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. The Rotom Pokédex helps trainers navigate by picking up information from conversations they have and provides suggestions on where to go next.
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 activated by pressing R in certain spots. However if using the L=A option, the function is unusable until the button mode is set back to default.
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.
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 scanned Pokémon varies by day of the week and the island the player is on when the Island Scan is performed. An Island Scan ends if the Pokémon is knocked out or not caught within a set amount of time.
Each of the Pokémon knows a specific one of its possible Egg Moves, unless it has no Egg Moves.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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!"
- 80-123 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?"
- 126-160 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!"
- ?
- "I'll tell you a secret: in some places, you can meet totally different Pokémon at night than during the day! Zzrrrt!"
- ?
- "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!"
- 248 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!"
- 60-88 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!"
- 35-64 Pokémon
- "Akala Island hazzz plenty of fishing spots to check out. And some Pokémon you'll only find by fishing 'em up!"
- 74 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!"
- ?
- "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!"
- 36-64 Pokémon
- "Some Pokémon evolve based on different conditionszzz, like where they are or even what time it izzz…don't you know?"
- 74-81 Pokémon
- "There are lotzzz of Pokémon in Haina Desert that you can't meet anywhere else in Alola, kiddo! No escapin' it!"
- ?
- "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!"
- 30-48 Pokémon
- "I heard there's a Pokémon that evolves if it feelzzz friendly toward you. I like you plenty. Where'zzz my evolution, huh?"
- 50-64 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!"
- ?-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
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In the anime
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 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 annoy 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.
After Rotom inhabited the Pokédex, it seems to have lost all combat functions, and is unable to use any move.
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Trivia
- The Rotom Pokédex is the only Pokédex without the ability to view information about all known Pokémon in the series as of Generation VII, 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.
- Ironically, Rotom itself does not appear in the Alola Pokédex, and cannot be obtained in the region without transferring from other games.
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Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Rotom.
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