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HZ111

2026-05-30T22:37:56Z

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prevtitle=The Six Heroes Unleashed! |
nextcode=HZ112 |
nexttitle=Mega Evolution - Roy |
series=Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=HZ111 |
altepcode=EP1343 |
colorscheme=Z-A |
title_en=Better, Farther, Stronger! |
title_ja=強く、高みを目指して |
title_ja_trans=Get Stronger, Aim Higher |
broadcast_jp=September 19, 2025 |
broadcast_us=March 20, 2026 |
en_op=[[Evolving Again]] |
ja_op=[[GET BACK]] |
ja_ed=[[Ready Go]] |
olmteam=Team Kumemura |
scenarion=1 |
scenario=松澤くれは |
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art=新岡浩美 |
art2=阿部俊成 |
art3=加藤健二 |
art4=松本めぐみ |
art5=山田俊也 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=HZ111-HZ120 |
footnotes=* {{BMGf|308172|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|308399|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|309912|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Better, Farther, Stronger!''' (Japanese: '''強く、高みを目指して''' ''Get Stronger, Aim Higher'') is the 111th episode of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', and the 1,343rd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on September 19, 2025, in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2026, and in the United States on March 20, 2026.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

With five of the Six Hero Pokémon in a rage due to the meddling of the Explorers, Liko, Roy, and Ult desperately try to end the fight. Even Amethio arrives to help—will the Trainers’ combined powers be enough to stop the rampage?

==Plot==
As five of the [[Six Heroes]] go berserk [[HZ110|a second time]] due to the [[Strong Sphere|Super Strong Sphere]]s, [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Ult]] prepare to face them again. The [[Rising Volt Tacklers]]' remaining Pokémon try to hold out against the rampaging Six Heroes while their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s look for an opening. However, Ult is left in despair by the situation such that he didn't notice {{TP|Lucius|Gouging Fire}} coming his way until [[Captain Pikachu]], who was protecting Ult, and {{p|Sableye}}, who was in the [[Paradox Pokémon]]'s attack range, are defeated by it. The other Pokémon soon are [[Fainting|defeated]] one by one, leaving only {{TP|Liko|Charcadet}}, {{TP|Roy|Lucario}}, and {{p|Dragonite|Mega Dragonite}} still standing. The kids recall their defeated Pokémon as they brace themselves for the next onslaught of attacks. Just then, a {{m|Thousand Arrows}} attack falls from the sky as [[Amethio]] arrives on {{p|Corviknight}} with the [[White Zygarde]] in its {{form|Zygarde|10% Forme}} in tow. [[Coral]] and [[Sidian]], who had been watching the {{pkmn|battle}}, decide to take on Amethio. He entrusts the battle against {{p|Glalie}} and {{p|Garganacl}}, both powered up by [[Laquium]], to Corviknight and Zygarde while calling out {{TP|Amethio|Ceruledge}} to assist with the Six Heroes.
[[File:Liko Charcadet and Amethio Ceruledge.png|thumb|250px|left|Ceruledge giving Charcadet a boost]]
Liko asks Amethio to have Ceruledge give Charcadet some power. Realizing her intent, Amethio calls for Ceruledge to use {{m|Bitter Blade}} on Charcadet, triggering its {{a|Flash Fire}} [[Ability]]. Roy decides to have Lucario power up as well, [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]] the {{pkmn|category|Aura Pokémon}} into Mega Lucario. Liko initiates the counterattack by having Charcadet attack {{TP|Lucius|Arboliva}} with a {{DL|Type|Type effectiveness|supereffective}} {{m|Fire Spin}} to [[Bound|immobilize]] it. Charcadet momentarily celebrates its victory before getting caught off-guard by {{TP|Lucius|Kleavor}}. Ceruledge saves it with Bitter Blade before taking Kleavor head-on. Gouging Fire approaches Charcadet, making the latter panic until Liko reminds the Fire Child Pokémon of [[HZ108|its battle with]] {{p|Arcanine}}. Charcadet unleashes a barrage of {{m|Ember}}s before running away until Liko commands it to jump, clinging onto Gouging Fire like it did with Arcanine. In an attempt to get Charcadet off, Gouging Fire uses {{m|Burning Bulwark}}, but it only activates Charcadet's Ability once more and allows it to use a powered-up Ember against the Paradox Pokémon. Meanwhile, Ult struggles to help Mega Dragonite as {{rf|Galarian}} {{TP|Lucius|Moltres}} is catching up. Roy remembers [[HZ092|the battle against]] {{p|Steelix}} and has Ult get Mega Dragonite to fly to Mega Lucario, who is facing {{TP|Lucius|Lapras}}. Mega Dragonite does as ordered, and at the last second, both Mega Pokémon launch themselves into the air, causing Moltres and Lapras to collide with each other. The two Mega Pokémon prepare to attack, but they get attacked by Arboliva, who manages to free itself from Charcadet's Fire Spin. Charcadet gets trampled by Gouging Fire while Kleavor takes down Ceruledge. Corviknight and Zygarde are also defeated by Glalie and Garganacl, rendering Liko and the others hopeless as all of their Pokémon have been defeated. Out of desperation, an despaired Liko begging the Six Heroes to stop. To her surprise, they do. Right after that, the Laquium crystals on the bodies of the Six Heroes break off while the Pokémon themselves collapse from exhaustion as the effects of the Super Strong Spheres wear off. [[Spinel]] is satisfied with the results of the battle and orders the [[Explorers]] to retreat, leaving Liko's group watching helplessly as the Six Heroes get taken away.

[[Dot]] arrives at the warehouse, with Liko and Roy being surprised to see {{TP|Dot|Tinkaton}}, while [[Hamber]] and [[Cervantis]] react similarly to Amethio. While Liko, Roy, and Ult tend to their Pokémon, Amethio discusses the event that just transpired with the newcomers. He also apologizes for not having enough strength to help, but Dot thanks him for coming. Cervantis approaches Liko and Roy to apologize for the trouble caused. The two young Rising Volt Tacklers reveal their reason for visiting as Dot gives the former director a flash drive containing data on the harmful effects of the Strong Spheres, but Cervantis says Spinel could counter with his own data and claim they’re safe. Cervantis begins to apologize again for not being able to help when Amethio lashes out at him angrily, asking if he is really going to let things be. He refuses to let his father run away again and reveals he once gave up too until [[HZ104|he was reminded]] to follow his path. When asked about his path, Amethio answers that it's to defeat Spinel and rid the world of Laquium after gathering the [[Zygarde Cell]]s of [[Gibeon|his grandfather]]'s Zygarde. As for what comes after, it's something he'll discover along the way, leaving Cervantis properly chastised. Cervantis becomes motivated to fight back and asks to help, making his son pleased. The two reconcile with a handshake before Amethio tells the Rising Volt Tacklers they will meet again as long as their goals are the same.
[[File:Liko and Charcadet.png|thumb|250px|Liko and Charcadet ready to train]]
Liko, Roy, and Dot watch Amethio, Cervantis, and Hamber leave before deciding to return to the [[Brave Olivine]]. However, Ult announces he's not going back. Instead, he wants to train after experiencing a frustrating defeat by the Six Heroes. Charcadet and {{TP|Roy|Crocalor}} come out of their {{i|Poké Ball}}s, sharing his determination. Liko proposes they all train together since they all feel the same way, but none of them knows where to start. Just then, the group receives a call from [[Briar]], who is excited as [[Briar's Book|her book]] is ready to be published. When she finds out they wanted to ask her about Pagogo, Briar invites the group to [[Blueberry Academy]]. Dot notes its battle-focused curriculum, and the group decides to go train there while meeting with Briar. Meanwhile, in a room with the five captured Six Heroes, Spinel declares it's time for the next stage now that he believes Pagogo is no longer a threat.
{{-}}

==Major events==

* [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Dot]] meet [[Amethio]] again, while [[Ult]] meets him for the first time.
* Amethio is revealed to have found [[Gibeon|his grandfather]]'s [[White Zygarde|Zygarde]], which transforms back into its {{form|Zygarde|10% Forme}}.
* The [[Explorers]] escape with five of the [[Six Heroes]].
* Liko, Roy, and Ult meet [[Hamber]] and [[Cervantis]] for the first time.
* Cervantis decides to join Amethio and Hamber on their journey to defeat [[Spinel]].
* Liko, Roy, Dot, and Ult decide to head for [[Blueberry Academy]] in the [[Unova]] region after learning about it from [[Briar]].
* [[Ann]] is revealed to have accepted the invitation to be an exchange student at Blueberry Academy.
{{animeevents|HZ}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
* [[Liko]]
* [[Roy]]
* [[Dot]]
* [[Ult]]
* [[Amethio]]
* [[Spinel]]
* [[Hamber]]
* [[Coral]]
* [[Sidian]]
* [[Indi]]
* [[Rubina]]
* [[Cervantis]]
* [[Explorers]]
* [[Briar]] (video call)

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Meowscarada}} ({{OP|Liko|Meowscarada}}; {{Tera}}stallized)
* {{p|Hattrem}} ({{OP|Liko|Hattrem}})
* {{p|Terapagos}} ([[Liko]]'s; [[Pagogo]]; {{form|Terapagos|Normal Form}})
* {{p|Charcadet}} ({{OP|Liko|Charcadet}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Liko]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Crocalor}} ({{OP|Roy|Crocalor}}; {{Tera}}stallized)
* {{p|Kilowattrel}} ({{OP|Roy|Kilowattrel}})
* {{p|Lucario}} ({{OP|Roy|Lucario}}; {{Shiny}}; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Lucario]])
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Friede]]'s; [[Captain Pikachu]])
* {{p|Tinkaton}} ({{OP|Dot|Tinkaton}})
* {{p|Sableye}} ([[Ult]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Sableye]] in flashback)
* {{p|Dragonite}} ([[Ult]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Dragonite]])
* {{p|Ceruledge}} ({{OP|Amethio|Ceruledge}})
* {{p|Corviknight}} ([[Amethio]]'s)
* {{p|Umbreon}} ([[Spinel]]'s)
* {{p|Glalie}} ([[Coral]]'s)
* {{p|Garganacl}} ([[Sidian]]'s)
* {{p|Aerodactyl}} ([[Sidian]]'s)
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Rubina]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Arcanine}} ([[Diana]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Arboliva}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Arboliva}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Moltres}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Moltres}}; [[Galarian form|Galarian Form]])
* {{p|Lapras}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Lapras}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Kleavor}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Kleavor}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Gouging Fire}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Gouging Fire}})
* {{p|Zygarde}} (formerly [[Gibeon]]'s; [[White Zygarde]]; {{form|Zygarde|10% Forme}})
* {{p|Steelix}} (×2; flashback)

==Trivia==
* [[Mega Nidothing's Mega Mega! Mega Evolution]]: {{p|Dragonite}}
* The first [[List of Pokémon Horizons: The Series eyecatches|eyecatch]] features [[Liko]] with her {{TP|Liko|Meowscarada}}, {{TP|Liko|Hattrem}}, [[Pagogo]], and {{TP|Liko|Charcadet}}, and the second features [[Amethio]] with his {{TP|Amethio|Ceruledge}}, {{p|Corviknight}}, and [[White Zygarde]].
* For the initial airing of this episode, the Mega Nidothing's Mega Mega! Mega Evolution segment was replaced by special trailers for the upcoming ''[[Episode: Mega Evolution]]'' and ''[[Rising Again]]'' arcs. These trailers were [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp6m_bDyCzc later] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdIakJuvDJw uploaded] to the official Japanese [[YouTube]] channel.
* This is the last episode of the ''[[Mega Voltage]]'' arc.
* This episode's title is likely a reference to the song "{{wp|Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger}}" from {{wp|Daft Punk}}.
* {{TP|Roy|Crocalor}}, [[Roy]], Ult's {{p|Sableye}}, Liko, and [[Dot]] narrate the preview for the [[HZ112|next episode]].
** The next episode preview is removed on VOD releases such as [[Prime Video]] or UNEXT, however it is retained in the [[YouTube]] and TVer releases. The TVer release contains an additional trailer for the ''[[Mega Voltage]]'' chapter after the next episode preview.

===Errors===
* In the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} dub, Liko incorrectly refers to her Hattrem as {{p|Hatenna}}.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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|nl={{tt|Beter, verder, sterker!|Better, Farther, Stronger!}}
|he={{tt|טובים יותר, רחוקים יותר, חזקים יותר|Better, Farther, Stronger}}
|it={{tt|Più in alto, più avanti, più forti|Higher, further, stronger}}
|fi={{tt|Paremmin, kauemmas, vahvemmin|Better, farther, stronger}}
|pl={{tt|Lepiej, dalej, mocniej!|Better, farther, stronger!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Melhorado, Experiente e Fortalecido|Improved, Experient, and Strengthened}}
|es_la={{tt|Más alto, más lejos, más fuerte|Higher, farther, stronger}}
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}}
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HZ111

2026-05-30T21:28:19Z

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{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=HZ110 |
prevtitle=The Six Heroes Unleashed! |
nextcode=HZ112 |
nexttitle=Mega Evolution - Roy |
series=Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
colorscheme=Z-A}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=HZ111 |
altepcode=EP1343 |
colorscheme=Z-A |
title_en=Better, Farther, Stronger! |
title_ja=強く、高みを目指して |
title_ja_trans=Get Stronger, Aim Higher |
broadcast_jp=September 19, 2025 |
broadcast_us=March 20, 2026 |
en_op=[[Evolving Again]] |
ja_op=[[GET BACK]] |
ja_ed=[[Ready Go]] |
olmteam=Team Kumemura |
scenarion=1 |
scenario=松澤くれは |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=尼野浩正 |
directorn=1 |
director=住山恭平 |
artn=5 |
art=新岡浩美 |
art2=阿部俊成 |
art3=加藤健二 |
art4=松本めぐみ |
art5=山田俊也 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=HZ111-HZ120 |
footnotes=* {{BMGf|308172|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|308399|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|309912|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Better, Farther, Stronger!''' (Japanese: '''強く、高みを目指して''' ''Get Stronger, Aim Higher'') is the 111th episode of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', and the 1,343rd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on September 19, 2025, in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2026, and in the United States on March 20, 2026.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

With five of the Six Hero Pokémon in a rage due to the meddling of the Explorers, Liko, Roy, and Ult desperately try to end the fight. Even Amethio arrives to help—will the Trainers’ combined powers be enough to stop the rampage?

==Plot==
As five of the [[Six Heroes]] go berserk [[HZ110|a second time]] due to the [[Strong Sphere|Super Strong Sphere]]s, [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Ult]] prepare to face them again. The [[Rising Volt Tacklers]]' remaining Pokémon try to hold out against the rampaging Six Heroes while their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s look for an opening. However, Ult is left in despair by the situation such that he didn't notice {{TP|Lucius|Gouging Fire}} coming his way until [[Captain Pikachu]], who was protecting Ult, and {{p|Sableye}}, who was in the [[Paradox Pokémon]]'s attack range, are defeated by it. The other Pokémon soon are [[Fainting|defeated]] one by one, leaving only {{TP|Liko|Charcadet}}, {{TP|Roy|Lucario}}, and {{p|Dragonite|Mega Dragonite}} still standing. The kids recall their defeated Pokémon as they brace themselves for the next onslaught of attacks. Just then, a {{m|Thousand Arrows}} attack falls from the sky as [[Amethio]] arrives on {{p|Corviknight}} with the [[White Zygarde]] in its {{form|Zygarde|10% Forme}} in tow. [[Coral]] and [[Sidian]], who had been watching the {{pkmn|battle}}, decide to take on Amethio. He entrusts the battle against {{p|Glalie}} and {{p|Garganacl}}, both powered up by [[Laquium]], to Corviknight and Zygarde while calling out {{TP|Amethio|Ceruledge}} to assist with the Six Heroes.
[[File:Liko Charcadet and Amethio Ceruledge.png|thumb|250px|left|Ceruledge giving Charcadet a boost]]
Liko asks Amethio to have Ceruledge give Charcadet some power. Realizing her intent, Amethio calls for Ceruledge to use {{m|Bitter Blade}} on Charcadet, triggering its {{a|Flash Fire}} [[Ability]]. Roy decides to have Lucario power up as well, [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]] the {{pkmn|category|Aura Pokémon}} into Mega Lucario. Liko initiates the counterattack by having Charcadet attack {{TP|Lucius|Arboliva}} with a {{DL|Type|Type effectiveness|supereffective}} {{m|Fire Spin}} to [[Bound|immobilize]] it. Charcadet momentarily celebrates its victory before getting caught off-guard by {{TP|Lucius|Kleavor}}. Ceruledge saves it with Bitter Blade before taking Kleavor head-on. Gouging Fire approaches Charcadet, making the latter panic until Liko reminds the Fire Child Pokémon of [[HZ108|its battle with]] {{p|Arcanine}}. Charcadet unleashes a barrage of {{m|Ember}}s before running away until Liko commands it to jump, clinging onto Gouging Fire like it did with Arcanine. In an attempt to get Charcadet off, Gouging Fire uses {{m|Burning Bulwark}}, but it only activates Charcadet's Ability once more and allows it to use a powered-up Ember against the Paradox Pokémon. Meanwhile, Ult struggles to help Mega Dragonite as {{rf|Galarian}} {{TP|Lucius|Moltres}} is catching up. Roy remembers [[HZ092|the battle against]] {{p|Steelix}} and has Ult get Mega Dragonite to fly to Mega Lucario, who is facing {{TP|Lucius|Lapras}}. Mega Dragonite does as ordered, and at the last second, both Mega Pokémon launch themselves into the air, causing Moltres and Lapras to collide with each other. The two Mega Pokémon prepare to attack, but they get attacked by Arboliva, who manages to free itself from Charcadet's Fire Spin. Charcadet gets trampled by Gouging Fire while Kleavor takes down Ceruledge. Corviknight and Zygarde are also defeated by Glalie and Garganacl, rendering Liko and the others hopeless as all of their Pokémon have been defeated. Out of desperation, an despaired Liko begging the Six Heroes to stop. To her surprise, they do. Right after that, the Laquium crystals on the bodies of the Six Heroes break off while the Pokémon themselves collapse from exhaustion as the effects of the Super Strong Spheres wear off. [[Spinel]] is satisfied with the results of the battle and orders the [[Explorers]] to retreat, leaving Liko's group watching helplessly as the Six Heroes get taken away.

[[Dot]] arrives at the warehouse, with Liko and Roy being surprised to see {{TP|Dot|Tinkaton}}, while [[Hamber]] and [[Cervantis]] react similarly to Amethio. While Liko, Roy, and Ult tend to their Pokémon, Amethio discusses the event that just transpired with the newcomers. He also apologizes for not having enough strength to help, but Dot thanks him for coming. Cervantis approaches Liko and Roy to apologize for the trouble caused. The two young Rising Volt Tacklers reveal their reason for visiting as Dot gives the former director a flash drive containing data on the harmful effects of the Strong Spheres, but Cervantis says Spinel could counter with his own data and claim they’re safe. Cervantis begins to apologize again for not being able to help when Amethio lashes out at him angrily, asking if he is really going to let things be. He refuses to let his father run away again and reveals he once gave up too until [[HZ104|he was reminded]] to follow his path. When asked about his path, Amethio answers that it's to defeat Spinel and rid the world of Laquium after gathering the [[Zygarde Cell]]s of [[Gibeon|his grandfather]]'s Zygarde. As for what comes after, it's something he'll discover along the way, leaving Cervantis properly chastised. Cervantis becomes motivated to fight back and asks to help, making his son pleased. The two reconcile with a handshake before Amethio tells the Rising Volt Tacklers they will meet again as long as their goals are the same.
[[File:Liko and Charcadet.png|thumb|250px|Liko and Charcadet ready to train]]
Liko, Roy, and Dot watch Amethio, Cervantis, and Hamber leave before deciding to return to the [[Brave Olivine]]. However, Ult announces he's not going back. Instead, he wants to train after experiencing a frustrating defeat by the Six Heroes. Charcadet and {{TP|Roy|Crocalor}} come out of their {{i|Poké Ball}}s, sharing his determination. Liko proposes they all train together since they all feel the same way, but none of them knows where to start. Just then, the group receives a call from [[Briar]], who is excited as [[Briar's Book|her book]] is ready to be published. When she finds out they wanted to ask her about Pagogo, Briar invites the group to [[Blueberry Academy]]. Dot notes its battle-focused curriculum, and the group decides to go train there while meeting with Briar. Meanwhile, in a room with the five captured Six Heroes, Spinel declares it's time for the next stage now that he believes Pagogo is no longer a threat.
{{-}}

==Major events==

* [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Dot]] meet [[Amethio]] again, while [[Ult]] meets him for the first time.
* Amethio is revealed to have found [[Gibeon|his grandfather]]'s [[White Zygarde|Zygarde]], which transforms back into its {{form|Zygarde|10% Forme}}.
* The [[Explorers]] escape with five of the [[Six Heroes]].
* Liko, Roy, and Ult meet [[Hamber]] and [[Cervantis]] for the first time.
* Cervantis decides to join Amethio and Hamber on their journey to defeat [[Spinel]].
* Liko, Roy, Dot, and Ult decide to head for [[Blueberry Academy]] in the [[Unova]] region after learning about it from [[Briar]].
* [[Ann]] is revealed to have accepted the invitation to be an exchange student at Blueberry Academy.
{{animeevents|HZ}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
* [[Liko]]
* [[Roy]]
* [[Dot]]
* [[Ult]]
* [[Amethio]]
* [[Spinel]]
* [[Hamber]]
* [[Coral]]
* [[Sidian]]
* [[Indi]]
* [[Rubina]]
* [[Cervantis]]
* [[Explorers]]
* [[Briar]] (video call)

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Meowscarada}} ({{OP|Liko|Meowscarada}}; {{Tera}}stallized)
* {{p|Hattrem}} ({{OP|Liko|Hattrem}})
* {{p|Terapagos}} ([[Liko]]'s; [[Pagogo]]; {{form|Terapagos|Normal Form}})
* {{p|Charcadet}} ({{OP|Liko|Charcadet}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Liko]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Crocalor}} ({{OP|Roy|Crocalor}}; {{Tera}}stallized)
* {{p|Kilowattrel}} ({{OP|Roy|Kilowattrel}})
* {{p|Lucario}} ({{OP|Roy|Lucario}}; {{Shiny}}; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Lucario]])
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Friede]]'s; [[Captain Pikachu]])
* {{p|Tinkaton}} ({{OP|Dot|Tinkaton}})
* {{p|Sableye}} ([[Ult]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Sableye]] in flashback)
* {{p|Dragonite}} ([[Ult]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Dragonite]])
* {{p|Ceruledge}} ({{OP|Amethio|Ceruledge}})
* {{p|Corviknight}} ([[Amethio]]'s)
* {{p|Umbreon}} ([[Spinel]]'s)
* {{p|Glalie}} ([[Coral]]'s)
* {{p|Garganacl}} ([[Sidian]]'s)
* {{p|Aerodactyl}} ([[Sidian]]'s)
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Rubina]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Arcanine}} ([[Diana]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Arboliva}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Arboliva}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Moltres}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Moltres}}; [[Galarian form|Galarian Form]])
* {{p|Lapras}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Lapras}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Kleavor}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Kleavor}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Gouging Fire}} (formerly {{OP|Lucius|Gouging Fire}})
* {{p|Zygarde}} (formerly [[Gibeon]]'s; [[White Zygarde]]; {{form|Zygarde|10% Forme}})
* {{p|Steelix}} (×2; flashback)

==Trivia==
* [[Mega Nidothing's Mega Mega! Mega Evolution]]: {{p|Dragonite}}
* The first [[List of Pokémon Horizons: The Series eyecatches|eyecatch]] features [[Liko]] with her {{TP|Liko|Meowscarada}}, {{TP|Liko|Hattrem}}, [[Pagogo]], and {{TP|Liko|Charcadet}}, and the second features [[Amethio]] with his {{TP|Amethio|Ceruledge}}, {{p|Corviknight}}, and [[White Zygarde]].
* For the initial airing of this episode, the Mega Nidothing's Mega Mega! Mega Evolution segment was replaced by special trailers for the upcoming ''[[Episode: Mega Evolution]]'' and ''[[Rising Again]]'' arcs. These trailers were [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp6m_bDyCzc later] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdIakJuvDJw uploaded] to the official Japanese [[YouTube]] channel.
* This is the last episode of the ''[[Mega Voltage]]'' arc.
* This episode's title is likely a reference to the song "{{wp|Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger}}" from {{wp|Daft Punk}}.
* {{TP|Roy|Crocalor}}, [[Roy]], Ult's {{p|Sableye}}, Liko, and [[Dot]] narrate the preview for the [[HZ112|next episode]].
** The next episode preview is removed on VOD releases such as [[Prime Video]] or UNEXT, however it is retained in the [[YouTube]] and TVer releases. The TVer release contains an additional trailer for the ''[[Mega Voltage]]'' chapter after the next episode preview.

===Errors===

* In the [[Pokémon in Poland|Polish]] dub, Liko mistakenly refers to her Hattrem as Hatenna.

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Rotom (Pokémon)

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'''Rotom''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ロトム''' ''Rotom'') is a dual-type {{2t|Electric|Ghost}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} introduced in [[Generation IV]].

While it is not known to [[Evolution|evolve]] into or from any other Pokémon, Rotom has the ability to possess the motors of certain appliances and [[#Form data|change forms]]. It also learns a new [[move]] depending on which appliance it possesses. Rotom's form can be changed by allowing it to possess the appliances in [[Rotom's Room]] or from the appliances ordered from the [[Rotom Catalog]].

* When it has not possessed any appliance or is possessing a {{wp|Electric light|light bulb}}, it is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Ghost}}, and learns {{m|Thunder Shock}} if the move it had in its other forms is the only one it knows.
* When it possesses a {{wp|microwave oven}}, it becomes '''Heat Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Fire}}, and learns {{m|Overheat}}.
* When it possesses a {{wp|washing machine}}, it becomes '''Wash Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Water}}, and learns {{m|Hydro Pump}}.
* When it possesses a {{wp|refrigerator}}, it becomes '''Frost Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Ice}}, and learns {{m|Blizzard}}.
* When it possesses an {{wp|Fan (machine)|electric fan}}, it becomes '''Fan Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Flying}}, and learns {{m|Air Slash}}.
* When it possesses a {{wp|lawn mower}}, it becomes '''Mow Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Grass}}, and learns {{m|Leaf Storm}}.

In [[Generation IV]], Rotom had {{t|Ghost}} as its secondary [[type]] regardless of its form.

(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to [[#Form data|Game data→Form data]] for these details.)

In [[Generation VII]], Rotom can possess a special [[Pokédex]] and become the [[Rotom Pokédex]], which has the ability to [[Talking Pokémon|speak human language]]. In [[Generation VIII]] and [[Generation IX]], Rotom can possess a smartphone that doubles as a Pokédex and become the [[Rotom Phone]], which can also be used to power a [[Rotom Bike]]. Rotom are also used in [[Rotomi]] terminals, [[Drone Rotom]], and headsets.

An additional form of Rotom, called '''Stereo Rotom''', appears exclusively in [[Pokémon Pokopia]] (as a character named [[DJ Rotom]]). It possesses a {{wp|boombox|mini stereo system}} and is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Normal}}.

==Biology==
Rotom is a small, orange {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that has a body made of plasma. It is mostly spherical, with a bulb below its body and a long pointed protrusion on top, making it shaped like a lightning rod. There is a whitish blue aura of electricity around it that forms lightning bolt-shaped appendages. When moving quickly, these appendages tend to disappear, in favor of a long similar-looking trail of blue electricity. It has teeth, and its unique, blue eyes have a dividing line across them. In its base form, Rotom cannot be touched by anyone without the latter being shocked in the process. According to the [[Rotom Catalog]], Rotom's base form is actually inhabiting a light bulb.

Rotom has the ability to enter and control electronic appliances. It typically uses its abilities to cause mischief, often using the household items it possess to pull pranks on unsuspecting people, as seen in the ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'' episode ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]''. Despite this, some Rotom have taken to inhabiting electronics with the intent of helping others. The [[Rotom Pokédex]], [[Rotom Phone]], [[Rotomi]], and [[Drone Rotom]] are some examples. Additionally, in [[Galar]], the Rotom Phone is used to power the [[Rotom Bike]]. One called [[Rotie]] was shown inhabiting a headset. In the ''Pokémon the Series'' episode ''[[SM057|The Dex Can't Help It!]]'', [[Rotom Pokédex (anime)|Rotom]] was shown possessing a [[Pokémon Center]] building. Some of these forms allow Rotom to [[Talking Pokémon|speak human languages]], and demonstrate that Rotom is highly intelligent. It tends to reside in abandoned buildings. It lacks any sort of circulatory system or pulse.<ref>[[Rotom Pokédex]], ({{g|Sun and Moon}}): "''Waaah! If I had a pulse, it would be pounding like crazzzy right now!''"</ref> Research continues on Rotom and its ability to power unique motors. In the ''Pokémon the Series'' episode ''[[XY081|Rotom's Wish!]]'', a Rotom was shown to have the ability to [[time travel|send people through time]] by possessing an elevator.

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| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Rotom Pokédex}} [[File:479Rotom-Pokédex.png|100px|link=Rotom Pokédex]]
| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Rotom Phone}} [[File:0479Rotom-Phone ZA.png|100px|link=Rotom Phone]]
| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Rotomi}} [[File:Rotomi PC Galar.png|115px|link=Rotomi]]
| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Drone Rotom}} [[File:Drone Rotom Galar.png|115px|link=Drone Rotom]]
| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Rotom Bike}} [[File:Rotom Bike SWSH Model.png|87px|link=Rotom Bike]]
|}

===Forms===
[[File:Rotom parts.png|thumb|200px|left|Rotom and its appliances]]
Rotom has five alternate forms in the [[core series]]: Heat Rotom, Wash Rotom, Frost Rotom, Fan Rotom, and Mow Rotom; all introduced in {{g|Platinum}}. A sixth form, Stereo Rotom, was introduced in {{g|Pokopia}}.
[[File:Brock and Rotom.png|thumb|220px|right|Rotom transforming]]
Rotom's forms can be accessed by possessing specific household appliances with a special motor. When Rotom changes forms, its eyes and electric aura change colors, and its aura appendages take on different shapes. In modern [[Sinnoh]], Rotom's forms were said to have been first discovered and documented by [[Charon]]. However, Rotom and its forms existed in [[Hisui]] hundreds of years ago, being documented in the [[List of Pokémon by Hisui Pokédex number|Hisui Pokédex]] by [[Professor Laventon]]. This was apparently a result of appliances being sent to the past via [[space-time distortion]]s.

====Heat Rotom====
Rotom transforms into Heat Rotom by possessing a convection {{wp|microwave oven}}. Its appendages turn into oven mittens, and its eyes and aura become red. It has an aptitude for manipulating flames, which it uses for mischievous purposes, such as happily scorching the surrounding are or burning people's favorite outfits. Heat Rotom will become lethargic if the oven it possesses is malfunctioning.

====Wash Rotom====
Rotom transforms into Wash Rotom by inhabiting a {{wp|washing machine}}. Its appendages turn into clothespins, and its eyes and aura become blue. The washing machine model it possess has been discontinued, leading people to sell them at high prices. It enjoys playing water-based pranks, such as spraying cold water everywhere or flooding people's rooms, and blasts enemies with water to intimidate them and incite them to retreat.

====Frost Rotom====
Rotom transforms into Frost Rotom by taking control of a {{wp|refrigerator}}. Its appendages are shaped like lightning bolts, and its eyes and aura become purple. It fights by spewing cold air, which it gleefully uses for practical jokes like freezing people's baths or its surroundings. The special motor within the refrigerator is the key to Rotom's ability to change forms.

====Fan Rotom====
Rotom turns into Fan Rotom by taking over an {{wp|mechanical fan|electric fan}}. Its appendages turn into air curls, and its eyes and aura become yellow. It can stir up powerful gusts of wind to blow away opponents, which it applies to its love for pranks by blowing away everything around it, such as important documents it finds. The electric fan that Fan Rotom inhabits was invented by a boy, and was the first Rotom-related appliance to be developed, leading to the creation of many other appliances like it.

====Mow Rotom====
Rotom turns into Mow Rotom by possessing a {{wp|lawn mower|lawn mower}}. Its appendages turn into a ripped strip, and its eyes and aura become green. focuses its antics on plants. As it mows down grass, it scatters the clippings everywhere and destroys flowers and trees. The lawn mower Mow Rotom possesses led to the development of the [[Rotom Pokédex]].

====Stereo Rotom====
A particular Rotom, named [[DJ Rotom]], has a unique spin-off form called Stereo Rotom. Rotom turns into Stereo Rotom by possessing a mini {{wp|boombox|stereo system}}. Its appendages turn into a lightning bolt shape on top of its head, and its eyes and aura become pale green. It greatly enjoyed the synth-pop CD someone left inside the stereo, making it cheerful by nature. It can play the music CDs it swallows.

For more information, see [[#Form data|Game data→Form data]].

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==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
====In the core series====
[[File:Rotom Pokédex Talking.png|thumb|250px|The [[Rotom Pokédex]] in {{g|Sun and Moon}} appears in the bottom screen]]
* These notable Trainers own a Rotom:
** [[Colress]] uses a Wash Rotom in his post-game matches in {{B2W2}}.
** {{ga|Lucas}} uses a Rotom in his post-game rematches in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}. This Rotom's form changes based on the [[first partner Pokémon]] chosen by the {{player}}.
** [[Cyrus]] uses a Heat Rotom in the {{si|Battle Tower}}.
* Multiple devices house a Rotom for functionality across multiple games:
** [[Alola]]'s own [[Pokédex]], known as the [[Rotom Pokédex]], contains a Rotom. The Rotom itself, who can speak, is a minor character who often provides information and advice to the player throughout the story of {{game4|7}}. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Rotom provides additional gameplay elements and buffs through the {{DL|Rotom Pokédex|Rotom Powers}}.
** The [[Rotom Phone]] appears in the [[Galar]] and [[Paldea]]-based games, as well as {{g|Legends: Z-A}}. It serves a similar function to Rotom Pokédex, mainly through the Pokédex app, but is less present than its predecessor.
** In addition to the Rotom Phone, Galar also has [[Rotomi]] and [[Rotom Drone]]s as set pieces for the [[PC]] and Gym Stadiums. The Rotom Phone can be attatched to the [[Rotom Bike]] for travel purposes.

==== In the side series games ====

* Rotie, a Rotom that lives inside a headset, accompanies the player and provides battle information in [[Pokémon Champions]]. Its advice is integrated into the battle UI.

====In the spin-off games====
* [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]: Rotom is the leader of the [[Haunted Zone]]. He's in charge of {{DL|Attraction (PokéPark)|Rotom's Spooky Shoot-'em-Up}}.
* [[Pokémon UNITE]]: Rotom appears as a wild Pokémon on [[Remoat Stadium]]. When defeated, it advances towards the opposing team's goal zone.
* [[Pokémon Pokopia]]: A Stereo Rotom named [[DJ Rotom]] appears as a supporting character, being able to play music from the CDs inserted into its mouth.

===Pokédex entries===
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{{Dex/NA|gen=IV}}
{{Dex/Gen/2|gen=IV|reg1=Sinnoh|num1=152|label1={{gameIcon|Pt}}:|reg2=Johto}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=Diamond|v2=Pearl|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Platinum|entry=Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=HeartGold|v2=SoulSilver|entry=Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.}}
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{{Dex/Gen/1|gen=V|reg1=Unova}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=Black|v2=White|t=FFF|entry=Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=Black 2|v2=White 2|t=FFF|entry=Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.}}
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{{Dex/Gen/4|gen=VI|reg1=Central Kalos|reg2=Coastal Kalos|reg3=Mountain Kalos|num3=068|reg4=Hoenn}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=X|t=FFF|entry=Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Y|t=FFF|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Omega Ruby|t=FFF|entry=Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Alpha Sapphire|t=FFF|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
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{{Dex/Gen/2|gen=VII|reg1=Alola|reg2=Kanto}}
{{Dex/NE|[[Generation VII]]}}
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{{Dex/Gen/5|gen=VIII|reg1=Galar|num1=372|reg2=Isle of Armor|reg3=Crown Tundra|reg4=Sinnoh|reg5=Hisui|num5=194}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=One boy's invention led to the development of many different machines that take advantage of Rotom's unique capabilities.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=With a body made of plasma, it can inhabit all sorts of machines. It loves to surprise others.}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=Brilliant Diamond|v2=Shining Pearl|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=This bizarre Pokémon appears to be a will-o'-the-wisp powered by electricity. Be wary, as Rotom is both smart and mischievous.}}
{{Dex/Form|Heat Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a convection microwave oven that uses a special motor. It also has a flair for manipulating flames.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=This form of Rotom enjoys making mischief by turning up the heat. It will gleefully burn your favorite outfit.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within a strange cauldron. The cauldron's origin is unknown. A bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble with the flames it spits.}}
{{Dex/Form|Wash Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=This form of Rotom enjoys coming up with water-based pranks. Be careful with it if you don't want your room flooded.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a washing machine that uses a special motor. It blasts out water to get enemies to back down.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within an odd bureau. The bureau's purpose is unknown. A bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble by splashing cold water everywhere.}}
{{Dex/Form|Frost Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=Rotom assumes this form when it takes over a refrigerator powered by a special motor. It battles by spewing cold air.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=When it's like this, Rotom likes to play pranks that are freezing cold. You may find it's turned the bath you just filled to solid ice!}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within a bizarre cupboard. The cupboard's composition is unknown. A bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble by frosting everything over.}}
{{Dex/Form|Fan Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=In this form, Rotom applies its new power over wind to its love of pranks. It will happily blow away any important documents it can find.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has taken over a fan that has a special motor. Its gusts of wind blow its opponents away!}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within a mysterious contraption. The contraption's purpose is unknown. A bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble by stirring up powerful winds.}}
{{Dex/Form|Mow Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=This is Rotom after it's seized control of a lawn mower that has a special motor. As it mows down grass, it scatters the clippings everywhere.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=In this form, Rotom focuses its antics on plants. Any flowers you were growing are going to get mowed down.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within a misshapen wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow's mechanisms are bizarre. It's a bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble by mowing down grass and trees.}}
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{{Dex/Gen/5|gen=IX|reg1=Paldea|num1=310|reg2=Kitakami|reg3=Blueberry|num3=41|reg4=Lumiose|reg5=Hyperspace|num5=022}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=Its electricity-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
{{Dex/Form|Heat Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=If the convection microwave oven is not working properly, then the Rotom inhabiting it will become lethargic.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a convection microwave oven. It will sear the surrounding area with its burning heat, then smile in delight.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a convection microwave oven that uses a special motor. It has a flair for manipulating flames.}}
{{Dex/Form|Wash Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has entered a washing machine. It nods with satisfaction after it floods the surrounding area.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=The model of washing machine that Rotom can inspirit has been discontinued, so these appliances are now traded at high prices.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a washing machine that uses a special motor. It blasts out water to intimidate opponents.}}
{{Dex/Form|Frost Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has entered a refrigerator. It leaps around gleefully after it uses cold air to freeze the area around it.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=The special motor within the refrigerator is the key to bringing about Rotom's change in form.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a refrigerator that uses a special motor. It battles by spewing cold air.}}
{{Dex/Form|Fan Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has entered an electric fan. It smirks with satisfaction over a prank well pulled after it blows away everything around it.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=There are several appliances that Rotom can inspirit, but the first one to be developed was the electric fan.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed an electric fan that uses a special motor. It sends its enemies flying with gusts of wind.}}
{{Dex/Form|Mow Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=The lawn mower is one of the household appliances that led to the development of the Rotom Dex.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a lawn mower. It will mow down grass and flowers, then swagger around with pride at its accomplishments.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a lawn mower that uses a special motor. As it mows down grass, it scatters the clippings everywhere.}}
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{{Dex/Gen/1|reg1=Pokopia|num1=182}}
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! class="roundy" colspan=2 line-height:12pt; padding-left:3px;" | Other forms of Rotom do not have Pokédex entries in {{pkmn|Pokopia}}.
{{Dex/Form|Stereo Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Pokopia|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom entered a mini stereo system and was deeply moved by the synth-pop CD someone left inside. The experience gave this Pokémon an upbeat personality.}}
|}
|}
{{Dex/Footer}}
{|style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; background:#{{electric color}}; font-size:80%; border-radius: 10px"
|-
|style="border:2px solid #{{electric color light}}; background:#{{electric color light}} | [[File:Pokédex Image Rotom SV.png|x200px]]
|style="border:2px solid #{{electric color light}}; background:#{{electric color light}} | [[File:Pokédex Image Rotom SV Blueberry.png|x200px]]
|-
| Rotom in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Paldea Pokédex number|Paldea Pokédex}}
| Rotom in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Blueberry Pokédex number|Blueberry Pokédex}}
|-
|}

===Game locations===
{{Availability/Header|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{Availability/NA|gen=IV}}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=IV}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Diamond|v2=Pearl|area=TV in [[Old Chateau]]{{Sup/t|N}} ([[List of in-game event Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl#Rotom|Only one]]) (After obtaining the [[National Pokédex]])}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Platinum|area=TV in [[Old Chateau]]{{Sup/t|N}} ([[List of in-game event Pokémon in Pokémon Platinum#Rotom|Only one]])}}
{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=HeartGold|v2=SoulSilver}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=V}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Black|v2=White|t=FFF|area=[[In-game trade#Pokémon Black and White|Trade]] {{p|Ditto}} on {{rt|15|Unova}}}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Black 2|v2=White 2|t=FFF|area=[[In-game trade#Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|Trade]] {{p|Ditto}} on {{rt|15|Unova}} [[Unova Link|Transfer]] from {{pkmn|Dream Radar}}}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Dream World|color={{dream color}}|area={{dwa|Spooky Manor}}}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=VI}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=X|v2=Y|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=[[Lost Hotel]] (Shaking trash cans){{dotw|Tu}} ('''All Forms''')}}
{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=Omega Ruby|v2=Alpha Sapphire}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=VII}}
{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=Sun|v2=Moon}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Ultra Sun|v2=Ultra Moon|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=[[Poni Gauntlet]] ({{DL|QR Scanner|Island Scan}}){{dotw|Tu}}}}
{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=Let's Go Pikachu|v2=Let's Go Eevee|area=Unobtainable}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=VIII}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Sword|v2=Shield|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=[[Lake of Outrage]] [[Hammerlocke Hills/Dens|Hammerlocke Hills]] ([[Max Raid Battle]]) ('''Heat/Wash/Frost/Fan/Mow Rotom''')}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Expansion Pass|color={{Isle of Armor color}}|t={{Crown Tundra color dark}}|link=Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass|area=[[Workout Sea]] ([[Wanderer]]) ('''All Forms''') [[Max Lair]] ([[Dynamax Adventure]])}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Brilliant Diamond|v2=Shining Pearl|area=TV in [[Old Chateau]]{{Sup/t|N}} ([[List of in-game event Pokémon in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl#Rotom|Only one]]) (After obtaining the [[National Pokédex]])}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|area='''[[Coronet Highlands]]:''' [[Celestica Ruins]] (in boxes), [[Sacred Plaza]] (in boxes), [[Stonetooth Rows]]}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=IX}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Scarlet|v2=Violet|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=East Province: [[East Province (Area Two)|Area Two]] West Province: [[West Province (Area Two)|Area Two]] [[Tera Raid Battle]]s ({{DL|List of 4★ Tera Raid Battles (Paldea)|Rotom|4★}}, {{DL|List of 5★ Tera Raid Battles (Paldea)|Rotom|5★}})}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|color={{Teal Mask color light}}|t={{Indigo Disk color}}|link=The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|area=[[Savanna Biome]], [[Coastal Biome]], [[Torchlit Labyrinth]], [[Canyon Biome]], [[Chargestone Cavern]], [[Polar Biome]]}}
{{Availability/Entry1/None|v=Legends: Z-A|area=[[Trade]]Version 2.0.0+}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Mega Dimension|area=[[Hyperspace Lumiose]] (requires Special Scan) ('''All Forms''')}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Footer}}

====In side games====
{{Availability/Header|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{Availability/NA|gen=IV}}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=IV}}
{{Availability/Entry1/None|1|v=MD Time|link=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|area=[[Wonder Mail]] code}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=MD Darkness|link=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|area=[[Midnight Forest]] (B10F-B20F)}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=MD Sky|link=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|area=[[Midnight Forest]] (B10F-B20F)}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Silent Forest]], [[Windy Prairie]], {{OBP|Rocky Cave|Rumble}}, [[Fiery Furnace]], [[Bright Beach]], [[Eternal Tower]]}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=PokéPark Wii|link=PokéPark Wii|color={{grass color}}|area=[[Haunted Zone]]}}

|}
|}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=V}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble Blast|color={{fire color}}|area=Rotom Hideout: [[Firebreathing Mountain]] (Post-ending; '''All Forms''')}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble U|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Challenge Battle#The Final Battle Royale|Challenge Battle: The Final Battle Royale]] ('''All Forms''') [[Wonder Area#Haunted Playland|Wonder Area: Haunted Playland]], [[Chill Battle#Fever!|Chill Battle: Fever!]] (Boss; '''Heat Rotom''') [[Challenge Battle#The Final Battle Royale|Challenge Battle: The Final Battle Royale]] ('''Wash Rotom''') [[Variety Battle#Pokémon on a Roll|Variety Battle: Pokémon on a Roll]] (Reward; '''Frost Rotom''') [[Secret Warehouse#The Enemies Within|Secret Warehouse: The Enemies Within]] ('''Fan Rotom''') [[Chill Battle#Garden Keepers|Chill Battle: Garden Keepers]] (Reward; '''Mow Rotom''')}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=VI}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Battle Trozei|color={{defense color}}|area=[[Distortion Island#Stage 4|Distortion Island: Stage 4]]}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble World|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Diamond Crater#Fix-Up Factory|Diamond Crater: Fix-Up Factory]] (All Areas)}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=VII}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble Rush|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Jirachi Sea]], [[Garchomp Sea]], [[Mimikyu Sea]], [[Arceus Sea]], [[Jirachi Sea]]Final, [[Garchomp Sea]]Final, [[Mimikyu Sea]]Final}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=VIII}}
{{Availability/NA/Side|gen=VIII}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Cross}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Shuffle|color={{beauty color}}|area=[[Expert Stages|Expert Stage: Stage EX2]] Event: ''[[Daily Pokémon|The Daily Pokémon (#1)]]'' ('''Heat/Wash/Frost/Fan/Mow Rotom''')}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Masters EX|color={{masters color}}|area=[[Sync pair scout]]: {{sync|Elesa|Rotom|sygna=1}}}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=HOME|area=Complete a trade on the [[GTS]] for the 1st time (mobile)}}
|}
|}
{{Availability/Footer}}

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]].

