Rotom Pokédex

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Male player character using the Rotom Pokédex
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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

Poké Finder artwork

Pokédex

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

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: 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.

Melemele Island
Day Pokémon Location Special Move
Monday Totodile Totodile Seaward Cave Metal Claw
Tuesday Deino Deino Ten Carat Hill Assurance
Wednesday Horsea Horsea Kala'e Bay Dragon Breath
Thursday Klink Klink Hau'oli City None
Friday Chikorita Chikorita Route 2 Leech Seed
Saturday Litwick Litwick Hau'oli Cemetery Acid
Sunday Cyndaquil Cyndaquil Route 3 Double Kick
Ula'ula Island
Day Pokémon Location Special Move
Monday Swinub Swinub Tapu Village Freeze-Dry
Tuesday Duosion Duosion Route 16 Night Shade
Wednesday Roselia Roselia Ula'ula Meadow Leaf Storm
Thursday Staravia Staravia Route 10 Roost
Friday Vigoroth Vigoroth Route 11 Hammer Arm
Saturday Axew Axew Mount Hokulani Iron Tail
Sunday Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Blush Mountain Skull Bash
Akala Island
Day Pokémon Location Special Move
Monday Spheal Spheal Route 7 Aqua Ring
Tuesday Luxio Luxio Route 8 Eerie Impulse
Wednesday Honedge Honedge Akala Outskirts Destiny Bond
Thursday Venipede Venipede Route 4 Toxic Spikes
Friday Bellsprout Bellsprout Route 5 Acid Spray
Saturday Marill Marill Brooklet Hill Aqua Jet
Sunday Gothita Gothita Route 6 Dark Pulse
Poni Island
Day Pokémon Location Special Move
Monday Conkeldurr Conkeldurr Poni Plains Drain Punch
Tuesday Togekiss Togekiss Poni Gauntlet Future Sight
Wednesday Leavanny Leavanny Poni Meadow Me First
Thursday Serperior Serperior Exeggutor Island Glare
Friday Samurott Samurott Poni Wilds Brine
Saturday Emboar Emboar Ancient Poni Path Superpower
Sunday Eelektross Eelektross Poni Grove 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!"
  • 80-106 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?"
  • ?
"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!"
  • ?
"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!"
  • 60-71
"Whole meadowzzz of flowers are pretty rare in Alola… Maybe there are some rare Pokémon in them, too!"
  • ?
"Zzzzmmm! You're getting really close, big boy/clever girl! You've nearly completed the Melemele Pokédex!"
  • ?
"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!"
  • 35-53 Pokémon
"Akala Island hazzz plenty of fishing spots to check out. And some Pokémon you'll only find by fishing 'em up!"
  • ?
"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!"
  • 36-51 Pokémon
"Some Pokémon evolve based on different conditionszzz, like where they are or even what time it izzz…don't you know?"
  • ?
"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?"
  • ?
"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!"
  • ?
"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?"
  • ?
"Congratulationzzz, bucko! You did it! You met all the Pokémon to be found on Poni!"

Artwork

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Artwork from
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Artwork from the
Sun & Moon series

In the anime

Rotom Pokédex 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). As a Pokédex, Rotom has access to data about many different Pokémon species, but it often hurts itself and others by trying to see a Pokémon do a certain action after reading its information.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 浪川大輔 Daisuke Namikawa



Trivia

  • In the games, the Rotom Pokédex will react to touches to different, non-functional parts of its body in a variety of ways.
  • 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.

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
France Flag.png French Motisma-Dex
Germany Flag.png German Rotom-Pokédex
Italy Flag.png Italian Pokédex Rotom
South Korea Flag.png Korean 로토무도감 Rotomu Dogam
Poland Flag.png Polish Rotom Pokédex
Russia Flag.png Russian Покедекс-Ротом Pokédeks-Rotom
Spain Flag.png 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
France Flag.png French Poké Scope
Germany Flag.png German Pokémon-Sucher
Italy Flag.png Italian Pokévisor
South Korea Flag.png Korean 포켓파인더 Poké Finder
Russia Flag.png Russian Поке-Искатель Poké-Iskatel'
Spain Flag.png Spanish Pokévisor

QR Scanner

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese QR掃描 QR Soumìuh
Mandarin QR掃描 / QR扫描 QR Sǎomiáo
France Flag.png French Scanner QR
Germany Flag.png German QR Code-Scanner
Italy Flag.png Italian Scanner QR
South Korea Flag.png Korean QR 스캔 QR Scan
Spain Flag.png Spanish Lector QR

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Anime characters
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