Rotom (Pokémon)
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| Rotom ロトム Rotom | |
 Artwork from D/P | |
| National Dex | #479 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Type | Electric / Ghost |
| Species | Plasma Pokémon |
| Height | 1′00″ (0.3m) |
| Weight | 0.7 lbs. (0.3kg) |
| Ability | Levitate |
| Egg group | Indeterminate |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 SpA, 1 Spd |
| Exp. yield | 132 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | — |
| Pokédex color | Red |
| Catch rate | 45 |
Rotom (Japanese: ロトム Rotom) is a dual-type Electric/Ghost Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Rotom 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. 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 spirit, such as the need to eat, being able to faint and somehow reproducing. Rotom themselves are shaped like lightning rods, while the blue electricity around them takes the appearance of lightning.
Gender differences
Rotom is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Rotom can creep into electric appliances and short them out.
Behavior
It is mischievous, apparently shorting out electrical appliances just for the fun of it.
Habitat
Most likely electrical appliances. One of them had been discovered inside a TV.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
As with most Electric Pokémon, Rotom probably feeds on electricity.
In the anime
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Rotom (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| IV | Diamond | Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc. |
| Pearl | Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | One | TV in Old Chateau (Night only) |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown |
Base stats
| HP: | 50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 50 | |
| Defense: | 77 | |
| SpAtk: | 95 | |
| SpDef: | 77 | |
| Speed: | 91 |
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
|---|---|---|
Notes:
- If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used, the effectiveness of Normal and Fighting becomes 1×.
- If Skill Swap or Gravity is used, the effectiveness of Ground becomes 2×.
Learnset
Rotom is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. |
| Start | Trick |  | 
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| Astonish |  | 
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| Thunder Wave |  |
| |
| Thundershock | |
| |
| Confuse Ray | |
| |
| 8 | Uproar |  |
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| 15 | Double Team | |
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| 22 | Shock Wave | |
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| 29 | Ominous Wind | |
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| 36 | Substitute | |
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| 43 | Charge | |
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| 50 | Discharge | |
|
By TM/HM
Evolution
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Basic
Rotom
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4p 479.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 479 s.png | 
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For other sprites and images, please see Rotom images on Bulbagarden Archives.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. Cresselia and Shaymin do the opposite, being the only legendaries for which the normal wild battle music plays.
- Many people, however, mistakenly claim Rotom to be legendary, due to its rarity of one, and appearance in the National Dex just before the Generation IV legendaries.
- Rotom has the same height and weight as the lake trio.
- It is the only Generation IV Pokémon not in the Sinnoh Dex that is neither legendary nor an evolution of a Pokémon from previous generations.
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Rotom.
Origin
Rotom appears to be based of off 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 the legend of the gremlin.
Name origin
Rotom is the word motor backwards. Its name may also come from rotation and atom. Its French name, Motisma, comes from moteur and plasma.
In other languages
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