====In events====
{{eventAvail/h|Language/Region|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|Pokémon Center Best Wishes Professor Oak's Rotom|Japanese|Japan|10|August 10 to September 6, 2013|link=List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation V#Professor Oak's Rotom}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev6|XY}}|Tretta Rotom|All|Japan|10|October 15 to December 3, 2014|link=List of local event Pokémon distributions in Generation VI#Tretta Rotom}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev7|USUM}}|LINE Rotom|Japanese|Japan|10|November 17, 2017 to April 30, 2018|link=List of Japanese region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon#LINE_Rotom}}
|}

=====In-game events=====
{{eventAvail/h|type=Electric|type2=Ghost|lochide=yes}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrevss|HOME}}|HOME GTS Rotom|Worldwide|hide|5|February 12, 2020 onwards|link=List of game-based Pokémon distributions in Generation VIII#Rotom}}
|}

===Held items===
{{HeldItems/header|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{HeldItems/Games2|Black|White|tcolor1=fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions}}
{{HeldItems/Items1|Max Elixir|100|rows=2|availNote=[[In-game trade]], }}
{{HeldItems/Games2|Black 2|White 2|tcolor1=fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2}}
{{HeldItems/Games1|Legends: Arceus|tcolor=FFF|Pokémon Legends: Arceus}}
{{HeldItems/ItemsLA|Tumblestone|40|Ball of Mud|15|Exp. Candy M|100|Seed of Mastery|20}}
|}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
=====Rotom=====
{{BaseStats
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|HP=50
|Attack=50
|Defense=77
|SpAtk=95
|SpDef=77
|Speed=91}}

=====Heat, Wash, Frost, Fan, and Mow Rotom=====
{{BaseStats
|type=Electric
|HP=50
|Attack=65
|Defense=107
|SpAtk=105
|SpDef=107
|Speed=86}}

====Pokéathlon stats====
=====Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=2
|PowerMax=3
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=4
|JumpMax=5
}}

=====Heat Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=4
|Power=4
|PowerMax=4
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=4
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=4
|JumpMax=4
}}

=====Wash Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=3
|Power=3
|PowerMax=3
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=4
|Stamina=4
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=4
}}

=====Frost Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=4
|Power=2
|PowerMax=3
|Technique=4
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=3
|Jump=3
|JumpMax=4
}}

=====Fan Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=3
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=3
|Stamina=2
|StaminaMax=3
|Jump=5
|JumpMax=5
}}

=====Mow Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=3
|Power=3
|PowerMax=3
|Technique=5
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=4
}}

===Type effectiveness===
=====Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Normal=0
|Fighting=0
|Flying=50
|Poison=50
|Ground=0
|Rock=100
|Bug=50
|Ghost=200
|Steel=50
|Fire=100
|Water=100
|Grass=100
|Electric=50
|Psychic=100
|Ice=100
|Dragon=100
|Dark=200
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|ghost=yes
|newnormal=1
|newfighting=1
|levitate=yes
|newground=2}}

=====Heat Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Fire
|Normal=100
|Fighting=100
|Flying=50
|Poison=100
|Ground=0
|Rock=200
|Bug=50
|Ghost=100
|Steel=25
|Fire=50
|Water=200
|Grass=50
|Electric=50
|Psychic=100
|Ice=50
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=50
|notes=yes
|levitate=yes
|newground=4}}

=====Wash Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Water
|Normal=100
|Fighting=100
|Flying=50
|Poison=100
|Ground=0
|Rock=100
|Bug=100
|Ghost=100
|Steel=25
|Fire=50
|Water=50
|Grass=200
|Electric=100
|Psychic=100
|Ice=50
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|levitate=yes
|newground=2}}

=====Frost Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Ice
|Normal=100
|Fighting=200
|Flying=50
|Poison=100
|Ground=0
|Rock=200
|Bug=100
|Ghost=100
|Steel=100
|Fire=200
|Water=100
|Grass=100
|Electric=50
|Psychic=100
|Ice=50
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|levitate=yes
|newground=2}}

=====Fan Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Flying
|Normal=100
|Fighting=50
|Flying=50
|Poison=100
|Ground=0
|Rock=200
|Bug=50
|Ghost=100
|Steel=50
|Fire=100
|Water=100
|Grass=50
|Electric=100
|Psychic=100
|Ice=200
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|flying=levitate
|newground=2}}

=====Mow Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Grass
|Normal=100
|Fighting=100
|Flying=100
|Poison=200
|Ground=0
|Rock=100
|Bug=200
|Ghost=100
|Steel=50
|Fire=200
|Water=50
|Grass=50
|Electric=25
|Psychic=100
|Ice=200
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|levitate=yes
|newground=1}}

===Learnset===
Rotom is available in {{pkmn|Scarlet and Violet}} and {{pkmn|Legends: Z-A}} Version 2.0.0+.
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{gameabbrev9|SV}}
{{learnlist/levelh/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/level9|1|Astonish|Ghost|Physical|30|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|1|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/level9|5|Thunder Shock|Electric|Special|40|100|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|10|Confuse Ray|Ghost|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level9|15|Charge|Electric|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level9|20|Electro Ball|Electric|Special|—|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|25|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|90|20}}
{{learnlist/level9|30|Shock Wave|Electric|Special|60|—|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|35|Hex|Ghost|Special|65|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|40|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level9|45|Trick|Psychic|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level9|50|Discharge|Electric|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|55|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/levelf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

{{gameabbrev9|ZA}}
{{learnlist/levelh/ZA|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Overheat|Fire|Special|130|10|{{tt|*|Heat Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Hydro Pump|Water|Special|110|12|{{tt|*|Wash Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Blizzard|Ice|Special|110|12|{{tt|*|Frost Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Air Slash|Flying|Special|75|7|{{tt|*|Fan Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|130|10|{{tt|*|Mow Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Thunder Shock|Electric|Special|40|6||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|8|11|Confuse Ray|Ghost|Status|—|6}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|12|15|Charge|Electric|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|15|18|Parabolic Charge|Electric|Special|65|9||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|17|20|Parting Shot|Dark|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|20|23|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|23|26|Psybeam|Psychic|Special|65|6}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|25|28|Eerie Impulse|Electric|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|30|33|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|34|37|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|40|43|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|44|47|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|50|53|Discharge|Electric|Special|80|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

====By [[TM]]====
{{gameabbrev9|SV}}
{{learnlist/tmh/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM007|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM017|Confuse Ray|Ghost|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM018|Thief|Dark|Physical|60|100|25}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM023|Charge Beam|Electric|Special|50|90|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM025|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM029|Hex|Ghost|Special|65|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM032|Swift|Normal|Special|60|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM041|Stored Power|Psychic|Special|20|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM042|Night Shade|Ghost|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM047|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM048|Volt Switch|Electric|Special|70|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM049|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM050|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM062|Foul Play|Dark|Physical|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM070|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM072|Electro Ball|Electric|Special|—|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM074|Reflect|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM075|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM082|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|90|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM085|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM094|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM096|Eerie Impulse|Electric|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM103|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM107|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|85|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM109|Trick|Psychic|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM114|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM117|Hyper Voice|Normal|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM126|Thunderbolt|Electric|Special|90|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM130|Helping Hand|Normal|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM136|Electric Terrain|Electric|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM140|Nasty Plot|Dark|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM166|Thunder|Electric|Special|110|70|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM171|Tera Blast|Normal|Special|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM173|Charge|Electric|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM177|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM191|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM198|Poltergeist|Ghost|Physical|110|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM202|Pain Split|Normal|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM211|Electroweb|Electric|Special|55|95|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

{{gameabbrev9|ZA}}
{{learnlist/levelh/ZA|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM008|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM016|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM017|Protect|Normal|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM027|Swift|Normal|Special|60|5}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM031|Reflect|Psychic|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM032|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM035|Endure|Normal|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM039|Discharge|Electric|Special|80|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM044|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|20}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM047|Agility|Psychic|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM050|Overheat|Fire|Special|130|10|{{tt|*|Heat Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM057|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM066|Volt Switch|Electric|Special|70|12||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM067|Thunderbolt|Electric|Special|90|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM071|Hyper Voice|Normal|Special|90|8}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM074|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM083|Nasty Plot|Dark|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM085|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM090|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|8}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM091|Curse|Ghost|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM095|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM096|Hydro Pump|Water|Special|110|12|{{tt|*|Wash Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM101|Electroweb|Electric|Special|55|7||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM105|Blizzard|Ice|Special|110|12|{{tt|*|Frost Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM106|Thunder|Electric|Special|110|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM109|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|7}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM119|Ominous Wind|Ghost|Special|60|6||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM126|Magnet Bomb|Steel|Physical|95|8}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM127|Dream Eater|Psychic|Special|100|7}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM130|Charge Beam|Electric|Special|50|6||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/breed9null}}
{{learnlist/breedf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

====Form change====
When Rotom changes into an appliance form, it learns a new move in the same way that other Pokémon may learn new moves upon evolving; if Rotom would change from one appliance form to another and knows the special move of its current form, the old special move is automatically forgotten and Rotom learns the new one. If Rotom changes to its base form, it forgets the special move of the form it was in (if it still knows it); if the only move that Rotom knows right before reverting to its base form is the form's special move, then that move will be replaced with {{m|Thunder Shock}}. In {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, reverting to the base form will teach it Thunder Shock even if it knows another move. In {{g|Legends: Z-A}}, the special moves appear through the move reminder following the form change. Heat, Wash, and Frost Rotom can also learn their respective special moves via TM.
{{learnlist/eventh/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Rotom}}|Thunder Shock|Electric|Special|40|100|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Heat Rotom}}|Overheat|Fire|Special|130|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Wash Rotom}}|Hydro Pump|Water|Special|110|80|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Frost Rotom}}|Blizzard|Ice|Special|110|70|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Fan Rotom}}|Air Slash|Flying|Special|75|95|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Mow Rotom}}|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|130|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/eventf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4|form=yes}}

===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====
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|-
! style="background: #{{tcg lightning color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Move
! style="background: #{{tcg lightning color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Card
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{m|Hail}}
| [[Frost Rotom (Rising Rivals RT2)]]
|-
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{m|Slash}}
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[Mow Rotom (Rising Rivals RT4)]]
|}

===Side game data===
====Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{Spindata/MDTDS|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|body=1
|rate=-12
|IQ=G
}}
|-
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|coset=3
|conto={{p|Chansey}}, {{p|Surskit}}
|recruitment=Visit Rotom's secret base
|P1=I like mischief! Haha!
|P2=Running out of...electricity...
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3|def=3|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3|def=3|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=76
|defense=55
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/PokéPark|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|Pad=Rotom is a Zone Keeper protecting the [[Haunted Zone]]. As the Attraction Chief of {{DL|Attraction (PokéPark)|Rotom's Spooky Shoot-'em-Up}}, Rotom also values having fun.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Picross|col=6|type=Electric|pokemon=Rotom
|skill=Slow Time
|maxsize=10
|rank=Normal
|activation=Automatic
|recovery=00:30
|effect=It makes the time slow down.
|intensity=Medium (0.70×)
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Battle Trozei|col=3|type=Electric|ndex=479
|power=2
|skill=Power of Five
|skilldesc=Increases the damage dealt by matching five Pokémon.
}}
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=3|type=Electric|ndex=479|num=039
|min=60
|max=105
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Paralyze
|skilldesc=Leaves the foe paralyzed.
|swapper=Mega Boost+
|amelia=1
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=185
|defense=159
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Thunder Shock}}
|special={{m|Ominous Wind}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Heat Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Fire}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479O
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=I just went for it without thinking. Look at me! I'm hot! So hot!
|P2=What was that? Did you hear a sound like something was done cooking just now?
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479O
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=80
|defense=60
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=6|type=Fire|ndex=479O|num=039
|form=Heat Rotom
|min=50
|max=100
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Mega Boost
|skilldesc=Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479O
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=204
|defense=219
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Thunder Shock}}
|special={{m|Overheat}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Wash Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Water}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479W
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=Water is going round and round in a box! I wonder if I can clean something in it!
|P2=Hanging laundry on a clothesline is hard work! We should all help each other...
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479W
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=80
|defense=60
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=6|type=Water|ndex=479W|num=039
|form=Wash Rotom
|min=50
|max=100
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Mega Boost
|skilldesc=Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479W
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=204
|defense=219
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Thunder Shock}}
|special={{m|Hydro Pump}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Frost Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Ice}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479R
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=I'm a box now! I keep things cool! I can even create ice!
|P2=You should not leave this box open. Everyone, please be careful...
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479R
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=80
|defense=60
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=6|type=Ice|ndex=479R|num=039
|form=Frost Rotom
|min=50
|max=100
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Mega Boost
|skilldesc=Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479R
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=204
|defense=219
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Thunder Shock}}
|special={{m|Blizzard}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Fan Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Flying}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479F
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=I went for it without thinking, and now I can create wind! Whoosh!
|P2=My fan's not...rotating...
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479F
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=80
|defense=60
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=6|type=Flying|ndex=479F|num=039
|form=Fan Rotom
|min=50
|max=100
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Mega Boost
|skilldesc=Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479F
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=204
|defense=219
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Air Slash}}
|special={{m|Ominous Wind}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Mow Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Grass}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479L
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=I think I can cut a lot of grass at once! Give me a garden, and I'll work hard!
|P2=Everyone, remember to help me keep our garden tidy...
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479L
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=80
|defense=60
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=6|type=Grass|ndex=479L|num=039
|form=Mow Rotom
|min=50
|max=100
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Mega Boost
|skilldesc=Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479L
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=204
|defense=219
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Thunder Shock}}
|special={{m|Ominous Wind}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

===Form data===
Rotom has five alternate forms it can change between, in addition to its default form. To take on these alternate forms, Rotom possesses a different {{wp|home appliance|household appliance}}, and each has its own special [[move]]. These alternate forms were introduced in {{game|Platinum}}.
* When Rotom is not possessing any appliance (prior to Generation VIII) or possessing a {{wp|Electric light|light bulb}} (starting in [[Generation VIII]] except in {{g|Legends: Arceus}}), it is {{2t|Electric|Ghost}}.
* Heat Rotom, which has possessed a {{wp|microwave oven}}, knows {{m|Overheat}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Fire}}.
* Wash Rotom, which has possessed a {{wp|washing machine}}, knows {{m|Hydro Pump}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Water}}.
* Frost Rotom, which has possessed a {{wp|refrigerator}}, knows {{m|Blizzard}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Ice}}.
* Fan Rotom, which has possessed an {{wp|Fan (machine)|electric fan}}, knows {{m|Air Slash}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Flying}}.
* Mow Rotom, which has possessed a {{wp|lawn mower}}, knows {{m|Leaf Storm}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Grass}}.

{| style="margin:auto"
|
{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Ghost|ndex=479|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=50|Defense=77|SpAtk=95|SpDef=77|Speed=91}}
|
{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Heat Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Fire|image=479Rotom-Heat|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
|
{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Wash Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Water|image=479Rotom-Wash|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
|
{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Frost Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Ice|image=479Rotom-Frost|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
|
{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Fan Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Flying|image=479Rotom-Fan|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
|
{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Mow Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Grass|image=479Rotom-Mow|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
|}

In [[Generation IV]], all forms of Rotom are {{2t|Electric|Ghost}}-type; from [[Generation V]] onward, the appliance forms replace the Ghost type with the type of their associated move. All appliance forms have the same [[base stats]], with a higher total than that of Rotom's default form; the only base stat of normal Rotom that is higher than its appliance forms is its Speed.

* In Pokémon Platinum and {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl}}, the appliances are located in [[Rotom's Room]] in the [[Team Galactic Eterna Building]], which can only be accessed by using the {{si|Secret Key}}.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the appliances are located in [[Rotom's Room]] in [[Silph Co.]], which can be accessed when entering the broken elevator with Rotom as the [[walking Pokémon]].
* In {{game4|BWB2W2}}, the appliances are located in boxes in the basement of [[Shopping Mall Nine]].
* In {{g|X and Y}}, the appliances are located in boxes on the second floor of the {{kal|Pokémon Research Lab|Sycamore Pokémon Lab}} in [[Lumiose City]].
* In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, the appliances are located in boxes in [[Professor Birch]]'s lab in [[Littleroot Town]].
* In {{game4|SMUSUM}}, the appliances are located in boxes in the basement of [[Professor Kukui]]'s lab in [[Alola Route 1|Hau'oli Outskirts]].
* In {{g|Sword and Shield|Sword, Shield}}, {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl}}, and {{g|Scarlet and Violet|Scarlet, and Violet}}, the [[Rotom Catalog]] appears as a [[Key Item]] that allows the player to change Rotom's form at will wherever they are. In Sword and Shield, it can be obtained in a house in [[Wyndon]] from a {{tc|League Staff}} member after defeating him in {{pkmn|battle}}. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Rotom Catalog is automatically obtained after letting Rotom enter an appliance in Rotom's Room. Rotom must have been in a form at least once to unlock that form in the Rotom Catalog. In Scarlet and Violet, it can be purchased from an auction in the [[Porto Marinada Market]] if the player owns a Rotom.
* In {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, an appliance may sometimes be sold by [[Ginter]] of the [[Ginkgo Guild]]; after being purchased, it is placed in the [[player's house|player's quarters]] in [[Jubilife Village#Your Quarters|Jubilife Village]].

Using these locations, Rotom can also return the appliance to change back to its default form. In Generation IV, Rotom changes back to its default form when taken into the [[Union Room]] or [[Wi-Fi Club]], or when deposited in the [[Pokémon Day Care]].

[[Pokémon Egg|Hatched]] Rotom will always be in their standard form.

Upon changing into an appliance form, Rotom will learn the special move associated with the form, and upon changing from an appliance form, it will forget that special move. When changing forms, if Rotom knows four moves but not the special move of its previous form, the player will be prompted to replace a move with the new exclusive move (Rotom cannot change to an appliance form unless it does). If Rotom's only known move is its special move and it changes to its default form, then the Rotom will learn {{m|Thunder Shock}}. If Rotom forgets the move that is tied to its appliance form, it remains in its appliance form.

Rotom's appliance forms first appeared as silhouettes in August 2008, shortly before the Japanese release of {{game|Platinum}}, with a statement that indicated that these Pokémon would be in the game. Days before the game's release, it was revealed that these Pokémon were the alternate forms of Rotom. These new forms made their debut in Pokémon Platinum, and have been included in every [[core series]] game since.

In Generation IV, there are five separate appliances and changing Rotom's form temporarily removes that appliance from the room, so the player can never have more than one of each form. From Generation V onward, this limitation is removed. In [[Hisui]], five separate appliances are again depicted, but changing Rotom's form does not remove that appliance from the room.

Rotom's appliance forms are not present in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers of Time, Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Sky]]. In {{g|Super Mystery Dungeon}}, they are a permanent form difference, with each form being a separate Pokémon on the [[Connection Orb]].


===Evolution data===
<div style="float:center; display:flex; flex-flow:row wrap;">{{Evobox-1
|type1=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|pictype=art
|no1=0479
|name1=Rotom
|type1-1=Electric
|type2-1=Ghost}}</div>

===Sprites===
{{Spritebox/Header|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{Spritebox/NA|gen=IV}}
{{Spritebox/4/6Forms|ndex=479|form1=O|form2=W|form3=R|form4=F|form5=L}}
{{Spritebox/5/6Forms|ndex=479|form1=O|form2=W|form3=R|form4=F|form5=L}}
{{Spritebox/6/6Forms|ndex=479|form1=O|form2=W|form3=R|form4=F|form5=L|crop=102}}
{{Spritebox/7/6Forms|ndex=479|form1=O|form2=W|form3=R|form4=F|form5=L|crop=104}}
{{Spritebox/8/6Forms|ndex=479|form1=O|form2=W|form3=R|form4=F|form5=L}}

{{Spritebox/HOME/6Forms|ndex=0479|form1=O|form2=W|form3=R|form4=F|form5=L}}
{{Spritebox/Footer|479|Rotom}}

==In animation==
===Main series===
[[File:Oak Rotom.png|thumb|250px|Rotom in {{aniseries|BW}}]]
====Major appearances====
=====[[Professor Oak's Rotom]]=====
{{an|Professor Oak}} {{pkmn2|caught}} a Rotom on [[Torom Island]] in ''[[BW128|To Catch a Rotom!]]''. Rotom is a prankster, often scaring {{Ash}} by appearing over the video phone whenever he calls Professor Oak. It also appeared in [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]] in {{aniseries|XY}}, helping Professor Oak with his explanation, and often laughing at him when he gets hurt.

====={{an|Rotom Pokédex}}=====
A Rotom inhabiting Ash's [[Alola]]n [[Pokédex]] debuted in ''[[SM003|Loading the Dex!]]''. 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. In ''[[SM146|Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!]]'', it remained in Alola to work with the [[Aether Foundation]] while Ash returned [[Pallet Town|home]].

=====[[Rotom Phone]]=====
Starting in ''[[JN003|Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!]]'', Rotom Phones were seen under the ownership of several characters in {{aniseries|JN}}, including Ash, {{TRT}}, and [[Goh]]. This has continued on into {{aniseries|HZ}}, with them being frequently used by various characters, including [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Dot]].

=====[[Drone Rotom]]=====
Starting in ''[[JN018|Destination: Coronation!]]'', Drone Rotom served as the [[Battle judge|referees]] for most [[World Coronation Series]] matches seen in {{aniseries|JN}}.

=====Other=====
Rotom debuted in ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]'', where it was in all of its different forms. It spent the episode toying around with Ash and {{ashfr}} in the [[Old Chateau]].

In ''[[BW128|To Catch a Rotom!]]'', two Rotom were with {{OP|Professor Oak|Rotom}}, occasionally switching between all of their different forms.

In ''[[XY081|Rotom's Wish!]]'', [[Weston]] used a Rotom to defeat [[Mantle]] and his {{p|Krookodile}} with the assistance of Ash and {{ashfr}}. It assumed the form of Wash, Frost, and Mow Rotom.

In ''[[SM057|The Dex Can't Help It!]]'', a Wash Rotom was involved in an accident caused by [[Ash's Pikachu]] that ejected it from the washing machine and caused it to get swapped with the Rotom Pokédex. Eventually, the Rotom were swapped back to their original places.

A Fan Rotom owned by [[Volkner]] appeared in ''[[JN077|Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!]]''. It participated in his [[World Coronation Series]] battle against {{Ash}} and ended up being defeated by [[Ash's Lucario]].

In ''[[HZ108|Taking the Next Steps]]'', [[Diana]] was revealed to have caught a Wash Rotom. She used it in a battle against Liko, battling alongside her {{p|Arcanine}} against [[Liko's Meowscarada]] and {{TP|Liko|Charcadet}}, only to be defeated by Charcadet.

A Mow Rotom appeared during a flashback in [[HZ123]], under the ownership of [[Hamber]]. It reappeared in [[HZ130]], when Hamber used it to battle [[Coral]], [[Sidian]], and [[Chalce]], only to be defeated.

====Minor appearances====
A Rotom appeared as an image in ''[[XY091|A Performance Pop Quiz!]]''.

In ''[[JN027|Toughing It Out!]]'', a [[Rotomi]] appeared at the [[Wyndon]] [[Pokémon Center]].

A Trainer's Rotom appeared in ''[[HZ008|The Door That Never Opens]]''.

A Trainer's Rotom appeared in ''[[HZ050|Trending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!]]''.

A Trainer's Rotom appeared in ''[[HZ089|Where the Adventure Leads]]''.

<gallery>
Heat Rotom anime.png|Heat Rotom in {{aniseries|BW}}
Diana Wash Rotom.png|Wash Rotom in {{aniseries|HZ}}
Frost Rotom anime.png|Frost Rotom in {{aniseries|BW}}
Volkner Fan Rotom.png|Fan Rotom in {{aniseries|JN}}
Hamber Mow Rotom.png|Mow Rotom in {{aniseries|HZ}}
Rotom Pokédex anime.png|Rotom Pokédex in {{aniseries|SM}}
Dot Rotom Phone.png|Rotom Phone in {{aniseries|HZ}}
Drone Rotom anime.png|Drone Rotom in {{aniseries|JN}}
Rotomi anime.png|Rotomi in {{aniseries|JN}}
</gallery>

====Pokédex entries====
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexbody|DP105|Rotom|Ash's Pokédex|Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. Rotom plays practical jokes, which it carries out by embedding its plasma body in electronic devices.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexheader|Unova}}
{{Animedexbody|BW128|Rotom|Ash's Pokédex|Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. With a body made of plasma, Rotom is able to permeate various kinds of electrics devices, causing all sorts of problems.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Unova}}
{{Animedexheader|Alola}}
{{Animedexbody|SM057|Rotom|Rotom Pokédex|Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. An {{t|Electric}} and {{t|Ghost}} type. Rotom play pranks by inhabiting electrical appliances. When one inhabits a washing machine, it's called {{form|Rotom|Wash Rotom}}.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Alola}}
{{Animedexheader|Galar}}
{{Animedexbody|JN037|Rotom|Ash's Rotom Phone|Rotom, Pokédex Forme. An upgrade of the [[Pokédex]]. However, that is its only function.}}
{{Animedexbody|JN077|Rotom|Goh's Rotom Phone|Rotom, {{form|Rotom|Fan Form}}. The Plasma Pokémon. An {{t|Electric}} and {{t|Flying}} type. Fan Rotom lives in an electric fan equipped with a special motor.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Galar}}
{{Animedexheader|Paldea}}
{{Animedexbody|HZ108|Rotom|Roy's Rotom Phone|{{form|Rotom|Wash}} Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. An {{t|Electric}} and {{t|Water}} type. This Rotom has entered a washing machine. In this form, it enjoys coming up with water-based pranks.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Paldea}}

===Pokémon Generations===
A Rotom appeared as an image in ''[[PG09|The Scoop]]''.

===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
[[File:Rotom TW.png|thumb|250px|Rotom in [[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]]]
In ''[[TW05|Assistant]]'', a Rotom invaded [[Macro Cosmos]]'s computers, but it was taken care of by [[Oleana]].

A [[Rotom Phone]] appeared in ''[[TW07|Sky]]'', under the ownership of [[Raihan]]. It reappeared in ''[[TW08|The Gathering of Stars]]''.

A Rotom Phone appeared in ''The Gathering of Stars'', under the ownership of [[Peony]].

===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
Rotom have only appeared in the form of [[Rotom Phone]]s throughout [[Pokémon: Paldean Winds]]:
* They first appeared in ''[[PPW01|Breathe Out]]'', where two were seen under the ownership of [[Hohma]] and [[Ohara]].
* In ''[[PPW02|Breathe In]]'', another two appeared, this time under the ownership of [[Aliquis]] and [[Aliquis's brother|his brother]].
* Multiple Rotom Phones appeared in ''[[PPW04|Breathe Together]]'', as the general public watched Ohara, Aliquis, and Hohma's video about [[Naranja Academy]]. Notably, {{ga|Florian}}/{{ga|Juliana}} and [[Carmine]] were each seen owning one.

===POKÉTOON===
Two [[Rotom Phone]]s appeared in [[PT16]], under the ownership of {{OBP|Yūto|POKÉTOON}} and another {{tc|Student}}.

A Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[PT18|Bonding with Kangaskhan]]'', under the ownership of [[Karimna and Yurado|Karimna]].

Two Rotom Phones appeared in [[PT20]], under the ownership of Rene and Kamina.

==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters DP===
[[File:Rotom PMDP.png|thumb|210px|Rotom in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]]]
A Rotom appears in [[PMDP47]] in all of its forms.

<gallery>
Heat Rotom PMDP.png|Heat Rotom
Wash Rotom PMDP.png|Wash Rotom
Frost Rotom PMDP.png|Frost Rotom
Fan Rotom PMDP.png|Fan Rotom
Mow Rotom PMDP.png|Mow Rotom
</gallery>

===Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!===
A Rotom appeared in [[PBK2]].

===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Rotom Pokédex Adventures.png|thumb|210px|left|Rotom Pokédex in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
[[File:Rotom Adventures.png|thumb|210px|Rotom in Pokémon Adventures]]
{{main|Diamond's Rotom}}
{{main|Rotom Pokédex (Adventures)}}
{{main|Rotom Phone}}
{{main|Old Roto}}
Rotom first appeared in ''[[PS345|Robust Rotom]]'', where it caused havoc for {{adv|Diamond}} and {{adv|Pearl}} at the [[Old Chateau]] until Diamond understood that it only wanted to return in its plasma television and led it there.

During the subsequent fight against Charon and {{p|Giratina}}, Rotom initially joined the battle transforming into its five forms, then left the fighting to the other legendary Pokémon only to strike at the very last, destroying Charon's device that allowed him to control every Pokémon and thus putting an end to his evil plans. After that, Rotom decided to stay with Diamond.

In ''[[PASM01|The Grand Entrance and Delivery Boy Sun]]'', a Rotom accompanied {{adv|Moon}} as she was tasked with delivering it to [[Professor Kukui]]. It later possessed Moon's [[Pokédex]], becoming the {{adv|Rotom Pokédex}}.

In ''[[PASS03|Chomp!! Defeat Drednaw]]'', two Rotom possessed the [[Rotom Phone|smartphones]] of {{Henry}} and {{Casey}}. A fantasy in the same chapter featured a third Rotom.

A Drone Rotom appeared in ''[[PASS16|Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea]]'', where it is called by [[Opal]] during her match against Henry, using it to announce her upcoming retirement.

A Rotom Phone belonging to {{Violet}}, named [[Old Roto]], first appeared in ''[[PASV01|Speeding! Paldea's Prince of Speed!!]]''. This Rotom Phone uniquely houses an AI copy of Violet's deceased butler, possesses the ability to speak, and sports a bushy mustache similar to said butler's mustache.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
Heat Rotom Adventures.png|Heat Rotom
Wash Rotom Adventures.png|Wash Rotom
Frost Rotom Adventures.png|Frost Rotom
Fan Rotom Adventures.png|Fan Rotom
Mow Rotom Adventures.png|Mow Rotom
Henry Casey Rotom Phone.png|Rotom Phone
Drone Rotom Adventures.png|Drone Rotom
</gallery>

===Pokémon Journeys===
[[Rotom Phone]]s appeared in the {{ma|Pokémon Journeys}} manga, fulfilling the same roles as in the animated series.

[[Drone Rotom]] also appeared in the manga, fulfilling the same roles as in the animated series.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Rotom (TCG)}}

==Other appearances==
===[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]===
Rotom appears as a {{sbw|Spirits (characters)|Spirit}}.

==Trivia==
[[File:Rotom Pokédex type.png|thumb|250px|The [[Rotom Pokédex]]'s [[type]] in the {{pkmn|animated series}}]]
* In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s|Pokémon Diamond, Pearl}}, {{v2|Platinum}}, {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl}}, Rotom uses [[Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl: Super Music Collection|Battle! (Legendary Pokémon)]] as its battle theme, even though Rotom is not a [[Legendary Pokémon]]. To date, Rotom is the only Pokémon with this trait.
* Rotom's alternate forms, along with {{p|Arceus}}'s forms, were the only alternative forms of a Pokémon not featured in {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky}}. However, despite being introduced a year before the game was released like Rotom, {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Giratina}}'s alternate forms made an appearance in the game.
* Rotom is tied with {{p|Tynamo}} as the [[List of Pokémon by weight|lightest]] {{type|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Rotom was the first Pokémon mentioned to have an {{DL|List of Pokémon by gender ratio|unknown gender}} in the {{pkmn|animated series}}.
* In ''[[JN037|That New Old Gang of Mine!]]'', {{Ash}}'s [[Rotom Phone]] listed the {{an|Rotom Pokédex}} as a pure Electric-type Pokémon.
* In {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, Rotom's forms can't master their exclusive moves, even with a [[Seed of Mastery]].
* Rotom is the only Pokémon in {{g|Pokopia}} to have a new form with a type that differs from its base form.

====[[Generation V]] type change====
* Rotom is the only Pokémon to have its type changed to a type that was not newly introduced.
* No other Pokémon has the same [[type]] [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|combination]] as Rotom's base form or Heat Rotom, making Rotom the only Pokémon with more than one unique type combination.
* Despite becoming part {{t|Flying}} type, Fan Rotom retains the [[Ability]] {{a|Levitate}}, being the only Flying-type Pokémon with this Ability. As its Flying type already makes it immune to {{type|Ground}} [[move]]s, its Ability is effectively useless under normal conditions.
** In [[Inverse Battle]]s, Fan Rotom is still protected from Ground-type moves due to Levitate, making it the only Flying-type Pokémon to not be affected by Ground-type moves in these battles by default.
* All of Rotom's appliance forms (except Mow Rotom) are tied for or have the fewest weaknesses of all Pokémon of their secondary types.
** All of Rotom's alternate forms (except Mow Rotom) are also the lightest Pokémon of their secondary typing.
* Heat Rotom is tied with {{form|Castform|Sunny Form}} {{p|Castform}}, {{p|Litwick}}, and {{p|Scorbunny}} for the [[List of Pokémon by height|shortest]] {{type|Fire}} Pokémon.
* Frost Rotom is:
** tied with {{form|Castform|Snowy Form}} {{p|Castform}} and {{p|Snom}} for being the shortest {{type|Ice}} Pokémon.
** the only {{type|Ice}} Pokémon in the {{egg3|Amorphous}}.
** one of the only Ice-type Pokémon, the others being Snom and {{p|Chien-Pao}}, who cannot learn {{m|Ice Beam}}.

===Origin===
Rotom appears to be based on {{wp|poltergeist}}s or {{wp|tsukumogami}}, a type of ghost that possesses household items. Many of its Pokédex entries are reminiscent of {{wp|gremlin}}s. Its Pokédex entry from [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]] specifically calls it a "{{wp|will-o'-the-wisp}} powered by electricity"; will-o'-the-wisps are typically ghost-like lights that inhabit marshes. Usually will-o'-the-wisps appear as balls of fire, another form of {{wp|Plasma (physics)|plasma}}. Rotom may also be an embodiment of {{wp|ball lightning}} or electronic "{{wp|magic smoke}}".


Each of Rotom's forms appears as an electronic object with arms made out of electric sparks. Its regular and most common form seems to be based on a {{wp|Electric light|light bulb}}, as listed in the [[Rotom Catalog]]. The other forms directly possess a household object:
* Heat Rotom possesses a {{wp|microwave oven}}, with its arms also resembling the rounded hands of {{wp|oven mitt}}s, cooking wear to take out hot foods from an {{wp|oven}}.
* Wash Rotom possesses a {{wp|washing machine}}, with its arms resembling a pair of {{wp|clothespin}}s, a type of peg used to hold up wet clothes to dry.
* Frost Rotom possesses a {{wp|refrigerator}}. Its lower drawer resembling a freezer. While its arms resemble that of lightning bolts, they could also be a depiction of fractured ice.
* Fan Rotom possesses an {{wp|Fan (machine)|electric fan}}, particularly a desk or table fan. Its arms resemble a cartoonish depiction on gusts of wind.
* Mow Rotom possesses a {{wp|lawn mower}}. Its rounded face and wheels makes the species resemble a reel mower with a bag used for storing grass attached to its back. Its teeth and arms become pointed, bringing to mind the {{wp|saw}} or blade of a lawn mower.
* Stereo Rotom possesses a home stereo system, or {{wp|boombox}}, having two large speakers on its sides, with the main "head" showing an audio interface. The appendage above its horn resembles an {{wp|eighth note}}. When expanded, this appendage resembles another volume interface. This appendage may also resemble the antennae of portable {{wp|radio}}s. [[DJ Rotom]]'s own behavior and English localized name brings to mind the act of {{wp|disc jockey|DJing}}, an artist who plays music for an audience using a {{wp|DJ mixer}}.

Among its other forms, the [[Rotom Bike]] resembles an {{wp|electric bicycle}}, a type of bike that use an electric motor. The Rotom Bike's Water Mode may be based on the concept of a {{wp|Pedalo|paddle boat}}, sometimes called a water bike, that is used to traverse water by pedaling. The [[Rotom Dex]], [[Rotom Phone]] and [[Rotomi]] may be based on {{wp|virtual assistant}}s or forms of {{wp|artificial intelligence}} used to assist the usage of electric devices and software.

====Name origin====
Rotom is derived from ''{{wp|motor}}'' spelled backwards.

In-universe, an old notebook in [[Rotom's Room]] of {{g|Platinum}} and {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} describes how Charon discovered and named the first known Rotom. It appeared out of a lawn mower's motor, and the person named it Rotom due to this origin.

