped like lightning rods, while the blue aura of electricity around them takes the appearance of lightning.
In Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver, and Platinum, Rotom also has five extra forms (each based on a household appliance), which can be accessed using an event-exclusive item called the Secret Key in Platinum and by bringing a Rotom to Silph Co. HQ in HeartGold and SoulSilver. They are based on a toaster oven (Heat Rotom), washing machine (Wash Rotom), refrigerator (Frost Rotom) fan (Fan Rotom), and a lawn mower (Mow Rotom). Despite having visual characteristics of other types (Fire, Water, Ice, Flying, and Grass, respectively), they share the original Rotom's Electric and Ghost types. Rotom's eyes and aura of electricity will change colors when it changes form, but the aura remains the same color if it's Shiny. In contrast, their base stats are far higher than those of the original Rotom, to the point of being analogous to evolutions.
Gender differences
Rotom is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Rotom can creep into machines and appliances and infiltrate them. It may also possess and take the form of them if it wishes. However, only five alternate forms have been discovered so far.
Behavior
Rotom are mischievous, apparently wreaking havoc on electrical appliances just for the fun of it. They like to pull pranks on others, or just shock them. When not possessing any object and when possessing a fan, it levitates when moving. On the other hand, when possessing a refrigerator or an oven, it bounces.
Habitat
They usually live in electrical appliances, sometimes in those of abandoned places. In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, a Rotom resides inside a television, where the player is able to catch it.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
As with most Electric Pokémon, Rotom probably feeds on electricity.
In the anime
Rotom made its debut appearance in Get Your Rotom Running! in all its different forms, toying around with Ash and friends.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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Rotom
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Ash's Pokédex
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Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. Rotom plays practical jokes, which it carries out by embedding its plasma body in electronic devices.
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In the manga
In Pokémon Adventures, Rotom appeared at the Old Chateau where it caused havoc for Diamond and Pearl until Diamond eventually caught it by when it was hiding in the television. The same Rotom made another appearance when Diamond and Pearl returned to the Old Chateau to collect information on it, like its previous appearance it caused havoc for them and ran away to the Galactic Eterna Building where it transformed into its 5 forms and attacked them. Eventually Diamond found out it was just trying to play with them and bonded with it after which they bid their farewells and left.
In the TCG
- Main article: Rotom (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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| Generation IV
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| Diamond
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Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.
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| Pearl
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{{{pearldex}}}
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| Platinum
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Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.
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| HeartGold
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Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.
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| SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
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.
Stats
Base stats
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Normal Rotom
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Range
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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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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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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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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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Pokéathlon stats
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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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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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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 of Rotom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Appeal
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| This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Rotom in Generation IV
- 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 of Rotom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Special move
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- When Rotom is encountered, 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. Latios, Latias, Cresselia and Shaymin do the opposite, being the only legendaries encountered in Generation IV for which the normal wild battle music plays.
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Rotom.
- Rotom is one of three Ghost-types whose color isn't in the black or purple category. The others are Shedinja (brown) and Froslass (white).
- With the exception of Unown and Spinda, Rotom has the most forms of any non-legendary Pokémon, with six in total.
- Rotom is one of only two Ghost-types that cannot learn Psychic, the other being Shedinja.
- When Rotom transforms, it learns a new move in the same way that other Pokémon may learn new moves upon evolving. The move is replaced by another if Rotom possesses another object, and is deleted when Rotom transforms back to its normal form. If the only move that Rotom knows right before reverting to its original form is exclusive to its alternate form, then that move will be replaced with ThunderShock.
- Rotom is the only Pokémon with the ability to change its form by will that must possess another object in order to do so. Castform, Deoxys, Giratina, and Shaymin actually transform their bodies. However, Burmy is similar to Rotom in that it merely changes its surrounding cover. Like Deoxys, Giratina, Shaymin, and Burmy, players can have all of the forms at one time.
- While some other Pokémon with alternate forms have different base stat distributions in their other forms, Rotom is the only Pokémon whose alternate forms have a different base stat total than that of the original form.
- Fan Rotom's Air Slash is the only special move whose base power isn't over 100. It's also the only special move with more than 5 PP, and is the most accurate of the five.
- Rotom's alternate 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 notable for being the only Pokémon to learn certain moves (while in different forms):
- As Heat Rotom, Rotom is the only Pokémon that can learn Overheat without breeding or via TM.
- As Mow Rotom, Rotom is the only non-Template:Type2 to learn Leaf Storm.
- Rotom is one of the few Pokémon that can not learn any moves through breeding despite having the ability to do so. It shares this distinction with, Magikarp and Smeargle.
Origin
Rotom appears to be based on Pulseman, who was actually 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.
Name origin
In Pokémon Platinum, it is revealed that Charon discovered and named the first known Rotom. It appeared out of his toy robot, and Charon named it Rotom due to its origin. Rotom is the word motor backwards; this may refer to the fact that motors make many appliances function, while Rotom makes them fail.
In other languages
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