==In other languages==
{{Other languages|type=Electric|type2=Ghost
|ja=ロトム ''Rotom''|jameaning=From ''motor'' spelled backwards
|fr=Motisma|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|moteur|engine}}'' and ''{{wp|Plasma (physics)|plasma}}''
|es=Rotom|esmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|de=Rotom|demeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|it=Rotom|itmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|ko=로토무 ''Rotomu''|komeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
|zh_cmn=洛托姆 ''Luòtuōmǔ''|zh_cmnmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
|zh_yue=洛托姆 ''Loktokmóuh''|zh_yuemeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
|pt_br=Rotom|pt_brmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|hi=रोटॉम ''Rotom''|himeaning=Transcription of its English/Japanese name
|ru=Ротом ''Rotom''|rumeaning=Transcription of English name
|th=โรตอม ''Rotom''|thmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
}}
 
<div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Heat Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{fire color}}
|ja=ヒートロトム ''Heat Rotom''
|zh_yue=加熱洛托姆 ''{{tt|Gāyiht Loktokmóuh|Heat Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=加熱洛托姆 / 加热洛托姆 ''{{tt|Jiārè Luòtuōmǔ|Heat Rotom}}''
|da=Varme-Rotom
|fi=Lämpö-Rotom
|fr=Motisma Chaleur
|de=Hitze-Rotom
|hi=हीट रोटॉम ''Heat Rotom''
|id=Rotom Panas
|it=Rotom Calore
|ko=히트로토무 ''Heat Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Haba
|no=Varme-Rotom
|pl=Rotom Grzewczy
|pt=Rotom Calor
|es=Rotom Calor
|sv=Värme Rotom
|th=ฮีทโรตอม ''Heat Rotom''
|tr=Sıcak Rotom
|vi=Rotom Nhiệt
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Wash Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{water color}}
|ja=ウォッシュロトム ''Wash Rotom''
|zh_yue=清洗洛托姆 ''{{tt|Chīngsái Loktokmóuh|Wash Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=清洗洛托姆 ''{{tt|Qīngxǐ Luòtuōmǔ|Wash Rotom}}''
|da=Vaske-Rotom
|fi=Pesu-Rotom
|fr=Motisma Lavage
|de=Wasch-Rotom
|hi=वॉश रोटॉम ''Wash Rotom''
|id=Rotom Cuci
|it=Rotom Lavaggio
|ko=워시로토무 ''Wash Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Cucian
|no=Vaske-Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Wash Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|pl=Rotom Piorący
|pt_br=Rotom Lavagem Wash Rotom{{tt|*|XY081 only}}
|pt_eu=Rotom Lavagem
|es=Rotom Lavado
|sv=Tvätt Rotom
|th=วอชโรตอม''Wash Rotom''
|tr=Yıkayan Rotom
|vi=Rotom Tẩy Rửa
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Frost Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{ice color}}
|ja=フロストロトム ''Frost Rotom''
|zh_yue=結冰洛托姆 ''{{tt|Gitbīng Loktokmóuh|Frost Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=結冰洛托姆 / 结冰洛托姆 ''{{tt|Jiébīng Luòtuōmǔ|Frost Rotom}}''
|da=Frost-Rotom
|fi=Kylmä-Rotom {{tt|*|SM057}} Huurre-Rotom {{tt|*|BW128}}
|fr=Motisma Froid
|de=Frost-Rotom
|hi=फ़्रॉस्ट रोटॉम ''Frost Rotom''
|id=Rotom Beku
|it=Rotom Gelo
|ko=프로스트로토무 ''Frost Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Beku
|no=Frys-Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Frost Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|pl=Rotom Chłodniczy
|pt_br=Rotom Congelante Frost Rotom{{tt|*|XY081 only}}
|pt_eu=Rotom Frio
|es=Rotom Frío
|sv=Kyl Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Frost-Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|th=ฟรอสต์โรตอม ''Frost Rotom''
|tr=Buz Rotom
|vi=Rotom Sương Giá
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Fan Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{flying color}}
|ja=スピンロトム ''Spin Rotom''
|ca=Fan Rotom{{tt|*|Described as Rotom de forma ventilador, but Fan Rotom as Pokémon name. (Pokémon the animated series)}}
|zh_yue=旋轉洛托姆 ''{{tt|Syùhnjyún Loktokmóuh|Spin Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=旋轉洛托姆 / 旋转洛托姆 ''{{tt|Xuánzhuǎn Luòtuōmǔ|Spin Rotom}}''
|da=Ventilator-Rotom
|fi=Tuuletin-Rotom
|fr=Motisma Hélice
|de=Wirbel-Rotom
|hi=फ़ैन रोटॉम ''Fan Rotom''
|id=Rotom Kipas
|it=Rotom Vortice
|ko=스핀로토무 ''Spin Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Kipas
|no=Vifte-Rotom
|pl=Rotom Wentylujący
|pt_br=Rotom Ventilador
|pt_eu=Rotom Vento
|es=Rotom Ventilador
|sv=Fläkt Rotom
|th=สปินโรตอม ''Spin Rotom''
|tr=Vantilatör Rotom
|vi=Rotom Lượn Xoay
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Mow Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{grass color}}
|ja=カットロトム ''Cut Rotom''
|zh_yue=切割洛托姆 ''{{tt|Chitgot Loktokmóuh|Cut Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=切割洛托姆 ''{{tt|Qiēgē Luòtuōmǔ|Cut Rotom}}''
|da=Græsslå-Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Græsslånings-Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|fi=Leikkuri-Rotom
|fr=Motisma Tonte
|de=Schneid-Rotom
|hi=कट रोटॉम ''Cut Rotom''
|id=Rotom Pemotong
|it=Rotom Taglio
|ko=커트로토무 ''Cut Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Mesin Rumput
|no=Klipp-Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Mow Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|pl=Rotom Koszący
|pt_br=Rotom Corte Mow Rotom{{tt|*|XY081 only}}
|pt_eu=Rotom Corte
|es_la=Rotom Podadora
|es_eu=Rotom Corte
|sv=Gräsklippare Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Klipp-Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|th=คัตโรตอม ''Cut Rotom''
|tr=Biçer Rotom
|vi=Rotom Cắt
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Stereo Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{normal color}}
|ja=ステレオロトム ''Stereo Rotom''
|zh_yue=立體音響洛托姆 ''Stereo Rotom''
|zh_cmn=立體音響洛托姆 / 立体音响洛托姆 ''Stereo Rotom''
|ko=스테레오로토무 ''Stereo Rotom''
|es_eu=Rotom Estéreo
}}
</div></div>
{{-}}

==Related articles==
{|width=100%|
| style="vertical-align:top" width=50% |
* [[Professor Oak's Rotom]]
* [[Diamond's Rotom]]
* [[Rotom Pokédex]]
* [[Rotom Pokédex (anime)]]
* [[Rotom Pokédex (Adventures)]]
* [[Old Roto]]
| style="vertical-align:top" width=50% |
* [[Rotom Phone]]
* [[Rotom Bike]]
* [[Rotomi]]
* [[Drone Rotom]]
* [[DJ Rotom]]
* [[List of Pokémon with form differences]]
* [[Rotom's Room]]
|}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==

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{{Project Pokédex notice}}

[[Category:Pokémon that have had their type changed]]

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Rotom (Pokémon)

2026-04-12T09:27:14Z

Skiper: /* NPC appearances */ Rotie

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{{Pokémon Infobox
|name=Rotom
|jname=ロトム
|jtranslit=Rotomu
|tmname=Rotom
|forme=7
|form2=Heat Rotom
|form3=Wash Rotom
|form4=Frost Rotom
|form5=Fan Rotom
|form6=Mow Rotom
|form7=Stereo Rotom

|image2=0479Rotom-Heat.png
|image3=0479Rotom-Wash.png
|image4=0479Rotom-Frost.png
|image5=0479Rotom-Fan.png
|image6=0479Rotom-Mow.png
|image7=0479Rotom-Stereo.png
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|typebox=6
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|type2=Ghost
|form2type1=Electric
|form2type2=Fire
|form3type1=Electric
|form3type2=Water
|form4type1=Electric
|form4type2=Ice
|form5type1=Electric
|form5type2=Flying
|form6type1=Electric
|form6type2=Grass
|form7type1=Electric
|form7type2=Normal
|category=Plasma
|height-ftin=1'00"
|height-m=0.3
|weight-lbs=0.7
|weight-kg=0.3
|abilityn=1
|abilitylayout=1
|ability1=Levitate
|egggroupn=1
|egggroup1=Amorphous
|eggcycles=20
|evtotal=2
|evsa=1
|evsp=1
|expyield=154
|oldexp=132
|lv100exp=1,000,000
|gendercode=255
|color=Red
|catchrate=45
|body=01
|pokefordex=rotom
|generation=4
|friendship=70
}}
'''Rotom''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ロトム''' ''Rotom'') is a dual-type {{2t|Electric|Ghost}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} introduced in [[Generation IV]].

While it is not known to [[Evolution|evolve]] into or from any other Pokémon, Rotom has the ability to possess the motors of certain appliances and [[#Form data|change forms]]. It also learns a new [[move]] depending on which appliance it possesses. Rotom's form can be changed by allowing it to possess the appliances in [[Rotom's Room]] or from the appliances ordered from the [[Rotom Catalog]].

* When it has not possessed any appliance or is possessing a {{wp|Electric light|light bulb}}, it is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Ghost}}, and learns {{m|Thunder Shock}} if the move it had in its other forms is the only one it knows.
* When it possesses a {{wp|microwave oven}}, it becomes '''Heat Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Fire}}, and learns {{m|Overheat}}.
* When it possesses a {{wp|washing machine}}, it becomes '''Wash Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Water}}, and learns {{m|Hydro Pump}}.
* When it possesses a {{wp|refrigerator}}, it becomes '''Frost Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Ice}}, and learns {{m|Blizzard}}.
* When it possesses an {{wp|Fan (machine)|electric fan}}, it becomes '''Fan Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Flying}}, and learns {{m|Air Slash}}.
* When it possesses a {{wp|lawn mower}}, it becomes '''Mow Rotom''', is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Grass}}, and learns {{m|Leaf Storm}}.

In [[Generation IV]], Rotom had {{t|Ghost}} as its secondary [[type]] regardless of its form.

(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to [[#Form data|Game data→Form data]] for these details.)

In [[Generation VII]], Rotom can possess a special [[Pokédex]] and become the [[Rotom Pokédex]], which has the ability to [[Talking Pokémon|speak human language]]. In [[Generation VIII]] and [[Generation IX]], Rotom can possess a smartphone that doubles as a Pokédex and become the [[Rotom Phone]], which can also be used to power a [[Rotom Bike]]. Rotom are also used in [[Rotomi]] terminals, [[Drone Rotom]], and headsets.

An additional form of Rotom, called '''Stereo Rotom''', appears exclusively in [[Pokémon Pokopia]] (as a character named [[DJ Rotom]]). It possesses a {{wp|boombox|mini stereo system}} and is dual-type {{2t|Electric|Normal}}.

==Biology==
Rotom is a small, orange {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that has a body made of plasma. It is mostly spherical, with a bulb below its body and a long pointed protrusion on top, making it shaped like a lightning rod. There is a whitish blue aura of electricity around it that forms lightning bolt-shaped appendages. When moving quickly, these appendages tend to disappear, in favor of a long similar-looking trail of blue electricity. It has teeth, and its unique, blue eyes have a dividing line across them. In its base form, Rotom cannot be touched by anyone without the latter being shocked in the process. According to the [[Rotom Catalog]], Rotom's base form is actually inhabiting a light bulb.

Rotom has the ability to enter and control electronic appliances. It typically uses its abilities to cause mischief, often using the household items it possess to pull pranks on unsuspecting people, as seen in the ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'' episode ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]''. Despite this, some Rotom have taken to inhabiting electronics with the intent of helping others. The [[Rotom Pokédex]], [[Rotom Phone]], [[Rotomi]], and [[Drone Rotom]] are some examples. Additionally, in [[Galar]], the Rotom Phone is used to power the [[Rotom Bike]]. One called [[Rotie]] was shown inhabiting a headset. In the ''Pokémon the Series'' episode ''[[SM057|The Dex Can't Help It!]]'', [[Rotom Pokédex (anime)|Rotom]] was shown possessing a [[Pokémon Center]] building. Some of these forms allow Rotom to [[Talking Pokémon|speak human languages]], and demonstrate that Rotom is highly intelligent. It tends to reside in abandoned buildings. It lacks any sort of circulatory system or pulse.<ref>[[Rotom Pokédex]], ({{g|Sun and Moon}}): "''Waaah! If I had a pulse, it would be pounding like crazzzy right now!''"</ref> Research continues on Rotom and its ability to power unique motors. In the ''Pokémon the Series'' episode ''[[XY081|Rotom's Wish!]]'', a Rotom was shown to have the ability to [[time travel|send people through time]] by possessing an elevator.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#FFF"
| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Rotom Pokédex}} [[File:479Rotom-Pokédex.png|100px|link=Rotom Pokédex]]
| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Rotom Phone}} [[File:0479Rotom-Phone ZA.png|100px|link=Rotom Phone]]
| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Rotomi}} [[File:Rotomi PC Galar.png|115px|link=Rotomi]]
| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Drone Rotom}} [[File:Drone Rotom Galar.png|115px|link=Drone Rotom]]
| class="roundy" width="5%" style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|000|Rotom Bike}} [[File:Rotom Bike SWSH Model.png|87px|link=Rotom Bike]]
|}

===Forms===
[[File:Rotom parts.png|thumb|200px|left|Rotom and its appliances]]
Rotom has five alternate forms in the [[core series]]: Heat Rotom, Wash Rotom, Frost Rotom, Fan Rotom, and Mow Rotom; all introduced in {{g|Platinum}}. A sixth form, Stereo Rotom, was introduced in {{g|Pokopia}}.
[[File:Brock and Rotom.png|thumb|220px|right|Rotom transforming]]
Rotom's forms can be accessed by possessing specific household appliances with a special motor. When Rotom changes forms, its eyes and electric aura change colors, and its aura appendages take on different shapes. In modern [[Sinnoh]], Rotom's forms were said to have been first discovered and documented by [[Charon]]. However, Rotom and its forms existed in [[Hisui]] hundreds of years ago, being documented in the [[List of Pokémon by Hisui Pokédex number|Hisui Pokédex]] by [[Professor Laventon]]. This was apparently a result of appliances being sent to the past via [[space-time distortion]]s.

====Heat Rotom====
Rotom transforms into Heat Rotom by possessing a convection {{wp|microwave oven}}. Its appendages turn into oven mittens, and its eyes and aura become red. It has an aptitude for manipulating flames, which it uses for mischievous purposes, such as happily scorching the surrounding are or burning people's favorite outfits. Heat Rotom will become lethargic if the oven it possesses is malfunctioning.

====Wash Rotom====
Rotom transforms into Wash Rotom by inhabiting a {{wp|washing machine}}. Its appendages turn into clothespins, and its eyes and aura become blue. The washing machine model it possess has been discontinued, leading people to sell them at high prices. It enjoys playing water-based pranks, such as spraying cold water everywhere or flooding people's rooms, and blasts enemies with water to intimidate them and incite them to retreat.

====Frost Rotom====
Rotom transforms into Frost Rotom by taking control of a {{wp|refrigerator}}. Its appendages are shaped like lightning bolts, and its eyes and aura become purple. It fights by spewing cold air, which it gleefully uses for practical jokes like freezing people's baths or its surroundings. The special motor within the refrigerator is the key to Rotom's ability to change forms.

====Fan Rotom====
Rotom turns into Fan Rotom by taking over an {{wp|mechanical fan|electric fan}}. Its appendages turn into air curls, and its eyes and aura become yellow. It can stir up powerful gusts of wind to blow away opponents, which it applies to its love for pranks by blowing away everything around it, such as important documents it finds. The electric fan that Fan Rotom inhabits was invented by a boy, and was the first Rotom-related appliance to be developed, leading to the creation of many other appliances like it.

====Mow Rotom====
Rotom turns into Mow Rotom by possessing a {{wp|lawn mower|lawn mower}}. Its appendages turn into a ripped strip, and its eyes and aura become green. focuses its antics on plants. As it mows down grass, it scatters the clippings everywhere and destroys flowers and trees. The lawn mower Mow Rotom possesses led to the development of the [[Rotom Pokédex]].

====Stereo Rotom====
A particular Rotom, named [[DJ Rotom]], has a unique spin-off form called Stereo Rotom. Rotom turns into Stereo Rotom by possessing a mini {{wp|boombox|stereo system}}. Its appendages turn into a lightning bolt shape on top of its head, and its eyes and aura become pale green. It greatly enjoyed the synth-pop CD someone left inside the stereo, making it cheerful by nature. It can play the music CDs it swallows.

For more information, see [[#Form data|Game data→Form data]].

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==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
====In the core series====
[[File:Rotom Pokédex Talking.png|thumb|250px|The [[Rotom Pokédex]] in {{g|Sun and Moon}} appears in the bottom screen]]
* These notable Trainers own a Rotom:
** [[Colress]] uses a Wash Rotom in his post-game matches in {{B2W2}}.
** {{ga|Lucas}} uses a Rotom in his post-game rematches in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}. This Rotom's form changes based on the [[first partner Pokémon]] chosen by the {{player}}.
** [[Cyrus]] uses a Heat Rotom in the {{si|Battle Tower}}.
* Multiple devices house a Rotom for functionality across multiple games:
** [[Alola]]'s own [[Pokédex]], known as the [[Rotom Pokédex]], contains a Rotom. The Rotom itself, who can speak, is a minor character who often provides information and advice to the player throughout the story of {{game4|7}}. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Rotom provides additional gameplay elements and buffs through the {{DL|Rotom Pokédex|Rotom Powers}}.
** The [[Rotom Phone]] appears in the [[Galar]] and [[Paldea]]-based games, as well as {{g|Legends: Z-A}}. It serves a similar function to Rotom Pokédex, mainly through the Pokédex app, but is less present than its predecessor.
** In addition to the Rotom Phone, Galar also has [[Rotomi]] and [[Rotom Drone]]s as set pieces for the [[PC]] and Gym Stadiums. The Rotom Phone can be attatched to the [[Rotom Bike]] for travel purposes.

==== In the side series games ====

* Rotie, a Rotom that lives inside a headset, accompanies the player and provides battle information. Its advice is integrated into the battle UI.

====In the spin-off games====
* [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]: Rotom is the leader of the [[Haunted Zone]]. He's in charge of {{DL|Attraction (PokéPark)|Rotom's Spooky Shoot-'em-Up}}.
* [[Pokémon UNITE]]: Rotom appears as a wild Pokémon on [[Remoat Stadium]]. When defeated, it advances towards the opposing team's goal zone.
* [[Pokémon Pokopia]]: A Stereo Rotom named [[DJ Rotom]] appears as a supporting character, being able to play music from the CDs inserted into its mouth.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex/Header|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{Dex/NA|gen=IV}}
{{Dex/Gen/2|gen=IV|reg1=Sinnoh|num1=152|label1={{gameIcon|Pt}}:|reg2=Johto}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=Diamond|v2=Pearl|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Platinum|entry=Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=HeartGold|v2=SoulSilver|entry=Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.}}
|}
|}
{{Dex/Gen/1|gen=V|reg1=Unova}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=Black|v2=White|t=FFF|entry=Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=Black 2|v2=White 2|t=FFF|entry=Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.}}
|}
|}
{{Dex/Gen/4|gen=VI|reg1=Central Kalos|reg2=Coastal Kalos|reg3=Mountain Kalos|num3=068|reg4=Hoenn}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=X|t=FFF|entry=Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Y|t=FFF|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Omega Ruby|t=FFF|entry=Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Alpha Sapphire|t=FFF|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
|}
|}
{{Dex/Gen/2|gen=VII|reg1=Alola|reg2=Kanto}}
{{Dex/NE|[[Generation VII]]}}
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{{Dex/Gen/5|gen=VIII|reg1=Galar|num1=372|reg2=Isle of Armor|reg3=Crown Tundra|reg4=Sinnoh|reg5=Hisui|num5=194}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=One boy's invention led to the development of many different machines that take advantage of Rotom's unique capabilities.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=With a body made of plasma, it can inhabit all sorts of machines. It loves to surprise others.}}
{{Dex/Entry2|v=Brilliant Diamond|v2=Shining Pearl|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=This bizarre Pokémon appears to be a will-o'-the-wisp powered by electricity. Be wary, as Rotom is both smart and mischievous.}}
{{Dex/Form|Heat Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a convection microwave oven that uses a special motor. It also has a flair for manipulating flames.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=This form of Rotom enjoys making mischief by turning up the heat. It will gleefully burn your favorite outfit.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within a strange cauldron. The cauldron's origin is unknown. A bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble with the flames it spits.}}
{{Dex/Form|Wash Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=This form of Rotom enjoys coming up with water-based pranks. Be careful with it if you don't want your room flooded.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a washing machine that uses a special motor. It blasts out water to get enemies to back down.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within an odd bureau. The bureau's purpose is unknown. A bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble by splashing cold water everywhere.}}
{{Dex/Form|Frost Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=Rotom assumes this form when it takes over a refrigerator powered by a special motor. It battles by spewing cold air.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=When it's like this, Rotom likes to play pranks that are freezing cold. You may find it's turned the bath you just filled to solid ice!}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within a bizarre cupboard. The cupboard's composition is unknown. A bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble by frosting everything over.}}
{{Dex/Form|Fan Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=In this form, Rotom applies its new power over wind to its love of pranks. It will happily blow away any important documents it can find.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has taken over a fan that has a special motor. Its gusts of wind blow its opponents away!}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within a mysterious contraption. The contraption's purpose is unknown. A bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble by stirring up powerful winds.}}
{{Dex/Form|Mow Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|t=FFF|entry=This is Rotom after it's seized control of a lawn mower that has a special motor. As it mows down grass, it scatters the clippings everywhere.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|t=FFF|entry=In this form, Rotom focuses its antics on plants. Any flowers you were growing are going to get mowed down.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=A form in which Rotom lurks within a misshapen wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow's mechanisms are bizarre. It's a bothersome Pokémon, causing trouble by mowing down grass and trees.}}
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{{Dex/Gen/5|gen=IX|reg1=Paldea|num1=310|reg2=Kitakami|reg3=Blueberry|num3=41|reg4=Lumiose|reg5=Hyperspace|num5=022}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=Its electricity-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.}}
{{Dex/Form|Heat Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=If the convection microwave oven is not working properly, then the Rotom inhabiting it will become lethargic.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a convection microwave oven. It will sear the surrounding area with its burning heat, then smile in delight.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a convection microwave oven that uses a special motor. It has a flair for manipulating flames.}}
{{Dex/Form|Wash Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has entered a washing machine. It nods with satisfaction after it floods the surrounding area.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=The model of washing machine that Rotom can inspirit has been discontinued, so these appliances are now traded at high prices.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a washing machine that uses a special motor. It blasts out water to intimidate opponents.}}
{{Dex/Form|Frost Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has entered a refrigerator. It leaps around gleefully after it uses cold air to freeze the area around it.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=The special motor within the refrigerator is the key to bringing about Rotom's change in form.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a refrigerator that uses a special motor. It battles by spewing cold air.}}
{{Dex/Form|Fan Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has entered an electric fan. It smirks with satisfaction over a prank well pulled after it blows away everything around it.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=There are several appliances that Rotom can inspirit, but the first one to be developed was the electric fan.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed an electric fan that uses a special motor. It sends its enemies flying with gusts of wind.}}
{{Dex/Form|Mow Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=The lawn mower is one of the household appliances that led to the development of the Rotom Dex.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a lawn mower. It will mow down grass and flowers, then swagger around with pride at its accomplishments.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Z-A|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom has possessed a lawn mower that uses a special motor. As it mows down grass, it scatters the clippings everywhere.}}
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{{Dex/Gen/1|reg1=Pokopia|num1=182}}
|-
! class="roundy" colspan=2 line-height:12pt; padding-left:3px;" | Other forms of Rotom do not have Pokédex entries in {{pkmn|Pokopia}}.
{{Dex/Form|Stereo Rotom}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Pokopia|t=FFF|entry=This Rotom entered a mini stereo system and was deeply moved by the synth-pop CD someone left inside. The experience gave this Pokémon an upbeat personality.}}
|}
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| Rotom in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Paldea Pokédex number|Paldea Pokédex}}
| Rotom in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Blueberry Pokédex number|Blueberry Pokédex}}
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===Game locations===
{{Availability/Header|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{Availability/NA|gen=IV}}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=IV}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Diamond|v2=Pearl|area=TV in [[Old Chateau]]{{Sup/t|N}} ([[List of in-game event Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl#Rotom|Only one]]) (After obtaining the [[National Pokédex]])}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Platinum|area=TV in [[Old Chateau]]{{Sup/t|N}} ([[List of in-game event Pokémon in Pokémon Platinum#Rotom|Only one]])}}
{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=HeartGold|v2=SoulSilver}}
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{{Availability/Gen|gen=V}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Black|v2=White|t=FFF|area=[[In-game trade#Pokémon Black and White|Trade]] {{p|Ditto}} on {{rt|15|Unova}}}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Black 2|v2=White 2|t=FFF|area=[[In-game trade#Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|Trade]] {{p|Ditto}} on {{rt|15|Unova}} [[Unova Link|Transfer]] from {{pkmn|Dream Radar}}}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Dream World|color={{dream color}}|area={{dwa|Spooky Manor}}}}
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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VI}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=X|v2=Y|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=[[Lost Hotel]] (Shaking trash cans){{dotw|Tu}} ('''All Forms''')}}
{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=Omega Ruby|v2=Alpha Sapphire}}
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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VII}}
{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=Sun|v2=Moon}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Ultra Sun|v2=Ultra Moon|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=[[Poni Gauntlet]] ({{DL|QR Scanner|Island Scan}}){{dotw|Tu}}}}
{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=Let's Go Pikachu|v2=Let's Go Eevee|area=Unobtainable}}
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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VIII}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Sword|v2=Shield|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=[[Lake of Outrage]] [[Hammerlocke Hills/Dens|Hammerlocke Hills]] ([[Max Raid Battle]]) ('''Heat/Wash/Frost/Fan/Mow Rotom''')}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Expansion Pass|color={{Isle of Armor color}}|t={{Crown Tundra color dark}}|link=Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass|area=[[Workout Sea]] ([[Wanderer]]) ('''All Forms''') [[Max Lair]] ([[Dynamax Adventure]])}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Brilliant Diamond|v2=Shining Pearl|area=TV in [[Old Chateau]]{{Sup/t|N}} ([[List of in-game event Pokémon in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl#Rotom|Only one]]) (After obtaining the [[National Pokédex]])}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|area='''[[Coronet Highlands]]:''' [[Celestica Ruins]] (in boxes), [[Sacred Plaza]] (in boxes), [[Stonetooth Rows]]}}
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{{Availability/Gen|gen=IX}}
{{Availability/Entry2|v=Scarlet|v2=Violet|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=East Province: [[East Province (Area Two)|Area Two]] West Province: [[West Province (Area Two)|Area Two]] [[Tera Raid Battle]]s ({{DL|List of 4★ Tera Raid Battles (Paldea)|Rotom|4★}}, {{DL|List of 5★ Tera Raid Battles (Paldea)|Rotom|5★}})}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|color={{Teal Mask color light}}|t={{Indigo Disk color}}|link=The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|area=[[Savanna Biome]], [[Coastal Biome]], [[Torchlit Labyrinth]], [[Canyon Biome]], [[Chargestone Cavern]], [[Polar Biome]]}}
{{Availability/Entry1/None|v=Legends: Z-A|area=[[Trade]]Version 2.0.0+}}
{{Availability/Entry1|v=Mega Dimension|area=[[Hyperspace Lumiose]] (requires Special Scan) ('''All Forms''')}}
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====In side games====
{{Availability/Header|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{Availability/NA|gen=IV}}
{{Availability/Gen|gen=IV}}
{{Availability/Entry1/None|1|v=MD Time|link=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|area=[[Wonder Mail]] code}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=MD Darkness|link=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|area=[[Midnight Forest]] (B10F-B20F)}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=MD Sky|link=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|area=[[Midnight Forest]] (B10F-B20F)}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Silent Forest]], [[Windy Prairie]], {{OBP|Rocky Cave|Rumble}}, [[Fiery Furnace]], [[Bright Beach]], [[Eternal Tower]]}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=PokéPark Wii|link=PokéPark Wii|color={{grass color}}|area=[[Haunted Zone]]}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=V}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble Blast|color={{fire color}}|area=Rotom Hideout: [[Firebreathing Mountain]] (Post-ending; '''All Forms''')}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble U|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Challenge Battle#The Final Battle Royale|Challenge Battle: The Final Battle Royale]] ('''All Forms''') [[Wonder Area#Haunted Playland|Wonder Area: Haunted Playland]], [[Chill Battle#Fever!|Chill Battle: Fever!]] (Boss; '''Heat Rotom''') [[Challenge Battle#The Final Battle Royale|Challenge Battle: The Final Battle Royale]] ('''Wash Rotom''') [[Variety Battle#Pokémon on a Roll|Variety Battle: Pokémon on a Roll]] (Reward; '''Frost Rotom''') [[Secret Warehouse#The Enemies Within|Secret Warehouse: The Enemies Within]] ('''Fan Rotom''') [[Chill Battle#Garden Keepers|Chill Battle: Garden Keepers]] (Reward; '''Mow Rotom''')}}
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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VI}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Battle Trozei|color={{defense color}}|area=[[Distortion Island#Stage 4|Distortion Island: Stage 4]]}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble World|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Diamond Crater#Fix-Up Factory|Diamond Crater: Fix-Up Factory]] (All Areas)}}
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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VII}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble Rush|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Jirachi Sea]], [[Garchomp Sea]], [[Mimikyu Sea]], [[Arceus Sea]], [[Jirachi Sea]]Final, [[Garchomp Sea]]Final, [[Mimikyu Sea]]Final}}
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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VIII}}
{{Availability/NA/Side|gen=VIII}}
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{{Availability/Cross}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Shuffle|color={{beauty color}}|area=[[Expert Stages|Expert Stage: Stage EX2]] Event: ''[[Daily Pokémon|The Daily Pokémon (#1)]]'' ('''Heat/Wash/Frost/Fan/Mow Rotom''')}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Masters EX|color={{masters color}}|area=[[Sync pair scout]]: {{sync|Elesa|Rotom|sygna=1}}}}
{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=HOME|area=Complete a trade on the [[GTS]] for the 1st time (mobile)}}
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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]].

====In events====
{{eventAvail/h|Language/Region|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|Pokémon Center Best Wishes Professor Oak's Rotom|Japanese|Japan|10|August 10 to September 6, 2013|link=List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation V#Professor Oak's Rotom}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev6|XY}}|Tretta Rotom|All|Japan|10|October 15 to December 3, 2014|link=List of local event Pokémon distributions in Generation VI#Tretta Rotom}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev7|USUM}}|LINE Rotom|Japanese|Japan|10|November 17, 2017 to April 30, 2018|link=List of Japanese region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon#LINE_Rotom}}
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=====In-game events=====
{{eventAvail/h|type=Electric|type2=Ghost|lochide=yes}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrevss|HOME}}|HOME GTS Rotom|Worldwide|hide|5|February 12, 2020 onwards|link=List of game-based Pokémon distributions in Generation VIII#Rotom}}
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===Held items===
{{HeldItems/header|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{HeldItems/Games2|Black|White|tcolor1=fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions}}
{{HeldItems/Items1|Max Elixir|100|rows=2|availNote=[[In-game trade]], }}
{{HeldItems/Games2|Black 2|White 2|tcolor1=fff|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2}}
{{HeldItems/Games1|Legends: Arceus|tcolor=FFF|Pokémon Legends: Arceus}}
{{HeldItems/ItemsLA|Tumblestone|40|Ball of Mud|15|Exp. Candy M|100|Seed of Mastery|20}}
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
=====Rotom=====
{{BaseStats
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|HP=50
|Attack=50
|Defense=77
|SpAtk=95
|SpDef=77
|Speed=91}}

=====Heat, Wash, Frost, Fan, and Mow Rotom=====
{{BaseStats
|type=Electric
|HP=50
|Attack=65
|Defense=107
|SpAtk=105
|SpDef=107
|Speed=86}}

====Pokéathlon stats====
=====Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=2
|PowerMax=3
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=4
|JumpMax=5
}}

=====Heat Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=4
|Power=4
|PowerMax=4
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=4
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=4
|JumpMax=4
}}

=====Wash Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=3
|Power=3
|PowerMax=3
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=4
|Stamina=4
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=4
}}

=====Frost Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=4
|Power=2
|PowerMax=3
|Technique=4
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=3
|Jump=3
|JumpMax=4
}}

=====Fan Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=3
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=3
|Stamina=2
|StaminaMax=3
|Jump=5
|JumpMax=5
}}

=====Mow Rotom=====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=3
|Power=3
|PowerMax=3
|Technique=5
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=4
}}

===Type effectiveness===
=====Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Ghost
|Normal=0
|Fighting=0
|Flying=50
|Poison=50
|Ground=0
|Rock=100
|Bug=50
|Ghost=200
|Steel=50
|Fire=100
|Water=100
|Grass=100
|Electric=50
|Psychic=100
|Ice=100
|Dragon=100
|Dark=200
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|ghost=yes
|newnormal=1
|newfighting=1
|levitate=yes
|newground=2}}

=====Heat Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Fire
|Normal=100
|Fighting=100
|Flying=50
|Poison=100
|Ground=0
|Rock=200
|Bug=50
|Ghost=100
|Steel=25
|Fire=50
|Water=200
|Grass=50
|Electric=50
|Psychic=100
|Ice=50
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=50
|notes=yes
|levitate=yes
|newground=4}}

=====Wash Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Water
|Normal=100
|Fighting=100
|Flying=50
|Poison=100
|Ground=0
|Rock=100
|Bug=100
|Ghost=100
|Steel=25
|Fire=50
|Water=50
|Grass=200
|Electric=100
|Psychic=100
|Ice=50
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|levitate=yes
|newground=2}}

=====Frost Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Ice
|Normal=100
|Fighting=200
|Flying=50
|Poison=100
|Ground=0
|Rock=200
|Bug=100
|Ghost=100
|Steel=100
|Fire=200
|Water=100
|Grass=100
|Electric=50
|Psychic=100
|Ice=50
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|levitate=yes
|newground=2}}

=====Fan Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Flying
|Normal=100
|Fighting=50
|Flying=50
|Poison=100
|Ground=0
|Rock=200
|Bug=50
|Ghost=100
|Steel=50
|Fire=100
|Water=100
|Grass=50
|Electric=100
|Psychic=100
|Ice=200
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|flying=levitate
|newground=2}}

=====Mow Rotom=====
{{TypeEffectiveness
|type1=Electric
|type2=Grass
|Normal=100
|Fighting=100
|Flying=100
|Poison=200
|Ground=0
|Rock=100
|Bug=200
|Ghost=100
|Steel=50
|Fire=200
|Water=50
|Grass=50
|Electric=25
|Psychic=100
|Ice=200
|Dragon=100
|Dark=100
|Fairy=100
|notes=yes
|levitate=yes
|newground=1}}

===Learnset===
Rotom is available in {{pkmn|Scarlet and Violet}} and {{pkmn|Legends: Z-A}} Version 2.0.0+.
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{gameabbrev9|SV}}
{{learnlist/levelh/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/level9|1|Astonish|Ghost|Physical|30|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|1|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/level9|5|Thunder Shock|Electric|Special|40|100|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|10|Confuse Ray|Ghost|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level9|15|Charge|Electric|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level9|20|Electro Ball|Electric|Special|—|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|25|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|90|20}}
{{learnlist/level9|30|Shock Wave|Electric|Special|60|—|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|35|Hex|Ghost|Special|65|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|40|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level9|45|Trick|Psychic|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level9|50|Discharge|Electric|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level9|55|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/levelf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

{{gameabbrev9|ZA}}
{{learnlist/levelh/ZA|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Overheat|Fire|Special|130|10|{{tt|*|Heat Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Hydro Pump|Water|Special|110|12|{{tt|*|Wash Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Blizzard|Ice|Special|110|12|{{tt|*|Frost Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Air Slash|Flying|Special|75|7|{{tt|*|Fan Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|130|10|{{tt|*|Mow Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Thunder Shock|Electric|Special|40|6||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|1|10|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|8|11|Confuse Ray|Ghost|Status|—|6}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|12|15|Charge|Electric|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|15|18|Parabolic Charge|Electric|Special|65|9||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|17|20|Parting Shot|Dark|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|20|23|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|23|26|Psybeam|Psychic|Special|65|6}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|25|28|Eerie Impulse|Electric|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|30|33|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|34|37|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|40|43|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|44|47|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/levelZA|50|53|Discharge|Electric|Special|80|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

====By [[TM]]====
{{gameabbrev9|SV}}
{{learnlist/tmh/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM007|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM017|Confuse Ray|Ghost|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM018|Thief|Dark|Physical|60|100|25}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM023|Charge Beam|Electric|Special|50|90|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM025|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM029|Hex|Ghost|Special|65|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM032|Swift|Normal|Special|60|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM041|Stored Power|Psychic|Special|20|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM042|Night Shade|Ghost|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM047|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM048|Volt Switch|Electric|Special|70|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM049|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM050|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM062|Foul Play|Dark|Physical|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM070|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM072|Electro Ball|Electric|Special|—|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM074|Reflect|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM075|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM082|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|90|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM085|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM094|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM096|Eerie Impulse|Electric|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM103|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM107|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|85|15}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM109|Trick|Psychic|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM114|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM117|Hyper Voice|Normal|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM126|Thunderbolt|Electric|Special|90|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM130|Helping Hand|Normal|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM136|Electric Terrain|Electric|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM140|Nasty Plot|Dark|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM166|Thunder|Electric|Special|110|70|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM171|Tera Blast|Normal|Special|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM173|Charge|Electric|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM177|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM191|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM198|Poltergeist|Ghost|Physical|110|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM202|Pain Split|Normal|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm9|TM211|Electroweb|Electric|Special|55|95|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

{{gameabbrev9|ZA}}
{{learnlist/levelh/ZA|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM008|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM016|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM017|Protect|Normal|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM027|Swift|Normal|Special|60|5}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM031|Reflect|Psychic|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM032|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM035|Endure|Normal|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM039|Discharge|Electric|Special|80|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM044|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|20}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM047|Agility|Psychic|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM050|Overheat|Fire|Special|130|10|{{tt|*|Heat Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM057|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM066|Volt Switch|Electric|Special|70|12||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM067|Thunderbolt|Electric|Special|90|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM071|Hyper Voice|Normal|Special|90|8}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM074|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|8||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM083|Nasty Plot|Dark|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM085|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM090|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|8}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM091|Curse|Ghost|Status|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM095|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|12}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM096|Hydro Pump|Water|Special|110|12|{{tt|*|Wash Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM101|Electroweb|Electric|Special|55|7||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM105|Blizzard|Ice|Special|110|12|{{tt|*|Frost Rotom only}}|''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM106|Thunder|Electric|Special|110|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM109|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|7}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM119|Ominous Wind|Ghost|Special|60|6||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM126|Magnet Bomb|Steel|Physical|95|8}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM127|Dream Eater|Psychic|Special|100|7}}
{{learnlist/tmZA|TM130|Charge Beam|Electric|Special|50|6||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/breed9null}}
{{learnlist/breedf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}

====Form change====
When Rotom changes into an appliance form, it learns a new move in the same way that other Pokémon may learn new moves upon evolving; if Rotom would change from one appliance form to another and knows the special move of its current form, the old special move is automatically forgotten and Rotom learns the new one. If Rotom changes to its base form, it forgets the special move of the form it was in (if it still knows it); if the only move that Rotom knows right before reverting to its base form is the form's special move, then that move will be replaced with {{m|Thunder Shock}}. In {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, reverting to the base form will teach it Thunder Shock even if it knows another move. In {{g|Legends: Z-A}}, the special moves appear through the move reminder following the form change. Heat, Wash, and Frost Rotom can also learn their respective special moves via TM.
{{learnlist/eventh/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Rotom}}|Thunder Shock|Electric|Special|40|100|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Heat Rotom}}|Overheat|Fire|Special|130|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Wash Rotom}}|Hydro Pump|Water|Special|110|80|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Frost Rotom}}|Blizzard|Ice|Special|110|70|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Fan Rotom}}|Air Slash|Flying|Special|75|95|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/event9|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Mow Rotom}}|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|130|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/eventf/9|Rotom|Electric|Ghost|4|form=yes}}

===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #{{tcg lightning color}}; border: 3px solid #{{tcg lightning color dark}}"
|-
! style="background: #{{tcg lightning color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Move
! style="background: #{{tcg lightning color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Card
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{m|Hail}}
| [[Frost Rotom (Rising Rivals RT2)]]
|-
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{m|Slash}}
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[Mow Rotom (Rising Rivals RT4)]]
|}

===Side game data===
====Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
{{Spindata/MDTDS|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|body=1
|rate=-12
|IQ=G
}}
|-
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|coset=3
|conto={{p|Chansey}}, {{p|Surskit}}
|recruitment=Visit Rotom's secret base
|P1=I like mischief! Haha!
|P2=Running out of...electricity...
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3|def=3|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3|def=3|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=76
|defense=55
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/PokéPark|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|Pad=Rotom is a Zone Keeper protecting the [[Haunted Zone]]. As the Attraction Chief of {{DL|Attraction (PokéPark)|Rotom's Spooky Shoot-'em-Up}}, Rotom also values having fun.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Picross|col=6|type=Electric|pokemon=Rotom
|skill=Slow Time
|maxsize=10
|rank=Normal
|activation=Automatic
|recovery=00:30
|effect=It makes the time slow down.
|intensity=Medium (0.70×)
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Battle Trozei|col=3|type=Electric|ndex=479
|power=2
|skill=Power of Five
|skilldesc=Increases the damage dealt by matching five Pokémon.
}}
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=3|type=Electric|ndex=479|num=039
|min=60
|max=105
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Paralyze
|skilldesc=Leaves the foe paralyzed.
|swapper=Mega Boost+
|amelia=1
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=185
|defense=159
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Thunder Shock}}
|special={{m|Ominous Wind}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Heat Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Fire}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479O
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=I just went for it without thinking. Look at me! I'm hot! So hot!
|P2=What was that? Did you hear a sound like something was done cooking just now?
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479O
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=80
|defense=60
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=6|type=Fire|ndex=479O|num=039
|form=Heat Rotom
|min=50
|max=100
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Mega Boost
|skilldesc=Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479O
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=204
|defense=219
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Thunder Shock}}
|special={{m|Overheat}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Wash Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Water}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479W
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=Water is going round and round in a box! I wonder if I can clean something in it!
|P2=Hanging laundry on a clothesline is hard work! We should all help each other...
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479W
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=80
|defense=60
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=6|type=Water|ndex=479W|num=039
|form=Wash Rotom
|min=50
|max=100
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Mega Boost
|skilldesc=Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479W
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=204
|defense=219
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Thunder Shock}}
|special={{m|Hydro Pump}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Frost Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Ice}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479R
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=I'm a box now! I keep things cool! I can even create ice!
|P2=You should not leave this box open. Everyone, please be careful...
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479R
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=80
|defense=60
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=6|type=Ice|ndex=479R|num=039
|form=Frost Rotom
|min=50
|max=100
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Mega Boost
|skilldesc=Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479R
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=204
|defense=219
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Thunder Shock}}
|special={{m|Blizzard}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Fan Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Flying}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479F
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=I went for it without thinking, and now I can create wind! Whoosh!
|P2=My fan's not...rotating...
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Electric
|att=3
|def=5
|speed=3
}}
|-
{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479F
|walk=2.08
|hp=48
|attack=80
|defense=60
|speed=60
}}
|-
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=6|type=Flying|ndex=479F|num=039
|form=Fan Rotom
|min=50
|max=100
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Mega Boost
|skilldesc=Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
}}
|-
{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479F
|hatch=N/A
|buddy=5
|evolution=N/A
|stamina=137
|attack=204
|defense=219
|fast={{m|Astonish}}, {{m|Air Slash}}
|special={{m|Ominous Wind}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

====Mow Rotom====
{{Spindata/Head|type=Electric|type2=Grass}}
{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Electric|ndex=479L
|coset=None
|conto=None
|recruitment=Traveling Pokémon
|P1=I think I can cut a lot of grass at once! Give me a garden, and I'll work hard!
|P2=Everyone, remember to help me keep our garden tidy...
}}
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{{Spindata/Rumble|col=3|type=Electric
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|-
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|min=50
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|stamina=137
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|defense=219
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|special={{m|Ominous Wind}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Thunder}}
}}
|}

===Form data===
Rotom has five alternate forms it can change between, in addition to its default form. To take on these alternate forms, Rotom possesses a different {{wp|home appliance|household appliance}}, and each has its own special [[move]]. These alternate forms were introduced in {{game|Platinum}}.
* When Rotom is not possessing any appliance (prior to Generation VIII) or possessing a {{wp|Electric light|light bulb}} (starting in [[Generation VIII]] except in {{g|Legends: Arceus}}), it is {{2t|Electric|Ghost}}.
* Heat Rotom, which has possessed a {{wp|microwave oven}}, knows {{m|Overheat}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Fire}}.
* Wash Rotom, which has possessed a {{wp|washing machine}}, knows {{m|Hydro Pump}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Water}}.
* Frost Rotom, which has possessed a {{wp|refrigerator}}, knows {{m|Blizzard}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Ice}}.
* Fan Rotom, which has possessed an {{wp|Fan (machine)|electric fan}}, knows {{m|Air Slash}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Flying}}.
* Mow Rotom, which has possessed a {{wp|lawn mower}}, knows {{m|Leaf Storm}}, and is {{2t|Electric|Grass}}.

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{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Ghost|ndex=479|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=50|Defense=77|SpAtk=95|SpDef=77|Speed=91}}
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{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Heat Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Fire|image=479Rotom-Heat|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
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{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Wash Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Water|image=479Rotom-Wash|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
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{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Frost Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Ice|image=479Rotom-Frost|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
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{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Fan Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Flying|image=479Rotom-Fan|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
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{{Compare|name=Rotom|forme=Mow Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Grass|image=479Rotom-Mow|ab=Levitate|HP=50|Attack=65|Defense=107|SpAtk=105|SpDef=107|Speed=86}}
|}

In [[Generation IV]], all forms of Rotom are {{2t|Electric|Ghost}}-type; from [[Generation V]] onward, the appliance forms replace the Ghost type with the type of their associated move. All appliance forms have the same [[base stats]], with a higher total than that of Rotom's default form; the only base stat of normal Rotom that is higher than its appliance forms is its Speed.

* In Pokémon Platinum and {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl}}, the appliances are located in [[Rotom's Room]] in the [[Team Galactic Eterna Building]], which can only be accessed by using the {{si|Secret Key}}.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the appliances are located in [[Rotom's Room]] in [[Silph Co.]], which can be accessed when entering the broken elevator with Rotom as the [[walking Pokémon]].
* In {{game4|BWB2W2}}, the appliances are located in boxes in the basement of [[Shopping Mall Nine]].
* In {{g|X and Y}}, the appliances are located in boxes on the second floor of the {{kal|Pokémon Research Lab|Sycamore Pokémon Lab}} in [[Lumiose City]].
* In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, the appliances are located in boxes in [[Professor Birch]]'s lab in [[Littleroot Town]].
* In {{game4|SMUSUM}}, the appliances are located in boxes in the basement of [[Professor Kukui]]'s lab in [[Alola Route 1|Hau'oli Outskirts]].
* In {{g|Sword and Shield|Sword, Shield}}, {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl}}, and {{g|Scarlet and Violet|Scarlet, and Violet}}, the [[Rotom Catalog]] appears as a [[Key Item]] that allows the player to change Rotom's form at will wherever they are. In Sword and Shield, it can be obtained in a house in [[Wyndon]] from a {{tc|League Staff}} member after defeating him in {{pkmn|battle}}. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Rotom Catalog is automatically obtained after letting Rotom enter an appliance in Rotom's Room. Rotom must have been in a form at least once to unlock that form in the Rotom Catalog. In Scarlet and Violet, it can be purchased from an auction in the [[Porto Marinada Market]] if the player owns a Rotom.
* In {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, an appliance may sometimes be sold by [[Ginter]] of the [[Ginkgo Guild]]; after being purchased, it is placed in the [[player's house|player's quarters]] in [[Jubilife Village#Your Quarters|Jubilife Village]].

Using these locations, Rotom can also return the appliance to change back to its default form. In Generation IV, Rotom changes back to its default form when taken into the [[Union Room]] or [[Wi-Fi Club]], or when deposited in the [[Pokémon Day Care]].

[[Pokémon Egg|Hatched]] Rotom will always be in their standard form.

Upon changing into an appliance form, Rotom will learn the special move associated with the form, and upon changing from an appliance form, it will forget that special move. When changing forms, if Rotom knows four moves but not the special move of its previous form, the player will be prompted to replace a move with the new exclusive move (Rotom cannot change to an appliance form unless it does). If Rotom's only known move is its special move and it changes to its default form, then the Rotom will learn {{m|Thunder Shock}}. If Rotom forgets the move that is tied to its appliance form, it remains in its appliance form.

Rotom's appliance forms first appeared as silhouettes in August 2008, shortly before the Japanese release of {{game|Platinum}}, with a statement that indicated that these Pokémon would be in the game. Days before the game's release, it was revealed that these Pokémon were the alternate forms of Rotom. These new forms made their debut in Pokémon Platinum, and have been included in every [[core series]] game since.

In Generation IV, there are five separate appliances and changing Rotom's form temporarily removes that appliance from the room, so the player can never have more than one of each form. From Generation V onward, this limitation is removed. In [[Hisui]], five separate appliances are again depicted, but changing Rotom's form does not remove that appliance from the room.

Rotom's appliance forms are not present in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers of Time, Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Sky]]. In {{g|Super Mystery Dungeon}}, they are a permanent form difference, with each form being a separate Pokémon on the [[Connection Orb]].


===Evolution data===
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===Sprites===
{{Spritebox/Header|type=Electric|type2=Ghost}}
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{{Spritebox/Footer|479|Rotom}}

==In animation==
===Main series===
[[File:Oak Rotom.png|thumb|250px|Rotom in {{aniseries|BW}}]]
====Major appearances====
=====[[Professor Oak's Rotom]]=====
{{an|Professor Oak}} {{pkmn2|caught}} a Rotom on [[Torom Island]] in ''[[BW128|To Catch a Rotom!]]''. Rotom is a prankster, often scaring {{Ash}} by appearing over the video phone whenever he calls Professor Oak. It also appeared in [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]] in {{aniseries|XY}}, helping Professor Oak with his explanation, and often laughing at him when he gets hurt.

====={{an|Rotom Pokédex}}=====
A Rotom inhabiting Ash's [[Alola]]n [[Pokédex]] debuted in ''[[SM003|Loading the Dex!]]''. 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. In ''[[SM146|Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!]]'', it remained in Alola to work with the [[Aether Foundation]] while Ash returned [[Pallet Town|home]].

=====[[Rotom Phone]]=====
Starting in ''[[JN003|Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!]]'', Rotom Phones were seen under the ownership of several characters in {{aniseries|JN}}, including Ash, {{TRT}}, and [[Goh]]. This has continued on into {{aniseries|HZ}}, with them being frequently used by various characters, including [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Dot]].

=====[[Drone Rotom]]=====
Starting in ''[[JN018|Destination: Coronation!]]'', Drone Rotom served as the [[Battle judge|referees]] for most [[World Coronation Series]] matches seen in {{aniseries|JN}}.

=====Other=====
Rotom debuted in ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]'', where it was in all of its different forms. It spent the episode toying around with Ash and {{ashfr}} in the [[Old Chateau]].

In ''[[BW128|To Catch a Rotom!]]'', two Rotom were with {{OP|Professor Oak|Rotom}}, occasionally switching between all of their different forms.

In ''[[XY081|Rotom's Wish!]]'', [[Weston]] used a Rotom to defeat [[Mantle]] and his {{p|Krookodile}} with the assistance of Ash and {{ashfr}}. It assumed the form of Wash, Frost, and Mow Rotom.

In ''[[SM057|The Dex Can't Help It!]]'', a Wash Rotom was involved in an accident caused by [[Ash's Pikachu]] that ejected it from the washing machine and caused it to get swapped with the Rotom Pokédex. Eventually, the Rotom were swapped back to their original places.

A Fan Rotom owned by [[Volkner]] appeared in ''[[JN077|Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!]]''. It participated in his [[World Coronation Series]] battle against {{Ash}} and ended up being defeated by [[Ash's Lucario]].

In ''[[HZ108|Taking the Next Steps]]'', [[Diana]] was revealed to have caught a Wash Rotom. She used it in a battle against Liko, battling alongside her {{p|Arcanine}} against [[Liko's Meowscarada]] and {{TP|Liko|Charcadet}}, only to be defeated by Charcadet.

A Mow Rotom appeared during a flashback in [[HZ123]], under the ownership of [[Hamber]]. It reappeared in [[HZ130]], when Hamber used it to battle [[Coral]], [[Sidian]], and [[Chalce]], only to be defeated.

====Minor appearances====
A Rotom appeared as an image in ''[[XY091|A Performance Pop Quiz!]]''.

In ''[[JN027|Toughing It Out!]]'', a [[Rotomi]] appeared at the [[Wyndon]] [[Pokémon Center]].

A Trainer's Rotom appeared in ''[[HZ008|The Door That Never Opens]]''.

A Trainer's Rotom appeared in ''[[HZ050|Trending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!]]''.

A Trainer's Rotom appeared in ''[[HZ089|Where the Adventure Leads]]''.

<gallery>
Heat Rotom anime.png|Heat Rotom in {{aniseries|BW}}
Diana Wash Rotom.png|Wash Rotom in {{aniseries|HZ}}
Frost Rotom anime.png|Frost Rotom in {{aniseries|BW}}
Volkner Fan Rotom.png|Fan Rotom in {{aniseries|JN}}
Hamber Mow Rotom.png|Mow Rotom in {{aniseries|HZ}}
Rotom Pokédex anime.png|Rotom Pokédex in {{aniseries|SM}}
Dot Rotom Phone.png|Rotom Phone in {{aniseries|HZ}}
Drone Rotom anime.png|Drone Rotom in {{aniseries|JN}}
Rotomi anime.png|Rotomi in {{aniseries|JN}}
</gallery>

====Pokédex entries====
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexbody|DP105|Rotom|Ash's Pokédex|Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. Rotom plays practical jokes, which it carries out by embedding its plasma body in electronic devices.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexheader|Unova}}
{{Animedexbody|BW128|Rotom|Ash's Pokédex|Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. With a body made of plasma, Rotom is able to permeate various kinds of electrics devices, causing all sorts of problems.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Unova}}
{{Animedexheader|Alola}}
{{Animedexbody|SM057|Rotom|Rotom Pokédex|Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. An {{t|Electric}} and {{t|Ghost}} type. Rotom play pranks by inhabiting electrical appliances. When one inhabits a washing machine, it's called {{form|Rotom|Wash Rotom}}.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Alola}}
{{Animedexheader|Galar}}
{{Animedexbody|JN037|Rotom|Ash's Rotom Phone|Rotom, Pokédex Forme. An upgrade of the [[Pokédex]]. However, that is its only function.}}
{{Animedexbody|JN077|Rotom|Goh's Rotom Phone|Rotom, {{form|Rotom|Fan Form}}. The Plasma Pokémon. An {{t|Electric}} and {{t|Flying}} type. Fan Rotom lives in an electric fan equipped with a special motor.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Galar}}
{{Animedexheader|Paldea}}
{{Animedexbody|HZ108|Rotom|Roy's Rotom Phone|{{form|Rotom|Wash}} Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. An {{t|Electric}} and {{t|Water}} type. This Rotom has entered a washing machine. In this form, it enjoys coming up with water-based pranks.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Paldea}}

===Pokémon Generations===
A Rotom appeared as an image in ''[[PG09|The Scoop]]''.

===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
[[File:Rotom TW.png|thumb|250px|Rotom in [[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]]]
In ''[[TW05|Assistant]]'', a Rotom invaded [[Macro Cosmos]]'s computers, but it was taken care of by [[Oleana]].

A [[Rotom Phone]] appeared in ''[[TW07|Sky]]'', under the ownership of [[Raihan]]. It reappeared in ''[[TW08|The Gathering of Stars]]''.

A Rotom Phone appeared in ''The Gathering of Stars'', under the ownership of [[Peony]].

===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
Rotom have only appeared in the form of [[Rotom Phone]]s throughout [[Pokémon: Paldean Winds]]:
* They first appeared in ''[[PPW01|Breathe Out]]'', where two were seen under the ownership of [[Hohma]] and [[Ohara]].
* In ''[[PPW02|Breathe In]]'', another two appeared, this time under the ownership of [[Aliquis]] and [[Aliquis's brother|his brother]].
* Multiple Rotom Phones appeared in ''[[PPW04|Breathe Together]]'', as the general public watched Ohara, Aliquis, and Hohma's video about [[Naranja Academy]]. Notably, {{ga|Florian}}/{{ga|Juliana}} and [[Carmine]] were each seen owning one.

===POKÉTOON===
Two [[Rotom Phone]]s appeared in [[PT16]], under the ownership of {{OBP|Yūto|POKÉTOON}} and another {{tc|Student}}.

A Rotom Phone appeared in ''[[PT18|Bonding with Kangaskhan]]'', under the ownership of [[Karimna and Yurado|Karimna]].

Two Rotom Phones appeared in [[PT20]], under the ownership of Rene and Kamina.

==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters DP===
[[File:Rotom PMDP.png|thumb|210px|Rotom in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]]]
A Rotom appears in [[PMDP47]] in all of its forms.

<gallery>
Heat Rotom PMDP.png|Heat Rotom
Wash Rotom PMDP.png|Wash Rotom
Frost Rotom PMDP.png|Frost Rotom
Fan Rotom PMDP.png|Fan Rotom
Mow Rotom PMDP.png|Mow Rotom
</gallery>

===Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!===
A Rotom appeared in [[PBK2]].

===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Rotom Pokédex Adventures.png|thumb|210px|left|Rotom Pokédex in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
[[File:Rotom Adventures.png|thumb|210px|Rotom in Pokémon Adventures]]
{{main|Diamond's Rotom}}
{{main|Rotom Pokédex (Adventures)}}
{{main|Rotom Phone}}
{{main|Old Roto}}
Rotom first appeared in ''[[PS345|Robust Rotom]]'', where it caused havoc for {{adv|Diamond}} and {{adv|Pearl}} at the [[Old Chateau]] until Diamond understood that it only wanted to return in its plasma television and led it there.

During the subsequent fight against Charon and {{p|Giratina}}, Rotom initially joined the battle transforming into its five forms, then left the fighting to the other legendary Pokémon only to strike at the very last, destroying Charon's device that allowed him to control every Pokémon and thus putting an end to his evil plans. After that, Rotom decided to stay with Diamond.

In ''[[PASM01|The Grand Entrance and Delivery Boy Sun]]'', a Rotom accompanied {{adv|Moon}} as she was tasked with delivering it to [[Professor Kukui]]. It later possessed Moon's [[Pokédex]], becoming the {{adv|Rotom Pokédex}}.

In ''[[PASS03|Chomp!! Defeat Drednaw]]'', two Rotom possessed the [[Rotom Phone|smartphones]] of {{Henry}} and {{Casey}}. A fantasy in the same chapter featured a third Rotom.

A Drone Rotom appeared in ''[[PASS16|Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea]]'', where it is called by [[Opal]] during her match against Henry, using it to announce her upcoming retirement.

A Rotom Phone belonging to {{Violet}}, named [[Old Roto]], first appeared in ''[[PASV01|Speeding! Paldea's Prince of Speed!!]]''. This Rotom Phone uniquely houses an AI copy of Violet's deceased butler, possesses the ability to speak, and sports a bushy mustache similar to said butler's mustache.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
Heat Rotom Adventures.png|Heat Rotom
Wash Rotom Adventures.png|Wash Rotom
Frost Rotom Adventures.png|Frost Rotom
Fan Rotom Adventures.png|Fan Rotom
Mow Rotom Adventures.png|Mow Rotom
Henry Casey Rotom Phone.png|Rotom Phone
Drone Rotom Adventures.png|Drone Rotom
</gallery>

===Pokémon Journeys===
[[Rotom Phone]]s appeared in the {{ma|Pokémon Journeys}} manga, fulfilling the same roles as in the animated series.

[[Drone Rotom]] also appeared in the manga, fulfilling the same roles as in the animated series.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Rotom (TCG)}}

==Other appearances==
===[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]===
Rotom appears as a {{sbw|Spirits (characters)|Spirit}}.

==Trivia==
[[File:Rotom Pokédex type.png|thumb|250px|The [[Rotom Pokédex]]'s [[type]] in the {{pkmn|animated series}}]]
* In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s|Pokémon Diamond, Pearl}}, {{v2|Platinum}}, {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl}}, Rotom uses [[Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl: Super Music Collection|Battle! (Legendary Pokémon)]] as its battle theme, even though Rotom is not a [[Legendary Pokémon]]. To date, Rotom is the only Pokémon with this trait.
* Rotom's alternate forms, along with {{p|Arceus}}'s forms, were the only alternative forms of a Pokémon not featured in {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky}}. However, despite being introduced a year before the game was released like Rotom, {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Giratina}}'s alternate forms made an appearance in the game.
* Rotom is tied with {{p|Tynamo}} as the [[List of Pokémon by weight|lightest]] {{type|Electric}} Pokémon.
* Rotom was the first Pokémon mentioned to have an {{DL|List of Pokémon by gender ratio|unknown gender}} in the {{pkmn|animated series}}.
* In ''[[JN037|That New Old Gang of Mine!]]'', {{Ash}}'s [[Rotom Phone]] listed the {{an|Rotom Pokédex}} as a pure Electric-type Pokémon.
* In {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, Rotom's forms can't master their exclusive moves, even with a [[Seed of Mastery]].
* Rotom is the only Pokémon in {{g|Pokopia}} to have a new form with a type that differs from its base form.

====[[Generation V]] type change====
* Rotom is the only Pokémon to have its type changed to a type that was not newly introduced.
* No other Pokémon has the same [[type]] [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|combination]] as Rotom's base form or Heat Rotom, making Rotom the only Pokémon with more than one unique type combination.
* Despite becoming part {{t|Flying}} type, Fan Rotom retains the [[Ability]] {{a|Levitate}}, being the only Flying-type Pokémon with this Ability. As its Flying type already makes it immune to {{type|Ground}} [[move]]s, its Ability is effectively useless under normal conditions.
** In [[Inverse Battle]]s, Fan Rotom is still protected from Ground-type moves due to Levitate, making it the only Flying-type Pokémon to not be affected by Ground-type moves in these battles by default.
* All of Rotom's appliance forms (except Mow Rotom) are tied for or have the fewest weaknesses of all Pokémon of their secondary types.
** All of Rotom's alternate forms (except Mow Rotom) are also the lightest Pokémon of their secondary typing.
* Heat Rotom is tied with {{form|Castform|Sunny Form}} {{p|Castform}}, {{p|Litwick}}, and {{p|Scorbunny}} for the [[List of Pokémon by height|shortest]] {{type|Fire}} Pokémon.
* Frost Rotom is:
** tied with {{form|Castform|Snowy Form}} {{p|Castform}} and {{p|Snom}} for being the shortest {{type|Ice}} Pokémon.
** the only {{type|Ice}} Pokémon in the {{egg3|Amorphous}}.
** one of the only Ice-type Pokémon, the others being Snom and {{p|Chien-Pao}}, who cannot learn {{m|Ice Beam}}.

===Origin===
Rotom appears to be based on {{wp|poltergeist}}s or {{wp|tsukumogami}}, a type of ghost that possesses household items. Many of its Pokédex entries are reminiscent of {{wp|gremlin}}s. Its Pokédex entry from [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]] specifically calls it a "{{wp|will-o'-the-wisp}} powered by electricity"; will-o'-the-wisps are typically ghost-like lights that inhabit marshes. Usually will-o'-the-wisps appear as balls of fire, another form of {{wp|Plasma (physics)|plasma}}. Rotom may also be an embodiment of {{wp|ball lightning}} or electronic "{{wp|magic smoke}}".


Each of Rotom's forms appears as an electronic object with arms made out of electric sparks. Its regular and most common form seems to be based on a {{wp|Electric light|light bulb}}, as listed in the [[Rotom Catalog]]. The other forms directly possess a household object:
* Heat Rotom possesses a {{wp|microwave oven}}, with its arms also resembling the rounded hands of {{wp|oven mitt}}s, cooking wear to take out hot foods from an {{wp|oven}}.
* Wash Rotom possesses a {{wp|washing machine}}, with its arms resembling a pair of {{wp|clothespin}}s, a type of peg used to hold up wet clothes to dry.
* Frost Rotom possesses a {{wp|refrigerator}}. Its lower drawer resembling a freezer. While its arms resemble that of lightning bolts, they could also be a depiction of fractured ice.
* Fan Rotom possesses an {{wp|Fan (machine)|electric fan}}, particularly a desk or table fan. Its arms resemble a cartoonish depiction on gusts of wind.
* Mow Rotom possesses a {{wp|lawn mower}}. Its rounded face and wheels makes the species resemble a reel mower with a bag used for storing grass attached to its back. Its teeth and arms become pointed, bringing to mind the {{wp|saw}} or blade of a lawn mower.
* Stereo Rotom possesses a home stereo system, or {{wp|boombox}}, having two large speakers on its sides, with the main "head" showing an audio interface. The appendage above its horn resembles an {{wp|eighth note}}. When expanded, this appendage resembles another volume interface. This appendage may also resemble the antennae of portable {{wp|radio}}s. [[DJ Rotom]]'s own behavior and English localized name brings to mind the act of {{wp|disc jockey|DJing}}, an artist who plays music for an audience using a {{wp|DJ mixer}}.

Among its other forms, the [[Rotom Bike]] resembles an {{wp|electric bicycle}}, a type of bike that use an electric motor. The Rotom Bike's Water Mode may be based on the concept of a {{wp|Pedalo|paddle boat}}, sometimes called a water bike, that is used to traverse water by pedaling. The [[Rotom Dex]], [[Rotom Phone]] and [[Rotomi]] may be based on {{wp|virtual assistant}}s or forms of {{wp|artificial intelligence}} used to assist the usage of electric devices and software.

====Name origin====
Rotom is derived from ''{{wp|motor}}'' spelled backwards.

In-universe, an old notebook in [[Rotom's Room]] of {{g|Platinum}} and {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} describes how Charon discovered and named the first known Rotom. It appeared out of a lawn mower's motor, and the person named it Rotom due to this origin.

==In other languages==
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|ja=ロトム ''Rotom''|jameaning=From ''motor'' spelled backwards
|fr=Motisma|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|moteur|engine}}'' and ''{{wp|Plasma (physics)|plasma}}''
|es=Rotom|esmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|de=Rotom|demeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|it=Rotom|itmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|ko=로토무 ''Rotomu''|komeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
|zh_cmn=洛托姆 ''Luòtuōmǔ''|zh_cmnmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
|zh_yue=洛托姆 ''Loktokmóuh''|zh_yuemeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
|pt_br=Rotom|pt_brmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|hi=रोटॉम ''Rotom''|himeaning=Transcription of its English/Japanese name
|ru=Ротом ''Rotom''|rumeaning=Transcription of English name
|th=โรตอม ''Rotom''|thmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
}}
 
<div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Heat Rotom''
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|ja=ヒートロトム ''Heat Rotom''
|zh_yue=加熱洛托姆 ''{{tt|Gāyiht Loktokmóuh|Heat Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=加熱洛托姆 / 加热洛托姆 ''{{tt|Jiārè Luòtuōmǔ|Heat Rotom}}''
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|fi=Lämpö-Rotom
|fr=Motisma Chaleur
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|id=Rotom Panas
|it=Rotom Calore
|ko=히트로토무 ''Heat Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Haba
|no=Varme-Rotom
|pl=Rotom Grzewczy
|pt=Rotom Calor
|es=Rotom Calor
|sv=Värme Rotom
|th=ฮีทโรตอม ''Heat Rotom''
|tr=Sıcak Rotom
|vi=Rotom Nhiệt
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Wash Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{water color}}
|ja=ウォッシュロトム ''Wash Rotom''
|zh_yue=清洗洛托姆 ''{{tt|Chīngsái Loktokmóuh|Wash Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=清洗洛托姆 ''{{tt|Qīngxǐ Luòtuōmǔ|Wash Rotom}}''
|da=Vaske-Rotom
|fi=Pesu-Rotom
|fr=Motisma Lavage
|de=Wasch-Rotom
|hi=वॉश रोटॉम ''Wash Rotom''
|id=Rotom Cuci
|it=Rotom Lavaggio
|ko=워시로토무 ''Wash Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Cucian
|no=Vaske-Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Wash Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|pl=Rotom Piorący
|pt_br=Rotom Lavagem Wash Rotom{{tt|*|XY081 only}}
|pt_eu=Rotom Lavagem
|es=Rotom Lavado
|sv=Tvätt Rotom
|th=วอชโรตอม''Wash Rotom''
|tr=Yıkayan Rotom
|vi=Rotom Tẩy Rửa
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Frost Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{ice color}}
|ja=フロストロトム ''Frost Rotom''
|zh_yue=結冰洛托姆 ''{{tt|Gitbīng Loktokmóuh|Frost Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=結冰洛托姆 / 结冰洛托姆 ''{{tt|Jiébīng Luòtuōmǔ|Frost Rotom}}''
|da=Frost-Rotom
|fi=Kylmä-Rotom {{tt|*|SM057}} Huurre-Rotom {{tt|*|BW128}}
|fr=Motisma Froid
|de=Frost-Rotom
|hi=फ़्रॉस्ट रोटॉम ''Frost Rotom''
|id=Rotom Beku
|it=Rotom Gelo
|ko=프로스트로토무 ''Frost Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Beku
|no=Frys-Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Frost Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|pl=Rotom Chłodniczy
|pt_br=Rotom Congelante Frost Rotom{{tt|*|XY081 only}}
|pt_eu=Rotom Frio
|es=Rotom Frío
|sv=Kyl Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Frost-Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|th=ฟรอสต์โรตอม ''Frost Rotom''
|tr=Buz Rotom
|vi=Rotom Sương Giá
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Fan Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{flying color}}
|ja=スピンロトム ''Spin Rotom''
|ca=Fan Rotom{{tt|*|Described as Rotom de forma ventilador, but Fan Rotom as Pokémon name. (Pokémon the animated series)}}
|zh_yue=旋轉洛托姆 ''{{tt|Syùhnjyún Loktokmóuh|Spin Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=旋轉洛托姆 / 旋转洛托姆 ''{{tt|Xuánzhuǎn Luòtuōmǔ|Spin Rotom}}''
|da=Ventilator-Rotom
|fi=Tuuletin-Rotom
|fr=Motisma Hélice
|de=Wirbel-Rotom
|hi=फ़ैन रोटॉम ''Fan Rotom''
|id=Rotom Kipas
|it=Rotom Vortice
|ko=스핀로토무 ''Spin Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Kipas
|no=Vifte-Rotom
|pl=Rotom Wentylujący
|pt_br=Rotom Ventilador
|pt_eu=Rotom Vento
|es=Rotom Ventilador
|sv=Fläkt Rotom
|th=สปินโรตอม ''Spin Rotom''
|tr=Vantilatör Rotom
|vi=Rotom Lượn Xoay
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Mow Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{grass color}}
|ja=カットロトム ''Cut Rotom''
|zh_yue=切割洛托姆 ''{{tt|Chitgot Loktokmóuh|Cut Rotom}}''
|zh_cmn=切割洛托姆 ''{{tt|Qiēgē Luòtuōmǔ|Cut Rotom}}''
|da=Græsslå-Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Græsslånings-Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|fi=Leikkuri-Rotom
|fr=Motisma Tonte
|de=Schneid-Rotom
|hi=कट रोटॉम ''Cut Rotom''
|id=Rotom Pemotong
|it=Rotom Taglio
|ko=커트로토무 ''Cut Rotom''
|ms=Rotom Mesin Rumput
|no=Klipp-Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Mow Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|pl=Rotom Koszący
|pt_br=Rotom Corte Mow Rotom{{tt|*|XY081 only}}
|pt_eu=Rotom Corte
|es_la=Rotom Podadora
|es_eu=Rotom Corte
|sv=Gräsklippare Rotom{{tt|*|SM057}} Klipp-Rotom{{tt|*|XY081}}
|th=คัตโรตอม ''Cut Rotom''
|tr=Biçer Rotom
|vi=Rotom Cắt
}}
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;">
''Stereo Rotom''
{{langtable
|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{normal color}}
|ja=ステレオロトム ''Stereo Rotom''
|zh_yue=立體音響洛托姆 ''Stereo Rotom''
|zh_cmn=立體音響洛托姆 / 立体音响洛托姆 ''Stereo Rotom''
|ko=스테레오로토무 ''Stereo Rotom''
|es_eu=Rotom Estéreo
}}
</div></div>
{{-}}

==Related articles==
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* [[Diamond's Rotom]]
* [[Rotom Pokédex]]
* [[Rotom Pokédex (anime)]]
* [[Rotom Pokédex (Adventures)]]
* [[Old Roto]]
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* [[Rotom Bike]]
* [[Rotomi]]
* [[Drone Rotom]]
* [[DJ Rotom]]
* [[List of Pokémon with form differences]]
* [[Rotom's Room]]
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Terastal phenomenon

2026-04-01T18:49:53Z

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{{redirect|Tera Pokémon|the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} with the {{pkmn|category}} "Tera Pokémon"|Terapagos (Pokémon)}}
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[[File:Terastal phenomenon.png|thumb|300px|{{ga|Juliana}} Terastallizing {{p|Eevee}}]]
The '''Terastal phenomenon''' or '''Terastallization''' (Japanese: '''テラスタル''' ''Terastal'') is a temporary transformation affecting {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that was introduced during [[Generation IX]], in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}. It [[Type change|changes the type]] of a Pokémon into its Tera Type and grants it a crystallized appearance. Terastallization has also appeared in the {{spin-off games|spin-off game}} {{g|Masters EX}}, as well as in the [[side series]] title {{g|Champions}}.

==Etymology==
The name "Terastal" likely derives from the Japanese word '''照らす''' ''terasu'' (to illuminate; to shine) and the English word ''crystal''. It may also be derived from the prefix ''tera-'', possibly in reference to previously introduced temporary transformation mechanics, [[Gigantamax]] and [[Mega Evolution]], which are named after subsequent {{wp|SI prefixes}}.

==Terminology==
The following are terms related to this game mechanic.
* '''Terastal phenomenon''' or '''Terastallization''' (Japanese: '''テラスタル''' ''Terastal'') is the transformation.
* '''Terastallize''' (Japanese: '''テラスタルする''' ''Terastallize'') is the related verb for this transformation.
* '''Tera Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''テラスタルポケモン''' ''Terastal Pokémon''), also known as '''Terastallized Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''テラスタルしたポケモン''' ''Terastallized Pokémon''), are {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} affected by this transformation.
* '''Terastallized state''' (Japanese: '''テラスタルした姿''' ''Terastallized appearance'') refers to the crystallized appearance of a Pokémon after Terastallizing. Two Pokémon ({{p|Ogerpon}} and {{p|Terapagos}}) have unique Terastallized states that further change their appearance.
* '''[[Terastal energy]]''' (Japanese: '''テラスタルエネルギー''' ''Terastal energy'') is the energy involved in this transformation.
* The '''[[#Tera Type|Tera Type]]''' (Japanese: '''テラスタイプ''' ''Teras Type'') is the [[type]] of the Terastallized Pokémon.
* The '''[[#Tera Jewels|Tera Jewel]]''' (Japanese: '''テラスタルジュエル''' ''Terastal Jewel'') is the jewel on top of the head of a Terastallized Pokémon.
* The '''[[Tera Orb]]''' (Japanese: '''テラスタルオーブ''' ''Terastal Orb'') is the [[Key Item]] that allows a Pokémon to Terastallize.
* A '''[[Tera Shard]]''' (Japanese: '''テラピース''' ''Tera Piece'') is an [[:Category:Tera Shards|item]] that changes a Pokémon's Tera Type. There are 19 Tera Shards, one for each type, including the {{t|Stellar}} type.
* A '''[[Tera Raid Battle]]''' (Japanese: '''テラレイドバトル''' ''Tera Raid Battle'') is a kind of [[Pokémon battle]] in which four [[Pokémon Trainer]]s battle a {{pkmn2|wild}} Tera Pokémon.
* '''{{form|Terapagos|Terastal Form}}''' (Japanese: '''テラスタルフォーム''' ''Terastal Form'') is a form taken in battle by Terapagos through its Tera Shift Ability.
* There are two moves related to this phenomenon:
** '''{{m|Tera Blast}}''' (Japanese: '''テラバースト''' ''Tera Burst'') is a move that changes its type to match the user's Tera Type.
** '''{{m|Tera Starstorm}}''' (Japanese: '''テラクラスター''' ''Tera Cluster'') is Terapagos's [[signature move]]. It becomes Stellar-type when Terapagos changes into its {{form|Terapagos|Stellar Form}}.
* There are three {{Abilities}} related to this phenomenon, all [[Signature Ability|exclusive]] to {{p|Terapagos}}:
** '''{{a|Tera Shift}}''' (Japanese: '''テラスチェンジ''' ''Tera Change'') is {{form|Terapagos|Normal Form}} Terapagos' Ability. It causes Terapagos to change into its Terastal Form when it enters battle.
** '''{{a|Tera Shell}}''' (Japanese: '''テラスシェル''' ''Tera Shell'') is Terastal Form Terapagos' Ability. It causes all [[damage]]-dealing moves to become [[Type#Type effectiveness|not very effective]] on Terapagos while its [[HP]] is full.
** '''{{a|Teraform Zero}}''' (Japanese: '''ゼロフォーミング''' ''Zero-Forming'') is exclusive Stellar Form Terapagos' Ability. It negates all effects of [[weather]] and [[terrain]].

Some examples of in-game dialogue from {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}:
* ''"When it is charged with energy, it can be used to cause Pokémon to '''Terastallize'''."'' (excerpt from the description of [[Tera Orb]])
* ''"If the user has '''Terastallized''', it unleashes energy of its '''Tera Type'''."'' (excerpt from the description of {{m|Tera Blast}})
* ''"If an opponent’s Pokémon '''Terastallizes''' during battle... observe a Pokémon's '''Tera Jewel''' closely to see which type it has become!"'' ([[Hassel]])
* ''"'''Terastallizing''' gives a real boost, see!"'' ([[Nemona]])

==Tera Jewels==
Tera Jewels are large crystal crowns that form atop a Terastallized {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s head. Each Tera Type possesses a different Tera Jewel to represent it, which contains two basic structures: the crown band that acts as the Tera Jewel's base, and the gem that stands above the band. Save for the {{t|Stellar}} type, each Tera Jewel's base has a hexagonal crystal on the front, with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it.

{| class="roundtable sortable" style="margin:auto; background-color:#{{paldea color}}; border:1px solid #{{paldea color dark}};"
|- style="background-color:#{{paldea color light}}"
! style="width:60px;" | {{color2|000|Type}}
! class="unsortable" | Image
! class="unsortable" | Description
|-
{{typetable|Normal}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Normal.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Normal}} Tera Jewel has an off-white band. On its front, there is a yellow hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there is a large, white diamond held by golden prongs. The band is surrounded by three smaller white diamonds also held up by golden prongs, separated from each other radially by 120 degrees.
|-
{{typetable|Fighting}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Fighting.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Fighting}} Tera Jewel has a reddish-orange band similar in appearance to a championship belt. A red hexagonal crystal with angry-looking eyes on it is embedded on the front. Atop the band, there is a large, red fist shaped in an uppercut motion, surrounded by a spiraling teal shockwave.
|-
{{typetable|Flying}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Flying.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Flying}} Tera Jewel has a bluish-white band shaped like a cluster of clouds. On its front, there is a cyan hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there is a cluster of balloons—two red and two green—held by chains of gems.
|-
{{typetable|Poison}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Poison.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Poison}} Tera Jewel has a purplish band that appears as if it is melting. On its front, there is a purple hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there's a purplish-white skull with purple crossbones.
|-
{{typetable|Ground}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Ground.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Ground}} Tera Jewel overall resembles a cut-through model of an Earth-like planet, with different layers representing the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. The Tera Jewel's base is the inner core, which is cream in color with an orange hexagonal crystal on the front. The crystal has a pair of angry-looking eyes on it.
|-
{{typetable|Rock}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Rock.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Rock}} Tera Jewel has a white band similar to a pedestal. Atop it, there is a large, stony temple closely resembling those of {{wp|Ancient Greek temple|Greek}} and {{wp|Roman temple}}s. A brown hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it sits on the front of the pedestal, just below the temple base, which is surrounded by clusters of rocks on its four corners.
|-
{{typetable|Bug}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Bug.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Bug}} Tera Jewel has a greenish band with a flower-shaped crown. On its front, there is a dark green, hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop the crown is a small crystal adorned with two pairs of large, white insect wings and a pair of long, curled, green antannae.
|-
{{typetable|Ghost}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Ghost.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Ghost}} Tera Jewel has a gray band composed of several gravestone-like structures, with a gap on the front. A dark gray hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it is situated within the gap. Atop it, there's a large, grinning, purple [[Ghosts in the Pokémon world|ghost]].
|-
{{typetable|Steel}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Steel.png|200px]] [[File:Tera Jewel Steel Side.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Steel}} Tera Jewel comprises a large, single-bladed axe situated atop a plain, cylindrical, gray band split in half. On the front gap between each halves of the band, there is a black hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it.
|-
{{typetable|Fire}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Fire.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Fire}} Tera Jewel has an orange band shaped like flames. On its front, there is a red hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there is a large, red candelabra, holding five white, lit candles.
|-
{{typetable|Water}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Water.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Water}} Tera Jewel overall resembles a large water fountain, with a bluish crown shaped like a water splash at the base. On the front of the base, there is a dark blue hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it.
|-
{{typetable|Grass}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Grass.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Grass}} Tera Jewel has a greenish crown shaped like bushes or grass. On its front, there is a green hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there is a large bouquet composed of blue, red, white, and yellow flowers.
|-
{{typetable|Electric}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Electric.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Electric}} Tera Jewel overall is shaped like a lightbulb, with a transparent white bulb enclosing a yellow filament shaped like a thunderbolt, and a yellow base. On the front of the base, there is a yellow hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it.
|-
{{typetable|Psychic}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Psychic.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Psychic}} Tera Jewel has a pinkish band comprising two circles stacked atop each other. On its front, there is a purple hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there is a large, violet, eye-like structure, with a large spherical gem at the center, serving as its pupil.
|-
{{typetable|Ice}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Ice.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Ice}} Tera Jewel has a cyan band shaped like a circle of ice cubes. On its front, there is a dark blue hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there is a large, cyan snowflake.
|-
{{typetable|Dragon}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Dragon.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Dragon}} Tera Jewel is has a reddish crown shaped like a castle's tower or a fortress. On its front, there is a cyan hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there is a large, black dragon spreading out its red wings.
|-
{{typetable|Dark}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Dark.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Dark}} Tera Jewel has a grayish-white circular crown covered in spikes. On its front, there is a black hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there is a mosaic of a spiky face with a mischievous grin, comprising various panels of red, yellow, and purple crystals embedded within a black frame.
|-
{{typetable|Fairy}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Fairy.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Fairy}} Tera Jewel has a pinkish band shaped like a ribbon, with a knot on the front. On the front of this knot, there is a pink hexagonal crystal with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it. Atop it, there is a large, magenta heart spreading out a pair of white wings, each adorned with teardrop-shaped crystals for feathers.
|-
{{typetable|Stellar}}
| [[File:Tera Jewel Stellar.png|200px]]
| The {{type|Stellar}} Tera Jewel has a white crown with a base surrounded by diamonds, each colored after one of the eighteen other types. It is orbited by eighteen hexagonal gems, each having the icon and color of one of the eighteen other types. Atop it, there is a crystal statue in the shape of {{p|Terapagos}} in its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Terapagos|Normal Form}}, with a pair of angry-looking eyes on its face. Floating above it, there is the symbol of the Terastal phenomenon—a dark blue hexagon with triangular extensions on each corner.
|}

===Unique Terastallized states===
Some Pokémon species have unique Terastallized states which change their appearance significantly upon Terastallizing, beyond the standard crystallized appearance of Terastallization. Additionally, the Pokémon's [[Ability]] changes after Terastallization. There is no official name for this class of Terastallized state. Unlike other Pokémon, the few ones with a unique Terastallized state are the only ones which cannot have their Tera Types changed in [[Treasure Eatery]].

{{p|Ogerpon}} and {{p|Terapagos}} are the only Pokémon known to have their own distinct Terastallized states. Ogerpon's Tera Type changes depending on the mask that it is currently holding. While Ogerpon's Terastallized states are not recognized as separate forms in the [[Pokédex]], Terapagos's Terastallized state is uniquely recognized as its Stellar Form.

{| class="roundtable c" style="margin: auto; border:3px solid #{{Paldea color dark}}; background:#{{Paldea color}}" cellpadding=5px
! rowspan=2 style="background:#{{Paldea color light}}" | Dex
! rowspan=2 style="background:#{{Paldea color light}}" | Pokémon
! colspan=3 style="background:#{{Paldea color light}}" | Before Terastallizing
! colspan=3 style="background:#{{Paldea color light}}" | After Terastallizing
|- style="background:#{{Paldea color light}}"
! Image
! Type
! Ability
! Image
! Tera Type
! Ability
|-
| rowspan="4" style="font-family:monospace,monospace" | #1017
| {{p|Ogerpon}} {{form|Ogerpon|Teal Mask}}
|style="background:#cde6d0"| [[File:1017Ogerpon.png|125px|Teal Mask Ogerpon]]
| {{typecolor|Grass}}
| {{a|Defiant}}
|style="background:#cde6d0"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Teal Terastal Dream.png|200px|Terastallized Teal Mask Ogerpon]]
| {{typecolor|Grass}}
| rowspan="4" | {{a|Embody Aspect}}
|-
| {{p|Ogerpon}} {{form|Ogerpon|Wellspring Mask}}
|style="background:#cde6d0"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Wellspring Mask.png|125px|Wellspring Mask Ogerpon]]
| {{typecolor|Grass}}{{typecolor|Water}}
| {{a|Water Absorb}}
|style="background:#cde6d0"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Wellspring Terastal Dream.png|200px|Terastallized Wellspring Mask Ogerpon]]
| {{typecolor|Water}}
|-
| {{p|Ogerpon}} {{form|Ogerpon|Hearthflame Mask}}
|style="background:#cde6d0"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Hearthflame Mask.png|125px|Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon]]
| {{typecolor|Grass}}{{typecolor|Fire}}
| {{a|Mold Breaker}}
|style="background:#cde6d0"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Hearthflame Terastal Dream.png|200px|Terastallized Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon]]
| {{typecolor|Fire}}
|-
| {{p|Ogerpon}} {{form|Ogerpon|Cornerstone Mask}}
|style="background:#cde6d0"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Cornerstone Mask.png|125px|Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon]]
| {{typecolor|Grass}}{{typecolor|Rock}}
| {{a|Sturdy}}
|style="background:#cde6d0"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Cornerstone Terastal Dream.png|200px|Terastallized Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon]]
| {{typecolor|Rock}}
|-
| style="font-family:monospace,monospace" |#1024
| {{p|Terapagos}} {{form|Terapagos|Terastal Form}}
|style="background:#fde7c2"| [[File:1024Terapagos-Terastal.png|125px|Terastal Terapagos]]
| {{typecolor|Normal}}
| {{a|Tera Shell}}
|style="background:#fde7c2"| [[File:1024Terapagos-Stellar Dream.png|200px|Stellar Terapagos]]
| {{typecolor|Stellar}}
| {{a|Teraform Zero}}
|}

==In the core series games==
===History===
{{spoilers}}
The Terastal pehnomenon originated in the [[Paldea]] [[region]], with a {{P|Terapagos}}, the {{Ga|Terapagos|last of its kind}}, being the source of [[Terastal energy]]. 2,000,000 years ago, in a bygone era, seismic shifts started to occur, which was said to have doomed the species to near extinction. Initially, this species was believed to have disappeared due to being caught up in these seismic shifts. However, it seems that this Terapagos protected itself by changing the energy in its body into hard crystals and going into hibernation in [[Area Zero Underdepths]]. The Terastal phenomenon was first discovered 140 years ago in the form of a Terastallized Pokémon in [[Area Zero]], in the [[Great Crater of Paldea]]. However, attempts to remove Terastallized Pokémon from the crater caused the light to disappear and it to transform back to normal. Further details of the Terastal phenomenon thus remained unclear for a while.

10 years prior the events of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, [[Professor Sada]]{{Sup/9|S}}/[[Professor Turo]]{{Sup/9|V}} began investigating the phenomenon, and discovered that the energy emitted from shining crystals in Area Zero is what triggers it. They also discover Terapagos slumbering in Area Zero Underdepths in the form of a crystal. The [[Tera Orb]]s were then created by the professor from the Terastal energy with support from [[Clavell|director Clavell]]. This allowed people to Terastallize their Pokémon outside of Area Zero. The Tera Orb was then shared to the [[Paldea League]] and [[Naranja Academy]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Uva Academy]]{{sup/9|V}}. At some point, the Terastal energy was used by the professor to create a [[time machine]], bringing in [[Paradox Pokémon]] from the ancient past{{sup/9|S}}/distant future{{sup/9|V}} or [[Multiverse|parallel timelines]], including a pair of {{p|Koraidon}}{{sup/9|S}}/{{p|Miraidon}}{{sup/9|V}}. They also used it to create an AI replica of themselves to help with their research.

It was later revealed that the Terastal phenomenon can also occur in [[Kitakami]] thanks to the [[Crystal Pool]], whose waters were infused in ancient times with foreign gems, likely Terastal crystals brought from Paldea. The phenomenon has been also replicated by technological means in the grounds of [[Blueberry Academy]] in [[Unova]], through the use of materials from Paldea and Kitakami.

The crystalline petals of {{p|Glimmora}} seem to resemble the Tera Jewels that appear during the Terastal phenomenon. It is unknown if there is a connection between Glimmora and the Terastal phenomenon, though many of them (along with its pre-[[Evolution]], {{p|Glimmet}}) can be found in Area Zero, the place where the phenomenon originated. Additionally, eight [[TM Material|Glimmet Crystal]]s are needed to make {{TM|171|Tera Blast}}, a move that changes its type when a Pokémon Terastallizes.

The [[Scarlet Book]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Violet Book]]{{sup/9|V}} makes cryptic hints that it may be linked to an unknown Pokémon resembling a disk made of layers of overlapping hexagons. [[Area Zero journals|A journal in Research Station No. 1]] further implies its existence and relationship to the phenomenon. This Pokémon is ultimately confirmed to be Terapagos. A nineteenth Tera Type, the {{t|Stellar}} type, was later discovered and named by Professor Sada{{sup/9|S}}/Professor Turo{{sup/9|V}}.<ref>[https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/new_tera_type/ A ''Nineteenth'' Tera Type Has Been Discovered! | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet]</ref>
{{endspoilers}}

===Effects===
[[Pokémon Trainer]]s who obtain a [[Tera Orb]] are able to use it to Terastallize their Pokémon, which makes a Tera Jewel appear above the Pokémon's head and causes the Pokémon's body to glisten like polished, faceted gemstones. This changes the Pokémon's defensive [[type]](s) to its Tera Type, removing all other types, but gives it a weakness to {{type|Stellar}} [[move]]s, which can only be used by Stellar-type Tera Pokémon. Terastallized Pokémon are identified by having "Tera" in front of their name.

While Terastallized, Pokémon receive [[STAB]] on moves matching their Tera Type, in addition to moves matching their original types. The original types are the types they had immediately before Terastallizing (taking type changes into account but ignoring {{m|Forest's Curse}}) or their base types if they were sent on the field while Terastallized. If the Pokémon's Tera Type is the same as one of its original types, moves of that type receive a ×2 damage boost instead of the usual ×1.5.<ref name="Terastal">[https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/terastal_phenomenon/ Pokémon Shine and Glimmer Like Gems Thanks to the Terastal Phenomenon | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet]</ref>

Terastallization takes [[priority]] over all moves.

During this time, {{a|Adaptability}} works only for the Tera Type (with ×1.5 becoming ×2, and ×2 becoming ×2.25). Additionally, moves of the Tera Type that have a [[base power]] below 60 are increased to 60 base power; this is checked for after {{a|Technician}}'s boost <ref>https://twitter.com/skittyve/status/1599911349764571137</ref>. The boost does not apply to [[multistrike move]]s or moves with increased [[priority]]. [[:Category:Moves that power up|Moves that increase in power]] (such as {{m|Rollout}}) are boosted if its base power would be below 60 when used, but moves with [[:Category:Moves that have variable power|variable power based on other factors]] (such as {{m|Water Spout}}) are not boosted, regardless of what its base power would be when used. Pokémon can only have one Tera Type. The move {{m|Tera Blast}} changes type to the Pokémon's innate Tera Type upon Terastallizing.<ref>(August 21, 2022) "[https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/master_terastal/ Master Using the Terastal Phenomenon in Battle!]" Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Official Website</ref>

Terastallized Pokémon cannot have their type changed from moves and Abilities such as {{m|Soak}}, {{m|Double Shock}}, {{A|Imposter}}, {{a|Protean}}, or {{m|Transform}}. A Pokémon using {{m|Transform}} before Terastallizing will not copy its opponent's Tera Type and will instead keep its own.

Similar to [[Mega Evolution]], the Terastal phenomenon lasts until the battle ends or the Terastallized Pokémon faints. After being used once, the Tera Orb loses all its Terastal energy and has to be recharged by either touching crystals containing Terastal energy or by visiting a [[Pokémon Center]].<ref name=Terastal/> An exception to this can be found in Area Zero, where the Tera Orb will automatically recharge at the end of each battle after it is used. Upon capturing Terapagos at the end of [[The Indigo Disk]], the Tera Orb will be infused with Terapagos' energy and will no longer require charging.

After beating the [[Medali Gym]], the player can change their Pokémon's Tera Type at the [[Medali|Treasure Eatery]] by exchanging 50 [[Tera Shard]]s of a given type with the chef. However, the Tera Type of {{p|Ogerpon}} and {{p|Terapagos}} cannot be changed.

The Terastal phenomenon is currently only known to be found in certain areas of the [[Pokémon world]]: [[Paldea]], due to the [[Terastal energy]] seeping from the ground of the region<ref name="Terastal" />, which was supposedly created by the {{ga|Terapagos}} slumbering within the [[Great Crater of Paldea]]; [[Kitakami]], due to the Terastal energy found in the [[Crystal Pool]], which creation is unknown; and [[Blueberry Academy]] in [[Unova]], due to the Core hanging from the roof of the [[Terarium]], which [[Briar]] created by using soil from Paldea and the water from Kitakami's Crystal Pool.

===Catching Tera Pokémon===
Normal wild Pokémon found in Paldea typically have a Tera Type that matches one of their regular types. This Tera Type does not reflect their potential [[Evolution]]s and cannot be passed down through {{pkmn|breeding}}. For example, a {{p|Charcadet}} will always have a {{t|Fire}} Tera Type. Typically, there are only two ways to obtain a wild Tera Pokémon with unique typing: either catch a wild Tera Pokémon scattered around Paldea, or participate in a [[Tera Raid Battle]]. These Pokémon may know [[TM]] [[move]]s that match this set Tera Type.

====Wild Tera Pokémon====
''Main article: [[List of wild Tera Pokémon]]''

There are 68 {{pkmn2|wild}} Tera Pokémon scattered around Paldea, the majority with unique Tera Types. In [[Kitakami]], there are 22 wild Tera Pokémon scattered around the land. In the [[Terarium]], there are 21 wild Tera Pokémon scattered around the facility, the majority with unique Tera Types. They can be found in fixed locations and typically have Tera Types different from their base types, a notable exception being the eight [[Eeveelution]]s, who have Tera Types that match their base types, and would normally have a {{t|Normal}} Tera Type after [[Evolution|evolving]] from {{p|Eevee}}. The wild Tera Pokémon are indicated by a bright glow emitting from their bodies, which is different if the Tera Type is {{t|Stellar}}. Wild Tera Pokémon will always have a perfect 31 in at least three of their [[individual value|IVs]] and their scale value is always at least 200.

When battled against, they will immediately Terastallize. Wild Tera Pokémon cannot be caught while Terastallized. If an attack deals enough damage to drop them to 20% of maximum HP, all further damage from that attack (including from [[multistrike move]]s) will be prevented, their Tera Jewel will break, and if the Tera Pokémon has not already moved that turn, it will skip its turn. However, if indirect damage such as {{status|poison}} or {{status|burn}} reduces the Pokémon's HP below 20%, that damage will not be prevented, and a direct attack at that point has another chance to cause the Tera Jewel to break at 1 HP. Indirect damage can reduce the Pokémon to 0 HP while it still has its Tera Jewel, in which case it will faint without ever becoming catchable. When caught or defeated, the player is rewarded with [[League Point]]s, and with 10 [[Stellar Tera Shard]]s if their Tera Type is {{t|Stellar}} (other Tera Types do not reward any [[Tera Shard]]s).

Wild Tera Pokémon will eventually respawn at the same location after being caught or defeated: each real-time day, they have a chance to respawn. Contrary to other wild Tera Pokémon, {{t|Stellar}} ones do not always respawn as the same species: instead, the species is chosen at random in a pool specific for each one. Whether or not a Tera Pokémon respawns, and which species appears at Tera Stellar spawn spots, can be manipulated by soft resetting as long as the player did not get too close to the spawn spot when saving.

====Tera Raid Battle====
[[Tera Raid Battle]]s occur all over Paldea, with the locations changing at random each real-life day at midnight. These locations are indicated on the map, and in the overworld are indicated by a large, colored "shining crystal", with a beam of sparkling lights shooting into the sky.

In addition, more Tera Raid crystals spawn if the player clears out many of them and is running out of Tera Raid Battles to do. Therefore, the player can never be unable to participate in Tera Raid Battles.

==In the side series games==
[[File:Champions Omni Ring.png|thumb|200px|The Omni Ring]]
===Pokémon Champions===
Players will be able to Terastallize their Pokémon in [[Pokémon Champions]], possibly through the [[Omni Ring]].{{-}}

==In the spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Mezastar]]===
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===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
The Terastal phenomenon is embodied on [[Pasio]] in a phenomenon called '''Sync Terastal''' (Japanese: '''バディーズテラスタル'''). Through the power of bonds between Trainers and Pokémon, certain Trainers can Sync Terastallize their partner Pokémon using their [[sync stone]]. Sync pairs that can Sync Terastallize will do so as soon as they enter battle. This powers up the moves matching their Tera Type, changes one of their passive {{mas|skill}}s, and gives them access to the move {{m|Tera Blast}}. In addition, sync pairs capable of Sync Terastallization always have a variation of Tera Blast as their [[sync move]].

Sync Terastallization was introduced into the game with [[sync pair]] {{sync|Carmine|Sinistcha}}.

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|- style="background:#{{paldea color light}}"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Trainer
! Partner
! Terastallized state
! Terastal Move
! style="{{roundytr|5px}};" | {{color2|000|Sync Move}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSRed Anniversary 2025 Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Red}} (Anniversary 2025)
| [[File:Masters0006.png|100px]] {{TP|Red|Charizard}} {{male}}
| [[File:Masters0006 Tera Dragon.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Dragon Masters.png|20px|Dragon Tera Type|link=Dragon (type)]] Tera Type: Dragon
| Lazulite {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Shine at the Summit {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSGloria Anniversary 2025 Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Gloria}} (Anniversary 2025)
| [[File:Masters0815.png|100px]] {{p|Cinderace}} {{male}}
| [[File:Masters0815 Tera Rock.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Rock Masters.png|20px|Rock Tera Type|link=Rock (type)]] Tera Type: Rock
| Rutile {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Max Shining Fun {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSLana New Year 2026 Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Lana}} (New Year's 2026)
| [[File:Masters0977 s.png|100px]] {{p|Dondozo}} {{female}}{{shinystar}}
| [[File:Masters0977 s Tera Dragon.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Dragon Masters.png|20px|Dragon Tera Type|link=Dragon (type)]] Tera Type: Dragon
| Lazurite {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Revive the Golden Fight {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSIrida Anniversary 2025 Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Irida}} (Anniversary 2025)
| [[File:Masters0157H.png|100px]] {{p|Typhlosion}} {{female}} [[Hisuian form|Hisuian Form]]
| [[File:Masters0157H Tera Poison.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Poison Masters.png|20px|Poison Tera Type|link=Poison (type)]] Tera Type: Poison
| Amethyst {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Space for All to Shine {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSLacey Fall 2025 Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Lacey}} (Fall 2025)
| [[File:Masters0547.png|100px]] {{p|Whimsicott}} {{female}}
| [[File:Masters0547 Tera Dark.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Dark Masters.png|20px|Dark Tera Type|link=Dark (type)]] Tera Type: Dark
| Spinel {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Bad for a Day {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSCarmine Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Carmine}}
| [[File:Masters1013.png|100px]] {{p|Sinistcha}} {{form|Sinistcha|Unremarkable Form}}
| [[File:Masters1013 Tera Grass.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Grass Masters.png|20px|Grass Tera Type|link=Grass (type)]] Tera Type: Grass
| Emerald {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Relentlessly Stir Things Up {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSKieran Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Kieran}}
| [[File:Masters1019.png|100px]] {{p|Hydrapple}} {{male}}
| [[File:Masters1019 Tera Fighting.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Fighting Masters.png|20px|Fighting Tera Type|link=Fighting (type)]] Tera Type: Fighting
| Topaz {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Start Over from Zero {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSMiriam Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Miriam}}
| [[File:Masters0748.png|100px]] {{p|Toxapex}} {{female}}
| [[File:Masters0748 Tera Poison.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Poison Masters.png|20px|Poison Tera Type|link=Poison (type)]] Tera Type: Poison
| Ametrine {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Nurse's Office Angel {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSBrassius Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Brassius}}
| [[File:Masters0185.png|100px]] {{p|Sudowoodo}} {{male}}
| [[File:Masters0185 Tera Grass.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Grass Masters.png|20px|Grass Tera Type|link=Grass (type)]] Tera Type: Grass
| Dioptase {{m|Tera Blast}}
| The Verdant Virtuoso's {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSFlorian Anniversary 2026 Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Florian}} (Anniversary 2026)
| [[File:Masters1017.png|100px]] {{ga|Ogerpon}} {{female}} {{form|Ogerpon|Teal Mask}}
| [[File:Masters1017 Tera Grass.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Grass Masters.png|20px|Grass Tera Type|link=Grass (type)]] Tera Type: Grass
| Green Jasper {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Village Teal Mask {{m|Tera Blast}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:VSJuliana Anniversary 2026 Masters.png|100px]] {{mas|Juliana}} (Anniversary 2026)
| [[File:Masters1024.png|100px]][[File:Masters1024T.png|100px]] {{ga|Terapagos}} {{male}} {{form|Terapagos|Normal Form → Terastal Form}}
| [[File:Masters1024S.png|100px]] [[File:TeraGem Stellar Masters.png|20px|Stellar Tera Type|link=Stellar (type)]] Tera Type: Stellar {{form|Terapagos|Stellar Form}}
| Rainbow Jewel {{m|Tera Blast}}
| Ancient Indigo Disk {{m|Tera Blast}}
|}

==In animation==
===''Pokémon Horizons: The Series''===
[[File:Liko Floragato Roy Crocalor Dot Quaxwell.png|thumb|250px|[[Liko's Floragato]], [[Roy's Crocalor]], and [[Dot's Quaxwell]] Terastallized in {{aniseries|HZ}}]]
[[File:Tera Crown anime.png|thumb|250px|Tera Jewels in {{aniseries|HZ}}]]
Terastallization debuted in ''[[HZ010|Nemona and Brassius and…]]'', where [[Brassius]] Terastallized his {{p|Sudowoodo}} into a {{t|Grass}} [[type]] during his battle with [[Roy]]. After the battle, {{an|Nemona}} explained how the phenomenon works to [[Liko]] and Roy.

In ''[[HZ014|Fly! Wattrel!!]]'', [[Friede]] Terastallized his {{TP|Friede|Charizard}} into a {{t|Dark}} [[type]] for the first time during his fight against [[Spinel]]'s {{p|Magneton}} and {{p|Beheeyem}}. In ''[[HZ025|Rivals in the Dark of Night!]]'', he Terastallized his Charizard again at [[Diana]]'s [[ancient castle]]. This revealed that, at least in the {{pkmn|animated series}}, Terastallization outside of [[Paldea]], [[Kitakami]], and [[Unova]]'s [[Blueberry Academy]] through the use of a [[Tera Orb]], since Friede was in the [[Galar]] region at the time, though it's possible that it is because Liko's pendant ({{p|Terapagos}}, revealed in the games to be the source of all [[Terastal energy]]) was nearby.

In ''[[HZ034|Respective Departures]]'', [[Hamber]] Terastallized his {{p|Dusknoir}} into a {{t|Ghost}} type during his training battle with Amethio. In the same episode, [[Dot|Nidothing]] published a video about the Terastal phenomenon, having her {{TP|Dot|Quaxly}} dress up as if he Terastallized into a {{t|Water}} type and then a {{t|Normal}} type.

In ''[[HZ045|From So Far Away]]'', Amethio used his newly obtained Tera Orb to Terastallize his Ceruledge into a pure Ghost type to battle the [[Black Rayquaza]].

In ''[[HZ046|Welcome to Naranja Academy!]]'', images of a Terastallized Water-type {{p|Jigglypuff}}, a Terastallized {{type|Fire}} {{p|Fletchling}}, and a {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Terastallized Normal-type {{p|Eevee}} appeared in a video shown by [[Geeta]] about [[Naranja Academy]]'s [[Tera Training]] course. It is also revealed that only Trainers approved in the Tera Training course are permitted to use Terastallization.

In ''[[HZ047|Put Your Heart Into It!]]'', Liko Terastallized her {{TP|Liko|Floragato}} into a Grass type for the first time during her Basics battle test against [[Katy]], who countered this by Terastallizing her {{p|Teddiursa}} into a {{t|Bug}} type.

In ''[[HZ048|Sparkle! The Glow of Flame and Art]]'', Roy Terastallized his {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}} into a Fire type for the first time during his [[rematch]] with Brassius.

In ''[[HZ050|Trending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!]]'', Dot Terastallized her Quaxly into a Water type for the first time during her Basics battle test against [[Iono]], who followed this by Terastallizing her {{p|Bellibolt}} into an {{t|Electric}} type.

In ''[[HZ056|Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End]]'', [[Rika]] Terastallized her {{p|Clodsire}} into a pure {{t|Ground}} type during her battle with Liko in the [[Elite Four Tag Battle]].

In ''[[HZ057|The Terapagos I Don't Know]]'', [[Clavell]] reveals that it's said that {{p|Terapagos}} is a Pokémon with a strong connection to the Terastal phenomenon.

In ''[[HZ059|Dance, Quaxly! The Blue Medali Step!]]'', [[Larry]] Terastallized his {{p|Staraptor}} into a pure Normal type during his Implementation battle test with Dot, who Terastallized her newly [[Evolution|evolved]] Quaxwell.

In ''[[HZ062|A New Song for Fuecoco]]'', [[Ryme]] Terastallized her {{p|Toxtricity}} into a Ghost type during her [[rematch]] against Roy.

In ''[[HZ063|Ice Battle! Cold-Eyed Grusha]]'', [[Grusha]] Terastallized his {{p|Altaria}} into an {{t|Ice}} type during his Implementation battle test against Liko.

In ''[[HZ066|Infiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!]]'', [[Sidian]] Terastallized his {{p|Garganacl}} into a {{t|Rock}} type during his fight against Liko.

In ''[[HZ067|Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!]]'', Roy Terastallized his newly [[Evolution|evolved]] {{p|Crocalor}} in his battle against Liko.

In ''[[HZ070|Tinkatink's Hammer Wasn't Made in a Day]]'', a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Bombirdier}} Terastalllized into a pure Dark type while fighting against Dot's Quaxwell, revealing to Dot that wild Pokémon are also capable of Terastallizing.

In ''[[HZ071|Encounters at the Crystal Pool]]'', Liko, Roy, and Dot encountered a wild {{p|Milotic}} at the [[Crystal Pool]], which Terastallized into a Ghost type.

In ''[[HZ075|The Wonders of the World!]]'', during a flashback to 100 years ago, [[Rystal]]'s Terapagos, [[Pagogo]], was shown Terastallizing itself, thus changing into its {{form|Terapagos|Stellar Form}} to stop a cluster of [[Laquium]] from endangering the {{pkmn|world}}.

In ''[[HZ079|Over the Top!]]'', [[Geeta]] Terastallized her {{p|Glimmora}} into a pure Rock type during her battle against Liko, Roy, and Dot.

In ''[[HZ082|Beyond the Shining Rainbow]]'', Crocalor Terastallized without the use of a Tera Orb after Pagogo shared its Terastal energy with him.

In ''[[HZ086|The Rising Volt Tacklers vs. The Explorers!]]'', [[Coral]] Terastallized her {{p|Scream Tail}}, Screamypuff, into a pure {{t|Fairy}} type during her battle against Roy's Crocalor.

In ''[[HZ091|Eyes to the Skies Once Again (Part Two)]]'', Liko Terastallized her Meowscarada into a pure Grass type during her battle against Roy.

In ''[[HZ094|The Pokémon Center Lady]]'', Liko Terastallized her {{TP|Liko|Hattrem}} into a {{t|Psychic}} type for the first time when trying to stop the rampage of a Laquium-affected {{p|Vileplume}}.

In ''[[HZ097|The Prankster]]'', Dot Terastallized her {{TP|Dot|Tinkatuff}} into a pure {{t|Steel}} type for the first time.

In ''[[HZ098|Reunion in Cortondo]]'', Katy Terastallized her {{p|Ursaring}} into a Bug type during her battle against Liko and Pagogo.

In ''[[HZ101|Terastallization vs. Mega Evolution!]]'', Nemona Terastallized her {{p|Pawmot}} into a pure {{t|Fighting}} type during her battle against Roy.

In ''[[HZ102|The Knight in the Ruins]]'', [[Penny]] Terastallized her {{p|Sylveon}} into a Fairy type during her battle against Dot.

In [[HZ115]], a wild Terastallized Fighting-type {{p|Tauros}} was seen in the [[Terarium]] at [[Blueberry Academy]].

In [[HZ117]], [[Lacey]] Terastallized her {{p|Excadrill}} into a Fairy type during her battle against [[Ult]].

In [[HZ119]], [[Drayton]] Terastallized his {{p|Archaludon}} into a pure {{t|Dragon}} type during his rematch battle against Roy, who Terastallized his newly-evolved {{TP|Roy|Skeledirge}} into a pure Fire type.

In [[HZ121]], Pagogo helped to Terastallize [[Captain Pikachu]] into a {{t|Flying}} type, allowing him to save Friede as he returned from space.

In [[HZ125]], Roy Terastallized his {{TP|Roy|Kilowattrel}} into a pure Electric type during his battle against [[Lucius's Moltres]]. In the same episode, Stellar Form Pagogo used its Terastal energy to Terastallize the [[Six Heroes]] (except the [[Black Rayquaza]]), removing the effects of Laquium from them.

In [[HZ127]], Liko Terastallized her {{TP|Liko|Armarouge}} into a pure Fire type against Ann's {{p|Samurott}}, who followed this by Terastallizing her Samurott into a Ground type.

In [[HZ128]], Dot Terastallized her newly-evolved Quaquaval into a pure Water type against Iono's Terastallized Bellibolt.

In [[HZ129]], Pagogo Terastallized the Black Rayquaza into a pure Dragon type before its battle against Roy and Ult, which ended with Roy {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} Rayquaza.

In [[HZ132]], Pagogo Terastallized [[Diana]]'s {{p|Pecharunt}} into a pure {{t|Poison}} type.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
Brassius Sudowoodo Terastal.png|[[Brassius]]'s Terastallized {{p|Sudowoodo}} ({{t|Grass}})
Friede Charizard Terastal.png|[[Friede]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Friede|Charizard}} ({{t|Dark}})
Nidothing Terastal Phenomenon.png|[[Dot|Nidothing]]'s "Terastallized" {{TP|Dot|Quaxly}} ({{t|Water}})
Nidothing Quaxly fake Terastal.png|Nidothing's "Terastallized" Quaxly ({{t|Normal}})
Hamber Dusknoir Terastal.png|[[Hamber]]'s Terastallized {{p|Dusknoir}} ({{t|Ghost}})
Amethio Ceruledge Terastal.png|[[Amethio]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Amethio|Ceruledge}} (Ghost)
Jigglypuff Terastal.png|A Terastallized {{p|Jigglypuff}} (Water)
Fletchling Terastal.png|A Terastallized {{p|Fletchling}} ({{t|Fire}})
Eevee Terastal.png|A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Terastallized {{p|Eevee}} (Normal)
Liko Floragato Terastal.png|[[Liko]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Liko|Floragato}} (Grass)
Katy Teddy Terastal Teddiursa.png|[[Katy]]'s Terastallized {{p|Teddiursa}} ({{t|Bug}})
Roy Fuecoco Terastal.png|[[Roy]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}} (Fire)
Dot Quaxly Terastal.png|[[Dot]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Dot|Quaxly}} (Water)
Iono Bellibolt Terastal.png|[[Iono]]'s Terastallized {{p|Bellibolt}} ({{t|Electric}})
Rika Clodsire Terastal.png|[[Rika]]'s Terastallized {{p|Clodsire}} ({{t|Ground}})
Dot Quaxwell Terastal.png|Dot's Terastallized {{TP|Dot|Quaxwell}} (Water)
Larry Staraptor Terastal.png|[[Larry]]'s Terastallized {{p|Staraptor}} (Normal)
Ryme Toxtricity Terastal.png|[[Ryme]]'s Terastallized {{p|Toxtricity}} (Ghost)
Grusha Altaria Terastal.png|[[Grusha]]'s Terastallized {{p|Altaria}} ({{t|Ice}})
Sidian Garganacl Terastal.png|[[Sidian]]'s Terastallized {{p|Garganacl}} ({{t|Rock}})
Roy Crocalor Terastal.png|[[Roy]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Roy|Crocalor}} (Fire)
Bombirdier Terastal.png|A Terastallized {{p|Bombirdier}} (Dark)
Milotic Terastal.png|A Terastallized {{p|Milotic}} (Ghost)
Liko Terapagos Stellar Form.png|[[Liko]]'s {{form|Terapagos|Stellar Form}} {{p|Terapagos}}, [[Pagogo]] ({{t|Stellar}})
Geeta Glimmora Terastal.png|[[Geeta]]'s Terastallized {{p|Glimmora}} (Rock)
Screamypuff Terastal.png|[[Coral]]'s Terastallized {{p|Scream Tail}}, Screamypuff ({{t|Fairy}})
Liko Meowscarada Terastal.png|[[Liko]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Liko|Meowscarada}} (Grass)
Liko Hattrem Terastal.png|[[Liko]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Liko|Hattrem}} ({{t|Psychic}})
Dot Tinkatuff Terastal.png|[[Dot]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Dot|Tinkatuff}} ({{t|Steel}})
Katy Teddy Terastal.png|[[Katy]]'s Terastallized {{p|Ursaring}} (Bug)
Nemona Pawmot Terastal.png|{{an|Nemona}}'s Terastallized {{p|Pawmot}} ({{t|Fighting}})
Penny Sylveon Terastal.png|[[Penny]]'s Terastallized {{p|Sylveon}} (Fairy)
Tauros Terastal.png|A Terastallized {{p|Tauros}} (Fighting)
Lacey Excadrill Terastal.png|[[Lacey]]'s Terastallized {{p|Excadrill}} (Fairy)
Drayton Archaludon Terastal.png|[[Drayton]]'s Terastallized {{p|Archaludon}} ({{t|Dragon}})
Roy Skeledirge Terastal.png|[[Roy]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Roy|Skeledirge}} (Fire)
Captain Pikachu Terastal.png|[[Captain Pikachu]] Terastallized ({{t|Flying}})
Roy Kilowattrel Terastal.png|[[Roy]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Roy|Kilowattrel}} (Electric)
Six Heroes Terastal.png|[[Lucius]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Lucius|Arboliva}}, {{TP|Lucius|Moltres}}, {{TP|Lucius|Lapras}}, {{TP|Lucius|Kleavor}} & {{TP|Lucius|Gouging Fire}} (Normal, Dark, Ice, Bug & Rock, respectively)
Liko Armarouge Terastal.png|[[Liko]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Liko|Armarouge}} (Fire)
Ann Samurott Terastal.png|[[Ann]]'s Terastallized {{p|Samurott}} (Ground)
Dot Quaquaval Terastal.png|[[Dot]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Dot|Quaquaval}} (Water)
Black Rayquaza Terastal.png|[[Roy]]'s Terastallized [[Black Rayquaza|Rayquaza]] (Dragon)
Diana Pecharunt Terastal.png|[[Diana]]'s Terastallized {{p|Pecharunt}} ({{t|Poison}})
</gallery>

====Pagogo's purifying power====
{{Current event|section|anime|nocat=true}}
{{main|Laquium}}
In [[HZ119]], [[Briar]], based on [[Diana]] and [[Jacq]]'s research, theorized that [[Pagogo]]'s maximum power would be capable of eliminating [[Laquium]] from the planet. To achieve this, [[Liko]] and the other [[Rising Volt Tacklers]] would have to gather the power of Terastal generated by one Pokémon of each of the 18 known Tera Types.

In [[HZ125]], Liko and [[Amethio]] made a deal to meet in [[Laqua]] to unleash Pagogo's power with the help of the White Zygarde so that together they could put an end to this threat.

In [[HZ126]], Liko and her friends participated in training with the [[Elite Four]] members and began gathering allies for the final battle, among them {{an|Nemona}}, [[Ann]], and [[Penny]].

As of [[HZ132]], the following Pokémon were selected and invited for this mission:

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Paldea color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{Paldea color}}"
|-
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Black Rayquaza.png|150px|Black Rayquaza]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Lucius Arboliva.png|150px|Lucius's Arboliva]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Lucius Moltres.png|150px|Lucius's Moltres]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Lucius Lapras.png|150px|Lucius Lapras]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Lucius Kleavor.png|150px|Lucius's Kleavor]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Lucius Gouging Fire.png|150px|Lucius's Gouging Fire]]
|-
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Black Rayquaza|Roy's Rayquaza]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Lucius's Arboliva]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Lucius's Moltres]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Lucius's Lapras]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Lucius's Kleavor]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Lucius's Gouging Fire]]
|-
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Dragon}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Normal}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Dark}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Ice}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Bug}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Rock}}
|-
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Liko Meowscarada.png|150px|Lilo's Meowscarada]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Liko Hatterene.png|150px|Liko's Hatterene]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Roy Skeledirge.png|150px|Roy's Skeledirge]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Roy Kilowattrel.png|150px|Roy's Kilowattrel]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Roy Captain Pikachu.png|150px|Captain Pikachu]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dot Quaquaval.png|150px|Dot's Quaquaval]]
|-
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Liko's Meowscarada]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Liko's Hatterene]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Roy's Skeledirge]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Roy's Kilowattrel]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Captain Pikachu]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Dot's Quaquaval]]
|-
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Grass}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Psychic}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Fire}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Electric}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Flying}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Water}}
|-
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dot Tinkaton.png|150px|Dot's Tinkaton]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Penny Sylveon.png|150px|Penny's Sylveon]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Nemona Pawmot.png|150px|Nemona's Pawmot]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Ann Samurott.png|150px|Ann's Samurott]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Amethio Ceruledge.png|150px|Amethio's Ceruledge]]
| width="210px" style="background:#eee; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Diana Pecharunt.png|150px|Diana's Pecharunt]]
|-
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Dot's Tinkaton]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Penny]]'s {{p|Sylveon}}
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{an|Nemona}}'s {{p|Pawmot}}
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Ann]]'s {{p|Samurott}}
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Amethio's Ceruledge]]
| style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | [[Diana]]'s {{p|Pecharunt}}
|-
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Steel}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Fairy}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Fighting}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Ground}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Ghost}}
| style="background:#eee; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Tera: {{TypeIcon|Poison}}
|-
|}

===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
In ''[[PPW02|Breathe In]]'', during a [[rematch]] between [[Aliquis]] and [[Nemona]], both {{pkmn|Trainer}}s Terastallized their Pokémon, his {{TP|Aliquis|Meowscarada}} into a {{t|Grass}} type and her {{form|Tauros|Combat Breed}} {{rf|Paldean}} {{p|Tauros}} into a {{t|Fighting}} type, respectively.

In ''[[PPW04|Breathe Together]]'', a Trainer's Terastallized {{type|Electric}} {{p|Pawmot}} was seen battling against Aliquis's Terastallized Grass-type Meowscarada.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
Aliquis Meowscarada Terastal.png|[[Aliquis]]'s Terastallized {{TP|Aliquis|Meowscarada}} ({{t|Grass}})
Nemona Tauros Terastal PPW.png|[[Nemona]]'s Terastallized {{form|Tauros|Combat Breed}} {{rf|Paldean}} {{p|Tauros}} ({{t|Fighting}})
</gallery>

===Biri-Biri===
In the animated video for the song [[Biri-Biri]], a Terastallized {{type|Rock}} {{p|Glimmora}} briefly appeared. Afterwards, {{ga|Juliana|Anna}} Terastallized her {{p|Skeledirge}} into a {{t|Fire}} type while [[Nemona]] Terastallized her {{p|Meowscarada}} into a {{t|Grass}} type during their battle.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
Glimmora Terastal Biri-Biri.png|A Terastallized {{p|Glimmora}} ({{t|Rock}})
Anna Skeledirge Terastal Biri-Biri.png|{{ga|Juliana|Anna}}'s Terastallized {{p|Skeledirge}} ({{t|Fire}})
Nemona Meowscarada Terastal Biri-Biri.png|[[Nemona]]'s Terastallized {{p|Meowscarada}} ({{t|Grass}})
</gallery>

===POKÉTOON===
In [[PT16]], {{OBP|Yūto|POKÉTOON}}'s Terastallized {{type|Fire}} {{TP|Yūto|Armarouge}} and [[Tulip]]'s Terastallized {{type|Psychic}} {{p|Florges}} briefly appeared in the credits.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
Tulip PT.png|{{OBP|Yūto|POKÉTOON}}'s Terastallized {{TP|Yūto|Armarouge}} ({{t|Fire}}) and [[Tulip]]'s Terastallized {{p|Florges}} ({{t|Psychic}})
</gallery>

===Turning the Tera Tide===
In [[Turning the Tera Tide]], a Terastallized {{type|Ground}} {{p|Dondozo}} appeared out of the water to battle {{p|Quaxly}}, {{p|Piplup}}, {{p|Greninja}}, and {{p|Palafin}}, but was eventually defeated by their combined efforts.
<gallery>
Turning the Tera Tide.png|A Terastallized {{p|Dondozo}} ({{t|Ground}})
</gallery>

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Scarlet & Violet}}====
Terastallization debuted in ''[[PASV01|Speeding! Paldea's Prince of Speed!!]]'', when {{adv|Nemona}} Terastallized her {{p|Pawmi}} into an {{t|Electric}} [[type]] to battle {{Scarlet}}, who in response, Terastallized her {{p|Pikachu}} into a {{t|Flying}} type.

In ''[[PASV05|Challenge! DJ Giacomo!!]]'', {{Violet}} used his newly-obtained [[Tera Orb]] to Terastallize his {{p|Nymble}} into a {{t|Bug}} type so it succeedes in defeating [[Giacomo]]'s Segin [[Starmobile]].

In ''[[PASV06|Skillful! The Mysterious Treasure Hunter!!]]'', [[Katy]] Terastallized her {{p|Teddiursa}} into a Bug type during her [[Gym]] battle with Scarlet.

In ''[[PASV09|Challenge! The Avant-Garde Gym Leader!!]]'', [[Brassius]] Terastallized his {{p|Sudowoodo}} into a {{t|Grass}} type during his Gym battle with Scarlet.

In [[PASV12]], [[Iono]] mentioned that her {{p|Mismagius}}'s Tera Type was {{t|Electric}}. Alongside its {{a|Levitate}} [[Ability]], she claimed it made the Magical Pokémon invincible.

In [[PASV20]], [[Larry]] Terastallized his {{p|Staraptor}} into a {{t|Normal}} type during his battle with Violet. Immediately after, Violet Terastallized his {{p|Clodsire}} into a {{t|Rock}} type.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
Scarlet Terastallized Pikachu.png|{{adv|Scarlet}}'s Terastallized {{p|Pikachu}} ({{t|Flying}})
Nemona Terastallized Pawmi Adventures.png|[[Nemona]]'s Terastallized {{p|Pawmi}} ({{t|Electric}})
Violet Terastallized Nymble.png|{{adv|Violet}}'s Terastallized {{p|Nymble}} ({{t|Bug}})
Katy Terastallized Teddiursa Adventures.png|[[Katy]]'s Terastallized {{p|Teddiursa}} (Bug)
Brassius Terastallized Sudowoodo Adventures.png|[[Brassius]]'s Terastallized {{p|Sudowoodo}} ({{t|Grass}})
Larry Terastallized Staraptor Adventures.png|[[Larry]]'s Terastallized {{p|Staraptor}} ({{t|Normal}})
Violet Terastallized Clodsire.png|Violet's Terastallized {{p|Clodsire}} ({{t|Rock}})
</gallery>

==In the TCG==
[[File:CharizardexObsidianFlames125.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Tera {{TCG ID|Obsidian Flames|Charizard ex|125}} from {{TCG|Obsidian Flames}} — note that it is {{ct|Darkness}} instead of {{ct|Fire}} like Charizard cards normally are.]]
[[File:TerapagosexStellarCrown128.jpg|thumb|200px|{{TCG ID|Stellar Crown|Terapagos ex|128}} from {{TCG|Stellar Crown}}, an example of a Tera Pokémon ex card in which the Terastallized Pokémon has the Stellar type.]]
{{main|Pokémon ex (TCG)#Tera Pokémon ex|Pokémon ex (TCG) → Tera Pokémon ex}}

Terastallized Pokémon were first introduced in the English {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion (the Japanese {{TCG|Scarlet ex}} and {{TCG|Violet ex}} expansions) as {{TCG|Pokémon ex}} cards. These Pokémon are known as '''Tera''' (Japanese: '''テラスタル''' ''Terastal'') Pokémon ex. While on the Bench, Tera Pokémon ex do not receive any damage from attacks done by either player.

Some Tera Pokémon ex can have {{TCG|type}}s that differ from their usual ones. These so-called "type-shifted" Tera Pokémon ex use the same Energy as their usual type for attacks, while their Weakness and Resistance change to the ones usually assigned to the shifted type. For example, {{TCG ID|Obsidian Flames|Charizard ex|125}} from {{TCG|Obsidian Flames}} is a {{ct|Darkness}} Pokémon and is weak to {{ct|Grass}} (like most Darkness-type Pokémon and unlike other {{ct|Fire}} Pokémon), but its Burning Darkness attack still requires Fire-type {{TCG|Energy}}.

The English {{TCG|Stellar Crown}} expansion and the Japanese {{TCG|Stellar Miracle}} expansion introduce Terastallized Pokémon with the {{t|Stellar}} type. Cards of Terastallized Pokémon with the Stellar type have a unique distinction: each of these cards has a TCG type that follows their usual typing, as well as a uniquely powerful attack that requires three different Energy types to power it up. The Tera effect otherwise applies just the same as other Tera Pokémon ex cards.

{{cat|Cards that reference Tera Pokémon|Some cards}} have effects that reference or check for Tera Pokémon.
{{-}}

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<div style="overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: hidden">
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color}}; font-size:80%""
|-
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:Terastal phenomenon.png|x150px]]
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:Terastal Pikachu artwork.png|x150px|class=roundy]]
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:JP Championships 2024 Art Koraidon.png|x150px]]
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:JP Championships 2024 Art Miraidon.png|x150px]]
|-
| Artwork of a {{color2|000|Normal (type)|Normal}} Tera Type {{color2|000|Eevee (Pokémon)|Eevee}} and {{ga|Juliana}} for {{color2|000|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet}}
| Artwork of a {{color2|000|Flying (type)|Flying}} Tera Type {{color2|000|Pikachu (Pokémon)|Pikachu}} for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
| Artwork of a {{color2|000|Dragon (type)|Dragon}} Tera Type {{color2|000|Koraidon (Pokémon)|Koraidon}} for the 2024 Pokémon Japan Championships
| Artwork of a Dragon Tera Type {{color2|000|Miraidon (Pokémon)|Miraidon}} for the 2024 Pokémon Japan Championships
|-
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Teal Terastal Dream.png|150px|class=roundy]]
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Wellspring Terastal Dream.png|150px|class=roundy]]
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Hearthflame Terastal Dream.png|150px|class=roundy]]
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:1017Ogerpon-Cornerstone Terastal Dream.png|150px|class=roundy]]
|-
| {{color2|000|The Pokémon Company}} artwork of Terastal {{color2|000|Teal Mask}} {{color2|000|Ogerpon (Pokémon)|Ogerpon}}
| The Pokémon Company artwork of Terastal {{color2|000|Wellspring Mask}} Ogerpon
| The Pokémon Company artwork of Terastal {{color2|000|Hearthflame Mask}} Ogerpon
| The Pokémon Company artwork of Terastal {{color2|000|Cornerstone Mask}} Ogerpon
|-
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:Pokémon HOME Wallpaper Terastal Charizard.png|x150px|class=roundy]]
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:1024Terapagos-Stellar Dream.png|x150px|class=roundy]]
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}};"| [[File:0908Meowscarada-TeraGrass HZ.png|x150px]]
|-
| Artwork of a Dragon Tera Type {{color2|000|Charizard (Pokémon)|Charizard}} from {{color2|000|Pokémon HOME}}
| The Pokémon Company artwork of {{color2|000|List of Pokémon with form differences#Terapagos|Stellar Form}} {{color2|000|Terapagos (Pokémon)|Terapagos}}
| Artwork of a {{color2|000|Grass (type)|Grass}} Tera Type {{pcolor|Meowscarada|000}} for ''{{color2|000|Pokémon Horizons: The Series}}'' merchandise
|}
</div>

===Concept art===
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|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background: #{{paldea color light}}; overflow:hidden"| [[File:Tera jewel concept art.jpg|350px]]
|-
| Concept art for the {{color2|000|Fire (type)|Fire}} and {{color2|000|Water (type)|Water}} Tera Jewels for {{color2|000|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet}}
|}

==Trivia==
* The Terastal phenomenon shares several similarities with [[Dynamax]]:
** Both of them were introduced in their respective [[region]]s ([[Galar]] and [[Paldea]]) due to the actions of ancient [[legendary Pokémon]] ({{p|Eternatus}} and {{p|Terapagos}}).
** Both of them make use of powerful energy sources ([[Galar particles]] and [[Terastal energy]]) and enable Pokémon to used powered-up [[move]]s ([[Max Move]]s and [[same-type attack bonus]]-enhanced attacks).
** Both of them have unique variations exclusive to certain Pokémon ([[Gigantamax]] and certain [[Terastal phenomenon#Unique Terastallized states|special Terastalized states]]). However, Gigantamax is much more common among Pokémon in comparison to the two unique Terastallized forms used only by Terapagos and {{p|Ogerpon}}.
** Both of their progenitors are capable of taking on a special [[form]] related to them ([[Eternamax]] Eternatus and {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Terapagos|Stellar Form}} Terapagos).
* Similar to Dynamax, NPC {{pkmn|Trainer}}s don't freely Terastallize their Pokémon like a real player would; instead certain Trainers are programmed to Terastallize a particular Pokémon immediately.
* NPC partners in [[Tera Raid Battle]]s don't Terastallize their Pokémon.
* Prior to the introduction of [[Crispin]] in [[The Indigo Disk]], if the {{player}} chooses {{p|Fuecoco}}, no [[Non-player character|NPC]] Trainer in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} Terastallizes their Pokémon into the {{t|Fire}} [[type]].
* [[Katy]] is the only [[Non-player character|NPC]] Trainer to use a Terastallized Pokémon that is not fully [[Evolution|evolved]] in her final team, as {{p|Ursaring}} is unable to evolve into {{p|Ursaluna}} in Scarlet and Violet.
* The Tera Jewels for all Terastallized states (except Ogerpon's) possess a small hexagonal crystal on the front of the crown, with a pair of angry-looking eyes on it.
** For the Tera Jewels of the {{t|Stellar}} Tera Types Terastallized state and {{p|Terapagos}}'s Stellar Form, instead of the hexagonal crystal, there is a gem shaped like the {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Terapagos|Normal Form}} of Terapagos on top of the crown, with the same pair of angry-looking eyes as in other Tera Jewels.
* During most of {{Aniseries|HZ}}, the [[Black Rayquaza]] had a distinct crystallized glow coating its body, which looked extremely similar to a Terastallized state, but without a Tera Jewel on its head. In ''[[HZ075|The Wonders of the World!]]'', a flashback revealed that this was due to it receiving some of [[Pagogo]]'s power during the [[Explorers]]'s adventure in [[Laqua]] 100 years prior to the series. This distinction disappeared when Rayquaza returned that power to Pagogo in ''[[HZ082|Beyond the Shining Rainbow]]''.
** Despite all of the [[Six Heroes]] having being given some of Pagogo's power, for some reason, Rayquaza was the only one to have this distinction.
* In ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'', [[Captain Pikachu]] was shown to be able to fly freely through the sky while Terastallized as a {{t|Flying}} type.

==In other languages==
{{Langtable
| color = {{scarlet color}}
| bordercolor = {{violet color dark}}
| textcolor = fff
| zh_yue = 太晶化 ''Taaijīngfa''
| zh_cmn = 太晶化 ''Tàijīnghuà''
| cs = Terastalizace Terastalový fenomén
| nl = Terakristallisatie
| fi = Terastallisaatio
| fr = Téracristallisation
| de = Terakristallisierung
| id = Terastal
| it = Fenomeno Teracristal
| ko = 테라스탈 ''Terastal''
| no = Terastal Fenomen
| pl = Terastalizacja Zjawisko Terastalu
| pt_br = Terastalização Fenômeno Terastal
| pt_eu = Fenómeno Terastal
| es = Fenómeno de la teracristalización
| th = เทรัสตัล ''Terastal''
| tr = Terakristalleşme{{tt|*|Animated series}}
}}
''Tera Type''
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|zh_yue=太晶屬性 ''Taaijīng Suhksing ''
|zh_cmn=太晶屬性 / 太晶属性 ''Tàijīng Shǔxìng''
|cs=Teratyp
|nl=Tera-soort
|fi=Tera-tyyppi
|fr=Type Téracristal
|de=Tera-Typ
|id=Tipe Terastal
|it=Teratipo
|ko=테라스탈타입 ''Terastal Type''
|no=Tera Type
|pl=Typ Tera
|pt_br=Tipo Tera
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Skiper: /* Trivia */ Gary is revealed to own a Rotom Phone in Journeys and he is referred to as Ash's friend on his page.

{{redirect|Gou|the Pokémon Conquest character|Gō}} ''For other uses, see [[Go]].''
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'''Goh''' (Japanese: '''ゴウ''' ''Go'') is one of the protagonists of {{aniseries|JN}} and a former {{ashfr|traveling companion}} of {{Ash}}. His goal is to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} {{an|Mew}}, while his dream is to catch every {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

==In animation==
===History===
====Pre-series====
[[File:Young Goh.png|thumb|250px|Goh at the age of six]]
Goh grew up in [[Vermilion City]] in the [[Kanto]] region with his parents, [[Camille]] and [[Walker]], and grandmother, [[Halta]]. Sometime later, Goh met [[Chloe]] and became his only friend growing up.

As seen in ''[[JN001|Enter Pikachu!]]'', when he was six, Goh was invited by Chloe to go to {{an|Professor Oak}}'s Pokémon Summer Camp with her. During their visit to [[Pallet Town]], Goh and Chloe encountered the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{an|Mew}}. The two chased after the unknown Pokémon, but it eventually got away in the aftermath of a baby {{p|Kangaskhan}} rescue. Professor Oak later told them the Pokémon they saw was most likely Mew. Motivated, Goh swore that he would become a [[Pokémon Trainer]] when he turned ten, and one day {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} Mew.

As revealed in ''[[JN015|A Snow Day for Searching!]]'', Goh was always alone during his childhood because his parents were often very busy at work. Because of that, he always ended up staying at home alone waiting for them. During that time, he was always distracted by his constant online researching sessions. Despite this, he was always proud of what his family did. One day, at home, Goh met a wild {{p|Abra}} as it came to visit him and once led him to the park where he met a lot of Pokémon that he didn't know that lived there.

[[JN032|Three years prior]], during a family trip to [[Azalea Town]], Goh befriended [[Horace]], who was looking for the Mythical Pokémon {{p|Celebi}}. Goh offered to help with the search, but as night closed in, the boys promised to meet up again the next day. However, Horace didn't show up, leading Goh to feel betrayed.

===={{aniseries|JN}}====
In ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]'', Goh witnessed a {{p|Lugia}} appearing in the skies above [[Vermilion City]]. He chased Lugia down and managed to latch onto its tail, where he met another Trainer named {{Ash}}. Lugia allowed the boys to ride on its back as it soared through the skies and dived down into the ocean. Having bonded over the sights and the Pokémon they saw during the ride, Goh decided to accept Ash as his friend. After parting ways with Lugia, Goh and Ash returned to the [[Cerise Laboratory]], where they informed everyone about their encounter. Impressed by the information on Lugia that they brought back, [[Professor Cerise]] offered them a position as research fellows, which they accepted. Cerise later allowed Goh to pick from a set of [[Kanto first partner Pokémon]] for his debut as a Trainer, but Goh rejected all of them, stating he wanted his first Pokémon to be Mew.

In ''[[JN003|Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!]]'', Goh and Ash received their first task as research fellows: to investigate a sudden outbreak of {{p|Ivysaur}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}} in the city. To aid their mission, Cerise had two {{p|Rotom}} enter Goh and Ash's smartphones, upgrading each into a [[Rotom Phone]]. After following the Seed Pokémon to a {{OBP|Gym|GO}} under construction, Goh and Ash were attacked by {{TRT}}, who planned to steal the Ivysaur and Bulbasaur. Despite the powerful Pokémon they received from the [[Rocket Prize Master]], Team Rocket was defeated by [[Ash's Pikachu]] and sent blasting off. Goh and Ash then discovered that the Ivysaur had gone to the Gym to find a high place for them to absorb the sunlight needed to [[Evolution|evolve]] into {{p|Venusaur}}. They watched as the Evolution process released pollen into the air, making flowers around the city bloom.

In ''[[JN004|Settling the Scorbunny!]]'', Goh and Ash traveled to the [[Galar]] [[region]] to research the [[Dynamax]] phenomenon. While they waited for the train to the [[Wild Area]] to arrive, Goh and Ash decided to eat some scones at a store in [[Wyndon]], only to have their food stolen by a wild {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}} and its {{p|Nickit}} friends. After Ash battled and defeated Scorbunny, Goh bonded with it, even choosing to lie to the store owner by saying Scorbunny belonged to him when the Nickit stole more of his food. After hearing Scorbunny's backstory from the store owner, Goh gave it words of encouragement before he and Ash left. Goh and Ash eventually made it to their train, completely unaware that Scorbunny had taken a liking to Goh and started to follow him.
[[File:Goh Kanto Bug Pokémon.png|thumb|250px|left|Goh with all the {{t|Bug}} Pokémon he caught in ''[[JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!]]'']]
In ''[[JN005|Mind-Boggling Dynamax!]]'', Goh and Ash made it to the Wild Area, where they encountered a large {{p|Snorlax}}. Mistakenly assuming its size was due to Dynamax, Goh and Ash tried studying the Sleeping Pokémon, only for Scorbunny to appear and interrupt them. Scorbunny wished to join Goh's team, but it was turned down as Goh still wanted his first Pokémon to be Mew. Snorlax then [[Gigantamax]]ed, making its body so large that it covered a nearby train track, putting it at risk of being hit by an incoming train. By teaming up with Scorbunny, Goh managed to get Snorlax to move by luring it with a [[Sitrus Berry]]. Praising its skill, Goh changed his mind about Mew and instead caught Scorbunny as his first Pokémon. After returning to the Cerise Laboratory, Goh introduced Scorbunny as his first-ever Pokémon to Professor Cerise.

In ''[[JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!]]'', Goh became inspired to fill up his [[Pokédex]] by catching lots of Pokémon as part of his quest to obtain Mew. Together with Ash, Goh traveled to a nearby forest, where he caught one of each {{type|Bug}} native to Kanto. The next day, Professor Cerise introduced Goh to the Cerise Park, allowing Goh to store any Pokémon he caught on his journey.
[[File:Goh and Scorbunny first battle.png|thumb|250px|Goh and Scorbunny in their first battle]]
In ''[[JN007|Serving Up the Flute Cup!]]'', Ash told Goh to come with him to the [[Hoenn]] {{gdis|Battle Frontier|III|Battle Frontier}}, where he entered them into the [[Battle Frontier Flute Cup]] tournament. Despite having the type advantage, Goh was defeated in the first {{pkmn|battle}} by [[Hodge]] without managing to land a single hit on his opponent. Frustrated by his loss, Goh decided that catching Pokémon was better than battling and ran off to continue filling up his Pokédex. He later returned in time to watch the final match between Ash and Hodge, which ended in Ash's victory. As they returned home, Goh apologized to Ash for his earlier outburst, having come to see battling in a new light through his observation of the final match.

In ''[[JN012|Flash of the Titans!]]'', Goh and Ash watched the [[World Coronation Series]] at [[Wyndon Stadium]]. They watched as {{an|Leon}} defeated [[Lance]] in the finals and subsequently earned the title of Monarch. Shortly afterwards, a Gigantamax {{p|Drednaw}} attacked the stadium. In [[JN013|the next episode]], Goh and Ash battled Drednaw, but they were unable to harm it until Pikachu was accidentally exposed to Dynamax energy, causing him to Gigantamax as well. With guidance from Leon, Ash and Pikachu defeated Drednaw, reverting it back to its normal state. The next day, Goh watched as Ash had an unofficial battle with Leon that ended in the latter's victory. As they returned home, Ash revealed that he planned to enter the World Coronation Series and hopefully battle Leon again in the finals.

In ''[[JN017|Kicking It from Here Into Tomorrow!]]'', Scorbunny attempted to use {{m|Ember}} after {{p|Darmanitan}} taunted it for being unable to use {{type|Fire}} moves. Goh told Scorbunny not to bother as he felt its current moveset was good enough. During a battle with Team Rocket, Scorbunny tried to use Ember despite not having mastered the move, but this led to it being defeated by Team Rocket's {{p|Chewtle}}. When Goh criticized Scorbunny for trying too hard, it ran off to go train by itself. Later, after another clash with Team Rocket, Goh finally understood Scorbunny's passion and told it to kick a pebble with its heated-up feet. This allowed Scorbunny to master Ember, who proceeded to evolve into a {{p|Raboot}} before sending Team Rocket blasting off again. When asked to celebrate with a high-five, Raboot simply ignored Goh and walked away.

In ''[[JN022|Goodbye, Friend!]]'', while in [[Littleroot Town]], Raboot stopped a pair of {{p|Zigzagoon}} from stealing Ash's backpack. During their stay, Goh noticed that Raboot had been sneaking out at night, prompting him and Ash to follow it. They discovered that Raboot had befriended the Zigzagoon as well as a {{p|Lombre}} and had been spending the nights giving them dance lessons. When Raboot struggled against a {{p|Loudred}} trio in a dance battle for territory, Goh, Ash, and Pikachu stepped in to provide a beat for Raboot and its friends to dance to, enabling them to win the battle. The next day, Goh decided to leave Raboot in Hoenn, believing it would be happier with its new friends than with him. When Ash asked if he told Raboot first, Goh quickly regretted his decision. To his relief, Raboot had followed them onto the train. Afterwards, Goh and Raboot settled their differences and reconciled.

In ''[[JN028|Sobbing Sobble!]]'', Goh encountered a {{TP|Goh|Sobble}} in Wyndon. He tried befriending the Water Lizard Pokémon, only for it to run away and hide by blending into its surroundings. Frustrated, Goh blindly threw a {{i|Poké Ball}} at the fountain Sobble was hiding in, accidentally catching it. Later, a failed attempt to catch a {{p|Silicobra}} led to Sobble running away. Goh and Ash eventually found Sobble captured by Team Rocket. After hearing Goh praise it despite its timid nature, Sobble broke free from its cage, only to be pinned down by one of Team Rocket's Pokémon, causing it to cry. Sobble's tears kept Team Rocket distracted long enough for Goh and Ash to send them blasting off.
[[File:Goh Family.png|thumb|250px|left|Goh and his parents]]
In ''[[JN032|Time After Time!]]'', Goh returned to [[Ilex Forest]] during another family vacation to [[Azalea Town]]. His anger towards Horace was resolved when he found a letter from him at the [[Ilex Forest shrine]], which explained why he didn't show up, and then reunited with Horace as he was passing through.

In ''[[JN037|That New Old Gang of Mine!]]'', Goh and Ash arrived on [[Melemele Island]] in the [[Alola]] region. There, Goh met Ash's Alolan friends, {{an|Kiawe}}, {{an|Mallow}}, {{an|Lana}}, and {{an|Sophocles}}. After being challenged by Kiawe to see if he was worthy of being Ash's [[rival]], Goh denied this claim and stated he was Ash's friend and research fellow partner. The battle was called off after Goh's Raboot failed to stop [[Kiawe's Turtonator]]'s {{m|Inferno Overdrive}}. Despite Goh's loss, his refusal to back down even when attacked by a powerful [[Z-Move]] impressed Kiawe, who asked Goh to take care of Ash. Afterward, everyone spent time on an island, where Goh caught an {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Exeggutor}}.
[[File:Goh and Dynamax Band.png|thumb|250px|Goh and his Dynamax Band]]
In ''[[JN042|Sword and Shield: Slumbering Weald!]]'', Goh and Ash were sent to Galar to investigate various incidents where Pokémon suddenly began Dynamaxing at random. Shortly after arriving, Goh and Ash chased a wild {{p|Bunnelby}} into the [[Slumbering Weald]], where they encountered {{p|Zamazenta}} and {{p|Zacian}}. Their attempts to catch and battle the two [[Legendary Pokémon]] ended in failure as they were merely illusions. After exiting the forest, Goh met with [[Sonia]] again and headed with her to investigate the ruins in [[Turffield]]. In [[JN043|the following episode]], Sonia took Goh to visit her grandmother [[Professor Magnolia]] to learn more about Dynamax. Goh later received a [[Dynamax Band]] from Sonia, which was fashioned from a [[Wishing Star]] they found outside. The next day, at the [[Stow-on-Side]] mural, Goh and Sonia were approached by [[Oleana's subordinate]], who aimed to stop the duo's research. Goh Dynamaxed Raboot to battle Oleana's subordinate's Gigantamax {{p|Garbodor}}, but the clash broke the mural, revealing a statue of Zacian and Zamazenta underneath.

In ''[[JN044|Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!"]]'', after defeating Oleana's subordinate, Goh and Sonia fled the area and drove off to the Slumbering Weald. They called out to Zacian and Zamazenta, asking for their help in stopping the Darkest Day. Zacian and Zamazenta's illusions led them to the [[Rusted Sword]] and [[Rusted Shield|Shield]]. Goh took the weapons and went with Sonia to [[Hammerlocke]] to meet with Ash, but was stopped by [[Oleana]]. In [[JN045|the following episode]], Goh and Raboot defeated Oleana's {{p|Milotic}} after Raboot evolved into {{p|Cinderace}}, learning {{m|Pyro Ball}} in the process. Goh and Ash reunited on the top of [[Hammerlocke Stadium]], where they witnessed Leon losing to {{TP|Goh|Eternatus}}, the true identity of the Darkest Day. The Rusted Shield and Sword summoned Zamazenta and Zacian, who aided Goh and Ash in battling Eternatus. Once it was weakened enough, Goh managed to catch Eternatus, who was later sealed away by Professor Magnolia to prevent its power from causing more harm to Galar. With he crisis over, Goh and Ash returned to the Slumbering Weald, where they returned the Rusted Shield and Sword and thanked Zamazenta and Zacian for their assistance.

In ''[[JN046|Getting More Than You Battled For!]]'', Goh and Ash traveled to [[Cero Island]] after Professor Cerise detected an energy signature similar to Mew coming from that location. They traversed the island and encountered {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}, a powerful Legendary Pokémon cloned from Mew. When questioned on how catching all Pokémon species would lead him to Mew, Goh explained his belief that capturing Pokémon helps understand them, and that catching all Pokémon would help him understand Mew since it has the genes of all Pokémon species. Goh and Ash challenged Mewtwo to a battle, but were unable to defeat it despite their best efforts. Mewtwo commended Goh and Ash's dedication to their goals and parted ways with the boys, bidding them farewell with the promise that their journeys had only just begun. It then teleported them back to the Cerise Laboratory, allowing them to retain their memories of the encounter.
[[File:Goh and Suicune.png|thumb|250px|left|Goh and his Suicune]]
In ''[[JN053|Healing the Healer!]]'', Goh and Ash went to [[Johto]], where multiple sightings of a {{TP|Goh|Suicune}} had been reported. When they found Suicune tied up by a group of {{OBP|Pokémon hunters|JN053}}, Goh used a Poké Ball to free Suicune from its bindings. To his shock, the Aurora Pokémon was actually captured, forcing Goh to go ahead and heal Suicune's injuries while Ash stayed behind to keep the hunters busy. While initially wary of the boy's kindness, Suicune began letting its guard down once it saw how much Goh wanted to help it. When Goh tried fighting the hunters' boss, Suicune stepped in to help and defeated the hunters. The hunters were arrested and Goh tried releasing Suicune, but it chose to stay with him. After being brought to Cerise Park, Suicune vanished and went back to roaming the world.

In ''[[JN059|When a House is Not a Home!]]'', Goh found a {{TP|Goh|Grookey}} asleep with him in his bed. Goh tried to catch Grookey, only to find out it already had a Trainer. The following day, Goh and Ash went to find Grookey's Trainer, but were shocked to learn it came from the Rocket Prize Master and belonged to Team Rocket. When Team Rocket arrived, they discovered Grookey was theirs and recalled it before escaping. The next day, Goh attempted to return Grookey's stick, which was left behind when Team Rocket fled. He was soon reunited with Grookey, who revealed it wished to stay with him. Jessie tried to forcibly recall Grookey again, only for Pikachu to knock the Poké Ball out of her hand and give Grookey the chance to break it. Jessie and Goh both attempted to capture the now-released Grookey, but Grookey batted away the Team Rocket-branded Poké Ball, allowing Goh's Poké Ball to catch it.

In ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', Goh and Ash paid a visit to Professor Oak. Upon learning that Goh had registered Suicune in his Pokédex, Professor Oak suggested recommending Goh for [[Project Mew]], a research team dedicated to the search for Mew. Goh rejected the offer, stating he would much rather work on his goal alone. When Ash was told that his {{AP|Infernape}} had gone missing for several days, he and Goh went to go find it. While on the search, Goh and Ash encountered {{Gary}}, Ash's childhood friend and former [[rival]]. Gary revealed he was searching for the Legendary Pokémon {{p|Moltres}} and suggested that Infernape left the lab for the same reason. At a nearby valley, Goh and the others found Infernape calling out to Moltres for a battle. When Moltres answered the call, Goh, Ash, and Gary worked together to battle it. Though they failed to defeat Moltres, Gary obtained one of its feathers, successfully completing a Trial Mission he received from Project Mew. Later, after parting ways with Gary, Goh revealed he changed his mind and decided to join Project Mew after all.
[[File:Goh rivals.png|thumb|250px|Goh with his fellow Project Mew Chasers Gary and Horace]]
In ''[[JN071|Leaping Toward the Dream!]]'', Goh went to [[Sinnoh]] to officially join Project Mew with Ash accompanying him. However, after meeting [[Danika]] and [[Professor Amaranth]], Goh was informed that he had to pass a qualified mission in order to start getting Trail Missions, as his mission was to catch an {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Ninetales}}, who was wound up in Sinnoh when it got captured and was subsequently lost by Pokémon Hunters. Goh accepted the mission as he went to [[Mount Coronet]] with Ash to find the Alolan Ninetales. Along the way, Goh and Ash met another member of Project Mew named [[Quillon]]. Through the help of his Pokémon, Goh was able to catch the Alolan Ninetales and qualify to get Trial Missions for Project Mew.

Starting from ''[[JN080|Trial on a Golden Scale!]]'', Goh occasionally took on Project Mew Trial Missions. Initially, he preferred missions where he could act on his own, but eventually, he learned to cooperate in a team. The Trial Missions culminated in ''[[JN113|Chasing to the Finish!]]'' with Goh's capture of {{p|Regieleki}}, earning Goh enough Project Mew tokens to become a Chaser.

In ''[[JN127|Just a Scone's Throw From Here!]]'', Goh received urgent summons from Project Mew and was forced to part ways with Ash just before the [[Masters Eight Tournament]] finals. Traveling to Hoenn, he reunited with the research team in ''[[JN129|A Flood of Torrential Gains!]]'' at [[Slateport City]], from where they departed to [[Faraway Island]]. Through many difficulties, the Chasers managed to find Mew, with Goh getting a chance to express his gratitude for it having served as a motivation for him ever since their first encounter. Mew even briefly appeared on Goh's palm before the research team was forced to leave the island due to worsening weather conditions. Professor Amaranth announced that Project Mew was now temporarily disbanded, though he did offer Goh, Horace, and Gary a chance to return as Chasers for the next expedition.

After returning to Vermilion City in ''[[JN135|Heroes Unite!]]'', Goh revealed to Chloe that he intended to start traveling alone without having to rely on Ash, but struggled to say this to Ash. During a camping trip among Ash, Goh, and Chloe, Ash also announced his decision to travel alone, upsetting Goh. Fortunately, they managed to make up just in time before Lugia suddenly appeared before them. After a brief {{OBP|Raid Battle|GO}} against it, Ash and Goh rode on Lugia's back once more and reaffirmed their respective decisions to travel alone. As such, Goh chose to leave all of his Pokémon, save for Cinderace, Inteleon, and Grookey, at the Cerise Laboratory, and left the laboratory with Ash, parting ways with him soon after to explore the Kanto region. After meeting {{an|Misty}} at the [[Cerulean Gym]], he was seen in an unspecified town, continuing to catch new Pokémon.

===Character===
[[File:Goh anime.png|thumb|250px|left|Goh looking at his smartphone]]
Goh is a stylish city boy who prefers to stay calm and collected, in contrast to the more instinctive and adventurous {{Ash}}. His overconfidence has left him isolated from other people, with the exception of his friends [[Chloe]] and Ash. According to Chloe, Goh has been known to skip school to wander around town, much to her chagrin. Despite his calm personality, he can become hot-blooded when his opinion is challenged, and he will not hesitate to defend others when he sees them being mistreated, which helped him bond with a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}} in ''[[JN004|Settling the Scorbunny!]]''. Goh likes to throw his [[Poké Ball]]s with a [[Catch rate (GO)|curve]], but his aim tends to be off. Though he seems athletic, Goh lacks good climbing skills despite his efforts to get better at it. He is highly knowledgeable about Pokémon, being fairly adept at information-gathering and analyzing, both of which are useful in gathering clues. Despite his deep knowledge of Pokémon, Goh is still a rookie Trainer and lacks experience, best evidenced by his tendency to throw Poké Balls at any Pokémon he encounters, rather than weaken them through battle as is the usual practice. This usually backfires on Goh in the long run. For example, in ''[[JN010|A Test in Paradise!]]'', he recklessly wasted all of the Poké Balls he was given to catch a single {{TP|Goh|Dewgong}}, which resulted in him being unable to catch the {{p|Dratini}} evolutionary line when he and Ash encountered them on Dragonite Island. His lack of expertise is also evidenced in his battles, where he shows a tactical, by-the-book approach of exploiting type advantages, but is unable to properly respond against more seasoned adversaries, which leads to a crushing defeat. Goh tends to yell "Go!" when sending out his Pokémon or throwing Poké Balls.

[[File:Goh goal.png|thumb|250px|Goh's goal]]
Goh's encounter with {{an|Mew}} when he was six inspired him to become a {{pkmn|Trainer}}, and he initially wanted Mew to be his [[first partner Pokémon]], even going as far as rejecting [[Professor Cerise]]'s first partner Pokémon in favor of the [[Mythical Pokémon]]. However, during his visit to [[Galar]], a wild Scorbunny took a liking to Goh as it followed him and Ash to the [[Wild Area]]. While Goh initially politely rejected Scorbunny, he soon changed his mind after working together with Scorbunny to solve a crisis involving a [[Gigantamax]] {{p|Snorlax}} and decided to make the Rabbit Pokémon as his first Pokémon partner instead. Goh and Scorbunny are alike as they both dislike losing their friends, especially one another. Goh and Scorbunny would high-five each other whenever something good happened.
[[File:Goh catches a Pokémon.png|thumb|250px|left|Goh after catching a Pokémon]]
Due to spending most of his life doing research at home, Goh lacked interacting with people and Pokémon, as he didn't have a lot of social skills. As a child in ''[[JN062|Not Too Close for Comfort!]]'', Goh used to be shy around people and wouldn't talk to them, and would sit out at night looking at the stars for comfort. When he was asked by his teacher as to why he wasn't interacting with the other kids, he wasn't able to answer her question because he didn't know why himself. Eventually, he learned to talk with people and was able to overcome his shyness. Goh also can get excited to see new places for the first time. Ever since the events in ''[[JN091|The Spectral Express!]]'', Goh developed a fear of ghosts and {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon, except for those he and his friends own.

[[File:Ash Goh Chloe.png|thumb|250px|Goh with Ash and Chloe]]
Goh shares a very close friendship with Chloe due to him knowing her since they were little. At times, Goh brushes off Chloe's concerns for him but knows that she is just looking out for him. When he was little, Goh only wanted Chloe as his friend and nobody else. However, after meeting and getting to know Ash, Goh realized he needed to make friends besides Chloe and accepted him as one. Goh's friendship with Ash is very strong, though they sometimes get competitive and annoyed with each other and even butt heads. Ever since the events in ''[[JN003|Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!]]'', Goh seems to strongly admire Ash for his determination, passion, and compassion for Pokémon, especially the extraordinary bond he shares with his {{AP|Pikachu}}. Goh has occasionally taken inspiration from Ash, with the bond between Ash and Pikachu inspiring Goh to catch [[Goh's Raichu|his own]] in ''[[JN035|Gotta Catch a What?!]]'', as well as deciding to catch an {{p|Altaria}} in ''[[JN105|Reuniting for the First Time!]]'' after watching Ash battle against one in the [[JN104|previous episode]].

Goh has changed significantly during his journey, particularly as a person and Trainer, but his knowledge and tendency to be overconfident have remained. Goh has also become open to new experiences and making new friends, especially those who used to travel with Ash. Goh has learned to put his Pokémon happiness and needs first before himself, and would help them solve or work out their problems. In addition, Goh has improved his battling skills, even using some of Ash's tactics for battling. However, despite his growth, Goh struggled with teamwork, as shown in ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', when he declined to join [[Project Mew]] because of this reason, but changed his mind when {{Gary}} motivated him to do so. This was shown again in ''[[JN102|Battling in the Freezing Raid!]]'', when Goh's attempt to defeat {{p|Articuno}} in a {{OBP|Raid Battle|GO}} on his own nearly caused him to fail the [[Field Research|Trial Mission]]. As time passed, Goh learned about teamwork, to the point that he was willing to work together with others, as seen with [[Horace]] in ''[[JN110|Narrowing the Chaser Chase!]]'' and Gary in ''[[JN113|Chasing to the Finish!]]''.
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===Pokémon===
[[File:Goh Galar first partners.png|thumb|250px|left|Goh's current [[party]]]]
Because one of his goals is to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} every {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and complete his [[Pokédex]], Goh catches a lot of Pokémon species, including multiple members of the same [[Evolution|evolutionary line]] and Pokémon that have [[List of Pokémon with branched Evolutions|branched Evolutions]], as well as Pokémon that have [[form]] differences and a [[regional form]]. Currently, Goh is known to own 108 Pokémon, with 115 or 116<ref group="lower-alpha">The identity of Goh's last on-screen capture has not been revealed.</ref> unique Pokémon species registered in his Pokédex. During his journey, Goh has encountered some Trainers with similar goals, such as [[Shane Seeker]], who seeks to capture all [[Shiny Pokémon]], and [[Kricketina Kylie]], a {{type|Bug}} Pokémon collector.

In ''[[JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!]]'', Goh managed to capture all [[Generation I]] Bug-type Pokémon, which, according to Kricketina Kylie, makes him Kanto's "Bug Pokéking". During his research, Goh has access to several of his Pokémon, rotating between them. As of ''[[JN136|This Could be the Start of Something Big!]]'', Goh decided to take a journey through the [[Kanto]] region, leaving all of his Pokémon (with the exception of the [[Galar first partner Pokémon]]) at the [[Cerise Laboratory]].

This listing is of Goh's known {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in {{aniseries|PTS}}:
{{-}}

====On hand====
{| width="100%"
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Cinderace|Goh Cinderace.png|fire|fir=Scorbunny|mid=Raboot}} [[File:Dynamax icon.png|25px|link=Dynamax]]
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Inteleon|Goh Inteleon.png|water|fir=Sobble|mid=Drizzile}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Grookey|Goh Grookey.png|grass}}
|
|}

====Traveling with====
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{ActivePoké|||nick=Rotom Phone|Goh Rotom Phone.png|electric|ghost|link=Rotom Phone}}
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|}

====With Professor Cerise====
This section shows the Pokémon that Goh keeps at [[Cerise Laboratory]].
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Caterpie|Goh Caterpie.png|bug|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Venomoth|Goh Venomoth.png|bug|poison|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Butterfree|Goh Butterfree.png|bug|flying|size=200px}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Pinsir|Goh Pinsir.png|bug|size=200px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Beedrill|Goh Beedrill.png|bug|poison|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Scizor|Goh Scizor.png|bug|steel|fir=Scyther|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Taillow|Goh Taillow.png|normal|flying|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Mantyke|Goh Mantyke.png|Water|Flying|size=200px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Misdreavus|Goh Misdreavus.png|Ghost|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Dewgong|Goh Dewgong.png|Water|Ice|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Greedent|Goh Greedent.png|Normal|fir=Skwovet|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Darmanitan|Goh Darmanitan.png|fire|size=200px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Golurk|Goh Golurk.png|ground|ghost|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Cubone|Goh Cubone.png|ground|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Grimer|Goh Grimer.png|poison|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Farfetch'd|Goh Farfetch'd.png|Normal|flying|size=200px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Go|Magikarp (giant)|Goh giant Magikarp.png|water|link=Goh's giant Magikarp|nick=Magikarp|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Heracross|Goh Heracross.png|Bug|fighting|size=200px}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Raichu|Goh Raichu.png|electric|fir=Pikachu|size=200px}} ♀
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Trapinch|Goh Trapinch.png|ground|size=200px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Flygon|Goh Flygon.png|ground|dragon|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Pyukumuku|Goh Pyukumuku.png|water|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Aerodactyl|Goh Aerodactyl.png|rock|flying|fir=Old Amber|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Boldore|Goh Boldore.png|rock|size=200px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Absol|Goh Absol.png|dark|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Panpour|Goh Panpour.png|water|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Frogadier|Goh Frogadier.png|water|fir=Froakie|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|{{color|fff|List of Goh's Pokémon}}|Goh Pokémon.png|black 2|red|link=List of Goh's Pokémon|size=200px}}
|}

====Roaming the world====
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Goh|Suicune|Goh Suicune.png|water|size=200px}}
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|}

====Released====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Goh
|pkmn=Floette
|stage1=Flabébé
|type1=Fairy
|gender=female
|img=Goh Flabébé White Flower.png
|cap=Goh's White Flower Flabébé
|img2=Goh Floette White Flower.png
|cap2=Goh's White Flower Floette
|epnum=JN025
|epname=A Festival Reunion!
|vajp=Marina Aicholtz
|vaen=Marina Aicholtz
|desc={{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Flabébé, Floette, and Florges|White Flower}} {{p|Floette}} was encountered in [[Shalour City]] as a {{p|Flabébé}}, but her capture was not confirmed until ''[[JN031|The Cuteness Quotient!]]''. In ''[[JN066|Under Color of Darkness!]]'', her flower was revealed to have lost a petal, causing her to be unable to fly properly on it anymore. Ash and Goh traveled to [[Kalos]] to find a new flower for her, eventually succeeding. Almost immediately afterwards, she evolved into Floette. Goh then decided to {{pkmn2|released|release}} her so that she could grow and protect a garden of white flowers for other Flabébé.

Floette's only known move is {{m|Grassy Terrain}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Goh
|pkmn=Ninetales
|type1=Ice
|type2=Fairy
|img=Goh Alolan Ninetales.png
|epnum=JN071
|epname=Leaping Toward the Dream!
|vajp=Risa Shimizu
|vaen=Emily Jenness
|desc=This {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Ninetales}} is a Pokémon that was originally stolen from its home on [[Mount Lanakila]] by [[Pokémon hunter]]s. It managed to get away from them when their plane crashed, and wound up on [[Mount Coronet]] in [[Sinnoh]], as it reminded it of its home. Goh was tasked by [[Project Mew]] to catch it so that it could be returned to its home. Goh failed to catch it during his initial encounter with it, but during the second encounter, he managed to convince it to let itself be caught so that it could be taken back home.

In ''[[JN080|Trial on a Golden Scale!]]'', Project Mew members took Ninetales back to [[Alola]].

Ninetales's known moves are {{m|Ice Beam}}, {{m|Blizzard}}, {{m|Dazzling Gleam}}, and {{m|Aurora Veil}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Goh
|pkmn=Cyndaquil
|type1=Fire
|img=Goh Cyndaquil.png
|epnum=JNS01
|epname=The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1)
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Cyndaquil}} was caught by Goh during the [[Sinnoh Festival]] in [[Canalave City]] to demonstrate [[Hisui|ancient Sinnohan]] {{hi|Poké Ball}}s. It was released afterward.

Cyndaquil's only known move is {{m|Flamethrower}}.}}

====Traded away====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Goh
|pkmn=Pinsir
|type1=Bug
|img=Goh second Pinsir.png
|cap=Goh's second Pinsir
|epnum=JN033
|epname=Trade, Borrow, and Steal!
|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Tatsuki Kobe
|vaen=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Tatsuki Kobe
|desc={{p|Pinsir}} was encountered in [[Vermilion Forest]]. [[Kricketina Kylie]] originally intended to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it for herself, but due to her being trapped in one of {{TRT}}'s nets, Goh was forced to catch it instead. He later [[trade]]d it for one of Kricketina's {{TP|Goh|Heracross}}.

None of Pinsir's moves are known.}}

====Given away====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Leon
|pkmn=Eternatus
|type1=Poison
|type2=Dragon
|img=Goh Eternatus.png
|img2=Eternatus Eternamax anime.png
|epnum=JN012
|epname=Flash of the Titans!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Eternatus}} first appeared in ''[[JN012|Flash of the Titans!]]'', where it flew past a plane that Ash and Goh were riding to [[Galar]].

In ''[[JN044|Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!"]]'', Eternatus was revealed to have been captured by [[Macro Cosmos]] and placed inside the [[Energy Plant]] core. After it escaped, [[Rose]] urged {{an|Leon}} to catch it. In [[JN045|the next episode]], Leon's attempt to catch Eternatus failed, and it subsequently turned into its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Eternatus|Eternamax}} form. With the help of {{p|Zacian}} and {{p|Zamazenta}}, Ash and Goh defeated Eternatus, after which they threw one of Goh's {{i|Poké Ball}}s at it together, catching it. Eternatus's Poké Ball was subsequently sealed away by [[Professor Magnolia]].

In ''[[JN127|Just a Scone's Throw From Here!]]'', Eternatus was revealed to have been unsealed, with Professor Magnolia, [[Sonia]], and Leon hoping to achieve coexistence between it and the people of Galar. As such, Goh decided to entrust Eternatus to Leon, who accepted the offer.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Goh
|pkmn=Dugtrio
|type1=Ground
|img=Goh Dugtrio.png
|epnum=JN052
|epname=How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?
|vajp=
|vaen=Marc Thompson
|desc={{p|Dugtrio}} was the leader of a group of {{p|Diglett}} that were eating the crops at [[Laxton Farm]]. It was ultimately caught by Goh in order to stop them. However, after Goh realized Diglett and Dugtrio also help cultivate the soil, he gave Dugtrio to [[Laxton]] so that it could continue to work for the benefit of the farm.

Dugtrio's known moves are {{m|Dig}}, {{m|Bulldoze}}, and {{m|Sand Tomb}}.}}

====Status unknown====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Goh
|pkmn=Kingdra
|type1=Water
|type2=Dragon
|img=Goh Kingdra.png
|epnum=JN088
|epname=Looking Out for Number Two!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Kingdra}} was targeted by Goh for his second [[Project Mew]] [[Field Research|Trial Mission]]. After locating it in an underwater cave off the coast of [[Slateport City]], he battled against it and managed to catch it. When Ash and Goh's air supply started to run out, Goh had Kingdra propel them to the surface.

Kingdra has not been seen since its debut episode, making it unclear whether Goh kept it following the Trial Mission.

Kingdra's only known move is {{m|Dragon Breath}}.}}

====Temporary====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ash
|pkmn=Pikachu
|type1=Electric
|gender=male
|main=yes
|img=Goh Ash Pikachu.png
|cap=Goh with Ash's Pikachu
|epnum=EP001
|epname=Pokémon - I Choose You!
|vajp=Ikue Otani
|vaen=Ikue Otani
|desc=In ''[[JN026|Slowking's Crowning!]]'', Goh had {{p|Pikachu}} use {{m|Thunderbolt}} to try and force open a {{p|Shellder}} that a {{p|Slowking}} had placed on {{Ash}}'s head, causing him to act strangely. However, Ash was able to dodge the attack, and the Thunderbolt hit a group of {{p|Slowpoke}} instead.

In ''[[JN072|Everybody's Doing the Underground Shuffle!]]'', Goh and Pikachu wound up separated from Ash, {{TP|Goh|Grookey}}, [[Chloe]], and {{TP|Chloe|Eevee}} while running away from {{TRT}} in a {{p|Durant}} nest under [[Driftveil City]]. While looking for their friends, Goh used Pikachu to battle a {{p|Seismitoad}}, but Pikachu kept taking the initative before Goh could command him, preventing Goh from catching it. Goh and Pikachu later battled a Durant, but were forced to flee when a swarm overtook them.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mr. Norris
|pkmn=Sunflora
|type1=Grass
|img=Goh Mr. Norris Sunflora.png
|epnum=JN032
|epname=Time After Time!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Sunflora}} was borrowed from [[Mr. Norris]] to help Goh and [[Horace]] pass through tall grass in [[Ilex Forest]] when they were younger.

Sunflora's only known move is {{m|Razor Leaf}}.}}

===Achievements===
=====Project Mew=====
Goh has completed the following [[Field Research|Trial Missions]]:
* Collect {{p|Volcarona}}'s golden scales - 1 Project Mew Token (''[[JN080|Trial on a Golden Scale!]]'')
* Catch a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Kingdra}} - 1 Project Mew Token (''[[JN088|Looking Out for Number Two!]]'')
* {{OBP|Raid Battle|GO}} against {{p|Articuno}} - 3 Project Mew Tokens (''[[JN102|Battling in the Freezing Raid!]]'')
* [[Sea Mauville]] battle royale - 2 Project Mew Tokens (''[[JN110|Narrowing the Chaser Chase!]]'')
* Catch {{p|Regieleki}} and {{p|Regidrago}} - 3 Project Mew Tokens (''[[JN113|Chasing to the Finish!]]'')

=====Pokémon competitions=====
[[File:Ash Goh Pokémon Catch Adventure Race trophy.png|thumb|250px|Goh after winning the Pokémon Catch Adventure Race with Ash]]
Goh has competed in the following {{cat|Pokémon competitions}}:
* [[Battle Frontier Flute Cup]] - Top 8 (''[[JN007|Serving Up the Flute Cup!]]'')
* [[Pokémon Iceberg Race]] - {{tt|N/A|Race cancelled}} (''[[JN008|The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!]]'')
* [[Magikarp High Jump Competition]] - Runner-Up (''[[JN026|Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!]]'')
* [[Pokémon Grand Eating Contest]] - Winner (''[[JN047|Crowning the Chow Crusher!]]'')
* [[Castle of Chivalry]] Challenge - Winner (with {{Ash}}; ''[[JN056|Searching for Chivalry!]]'')
* [[Marine Athletic Race|Kids Marine Athletic Race]] - Unknown{{tt|*|Goh crossed the finish line at the same time as Ash, but his Dewgong was not with him}} (''[[JN063|On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!]]'')
* [[Pokémon Catch Adventure Race]] - Winner (with Ash; ''[[JN076|All Out, All of the Time!]]'')
* [[All-Alcremie Decoration Challenge]] - DNF (''[[JN082|The Sweet Taste of Battle!]]'')
{{-}}

===Main outfit===
[[File:Goh JN.png|thumb|x300px|Goh's main outfit]]
Goh's main outfit consists of a gray short-sleeved top with a Poké Ball design and red brims, black tracksuit pants, red socks, and a pair of gray and black shoes. In ''[[JN043|Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!]]'', Goh received a [[Dynamax Band]] from [[Sonia]] that she made from the [[Wishing Star]] that fell close to them. However, like Ash, Goh doesn't wear his Dynamax Band all the time unless he was battling in [[Galar]].

===Other outfits===
====Costumes====
* In ''[[JN098|Out of Their Elements!]]'', Goh wore a black and yellow shirt with a red jacket, and a dark grey hat with a green hatband in the shape of {{p|Grookey}}'s hair tufts. He also wore a pair of dark-gray pants, light-gray boots, and a piece of purple paint on one side of his face while performing at a circus.

====Other clothing====
* In ''[[JN010|A Test in Paradise!]]'', ''[[JN046|Getting More Than You Battled For!]]'', ''[[JN084|An Adventure of Mega Proportions!]]'', ''[[JN088|Looking Out for Number Two!]]'', ''[[JN102|Battling in the Freezing Raid!]]'', and ''[[JN110|Narrowing the Chaser Chase!]]'', Goh wore a red life jacket with an orange stripe in the middle.
* In ''[[JN014|Raid Battle in The Ruins!]]'', ''[[JN036|Making Battles in the Sand!]]'', and ''[[JN095|The Good, The Bad, and The Lucky!]]'', Goh wore a pair of [[Go-Goggles]].
* In ''[[JN028|Sobbing Sobble!]]'' and ''[[JN088|Looking Out for Number Two!]]'', Goh wore a pair of blue goggles.
* In ''[[JN052|How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?]]'', Goh wore a grey cap with red highlights, a red jacket with grey cuffs, and grey and red Wellington boots.
* In ''[[JN056|Searching for Chivalry!]]'', Goh wore a knight's armor complete with a knight's helmet with a red plume.
* In ''[[JN082|The Sweet Taste of Battle!]]'', Goh wore a light-pink apron while participating in the [[All-Alcremie Decoration Challenge]].

====Regular clothes====
* In ''[[JN001|Enter Pikachu!]]'', ''[[JN005|Mind-Boggling Dynamax!]]'', ''[[JN015|A Snow Day for Searching!]]'', ''[[JN020|Dreams Are Made of These!]]'', ''[[JN032|Time After Time!]]'', ''[[JN046|Getting More Than You Battled For!]]'', ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', ''[[JN134|In the Palms of our Hands!]]'', and ''[[JN135|Heroes Unite!]]'', Goh when he was at the age of six wore a light gray shirt with red on both sleeves and a picture of a {{p|Gengar}} in the middle. He also wore dark gray shorts and shoes.
* In ''[[JN032|Time After Time!]]'', a flashback of Goh when he was younger has him wearing a red and light gray shirt with a pocket in the middle, and gray capris. He also wore a pair of gray and black shoes.
* In ''[[JN055|The Tale of You and Glimwood Tangle!]]'', Goh wore two pink scarfs and hat with his regular clothes.
* In ''[[JN069|Errand Endurance!]]'', Goh wore [[Ash's hat]] and vest with his regular clothes.
* In ''[[JN093|It's All in the Name!]]'', Goh wore [[Ren]]'s lab coat with his regular clothes.
* In ''[[JNS01|The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1)]]'', Goh wore an outfit similar to {{ga|Rei}}'s for the [[Sinnoh Festival]].
* In ''[[JN133|The Mew from Here!]]'' and ''[[JN134|In the Palms of our Hands!]]'', Goh wore a khaki and dark grey Chaser outfit with a red collar while searching for {{an|Mew}} with [[Project Mew]].

====Sleepwear====
* In ''[[JN003|Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!]]'', ''[[JN004|Settling the Scorbunny!]]'', ''[[JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!]]'', ''[[JN016|A Chilling Curse!]]'', ''[[JN020|Dreams Are Made of These!]]'', ''[[JN022|Goodbye, Friend!]]'', ''[[JN042|Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!]]'', ''[[JN052|How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?]]'', ''[[JN058|A Rollicking Roll…]]'', ''[[JN059|When a House is Not a Home!]]'', ''[[JN078|Detective Drizzile!]]'', ''[[JN106|Radio Lulled the Mischievous Stars!]]'' and ''[[JN122|It's... Champion Time!]]'', Goh wears a silver and gray T-shirt with a print design of a square compass in a Poké Ball design along with gray sweat shorts with red drawstrings as pajamas.
* In ''[[JN021|Caring for a Mystery!]]'', Goh wears the same silver and gray T-shirt with a different print design of a blue silhouette of an {{p|Articuno}} (which looks similar to the one on the [[Blanche|Team Mystic]] emblem from {{g|GO}}) encased in a square Poké Ball design along with the same gray sweat shorts with red drawstrings as pajamas.
* Whenever Goh and Ash (sometimes Chloe) sleep in at a [[Pokémon Center]] in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', they wear a set of cream-colored pajamas with brown buttons and a brown stripe in a Poké Ball fashion on the front pocket, first seen in ''[[JN038|Restore and Renew!]]''. He wore them again in ''[[JN066|Under Color of Darkness!]]'', ''[[JN074|Nightfall? Nightmares!]]'', and ''[[JN085|Battle Three With Bea!]]''.

====Uniforms====
* In ''[[JN049|To Train, or Not to Train!]]'', a flashback scene in ''[[JN063|Not Too Close for Comfort!]]'', and ''[[JN087|Breaking the Ice!]]'', Goh wore a male school uniform similar to those worn by Chloe and the female students of [[Vermilion City school|their school]].
* In ''[[JN067|Sleuths for Truth!]]'', Goh, along with Ash, wore a male police officer uniform similar to the one that the [[Officer Jenny]] of [[Vermilion City]] wears.
* In ''[[JN074|Nightfall? Nightmares!]]'', Goh, along with Ash, had a dream where he wore the same Team Rocket uniform James wears, but the red "R" on the front in the English dub is an "S" in the Japanese version.

====Outdoor gear====
=====Snow wear=====
* In ''[[JN008|The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!]]'', ''[[JN015|A Snow Day for Searching!]]'', ''[[JN057|Memories of a Warming Kindness!]]'', and ''[[JN113|Chasing to the Finish!]]'', Goh wears a gray jacket based on his shirt, with a red zip and the same Poké Ball design on the front right. He also wore it in ''[[JN111|The Homecoming Crown!]]'' and the fourth version of the Japanese opening to ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', [[One, Two, Three]] along with grey snow pants, a yellow beanie with a red pom-pom on top, and brown shoes.
* In ''[[JN071|Leaping Toward the Dream!]]'' and in the fourth version of the Japanese opening to ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', [[One, Two, Three]], Goh wore orange exploration gear that are very similar to the ones in [[The Crown Tundra]] expansion in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]].

=====Swimwear=====
* In ''[[JN037|That New Old Gang of Mine!]]'' and ''[[JN088|Looking Out for Number Two!]]'', Goh wears a pair of black swim trunks with a red stripe running down both sides.
* In ''[[JN063|On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!]]'', when he, Ash and Chloe competed in the [[Marine Athletic Race]], Goh wears a blue and red wetsuit with a small grey Poké Ball print and zip-up pocket pouches on the side, along with blue goggles.
* In ''[[JN064|Absol Absolved!]]'', Goh wears a pair of red swim trunks with a grey stripe running down both sides.
* In ''[[JN088|Looking Out for Number Two!]]'', Goh wore a blue and red scuba gear.

====Gallery====
<gallery widths="200">
Goh School Uniform.png|Goh's school uniform
Ash Goh police uniform.png|Goh's police unform
Ash Goh Team Rocket Uniform.png|Team Cerise uniform (original version)
JN074 dub edit.png|Team Cerise uniform (dub version)
File:Ash and Goh Sinnoh Festival outfits.png|Goh in his Sinnoh Festival outfit
</gallery>

===Voice actors===
{{vatable
| color = {{black 2 color}}
| bordercolor = {{red color dark}}
| textcolor = fff
| ja = 山下大輝 ''[[Daiki Yamashita]]'' 真堂圭 ''[[Kei Shindō]]'' (age 6)
| en = [[Zeno Robinson]]
| ar = لمى مرعشلي ''Lama Maraachli''
| cs = Jan Battěk
| fi = Rasmus Kärkkäinen
| hi = Lohit Sharma
| de = Tobias John von Freyend
| he = נעמה שטרית ''Naama Chetrit''
| tr = Harun Can
| el = Δημήτρης Σάρλος ''Dimitris Sarlos''
| id = Marin Ifa Hasmarina
| it = Richard Benitez
| zh_cmn = 詹雅菁 ''Zhān Yǎjīng''
| fr_eu = Pierre Le Bec Sophie Pyronnet (age 6)
| ko = 송하림 ''Harim Song''
| no = Erik Daniel Aubert
| pl = Piotr Janusz
| pt_br = Renan Vidal
| pt_eu = Teresa Arcanjo
| ru = Ольга Шорохова ''Olga Shorokhova''
| es_la = Diego Becerril Mateo Toledo (age 6; [[JN001]])
| es_eu = Jon Samaniego
| uk = Дмитро Зленко ''Dmytro Zlenko''
| vi = Nguyễn Thụy Thùy Tiên
| da = Helmer Solberg
| nl = Roben Mitchell van den Dungen Bille
| zh_yue = 盧曉彤
| ca = Àlex Pardo
}}

==In the manga==
[[File:Goh DPM.png|thumb|200px|Goh in [[Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters]]]]
===Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters===
Goh appears as a character in [[Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters]].

====Pokémon====
{| width="50%"
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Scorbunny|Goh Scorbunny Daisuki.png|fire|size=200px}}
|
|
|}

===Pokémon Journeys===
[[File:Goh JNM.png|thumb|120px|Goh in Pokémon Journeys]]
Goh appears as a main character in the {{ma|Pokémon Journeys}} {{pkmn|manga}}, playing the same role as he does in the animated series.

====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
{| width="80%"
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Cinderace|Goh Cinderace JNM.png|fire|fir=Scorbunny|mid=Raboot|size=150px}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Inteleon|Goh Inteleon JNM.png|water|fir=Sobble|mid=Drizzle|size=100px}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Grookey|Goh Grookey JNM.png|Grass|size=130px}}
|
|}

=====Kept at Cerise Park=====
{| style="float:left; width: 96px"
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Caterpie|Goh Bug Pokémon JNM.png|bug|size=100px}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Butterfree|Goh Bug Pokémon JNM.png|bug|flying|size=100px|link=List of Goh's Pokémon#Butterfree}} ♂
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Weedle|Goh Bug Pokémon JNM.png|bug|poison|size=100px|link=List of Goh's Pokémon#Weedle}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Kakuna|Goh Bug Pokémon JNM.png|bug|poison|size=100px|link=List of Goh's Pokémon#Kakuna}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Beedrill|Goh Bug Pokémon JNM.png|bug|poison|size=100px}}
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| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Parasect|Goh Bug Pokémon JNM.png|Bug|Grass|size=100px|link=List of Goh's Pokémon#Paras}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Pinsir|Goh Bug Pokémon JNM.png|Bug|size=100px}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Scizor|Goh Scizor JNM.png|Bug|Steel|size=100px|fir=Scyther}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Darmanitan|Goh Darmanitan JNM.png|Fire|size=100px}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Flygon|Goh Flygon JNM.png|Ground|Dragon|size=100px}}
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Misdreavus|Goh Misdreavus JNM.png|ghost|size=100px}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Aerodactyl|Goh Aerodactyl JNM.png|rock|flying|size=50px}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Ninetales|Goh Ninetales JNM.png|ice|fairy|size=100px|link=Goh#Alolan Ninetales}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Nidoran♀|Goh Nidoran JNM.png|poison|size=100px|link=List of Goh's Pokémon#Nidoran♀}}
| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Nidoran♂|Goh Nidoran JNM.png|poison|size=100px|link=List of Goh's Pokémon#Nidoran♂}}
|}
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=====Roaming=====
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=====Sealed away=====
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| {{ActivePoké|Goh|Eternatus|Goh Eternatus JNM.png|poison|dragon|size=150px}}
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====Achievements====
Goh has competed in the following competitions:
* [[Battle Frontier Flute Cup]] - Top 8 (''[[JNM03|Battle Frontier Challenge: The Flute Cup!]]'')

==In the games==
===[[Pokémon GO]]===
Goh appears in an event based on ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'' from November 6, 2020 to November 12, 2020, as the character's clothes are available for the player's avatar. Just as during this period, an image of Goh appears during Photo Bomb, when this occurs a {{TP|Goh|Scyther}} appears to be captured. Other Pokémon based on Goh's captures during the series also appeared more in the wild, such as {{TP|Goh|Golurk}} and {{TP|Goh|Cubone}}.<ref>https://pokemongolive.com/post/animationweek2020/?hl=en</ref>

===[[Pokémon Ga-Olé]]===
Goh appears as a character in [[Pokémon Ga-Olé]]'s {{ga-ole|Grand Rush set 4}} as part of a tie-in with the animated series. Goh replaced the Experienced Trainer that would normally appear in Golden Chance as well as Mister Trade who would normally appear in Trade Chance! He, along with Ash, also appeared as opponents in Trainer and Battle Mode, which was available to challenge from February 24, 2020. This was considerably earlier into the set's duration compared to other sets—the {{ga-ole|Ultra Legend set 4|fourth Ultra Legend set}}, which also featured special opponents in Trainer and Battle Mode, shares this trait. The lineup included one new Trainer class in addition to Ash and Goh, who had their [[hometown]] as part of their name instead of "Pokémon Trainer". Promotional disks could also be dispensed for an additional ¥100 following battles with Goh or Ash, with 'WINNER' versions available to players who successfully defeated their teams. Players facing Goh could receive a {{OBP|Scorbunny|Trainer and Battle}} disk.

====Pokémon====
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| style="text-align:center" | '''Difficulty:''' ★★★★☆
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{{Ga-OlePokémon|type=Ground|type2=Ghost|name=Golurk|img=623Golurk|move=Earthquake|movetype=Ground}}
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====Disks====
{{TrettaExpansionList/header|Black 2|fff}}
{{Ga-OleExpansionList/entry|P|{{OBP|Scorbunny|Trainer and Battle}} ({{ga-ole|Promotional disks}})|Fire|}}
{{TrettaExpansionList/footer|Black 2}}

===[[Pokémon Mezastar]]===
Goh, in a version based on the animated series, appeared in [[Pokémon Mezastar]]. In this game, Goh is seen using {{p|Scizor}}, {{p|Grookey}}, {{p|Drizzile}}, and {{p|Cinderace}}. In the [[Super Tag set 1 (Mezastar)|first Super Tag series]], as part of a tie-in with the animated series, [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], Goh, or the [[Team Rocket trio]] could randomly challenge the player as a Trainer and Battle opponent. Upon beating the character, the player can receive a Support Pokémon Ticket based on [[Goh's Cinderace]], with a tag partner based on [[Goh's Scizor]].

====Pokémon====
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| style="text-align:center" | '''Difficulty:''' ★★★☆☆
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{{MezastarPokémon|type=Bug|type2=Steel|name=Scizor|img=212Scizor|move=X-Scissor|movetype=Bug}}
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{{MezastarPokémon|type=Grass|name=Grookey|img=810Grookey|move=Branch Poke|movetype=Grass}}
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{{MezastarPokémon|type=Water|name=Drizzile|img=817Drizzile|move=Water Pulse|movetype=Water}}
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{{MezastarPokémon|type=Fire|name=Cinderace|img=815Cinderace|move=Pyro Ball|movetype=Fire}}
|}
|}
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====Disks====
{{MezastarExpansionList/header|Black 2}}
{{MezastarExpansionList/entry|2-1-012|{{OBP|Cinderace|2-1-012}}|Fire||5}}
{{MezastarExpansionList/entry|P|{{OBP|Cinderace|Pokémon Dynamax Band+}}|Fire||}}
{{MezastarExpansionList/footer|Black 2}}

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background:#{{red color light}}" | [[File:JN005 illustration.png|200px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background:#{{red color light}}" | [[File:JN006 illustration.png|200px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background:#{{red color light}}" | [[File:JN009 illustration.png|200px]]
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| Key visual from ''{{color2|fff|Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}''
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|fff|JN005|Mind-Boggling Dynamax!}} '' by {{color2|fff|HYOGONOSUKE}}
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|fff|JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!}}'' by {{color2|fff|Naoki Saito}}
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|fff|JN009|Finding a Legend!}}'' by {{color2|fff|Naoki Saito}}
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| colspan=4 style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background:#{{red color light}}" | [[File:Goh concept art.png|400px]]
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| colspan=4 | Concept art by {{color2|fff|Ken Sugimori}}
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===Staff artwork===
This is a collection of fan-art drawn by prolific staff members on the series.

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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background:#{{red color light}}" | [[File:Ash Goh White Day artwork.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background:#{{red color light}}" | [[File:Ash Goh Childrens Day artwork.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background:#{{red color light}}" | [[File:Ash Goh Christmas Artwork.jpg|250px]]
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| Artwork for {{color2|fff|wp:White Day|White Day}} by {{color2|fff|Shūhei Yasuda}}
| Artwork for {{color2|fff|wp:Children's Day (Japan)|Children's Day}} by {{color2|fff|Shūhei Yasuda}}
| Artwork for {{color2|fff|wp:Christmas|Christmas}} by {{color2|fff|Shūhei Yasuda}}
|}

==Trivia==
* As of ''[[JN032|Time After Time!]]'', Goh has more individual {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} species under his current ownership than any other main character, including {{Ash}}.
** In addition, as of ''[[JN076|All Out, All of the Time!]]'', Goh has owned more individual Pokémon species than any other main character, including Ash.
* Goh has owned five [[first partner Pokémon]] (six if his temporary {{p|Cyndaquil}} is counted), the most of any of Ash's [[Ash's friends|traveling companions]].
** Goh has also owned the most [[walking Pokémon]] out of Ash's friends, with three.
* If counting his brief encounter with {{an|Serena}} in ''[[JN105|Reuniting for the First Time!]]'', Goh has met the most mutual friends of Ash, at 13.
** Goh has also met the most of Ash's main [[rival]]s among Ash's friends, encountering all of them except for [[Trip]].
* Goh is left-handed.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DogasusBackpack/status/1290991499245576193 Interview confirming Goh as left-handed]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/poke_times/status/1293834791238991872 Tweet from the @poke_times account]</ref>
* Goh's catching style is mainly based on the gameplay mechanics of [[Pokémon GO]] and [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], all of which feature catching [[wild Pokémon]] without having to battle them.
* Goh is the first main character to:
** Catch a [[giant Pokémon]].
** Own a Pokémon with its [[Hidden Ability]].
** Own both the normal and [[regional form]] of a Pokémon.
** Catch a [[Fossil|Fossil Pokémon]].
** Catch a [[Legendary Pokémon]].
** Catch a pure {{type|Dark}} Pokémon.
** Have a rivalry with one of Ash's [[Gary Oak|former rivals]].
** Own a Pokémon whose identity is yet to be revealed.
* Goh is the only one of Ash's male friends to:
** Have obtained or caught his first Pokémon outside his home region.
** Have obtained a {{type|Water}} [[first partner Pokémon]] since Brock, who caught his {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} in ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'', 814 episodes earlier.
* Goh is the first main character other than Ash to:
** Own more than one first partner Pokémon from the concurrent [[generation]].
** Own a male-only Pokémon.
** Own a {{p|Pikachu}}.
** Own at least one Pokémon species from eight [[core series]] [[region]]s.
** Own a [[Dynamax Band]].
** Own at least one Pokémon species of every [[type]].
** Own a [[Shiny Pokémon]].
* Goh's [[bag|backpack]] resembles that of {{ga|Victor}} from [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]].
* Goh's height is around 4'7" (140 cm).<ref>[https://pokemonday.pokemon.co.jp/tips/065/ Pokémon Day website tip #65] (Japanese)</ref>

==Names==
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{black 2 color}}; border:3px solid #{{red color}}"
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! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Language
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Name
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Origin
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| Japanese
| ゴウ ''Go''
| From ''[[Pokémon GO]]'' or ''[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]'' and possibly ''[[Gō Ichinose]]''
|-
| English, German, European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Catalan, Malaysian
| Goh
| From his Japanese name
|-
| Korean
| 고우 ''Gou''
| Transcription of his Japanese name
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| Chinese (Traditional)
| 小豪 ''Xiǎo Háo'' / ''Síu Hòuh''
| rowspan="2" | From the Japanese name 豪 ''Gō'' and the {{wp|diminutive}} prefix 小 ''xiǎo / síu''
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| Chinese (mainland China)
| 小豪 ''Xiǎo Háo''
|-
| Bengali
| গোহ্ ''Gōh''
| Transcription of his English name
|-
| Hindi
| ''Goh''
| Transcription of his English name
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| Russian
| Го ''Go''
| Transcription of his English name
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| Tamil
| கோஹ் ''Kōh''
| Transcription of his English name
|-
| Telugu
| గో ''Gō''
| Transcription of his English name
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| Thai
| โก ''Ko''
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|-
| Vietnamese
| Go
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|}
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==Related articles==
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Goh}}
* [[Alternate World Goh]]

{{Goh's Pokémon}}
{{Project Mew}}
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Obedience

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'''Obedience''' (Japanese: '''{{ruby|言|い}}うことを{{ruby|聞|き}}く''' ''obey'') is a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s willingness to listen to its {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s commands. While Pokémon usually obey their Trainers, a Pokémon may disobey if it does not respect its Trainer.

==In the games==
{{Incomplete|section|needs=In Generation III, do Mew and Deoxys without the [[fateful encounter]] flag still obey the player in link battles and tower facilities?}}
A {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} will often not obey the player's commands if its [[level]] is too high and the player does not have the appropriate progression in the game's story, such as having a certain number of [[Badge]]s. Completing the main story always makes all Pokémon obey the player. This mechanic exists to prevent players from trading in a high-leveled Pokémon from another game and easily beating the current game.

The method by which obedience is determined depends on the game:
*From [[Generation I]] to [[Generation VIII]], except in {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, only [[outsider Pokémon]] (i.e. [[trade]]d, [[Event Pokémon|event]], or [[transfer]]red Pokémon) can disobey the player, based on the outsider Pokémon's current level. This includes outsider Pokémon that the player received within the obedience threshold but then leveled to above the threshold.
**In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s|Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen}}, {{game|Emerald||Emerald}}, {{pkmn|Colosseum}}, and {{pkmn|XD: Gale of Darkness}}, {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Deoxys}} that were not met in a [[fateful encounter]] will always disobey the player, regardless of Badges or being non-outsider Pokémon. This exists to hinder players who [[Cheating|cheat]] to obtain them.
*In Legends: Arceus, all Pokémon including those caught by the player can disobey, but obedience is based on the Pokémon's [[met level]] rather than its current level.
*Since [[Generation IX]], Pokémon caught by the player use their met level for obedience, while outsider Pokémon use the level at which they were received in the current game.
**Prior to [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet#Other|version 1.2.0]] of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, due to a bug, the outsider level check would apply to a traded Pokémon even if it was traded back to its [[Original Trainer]].<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/60277 How to Update Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet]</ref>

Disobedient Pokémon will rarely perform the move the player ordered them to. Instead, they may do nothing; put themselves to [[Sleep (status condition)|sleep]]; inflict [[Confusion (status condition)|confusion]] damage on themselves; or, in Generations I through [[Generation IV|IV]], perform a different move. In Generations [[Generation III|III]] and IV, during a [[Double Battle]], a disobedient Pokémon may select a different target than the one the player selected. In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, disobedient Pokémon may refuse to engage in [[Let's Go#Auto Battle|Auto Battles]], displaying a blue broken heart and wandering away from the target.

The closer a Pokémon's level is to the obedience threshold, the more likely they are to listen. For example, in a Generation IV game where the player has not yet received the first badge (putting the obedience threshold at level 10), an outsider Pokémon at level 100 will almost always ignore the player, while an outsider Pokémon at level 16 will occasionally listen.

Obedience does not apply to [[Pokémon battle|Link Battle]]s, [[battle facilities]], [[Max Raid Battle]]s,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/e72y1l/tips_all_pokemon_obey_you_in_max_raid_battles/ Tips: All Pokemon obey you in Max Raid Battles regardless of Gym Badges : r/pokemon]</ref> [[Tera Raid Battle]]s,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/z5261g/scarletviolet_raid_tip_pok%C3%A9mon_do_not_disobey_in/ Scarlet/Violet raid tip: Pokémon do not disobey in raids : r/pokemon]</ref> or the [[Synchro Machine]]. In these situations, the Pokémon will always obey the player.

===Badges===
The Badges or number of Badges that the player has affects their Pokémon's behavior. From Generation I to IV, usually the maximum level at which outsider Pokémon will obey the player is increased every second Badge (in Badge case order); from Generation V onward (except in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}), this increase occurs for every Badge instead of every other Badge. In the Sinnoh games ([[Generation IV]] and [[Generation VIII]]), [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] and {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, obedience is determined by the number of Badges, not which specific Badges the player has. This can be attributed to the non-linear way the player can obtain badges in those games; the {{badge|Cobble|Cobble}} and {{badge|Fen}}s in {{g|Diamond and Pearl}} as well as Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the {{badge|Thunder|Thunder}}, {{badge|Rainbow|Rainbow}}, {{badge|Soul|Soul}}, {{badge|Marsh|Marsh}}, and {{badge|Volcano}}s in {{g|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}, and all of them in Scarlet and Violet.

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! Badges by obedience level
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! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
! {{color2|000|Sinnoh League}}
! {{color2|000|Unova League}}
! {{color2|000|Kalos League}}
! {{color2|000|Galar League}}
! {{color2|000|Paldea League}}
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! Up to Lv. 10
| ''No Badges''
| ''No Badges''
| ''No Badges''
| ''No Badges''
| ''No Badges''
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|-
! Up to Lv. 20
| 1 Badge{{sup/7|PE}}
| Zephyr Badge{{sup/4|HGSS}}
| Stone Badge{{sup/6|ORAS}}
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| Trio Badge{{sup/5|BW}} Basic Badge{{sup/5|B2W2}}
| ''No Badges''
| ''No Badges''
| ''No Badges''
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! Up to Lv. 25
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|Grass Badge
| 1 Badge
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! Up to Lv. 30
| Cascade Badge 2 Badges{{sup/7|PE}}
| Hive Badge
| Knuckle Badge
| 2 Badges
| Basic Badge{{sup/5|BW}} Toxic Badge{{sup/5|B2W2}}
| Bug Badge
| Water Badge
| 2 Badges
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! Up to Lv. 35
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|
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|Fire Badge
| 3 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 40
| 3 Badges{{sup/7|PE}}
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| Dynamo Badge{{sup/6|ORAS}}
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| Insect Badge
| Cliff Badge
| Fighting Badge{{sup/8|Sw}} Ghost Badge{{sup/8|Sh}}
| 4 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 45
|
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|Fairy Badge
| 5 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 50
| Rainbow Badge 4 Badges{{sup/7|PE}}
| Fog Badge
| Heat Badge
| 4 Badges
| Bolt Badge
| Rumble Badge
| Rock Badge{{sup/8|Sw}} Ice Badge{{sup/8|Sh}}
| 6 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 55
|
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|
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|Dark Badge
| 7 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 60
| 5 Badges{{sup/7|PE}}
|
| Balance Badge{{sup/6|ORAS}}
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| Quake Badge
| Plant Badge
|
|-
! Up to Lv. 70
| Marsh Badge 6 Badges{{sup/7|PE}}
| Storm Badge{{sup/2|GSC}} Mineral Badge{{sup/4|HGSS}}
| Feather Badge
| 6 Badges
| Jet Badge
| Voltage Badge
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|-
! Up to Lv. 80
| 7 Badges{{sup/7|PE}}
|
| Mind Badge{{sup/6|ORAS}}
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| Freeze Badge{{sup/5|BW}} Legend Badge{{sup/5|B2W2}}
| Fairy Badge
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|-
! Up to Lv. 90
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| Psychic Badge
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! All Pokémon
| Earth Badge 8 Badges{{sup/7|PE}}
| Rising Badge
| Rain Badge
| 8 Badges
| Legend Badge{{sup/5|BW}} Wave Badge{{sup/5|B2W2}}
| Iceberg Badge
| Dragon Badge
| 8 Badges
|}
|}

===Stamps===
In the [[Alola]] region, the number of Stamps the player has earned by completing grand trials in the [[island challenge]] affect their Pokémon's behavior.

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! Stamps by obedience level
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{| border="1" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
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!
! Stamp
! Stamp requirement
|-
!Up to Lv. 20
|''No stamps''
|''No stamp requirement''
|-
! Up to Lv. 35
| Melemele Trial Completion
| Defeat [[Island kahuna|Kahuna]] [[Hala]] in grand trial
|-
! Up to Lv. 50
| Akala Trial Completion
| Defeat [[Island kahuna|Kahuna]] [[Olivia]] in grand trial
|-
! Up to Lv. 65
| Ula'ula Trial Completion
| Defeat [[Island kahuna|Kahuna]] [[Nanu]] in grand trial
|-
! Up to Lv. 80
| Poni Trial Completion
| Defeat [[Island kahuna|Kahuna]] [[Hapu]] in grand trial
|-
! All Pokémon
| Island Challenge Completion
| Defeat the {{OBP|Pokémon League|Alola}}
|}
|}

===Galaxy Team rank===
In {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, the [[Rank (Galaxy Team)|Galaxy Team rank]] achieved by the player affects their Pokémon's behavior.

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! Rank by obedience level
|-
|
{| border="1" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#{{electric color}}"
!
! Rank
! Point requirement
|-
! Up to Lv. 10
| No Star
| 0
|-
! Up to Lv. 20
| First Star
| 500
|-
! Up to Lv. 30
| Second Star
| 1,800
|-
! Up to Lv. 40
| Third Star
| 3,500
|-
! Up to Lv. 50
| Fourth Star
| 6,000
|-
! Up to Lv. 65
| Fifth Star
| 8,500
|-
! Up to Lv. 80
| Sixth Star
| 11,000
|-
! All Pokémon
| Seventh Star or higher
| At least 15,000
|}
|}

===Z-A Royale rank===
In {{g|Legends: Z-A}}, the player's [[Z-A Royale]] rank affects their Pokémon's behavior.

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}}"
|-
! Rank by obedience level
|-
|
{| border="1" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#{{electric color}}"
!
! Rank
! Promotion match
! Challenger's Ticket points required
|-
! Up to Lv. 20
| Rank Z
| ''None''
| ''N/A''
|-
! Up to Lv. 25
| Rank Y
| [[Zach]]
| 1,000
|-
! Up to Lv. 30
| Rank X
| [[Yvon]]
| 3,000
|-
! Up to Lv. 35
| Rank W
| [[Xavi]]
| 4,000
|-
! Up to Lv. 40
| Rank V
| [[Rintaro]]
| 5,000
|-
! Up to Lv. 60
| Rank F
| [[Vinnie]]
| 6,000
|-
! Up to Lv. 65
| Rank E
| [[Canari]]
| 32,000
|-
! Up to Lv. 70
| Rank D
| [[Ivor]]
| 35,000
|-
! Up to Lv. 75
| Rank C
| [[Corbeau]]
| 38,000
|-
! Up to Lv. 80
| Rank B
| [[Jacinthe]]
| 41,000
|-
! All Pokémon
| Rank A
| [[Grisham]]
| 45,000
|}
|}

===Disobedience quotes===
The following table may be sorted by [[generation]] by clicking on the appropriate header.

{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{electric color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{electric color}}" cellpadding=3
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundytl|3px}}" class="unsortable" | Quote
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}" class="unsortable" | Effect
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}" | Gen I
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}" | Gen II
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}" | Gen III
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}" | Gen IV
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}" | Gen V
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}" | Gen VI
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}" | Gen VII
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}" | Gen VIII
! style="background-color: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundytr|3px}}" | Gen IX
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> used instead, <move>!
| style="text-align:left" | The Pokémon uses a different move
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" rowspan=2 | <Pokémon> ignored orders!
| style="text-align:left" | The Pokémon does not attack
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | The Pokémon uses a different move
| {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> is loafing around{{tt|!|"." in Gen I-II}}
| style="text-align:left" rowspan=4 | The Pokémon does not attack
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> turned away!
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> won't obey!
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> pretended not to notice!
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> began to nap!
| style="text-align:left" | The Pokémon goes to {{status|sleep}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> won't obey! It hurt itself in its confusion!
| style="text-align:left" | The Pokémon does {{status|confusion}} damage to itself
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> ignored orders...sleeping!
| style="text-align:left" rowspan=3 | The Pokémon does not attack (when using {{m|Snore}} or {{m|Sleep Talk}} while {{status|sleep|asleep}})
| {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> ignored orders while asleep!
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
|- style="background: #FFF"
| style="text-align:left" | <Pokémon> ignored orders and kept sleeping!
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|}

===Obedience formula and checks===
{{incomplete|section|Formula/checks from Generation V onward}}
====Generation I and II====
In battles in which [[experience]] can be earned, an [[outsider Pokémon]] may disobey the player if its level is greater than the maximum controllable level <code>M</code> granted by the player's Badges.

When using a move, if it is possible for the Pokémon to disobey, a random integer <math>R_1</math> from 0 to <math>T</math> is generated, where <math>T = PokemonLevel + ObedienceCap - 1</math>. If <math>R_1</math> is greater than or equal to <math>ObedienceCap</math>, the Pokémon disobeys. If a Pokémon disobeys, the effect of {{m|Encore}} immediately ends.

If the disobedient Pokémon was trying to use {{m|Snore}} or {{m|Sleep Talk}} while {{status|sleep|asleep}}, the Pokémon will ignore orders and do nothing. Otherwise, <math>R_2</math>, a second random integer from 0 to <math>T</math>, is independently generated. If <math>R_2</math> is less than <math>ObedienceCap</math>, the Pokémon uses another possible move instead (if any move is {{m|disable}}d, or if no other move has [[PP]] remaining, the Pokémon will simply not attack). Otherwise, another random integer <math>R_3</math> is generated, but this time ranging from 0 to 255.
* If <math>R_3 < (PokemonLevel - ObedienceCap)</math>, the Pokémon takes a nap and goes to {{status|sleep}} (potentially overriding other status conditions).
* Otherwise, if <math>R_3 < 2 \cdot (PokemonLevel - ObedienceCap)</math>, the Pokémon inflicts {{status|confusion}} damage to itself.
* Otherwise, the Pokémon does not attack.

The obedience check is not performed during the second turn of a {{cat|moves with a charging turn|move with a charging turn}}, or while locked into {{m|Bide}} or a {{cat|Consecutively executed moves|consecutively executed move}}.

====Generation III and IV====
{{incomplete|section|In Gen IV, check circumstances that skip the obedience check in Gen III}}
In battles in which [[experience]] can be earned, in the [[Trainer Tower]], and on the [[Trainer Hill]], an [[outsider Pokémon]] may disobey the player if its level is greater than the maximum controllable level <math>ObedienceCap</math> granted by the player's Badges. In {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}, this value is treated as 0 for the obedience check of a {{p|Deoxys}} or {{p|Mew}} that is not met in a [[fateful encounter]], regardless of the player's Badges.

If it is possible for the Pokémon to disobey, when using a move, the following value is calculated. (<math>R_1</math> is a random integer between 0 and 255.)

<math>ObedienceCheck = {(PokemonLevel + ObedienceCap) \times R_1 \over 256}</math>

If <math>ObedienceCheck</math> is greater than or equal to <math>ObedienceCap</math>, the Pokémon disobeys. If a Pokémon is determined to be disobedient and was commanded to use {{m|Rage}}, the effect of Rage immediately ends.

If the disobedient Pokémon was trying to use {{m|Snore}} or {{m|Sleep Talk}} while {{status|sleep|asleep}}, the Pokémon will ignore orders and do nothing. Otherwise, a second value is calculated to determine what disobedience action the Pokémon should take. (<math>R_2</math> is a random integer between 0 and 255, independent of the previous random integer.)

<math>DisobedienceAction = {(PokemonLevel + ObedienceCap) \times R_2 \over 256}</math>

If <math>DisobedienceAction</math> is less than <math>ObedienceCap</math>, the Pokémon uses another possible move instead. Otherwise, <math>R_3</math>, another independent random integer between 0 and 255, is generated.
* If <math>R_3 < (PokemonLevel - ObedienceCap)</math>, the Pokémon takes a nap and goes to {{status|sleep}}, unless it already has a major status condition, an {{m|uproar}} is occurring, or it has the [[Ability]] {{a|Vital Spirit}} or {{a|Insomnia}}.
* Otherwise, if <math>R_3 < 2 \cdot (PokemonLevel - ObedienceCap)</math>, the Pokémon inflicts {{status|confusion}} damage to itself.
* Otherwise, the Pokémon does not attack.

In Generation III, the obedience check is not performed when using {{m|Pursuit}} on a Pokémon about to [[recall|switch out]], during the second turn of a {{cat|moves with a charging turn|move with a charging turn}}, or while locked into {{m|Bide}} or a {{cat|Consecutively executed moves|consecutively executed move}}. In [[Generation IV]], the obedience check is not performed while locked into Bide (other moves skipped in Generation III are unconfirmed in Generation IV).

In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], [[Shadow Pokémon]] may disobey commands to use any moves but {{m|Shadow Rush}} if they are in [[Hyper Mode]].

===Gallery===
{{Missing image|section|Needs screenshots from SwSh, LGPE, SV, and Z-A}}
<gallery>
File:Disobedience Gen I.png|Disobedience in Gen I
File:Disobedience Gen II.png|Disobedience in Gen II
File:Disobedience Gen III.png|Disobedience in Gen III
File:Disobedience Gen IV.png|Disobedience in Gen IV
File:Disobedience Gen V.png|Disobedience in Gen V
File:Disobedience Gen VI.png|Disobedience in Gen VI
File:Disobedience Gen VII.png|Disobedience in Gen VII
File:Disobedience Gen VIII.png|Disobedience in Gen VIII
</gallery>

==In animation==
===''Pokémon the Series''===
In the {{aniseries|OS}} episode ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', [[Lacy (EP044)|Cassandra's grandmother]] mentioned that Pokémon will only obey Trainers if they respect them. This respect can be earned by obtaining more [[Badge]]s. As shown in ''[[EP073|Bad To The Bone]]'', this respect can be lost by losing the Badges. Unlike the {{pkmn|games}}, however, in {{pkmn|animation}} this is often overcome through emotional appeals or selflessness. On the other hand, Pokémon obtained by [[trade]] or being given orders by another individual that is not their trainer may result in disobedience.

===={{aniseries|OS}}====
[[File:Ash Charizard disobedience.png|thumb|250px|Ash's Charizard refusing to battle]]
In ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', [[Ash's Pikachu]] was initially very hostile towards him due to having no respect for a beginning Trainer. It wasn't until Ash protected Pikachu from a flock of {{p|Spearow}} that he finally respected and listened to Ash.

In ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', [[Jessie's Ekans]] and [[James's Koffing]] refused to obey {{MTR}} as he was not their trainer.

[[Ash's Primeape]] was incredibly violent and virtually uncontrollable, and thus, Ash rarely used it. However, during the [[P1 Grand Prix]], Ash saved Primeape from a dangerous fall, and it began to respect and listen to Ash.
[[File:Misty yelling at Psyduck.png|thumb|left|220px|Misty yelling at Psyduck for not listening]]
Although not purposefully disobedient, [[Misty's Psyduck]] rarely does what she commands it to do, usually because it simply does not understand. It comes out of its {{i|Poké Ball}} at its own will when Misty wants to call out another Pokémon on her [[Party|team]] (mostly for comedic relief).

In ''[[EP031|Dig Those Diglett!]]'', all of the {{pkmn|Trainer}}s' Pokémon proceeded to disobey their respective Trainers when they attempted to fight the Diglett, where they even refused to come out of their {{i|Poké Ball}}s. However, it was revealed that the various Pokémon had a very good reason for their disobedience, as the [[Gaiva Dam]]'s completion would have resulted in the immediate vicinity being wiped out from the flooding.

[[Jessie's Lickitung]], while generally obedient to Jessie, was shown in [[EP052|its debut episode]] to disobey Jessie once just prior to being defeated, with it being strongly implied in the Japanese version and to a far lesser extent the English dub that the primary reason for the disobedience was due to feeling hungry.

[[Ash's Charmander]] refused to obey him after evolving into {{p|Charmeleon}}, and continued to disobey as a {{AP|Charizard}}. When Ash commanded him, he would either ignore Ash's orders and use a different move, go to {{status|sleep}}, leave the battlefield, or attack Ash. In [[M01|one case]], he even attacked [[Mewtwo (M01)|a Pokémon]] without Ash telling him to do so. The rare instances where Charizard does express any obedience towards Ash is when fighting against another Pokémon that he sees as a worthy opponent, namely other {{type|Fire}} Pokémon such as [[Zippo]], a [[Mewtwo (M01)#Created|cloned Charizard]], or [[Blaine's Magmar]]. Charizard's disobedience ultimately cost Ash the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] when he deemed [[Sparky]] an unworthy opponent and refused to battle, causing the Mouse Pokémon and its {{pkmn|Trainer}}, [[Ritchie]], to win by default. In addition, his lack of respect for Ash during that time was such that even after Ash [[EP063|won his Earth Badge]], he still refused to obey. After Ash stayed up all night to look after Charizard when he had become frozen in ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard regained his respect for Ash and from then on obeyed him without question. This character trait was severely downplayed in the remake to ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution]]'', only really being showcased twice in the film: when attacking Mewtwo like in the original film and when he attacked Dragonite when it appeared.

In ''[[EP073|Bad To The Bone]]'', [[Otoshi]]'s {{p|Marowak}} left its Trainer after he lost and failed to recover his Badges, as Marowak had lost respect for him. Marowak later returned when it saw how happy a group of Trainers and their Pokémon were together.

===={{aniseries|GS}}====
In ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]'', [[James's Victreebel|James's first Victreebel]] who was traded to the [[Magikarp salesman]] refused to obey him.

====[[Pokémon Chronicles]]====
[[Misty's Gyarados]] was incredibly hostile to her and everyone else when she returned to the [[Cerulean Gym]] and was almost the cause of the Gym being closed down in ''[[HS02|Cerulean Blues]]''. It nearly drowned her in the pool while she was trying to tame it. Gyarados started to obey her when she protected it against the attacks of the [[Invincible Pokémon Brothers]].

===={{aniseries|RS}}====
In ''[[AG046|Candid Camerupt!]]'', [[Ash's Corphish]] attacked [[Winstrate family|Vivi]]'s {{p|Marill}} at full force even though [[Max]], who borrowed Corphish, had explicitly told him to go easy on the {{pkmn|category|Aqua Mouse Pokémon}}.

In ''[[AG066|Exploud and Clear!]]'', {{OBP|Guy|AG066}}'s {{p|Loudred}} stopped obeying him after it evolved into {{p|Exploud}}, and ran off. However, after Guy jumped in front of {{TRT}}'s cork gun to protect it, it came to respect him.

In ''[[AG112|Showdown At Linoone]]'', [[Kimmy Shoney]] had a {{p|Linoone}} that went around stealing round objects and wouldn't listen to him.

===={{aniseries|DP}}====
In ''[[DP035|An Elite Meet and Greet!]]'', [[Dawn's Buizel]] refused to obey her commands during his battle against [[Lucian]]'s {{p|Bronzong}}, resulting in his defeat. Later, after Lucian commanded Buizel during his battle against {{TRT}}, Lucian showed Dawn how Buizel conducts himself in battles, and Dawn adjusted her battling style to fit Buizel's, giving him commands more suitable to the way he used to behave when he was in the {{pkmn2|wild}}. As a result, Buizel obeyed Dawn during the rematch. Buizel continued to obey her afterwards, and always obeyed Ash after Dawn traded Buizel to him.

In ''[[DP059|Luxray Vision!]]'', {{OBP|Marble|DP059}} had trouble getting her {{p|Luxray}} to obey her due to it having trouble with its Electric-type attacks since evolving from {{p|Luxio}}. Once Luxray was able to utilize its Electric-type attacks again, it had no trouble obeying Marble.

[[Dawn's Piloswine]] frequently disobeyed her after evolving from {{p|Swinub}}, and continued to disobey as a {{p|Mamoswine}}. In ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]'', Mamoswine was injured during a battle against a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Aggron}}; Dawn and her Pokémon used the first aid skills Brock taught her in ''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]'' to help Mamoswine recover, and later attempted to protect Mamoswine from Team Rocket. As a result, Mamoswine regained its respect for Dawn, and under her instructions, it was able to defeat Aggron. After that, although Mamoswine was still a little rebellious, it did not hesitate to help Dawn when she was in danger.

In ''[[DP148|Try For the Family Stone!]]'', [[Mitchell (DP148)|Mitchell]]'s {{P|Murkrow}} stopped obeying and ran away from him when he, out of both desperation to beat his sister [[Rhyanna]] and her {{P|Misdreavus}} and frustration out of his and Murkrow's previous failures to beat them, pushed Murkrow too hard in training it to learn [[Wing Attack]] by continuously pelting it with stones and denying it the chance to recover when it got hit; this also resulted in Murkrow starting to use its {{m|Confuse Ray|hypnosis power}} on unsuspecting travelers in its anger, which Rhyanna believed Mitchell to be responsible for. Murkrow started listening to Mitchell again after he apologized to it.

===={{aniseries|BW}}====
[[File:Excadrill covered.png|thumb|250px|Excadrill refusing to battle]]
In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', {{an|Iris}} had recurring problems with disobedient Pokémon. Prior to her introduction, her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} had closed himself off from her, as he was ashamed of when he lost to [[Drayden]]'s {{p|Haxorus}} and distrustful of her guidance in battle (due to her having pushed him to keep battling even though he knew he couldn't win). When sent out of his {{i|Poké Ball}}, he would simply stay curled up as a drill. Following {{an|Cilan}}'s advice in ''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]'', Iris apologized to him; as a result, he regained his respect for Iris and began to obey her again.

Later, she caught an {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} who disliked battling, and would use {{m|Volt Switch}} to force another Pokémon into her place when sent into battle. She was also fond of using {{m|Attract}} to [[Infatuation|infatuate]] the opponent, and avoid actually battling. Since in the [[Club Battle]], only one Pokémon could be used, Emolga could not use Volt Switch without being disqualified; as a result, she actually listened to Iris's commands, and she continued to in later battles.

[[Luke's Zorua]] ran off and refused to listen to him after Luke continued to make Zorua play male characters when as a female, she only wanted to play female characters. Zorua listened to Luke again after he apologized.

{{an|Bianca}}'s new {{p|Escavalier}}, which had just evolved from a {{p|Karrablast}} by trading her {{p|Shelmet}} for it with [[Professor Juniper]], attacked her when she tried to greet it. Professor Juniper recommended that it have a [[Double Battle]] with her new {{p|Accelgor}}, which also evolved during the trade, against [[Ash's Boldore]] and [[Cilan's Crustle]]. Through half the battle, Escavalier refused to listen to Bianca, which resulted in Accelgor being injured while trying to protect it. Seeing what Accelgor was willing to do for it, Escavalier started to listen to Bianca's commands so it could protect Accelgor as well.

[[Iris's Dragonite]] initially refused to listen to her, particularly during the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]]. He attacked with the moves he wanted to use, rather than the ones Iris commanded, which eventually resulted in Iris's loss against Ash in the semifinals. Slowly but surely, Dragonite started trusting his Trainer, and by ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'', he started to obey Iris.

===={{aniseries|XY}}====
[[File:Ash Froakie past.png|thumb|250px|Froakie abandoning one of its previous Trainers]]
[[Ash's Greninja|Ash's Froakie]], prior to joining Ash's team, was notorious for being troublesome, going through several Trainers that it proved unsuitable for. Either the Trainer would end up returning it to [[Professor Sycamore]] for being disobedient, or it would abandon its new Trainer and return to Professor Sycamore itself; the latter had happened when it met Ash in ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]''. Even willingly joining Ash's party didn't automatically ensure its obedience; in ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'', when a wild {{AP|Fletchling}} upset {{an|Bonnie}} by stealing a Berry that she was trying to feed to a {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}, Froakie attacked the Tiny Robin Pokémon and refused to obey Ash's instructions to back down and leave it to Pikachu. However, Ash realized that the Bubble Frog Pokémon was only trying to stick up for Bonnie and the two came up with a strategy that ultimately resulted in Froakie's payback and Fletchling's capture. This confirmed to Froakie that it had found the right Trainer and it subsequently obeyed Ash without question.

In ''[[XY008|Grooming Furfrou!]]'', {{OBP|Jessica|XY008}} had trouble getting her {{p|Furfrou}} to obey her. This stemmed from the fact Furfrou didn't approve of her due to her not being confident in her skills.

===={{aniseries|SM}}====
In ''Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon'', [[Jessie's Mimikyu]] sometimes refused to listen to its Trainer unless [[Ash's Pikachu]] is around for it to fight; although sometimes Mimikyu will target Pikachu instead if told to attack something else. While their relationship improved over time, Mimikyu continued to prioritize attacking any Pikachu it saw. This habit almost cost Jessie in the preliminary round of the [[Manalo Conference]], as Mimikyu continued to try to attack Ash's Pikachu even after the [[Battle Royal]] ended.

In ''[[SM047|A Masked Warning!]]'', Ash discovered that his {{AP|Lycanroc}} would become enraged whenever its fur is dirtied. Later, during a {{pkmn|battle}} with {{an|Gladion}}, Lycanroc landed in a puddle and became enraged by its muddied fur, causing it to attack Gladion's {{p|Type: Null}}, {{TP|Gladion|Silvally}}, without listening to Ash's commands. The same thing occurred again in ''[[SM074|Tough Guy Trials!]]'', during Ash's battle with [[Nanu]]'s {{p|Krookodile}}; Lycanroc was hit by {{m|Mud-Slap}} from Krookodile, causing it to get dirty and enraged once more, leading to its defeat soon after. This happened yet again in [[SM075|the next episode]], after [[Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Bulu]] intentionally hit Lycanroc into the puddle along with Ash's other Pokémon, driving it mad once more. However, Ash was able to calm it down by having it remember everything that they went through together when it was still a {{p|Rockruff}}. Eventually, Lycanroc overcame its rage during the battle with Tapu Bulu, when it got hit by a tree trunk and landed into the puddle again.

===={{aniseries|JN}}====
In ''[[JN072|Everybody's Doing the Underground Shuffle!]]'', [[Goh]] and Ash's Pikachu battled a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Seismitoad}} underneath [[Driftveil City]] while separated from Ash, [[Chloe]], and the others. Goh tried to [[Caught Pokémon|catch]] it, but Pikachu kept taking the initiative before Goh could command him, causing Seismitoad to flee.

===''Pokémon Horizons: The Series''===
In ''[[HZ075|The Wonders of the World!]]'', [[Gibeon]]'s [[White Zygarde]] was seen disobeying its Trainer's orders to not intervene in [[Laquium]]'s unrelenting expansion, presumably sensing the danger it posed to the ecosystem.

Pokémon affected by [[Laquium]] may disobey their trainers, picking moves and targeting opposing Pokémon on their own. This is first shown in ''[[HZ097|The Prankster]]'' with [[Stunner Fisk]]'s [[Stunfisk (Pokémon)|Stunfisk]], and is later pointed out by [[Dot]] during her, [[Liko]] and [[Roy]]'s battle against [[Indi]] and [[Rubina]]'s [[Tauros (Pokémon)|Tauros]] in ''[[HZ100|We Are the Rising Volt Tacklers!]]''. The Tauros picked their moves and targets based only on [[Type|type effectiveness]] and failed to obey their trainers' command to dodge, which allowed Dot and her team to successfully trick them into hitting each other.

===POKÉTOON===
In ''[[PT03|Blossom's Dream]]'', {{OBP|Blossom|POKÉTOON}} tried commanding [[Blossom's parents|her father]]'s {{p|Charizard}} to show some kids that it could still battle. Charizard did not obey any of her commands and yawned in response. Her father stated in the same episode that Charizard is his Pokémon and would not obey her. Later, Charizard obeyed Blossom perfectly when she asked it to help her stop a wild {{p|Nidoking}} and {{p|Nidoqueen}} from battling the local Trainers' Pokémon due to a misunderstanding.

==In the manga==
{{incomplete|section|Missing Enta's Zangoose from the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga}}
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
In ''[[ET01|Pikachu, I See You!]]'', similar to in {{aniseries|OS}}, {{OBP|Ash's Pikachu|EToP}} started off as hostile towards Ash. It was not until Ash protected it from a {{AP|Fearow}} and a flock of {{p|Spearow}} that Pikachu began to respect Ash.

In ''[[ET13|The Indigo Finals]]'', [[Ash's Charizard]] was revealed to have disobeyed Ash sometime before the 88th Pokémon League. During the League, Ash would have to hold a special flare with the fire of a {{p|Moltres}} to get Charizard to listen. When Ash used Charizard against [[Ritchie]]'s [[Zippo|Charley]], it became a brutal battle to the point that Ash had to get his Charizard to stop, but failed. With no other choice, Ash recalled Charizard to its Poké Ball and then forfeited the match.

===How I Became a Pokémon Card===
In [[PW05]], {{HIBAPC|Tsubasa}} trains a {{p|Pidgeot}} which does not obey him as it belonged to his grandfather.

===Movie adaptations===
In ''{{ma|I Choose You!}}'', {{OBP|Ash's Pikachu|M20}} started off as disobedient towards Ash when he and Ash first met. After an encounter with a flock of {{p|Spearow}}, Pikachu began to respect Ash when Ash selflessly protected him from that flock of Spearow.

===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Zeller disobedience.png|thumb|250px|Pearl's Buizel, Zeller, attacking his Trainer]]
There have been some instances where Pokémon don't obey their Trainers. Most commonly, this has been the case for traded Pokémon. There have also been some instances where Pokémon do not obey their original Trainers.

===={{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}}====
In ''[[PS005|Onix is On!]]'', {{adv|Red}}'s {{p|Pikachu}}, [[Pika]], refused to listen to Red due to Red being an inexperienced Trainer. Only after Red saved Pika from an attack did he begin to listen.

In ''[[PS006|Gyarados Splashes In!]]'', [[Misty]]'s {{p|Gyarados}}, now owned by Red and [[nickname]]d [[Gyara]], did not obey her. This was a result from [[Team Rocket]]'s experiments involving Pokémon in which the Pokémon in question had been used, causing his rage.

In ''[[PS018|A Tale of Ninetales]]'', Blue's new {{TP|Blue|Porygon}} refuses to listen to him. This is stated to be due to the fact that Pokémon exchanged at the [[Celadon Game Corner|Game Corner]] tend to be harder to control. Additionally, {{adv|Red}} and {{adv|Blue}}'s Pokémon get accidentally traded between them. Blue's Pokémon do not obey Red because they do not respect him.

===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
In ''[[PS109|Ampharos Amore]]'', {{adv|Silver}} and {{adv|Gold}} trade their Pokémon. In the next chapter, the Pokémon Gold traded to Silver, [[Polibo]], does not react to his commands.

===={{MangaArc|Diamond & Pearl}}====
{{adv|Pearl}}'s {{p|Buizel}}, {{DL|Pearl (Adventures)|Zeller}}, does not obey him, having turned hostile towards humans after [[Team Galactic]] detonated the Galactic Bomb and his home is destroyed.

===={{MangaArc|Black & White}}====
{{adv|Black}}'s {{p|Carracosta}}, [[Costa]], is a stubborn and unresponsive Pokémon. Due to this nature, his original Trainer, [[Marshal]], released him. He displayed the same attitude with Black and only began to listen to him shortly before he evolved.

===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
In ''[[DPA01|In Search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga!!]]'', when [[Hareta]] first met {{TP|Hareta|Piplup}}, it refused to listen to him. It wasn't until when Hareta attempted to calm down a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Onix}}, Piplup began to respect Hareta.

===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
In ''[[GB03|The Legendary Pokémon Appears!]]'', {{GnB|Gold}} received a {{TP|Gold|Pikachu}} from the future. It didn't listen to Gold when they first met as its level was too high.

===Pokémon Newspaper Strip===
In the [[Pokémon Newspaper Strip]], [[Ash Ketchum (Pokémon Newspaper Strip)|Ash]]'s Pokémon often disobey him and attack him. In particular, Ash repeatedly ordered [[Ash's Pikachu|his Pikachu]] to enter its Poké Ball, but Pikachu ignored him.

==In other languages==
''Obey''
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==References==
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Laquium

2026-03-16T21:09:09Z

Skiper: /* Effects and characteristics */

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[[File:Laquium cluster.png|thumb|250px|A cluster of Laquium in [[Laqua]]]]
'''Laquium''' (Japanese: '''ラクリウム''' ''Rakurium''), also referred to as the '''Treasure of Eternity''' (Japanese: '''永遠のめぐみ''' ''Eternal Blessing'') by [[Exceed]], is a mysterious, energetic substance of extraterrestrial origin featured prominently in {{aniseries|HZ}}. It manifests in the form of pink crystals, is found exclusively in the deepest areas of [[Laqua]], and appears to have some connection to the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Terapagos}}.

After the events of ''[[HZ089|Where the Adventure Leads]]'', Exceed, under the leadership of [[Spinel]], started developing products with Laquium, namely the iterations of [[Strong Sphere]]s.

==History==
===Pre-series===
[[File:Laquium components.png|thumb|left|250px|The inert extraterrestrial components that make up Laquium]]
As revealed in [[HZ122]], long ago, Laquium was created as the result of extraterrestrial components found on a massive meteor undergoing a chemical reaction upon its fall onto the [[Pokémon world]], destroying [[Mount Pericarp]]'s summit and creating the crater where [[Laqua]] currently sits at in the process. The meteor itself transformed into the Laquium Core, which is said to produce Laquium endlessly.
[[File:Laquium mist.png|thumb|250px|Laquium spreading its mist all over [[Laqua]]]]
100 years prior to the events of {{aniseries|HZ}}, the original [[Explorers]], composed of [[Lucius]], [[Rystal]], and [[Gibeon]], found the Pokémon paradise known as Laqua. Deep into the paradise, they discovered a large chunk of pink crystals, which were overstimulating the growth of the nearby plants to the point of actually devastating the land. Lucius and Rystal tried to leave Laqua, but Gibeon ignored them and had his [[White Zygarde|Zygarde]] dig the crystals out. This, however, caused the Laquium to activate, expand uncontrollably, and release a pink mist over the area, causing many [[wild Pokémon]] to go berserk. The expansion created a fissure on the ground below Gibeon, causing him to fall inside. The [[Six Heroes]] released themselves from their [[Ancient Poké Ball]]s and tried to contain the crystals, but to no avail. Afterwards, Rystal's {{p|Terapagos}}, [[Pagogo]], transformed into its {{form|Terapagos|Stellar Form}} and gave some of its [[Terastal energy|energy]] to the Six Heroes, allowing them to seal the Laquium away. As a result of this, Lucius was trapped in Laqua, but the Laquium kept him alive for over 100 years.

Gibeon survived the fall thanks to the power of the Laquium shard he managed to keep. In the aftermath, he founded [[Exceed]] to conduct research on the mineral and managed to extend his lifespan with the mist released by Laquium.

===''Pokémon Horizons: The Series''===
[[File:Laquium.png|thumb|left|250px|The "Treasure of Eternity", a Laquium shard owned by [[Exceed]]]]
Laquium was first mentioned by Gibeon in ''[[HZ045|From So Far Away]]'', while he mused about his desire to reach Laqua.

In ''[[HZ054|The Treasure of Eternity]]'', Friede returned to his previous workplace, Exceed, and asked his former boss, [[Cervantis]], about the "Treasure of Eternity", something he had learned of while working there, suspecting a connection to Terapagos, but the man was unable to give him satisfying answers. Later, Friede managed to sneak on the vault where the Treasure of Eternity was being kept, only to find an empty vault labeled "Laquium", establishing the two names refer to the same substance. Unbeknownst to Friede, the responsible for taking the Laquium away was [[Spinel]].

In ''[[HZ064|The Approaching Shadow!]]'', Spinel interrupted [[Liko]] and [[Amethio]]'s battle and, as an experiment, used the mist generated by the Laquium sample he stolen on his {{p|Umbreon}}, causing it to go berserk, grow more powerful, and defeat Amethio's {{Tera}}stallized {{TP|Amethio|Ceruledge}} in a single hit. Terapagos, angered by the sight of Laquium, transformed into its {{form|Terapagos|Terastal Form}} and destroyed the sample with its power, forcing Umbreon back into its normal state in the process. Reflecting upon this, Spinel concluded that Terapagos and Laquium must be polar opposites.
[[File:Pagogo Six Heroes Laquium HZ089.png|thumb|250px|[[Pagogo]] and the [[Six Heroes]] attempting to purify Laqua from Laquium]]
The [[Rising Volt Tacklers]] and the Explorers arrived at Laqua in ''[[HZ085|The Pokémon Paradise of Laqua!]]''. In ''[[HZ087|Guided by the Black Rayquaza!]]'', Gibeon arrived at the epicenter of the Laquium spread and inserted a shard into his suit, allowing him to regain the use of his legs. Then, he had Zygarde mine a large cluster of Laquium crystals, only to witness as Lucius emerged from it, still alive. Despite Lucius's warnings, Gibeon still allows the Explorers to excavate the Laquium Core and activate it for unlimited Laquium production. Later, the Six Heroes lent Pagogo their strength, allowing it to transform into its Stellar Form and seemingly purify Laqua from the Laquium in ''[[HZ089|Where the Adventure Leads]]'', causing Gibeon and Lucius to disappear. Spinel, however, managed to store some of the mist into Laquium Spheres, which he then promptly used on the Six Heroes, causing them (except for Rayquaza) to go berserk and wreak havoc across Laqua.

In ''[[HZ090|Eyes to the Skies Once Again (Part One)]]'', [[Dot]] helped [[Roy]] in tracking down a wild {{p|Slaking}} that was possibly under the effects of Laquium, which was thought to have been completely destroyed a year ago. Roy and [[Ult]], with further help from [[Captain Pikachu]], eventually managed to take it down. This discovery led Roy to travel to [[Kanto]]'s [[Indigo Academy]] to find Liko and ask for her help.
[[File:Exceed Strong Sphere.png|thumb|left|250px|The [[Strong Sphere]], a Laquium-based device]]
On their travels, Liko and Roy found more instances of Pokémon being affected by Laquium, far away from Laqua: two wild {{p|Steelix}} in ''[[HZ092|Following Traces of Laquium]]'', a wild {{p|Vileplume}} in ''[[HZ094|The Pokémon Center Lady]]'', and even a trained Pokémon, {{OBP|Pepper|HZ102}}'s {{p|Scovillain}}, in ''[[HZ105|Riding the Waves]]''. Such instances became known as "Laquium Signs" and were resolved by exhausting the affected Pokémon and having Pagogo, in its Terastal Form, purify the Laquium away.

In ''[[HZ095|The Strong Sphere]]'', Liko and Roy infiltrated Exceed's [[Exceed Testing Center|Testing Center]] to investigate their connection to Laquium. They witnessed the corporation conducting a public test with [[Strong Sphere]]s, with [[Dash]] using it on her {{p|Swanna}}, allowing it to overpower foes even at a massive disadvantage, but causing it to become extremely weakened afterwards. Liko and Roy were then spotted amongst the crowd by [[Coral]] and [[Sidian]] and challenged to an exhibition match, but the battle ended quickly after the Explorers used Strong Spheres of their own on their Pokémon. From this point onwards, the Strong Spheres were most commonly seen used by the Explorers, such as [[Indi]], [[Rubina]], and [[Chalce]]. In ''[[HZ110|The Six Heroes Unleashed!]]'', a more advanced version of the Strong Sphere, the Super Strong Sphere, was revealed and experimented on the captured Six Heroes.

In [[HZ119]], Briar theorised that in order properly purify the Laquium core, Pagogo would need to resonate with all eighteen Tera Types with the same wavelength as the Six Heroes.

In [[HZ122]], Friede confirmed, from first-hand experience, that Laquium still exists in Laqua, since the Core wasn't completely purified during the events of ''Where the Adventure Leads''.
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==Effects and characteristics==
[[File:Spinel Umbreon Laquium.png|thumb|250px|[[Spinel]]'s {{p|Umbreon}} under the effects of Laquium's mist]]
Laquium's main characteristic is its ability to generate a pink mist when subjected to strong external impact, which has different effects on {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, [[human]]s, and [[Flora of the Pokémon world|plants]]. When affecting a Pokémon, the Laquium mist can draw out its latent power, while turning them vicious and enraged in the process, as well as causing self-inflicted bodily injury and complete exhaustion. Additionally, the affected Pokémon may become [[Obedience|disobedient]], no longer following its [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainer]]'s orders and picking its moves and targets on its own. A Pokémon affected by Laquium can be identified by the pink aura surrounding its body, which can also be seen when the Pokémon uses a [[move]]. Depending on its use, Laquium can extend the lifespan of humans, keeping their bodies younger for longer periods of time, though at the cost of over reliance on the crystals in a weakening state, humans who have had their life extended by Laquium will eventually fade away and die if their source of Laquium runs out or is destroyed. Its mist may also stimulate the growth of plants, but overexposure to the mist can actually start devastating land, causing plants to die and wither away. [[Mollie]] theorizes that Laquium's power is based on forcing the activation of cell replacement, constantly creating a strong, renewed body. It was also shown to be extremely unstable, primarily near the Core, as demonstrated when [[Gibeon]] tried digging it out of the ground. In turn, this caused the crystals to grow and expand uncontrollably around the area, spreading a mist so dense into the air that it formed a huge pillar that blocked out the sun.

Laquium appears to have a connection to the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Terapagos}}, as both seem to be opposing forces. Terapagos seems to be the only way to purify the Laquium from an affected Pokémon, which it can do in either its {{form|Terapagos|Terastal or Stellar Form}}. While Terapagos was not able to completely purify the Laquium from Laqua in ''[[HZ089|Where the Adventure Leads]]'', it has been stated to be able to by [[Diana]] and [[Briar]], though only after resonating with eighteen different {{Tera|Tera Type}}s from Pokémon at the level of the [[Six Heroes]].

[[Spinel]] has used Laquium and the mist it releases to create a series of devices capable of empowering Pokémon, at the cost of leaving them in an agressive state that causes great pain as the battle goes on. The first iteration was the prototypical Laquium Sphere, which then led to the mass production of the [[Strong Sphere]] by [[Exceed]] and, later, to the further upgraded Super Strong Sphere.

<gallery widths="250">
Laqua withered area.png|An area of [[Laqua]] that was completely withered away by Laquium
Laquium Hyper Beam.png|A {{m|Hyper Beam}} affected by Laquium
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* Laquium's effects on Pokémon are similar to that of the substance [[R]] from the [[Detective Pikachu series]], as both substances can empower and strengthen Pokémon, but also force them into a pained and rampaging state.
** The effects are also similar to the [[Rogue Mega Evolution]] phenomenon featured in {{g|Legends: Z-A}}.
* In [[HZ122]], [[Friede]] claims the creation of Laquium was an astronomically rare event.

==Names==
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|-
! style="background:#{{speed color light}}" | Language
! style="background:#{{speed color light}}" | Name
! style="background:#{{speed color light}}" | Origin
|-
| Japanese
| ラクリウム ''Laqurium''
| From ラクア ''[[Laqua]]'' and ''-ium'' (common suffix used for {{wp|Systematic element name#IUPAC rules|names}} of metal elements)
|-
| English, German, European Spanish, French, Polish
| Laquium
| Similar to its Japanese name
|-
| rowspan="2"|Latin American Spanish
| Laqualio<ref group=n name="HZ054">[[HZ054]] onwards</ref>
| From ''Laqua'' and ''-io'' (-ium)
|-
| Laquium<ref group=n name="HZ045">[[HZ054]]</ref>
| Same as its English name
|-
| rowspan="2"|Italian
| Laquion<ref group=n name="HZ054" />
| From ''Laqua'' and ''-ion'' (-ium)
|-
| Laquium<ref group=n name="HZ045" />
| Same as its English name
|-
| Korean
| 라쿠륨 ''Laqurium''
| Transcription of its Japanese name
|-
| Chinese (Taiwan)
| 拉庫質 ''Lākùzhí''
| From 拉庫雅 ''Lākùyǎ'' (Laqua) and 物質 ''wùzhí'' (material)
|-
| Chinese (mainland China)
| 琉铄 ''Liúshuò''
| From 琉璃 ''liúlí'' (a kind of gem; archaic word for glass) and 乐土 ''Lètǔ'' (Laqua) with the {{wp|Radical 167|metal radical}} (钅) added to indicate it as a metal element
|-
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Láquio
| From ''Laqua'' and ''-io'' (-ium)
|}
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''Treasure of Eternity''
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|zh_cmn=永遠的恩惠 ''{{tt|Yǒngyuǎn de Ēnhuì|Eternal Blessing}}''
|fi=Ikuisuuden aarre
|fr=Trésor d'éternité
|de=Schatz der Ewigkeit
|it=Tesoro dell'eternità
|ko=영원한 은총 ''{{tt|Yeong'wonhan Eunchong|Eternal Blessing}}''
|pt_br=Tesouro da Eternidade
|es=Tesoro de la Eternidad
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===Notes===
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==Related articles==
{{Rising Volt Tacklers}}
{{Explorers}}
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Evolution prevention

2026-03-11T22:48:54Z

Skiper: /* Pokémon Journeys: The Series */

[[File:Dawn Piplup no evolution.png|thumb|300px|[[Dawn's Piplup]] using {{m|Bide}} to resist Evolution]]
'''Evolution prevention''' refers to certain methods to stop a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from [[Evolution|evolving]].

==In the core series games==
===B button===
{{incomplete|section|State whether it is possible to stop any other Pokémon Evolutions by pressing B. The Evolutions of these Pokémon are not currently covered by this section: {{p|Milcery}}, {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Yamask}}, {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Farfetch'd}}, {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Basculin|White-Striped}} {{p|Basculin}}, {{rf|Hisuian}} {{p|Qwilfish}}, and several Evolutions from being exposed to items ({{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Slowpoke}}, {{p|Applin}}, {{p|Sinistea}}, {{p|Kubfu}}, {{p|Charcadet}}, {{p|Poltchageist}}, and {{p|Duraludon}})}}

In the [[core series]] games, the player can press B during the Evolution cutscene to prevent any of the [[methods of Evolution]] triggered by gaining a [[level]] in {{pkmn|battle}} or by consuming a [[Rare Candy]]. This includes but is not limited to leveling up [[List of Pokémon that evolve at or above a certain level|at or above a certain level]], or [[friendship Evolution|with high friendship]], or in certain locations, or knowing a certain move, holding a certain item, and so on.

However, pressing B does not work to prevent Evolutions from [[Evolution stone]]s or [[trade Evolution|from trades]]. {{p|Tandemaus}}'s Evolution into {{p|Maushold}} also cannot be prevented this way, because it evolves without playing a cutscene.

This mechanic is not present in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]] and [[Pokémon Legends: Z-A]], due to Evolution not being automatically triggered upon gaining a level in these games.

===Everstone===
[[File:Dream Everstone Sprite.png|thumb|right|Everstone|100px]]
{{main|Everstone}}

In all [[core series]] games with the [[held item]] feature, a Pokémon holding an [[Everstone]] is unable to evolve using certain [[methods of Evolution]]. This item prevents all the Evolution methods triggered by [[level|leveling up]]. It also prevents a Pokémon from [[trade Evolution|evolving by trade]], except this does not work in [[Generation III]] due to [[List of glitches in Generation III#held item loss glitch|a glitch]]. From [[Generation IV]] onwards, a Kadabra still evolves into Alakazam when being traded while holding an Everstone due to an explicitly programmed exception. Only in Generations {{gen|II}} and {{gen|VIII}}, the Everstone prevents Evolution from an [[Evolution stone]].

===National Pokédex requirement===
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, if the player has not yet obtained the [[National Pokédex]], when a Pokémon meets its Evolution conditions but its evolved form is not in the Kanto Pokédex (for example, {{p|Chansey}}'s Evolution into {{p|Blissey}}), it will attempt to evolve but fail.

===Unevolvable forms and variants===
Some Pokémon forms and variants are unable to evolve altogether despite the games being compatible with their evolved forms.

This applies to any Pikachu with the player's [[Original Trainer|OT]] and [[Trainer ID number|ID]] in {{game|Yellow}} (of which the starting {{OBP|Pikachu|Yellow}} is the only catchable one in the game), the [[Spiky-eared Pichu]] in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the [[Cosplay Pikachu]] in [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]], [[Pikachu in a cap]] from [[Generation VII]] onwards, and the {{OBP|Partner Pokémon|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Partner}} Pikachu and Eevee in {{LGPE}}.

In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}}, and {{p|Eevee}} with the [[Gigantamax]] Factor cannot evolve. Those Pokémon, as well as {{p|Duraludon}} with Gigantamax Factor, are unable to be transferred from [[Pokémon HOME]] into games other than Sword and Shield. This is to prevent them from evolving in games that do not recognize the Gigantamax Factor.

===Unevolvable level 100 Pokémon===
From [[Generation I]] to {{gen|VII}}, a level 100 Pokémon is unable to [[Methods of Evolution#Leveling up|evolve by leveling up]]. For instance, the level 100 Pokémon is unable to [[List of Pokémon that evolve at or above a certain level|evolve at a certain level]], or [[friendship Evolution|with high friendship]], or knowing a certain move, among other Evolution methods.

From [[Generation VIII]] onwards, a level 100 Pokémon can evolve by consuming a [[Rare Candy]] (without increasing its level) if the Evolution requirements are met.

===Unevolvable Feebas===
In Generations {{gen|III}} and {{gen|IV}}, and in [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]], a {{p|Feebas}} can only evolve when leveling up with 170+ [[Beautiful (condition)|Beauty]]. In any of those games, as stated above, a [[#Unevolvable level 100 Pokémon|level 100 Feebas is permanently unable to evolve]].

In addition, Feebas is unable to evolve if its [[sheen]] has already reached the maximum value of 255 and its Beauty is below 170. This Feebas will be unable to increase its Beauty by eating any more [[Pokéblock]]s or [[Poffin]]s which would be required for its Evolution into {{p|Milotic}}. However, in [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]], a Feebas is potentially able to reach enough Beauty and evolve nonetheless because in those games a Pokémon's contest conditions can be raised regardless of its sheen.

In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, {{pkmn|Colosseum}} and {{pkmn|XD: Gale of Darkness}}, a Feebas cannot be obtained without trading with the [[Hoenn]] games, but although it can evolve normally if its Beauty is already high enough, it is also unable to evolve with a Beauty stat of under 170 unless it is traded to {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} or {{game|Emerald}}, as there is no way to increase its beauty stat with the lack of [[Pokéblock]]s.

From [[Generation V]] onwards, except in [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]], a Feebas can evolve into Milotic regardless of its Beauty condition, by being [[trade Evolution|traded while holding]] a [[Prism Scale]].

==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness===
{{incomplete|section|State whether or not pressing B prevents all forms of Evolution in Pokémon Colosseum and XD}}

==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon: Magikarp Jump===
{{main|Everstone|section=Pokémon: Magikarp Jump}}

In [[Pokémon: Magikarp Jump]], the player begins the game with one Everstone, which prevents {{p|Magikarp}} from [[Evolution|evolving]] into {{p|Gyarados}}. This item can be cracked and broken by tapping Magikarp in quick succession.

Once it is broken, Magikarp can evolve on reaching [[Level]] 20 or higher. This will cause the Magikarp to retire, and a new one must be caught.

===Pokémon Quest===
{{main|Everstone|section=Pokémon Quest}}
In [[Pokémon Quest]], a Pokémon is unable to evolve as long as it is holding an [[Everstone]].

==In animation==
[[File:Ash Bulbasaur fight evolution.png|thumb|220px|Ash's Bulbasaur resisting Evolution]]
==={{aniseries|PTS}}===
===={{aniseries|OS}}====
In ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] stopped itself from evolving.

===={{aniseries|DP}}====
In ''[[DP122|Stopped in the Name of Love!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] used {{m|Bide}} to stop himself from evolving and collapsed from the effort. {{an|Dawn}} later gave him an [[Everstone]] to prevent it for as long as he wanted.

===={{aniseries|JN}}====
[[Chloe's Eevee]] is unable to evolve by any means, even when directly exposed to an [[Evolution stone]]. This was first shown in ''[[JN049|To Train, or Not to Train!]]'' and is said to be a result of it not being able to decide what it wants to evolve into, although willingness does not appear to be a factor in triggering evolution for any other Pokémon in the series.
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==In the manga==
[[File:White stopping Tep evolution.png|thumb|200px|White stopping Tep from evolving]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Yellow}}====
In ''[[PS053|Can't Catch Caterpie!]]'', {{adv|Yellow}} reacted with shock and dismay when her [[Ratty]] evolved into {{p|Raticate}} due to the fact that she had no idea what is Evolution in the first place. {{adv|Blue}} then informed {{adv|Yellow}} that it is possible to cancel a Pokémon's Evolution by using the [[Pokédex]].

In ''[[PS089|The Might of... Metapod?!]]'', it was revealed that since Blue taught Yellow how to cancel a Pokémon's Evolution, she had been often cancelling the Evolution of her Pokémon by using {{adv|Red}}'s Pokédex. However, with the Pokédex no longer in her possession, several of her Pokémon evolved at once during the battle against [[Lance]]: [[Kitty]] evolved into {{p|Metapod}} and then {{p|Butterfree}}, [[Dody]] evolved into {{p|Dodrio}}, [[Omny]] evolved into {{p|Omastar}}, and Gravvy evolved into {{p|Golem}}.

===={{MangaArc|Black & White}}====
In ''[[PS478|Big City Battles]]'', {{adv|White}} forcefully stopped {{adv|Black}}'s {{p|Tepig}}, [[Tep]], from evolving by shaking him around. This was only temporary, and he evolved in the [[PS479|next chapter]].

==In the TCG==
In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], several card effects prevent a Pokémon from evolving. For instance, {{TCG ID|Phantom Forces|Spiritomb|55}} has an attack named "B Cancel" whose name refers to pressing B to cancel an Evolution in the core series games.

==Related articles==
{{Evolution}}

{{Project Games notice|game mechanic}}

[[Category:Game mechanics]]

Pokémon Champion

2026-03-11T22:38:29Z

Skiper: /* Trivia */ not sure if this should be added to the "In other languages" as well since technically "Champion-rank" is not listed here and "Top Champion" is listed correctly on Geeta's page.

{{search|type of Pokémon Trainer|the song|Champion (song)}} ''For the game, see [[Pokémon Champions]].''
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|jpname=チャンピオン
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|caption=Artwork of [[Galar]] Champion [[Leon]] from {{g|Sword and Shield}}
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A '''Pokémon League Champion''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンリーグチャンピオン''' ''Pokémon League Champion''), commonly referred to as a '''Pokémon Champion''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンチャンピオン''' ''Pokémon Champion'') or simply '''Champion''' (Japanese: '''チャンピオン''' ''Champion''), is the highest known rank of [[Pokémon Trainer]].

It usually refers to a Trainer who has completed a [[Pokémon League]] by collecting all the necessary [[Badge]]s, and either winning a regional Pokémon tournament or defeating the [[Elite Four]] and the previous Champion (if there is one). [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] share a Champion, while other regions have their own. If a Champion is defeated, they must relinquish their title to the victor; however, the victor can refuse the title, as [[N]] did in {{game|Black and White|s}}. [[Paldea]] is the only exception to this, as Champion is a permanent honorary title in the region, and thus can be held by multiple Trainers at once.

Starting in [[Generation VII]], the {{player}}, as Champion, can defend the title against challengers.

==In the core series games==
[[File:Pokémon League Champion chamber SM.png|thumb|left|250px|The Champion's chamber in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], where [[Professor Kukui]] challenges the {{player}} to test their worth as [[Alola]]'s first Champion]]
Champion is a {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}} that first debuted in the [[Generation I]] {{pkmn|games}}. It is the title held by the last Trainer who defeated the [[Elite Four]] and the previous Pokémon Champion. Each Champion is always stronger than the Elite Four members and most other Trainers, and has a party of six Pokémon to test their opponents' strength. Like Elite Four members, they employ the use of strong healing items.

In most regions, to challenge the Champion, Trainers must defeat all four Elite Four members without leaving the Pokémon League area, and cannot access the Pokémon League [[Pokémon Center]] and [[Poké Mart]] until after defeating the Champion or losing at any point during the challenge. If a challenger is defeated by the Champion, just like the Elite Four, they must start over. In [[Galar]], there is no Elite Four; instead, the Trainer who wins the [[Galar League|Champion Cup]] at the end of each Gym Challenge earns the right to challenge the Champion. At [[Blueberry Academy]], Trainers must defeat all four Elite Four members in order to challenge the Champion, but they can leave the area freely at any point during their challenge. In both of these cases, if the player is defeated by the Champion, they only have to redo the Champion battle.

Since in the vast majority of [[core series]] games the player goes on to defeat the standing Champion, most [[player character]]s are considered Champions and subsequently entered into the [[Hall of Fame]], along with their [[party]]. However, for players in games prior to [[Generation VII]], becoming the Champion is mostly a symbolic honor, as they are unable to battle challengers or take up any other league duties; the former Champion will still remain at the [[Pokémon League]], retaining the Trainer class Champion (in Generations {{gen|I}} and {{gen|III}}, {{ga|Blue}} clearly states his reign is over; in the [[Delta Episode]], [[Zinnia]] teases {{Steven}} that he is the former Champion). In games prior to [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], the player may battle the Elite Four and the former Champion an indefinite number of times, and on each success will be re-entered into the Hall of Fame with whatever team was used in that challenge. In [[Alola]], the player may still battle the Elite Four an indefinite number of times, but this is followed by a battle against a challenger rather than the former Champion. In [[Galar]], the player can host [[Wyndon Stadium/Champion tournaments|Champion tournaments]], facing three Trainers per tournament; these can be repeated indefinitely.

In {{2v2|Black|White}}, Cynthia tells the player that once every few years, the Champions from all the regions come together and battle to find the strongest among them. In the [[Pokémon World Tournament]] in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, which takes place two years later, all the Champions the player battles in previous games participate in the [[Champions Tournament]]. This tournament does not include player characters, with the exception of {{ga|Red}}.

In {{pkmn|Sun and Moon|Sun, Moon}}, {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon}}, the {{al|Pokémon League}} of Alola, having just been established, has no Champion. Instead, Professor Kukui (the league's founder){{sup/7|SM}} or Hau (the player's rival){{sup/7|USUM}}, stands in as the final obstacle the player must overcome before becoming the league's first Champion. In another first for the series, the player can [[Pokémon League (Alola)/Title Defense|defend their title]] against challenges from non-player characters. The player keeps the nominal title of Champion even if defeated. Similarly, in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], {{ga|Trace}} is the Champion of the Indigo League at first, but loses his title to the player. After defeating Lance in a [[rematch]], Trace will challenge the player as a normal Pokémon Trainer in an attempt to retake the title. In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], the player character can host post-game [[Wyndon Stadium/Champion tournaments|Champion tournaments]], with one of the possible challengers being [[Leon]].

In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, [[Professor Oak]] reveals that originally, Trainers who defeated the Elite Four were recorded as Champions, but now Champions were going to be established as a part of the Pokémon League challenge, meaning that now a Trainer can only become a Champion by defeating the Elite Four ''and'' the current Champion. In the same games, [[Brock]] also reveals that [[Gym Leader]]s have the right to directly challenge a Champion.

In [[Paldea]], the title of Champion is not a title given to one Trainer, but rather a rank bequeathed to all Trainers who pass the Champion Assessment at the {{pal|Pokémon League}} headquarters after obtaining their eight regional [[Badge|Gym Badges]]. [[Geeta]], the chairwoman of Paldea's Pokémon League, is considered the Top Champion, the strongest of the region's Champion-ranked Trainers. She stands as the final obstacle for Trainers wishing to complete the Champion Assessment. Because of the way the Champion Rank works, Paldean Champions maintain their title even when defeated.

At [[Unova]]'s Blueberry Academy, the position of {{DL|Blueberry Academy|BB League}} Champion is held by the strongest student in the school. Due to the structure of the BB League, once the current Champion has been defeated, they are demoted to being the top member of the {{tc|BB League Elite Four}}, while the lowest-ranked member of the Elite Four loses their position. When the player claims this Champion title, though, the defeated Champion, [[Kieran]], withdraws from the League entirely, retaining the current structure of the Elite Four.

In {{pkmn|Legends: Z-A}}, the Champion of the [[Furfrou League]], Soignée, can be battled after all of the Furfrou Elite Four have been defeated and shares the same Trainer class as regional Champions. However, the Furfrou League is not officially endorsed by [[Lumiose City]] nor the [[Kalos]] region as a whole.

Known non-player Champions in the games:

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | '''League'''
! colspan="4" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; color:#{{kanto color dark}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Indigo League}}/{{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Johto League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Hoenn League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Sinnoh League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}; color:#{{unova color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Unova League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Games'''
| {{Gameabbrev1|RGBY}}{{Gameabbrev3|FRLG}}
| {{Gameabbrev7|PE}}
| colspan=2 | {{Gameabbrev2|GSC}}{{Gameabbrev4|HGSS}}
| {{Gameabbrev3|RS}}{{Gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| {{Gameabbrev3|E}}
| colspan=1 | {{Gameabbrev4|DPPt}}{{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}
| {{Gameabbrev5|BW}}
| {{Gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Name'''
| {{color2|000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
| {{color2|000|Trace (game)|Trace}}
| {{color2|000|Lance}}
| {{color2|000|Red (game)|Red}}
| {{color2|000|Steven Stone|Steven}}
| {{color2|000|Wallace}}
| {{color2|000|Cynthia}}
| {{color2|000|Alder}}
| {{color2|000|Iris}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Image'''
| [[File:FireRed LeafGreen Blue.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Lets Go Pikachu Eevee Trace.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:HeartGold SoulSilver Lance.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:FireRed LeafGreen Red.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Steven.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Emerald Wallace.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Cynthia.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Black White Alder.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Black 2 White 2 Iris.png|150x150px]]
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}" | '''Type'''
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="background:#{{dragon color}}" | {{color2|fff|Dragon (type)|Dragon}}
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="background:#{{steel color}}" | {{color2|fff|Steel (type)|Steel}}
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | {{color2|fff|Water (type)|Water}}
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#{{dragon color}}" | {{color2|fff|Dragon (type)|Dragon}}
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | '''Status'''
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Former Champion
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | Active
|}
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}; margin-top:5px"
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | '''League'''
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Kalos League}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{galar color light}}" | {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Galar League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color2|{{paldea color dark}}|Paldea League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{Indigo Disk color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{Indigo Disk color dark}}|Blueberry Academy#BB League|BB League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Games'''
| {{Gameabbrev6|XY}}
| colspan=3 | {{Gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
| colspan=4 | {{Gameabbrev9|SV}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Name'''
| {{color2|000|Diantha}}
| {{color2|000|Leon}}
| {{color2|000|Mustard}}
| {{color2|000|Peony}}
| {{color2|000|Nemona}}
| {{color2|000|Geeta}}
| {{color2|000|Kieran}}
| {{color2|000|Drayton}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Image'''
| [[File:XY Diantha.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Sword Shield Leon.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Sword Shield Mustard.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Sword Shield Peony.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Scarlet Violet Nemona.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Scarlet Violet Geeta.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Scarlet Violet Kieran The Indigo Disk.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Scarlet Violet Drayton.png|150x150px]]
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}" | '''Type'''
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Specialized in Fighting-types as a Gym Leader</ref>
| style="background:#{{steel color}}" | {{color2|fff|Steel (type)|Steel}}
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="background:#{{unknown color}}" | {{color2|fff|Type|Various}}
| style="background:#{{dragon color}}" | {{color2|fff|Dragon (type)|Dragon}}
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | '''Status'''
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Former Champion
| style="background:#FFF" | Former Champion
| style="background:#FFF" | Champion Rank
| style="background:#FFF" | Top Champion
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | Former Champion
|}

==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Trading Card Game series===
In {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, after defeating the [[Grand Master]]s of the [[Pokémon Dome]], the last challenge they must face is their [[rival]], {{TCG GB|Ronald}}, who beat the Grand Masters before them and obtained the four [[Legendary Cards]]. The player must defeat him to become Champion and gain control of the Legendary Cards for themselves. In the championship duel, Ronald uses the {{TCG|Legendary Ronald Deck}}, which focuses around {{TCG|Fire Energy}}, {{tcg|Colorless}} Pokémon, and the Legendary {{TCG ID|Promotional Card|Moltres|P02}} and {{TCG ID|Pokémon Card GB|Dragonite|promo}} cards.

In [[Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!]], a direct sequel to the previous game, the player, as acting Champion, pursues [[Team Great Rocket]] after their Cards are stolen by the [[villainous team]].

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#{{Tcg Trainer color light}}; color:#{{Tcg Trainer color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color2|{{Tcg Trainer color dark}}|TCG Island}}
|- style="background:#fff"
! {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Trading Card Game (video game)|TCG}}
! colspan=2 | {{color2|{{black color}}|Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!|TCG2}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Ronald (TCG GB)|Ronald}}
| {{color2|000|Mark (TCG GB)|Mark}}
| {{color2|000|Mint (TCG GB)|Mint}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Ronald.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Mark.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Mint 2.png|150x150px]]
|}

===Pokkén Tournament===
In [[Pokkén Tournament]], Glenn is the League Champion of the {{DL|Ferrum|Ferrum League}} and the top Trainer in the Chroma League. His fighter is a {{pokken|Machamp}}. Defeating him unlocks the Iron League.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{steel color}}; border: 4px solid #{{steel color}}" colspan=8 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background:#{{steel color}}" colspan="4" | {{color|{{steel color dark}}|Ferrum League}}
|-
! colspan="2" | {{color2|{{steel color dark}}|Pokkén Tournament}}
! style="background: #{{steel color}}" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{steel color dark}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{steel color dark}}|Ferrum}}
|-
! style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{steel color dark}}|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{steel color light}}" | {{color|{{steel color dark}}|League}}
! style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{steel color dark}}|Pokémon}}
|- style="background:#{{black color light}}"
| [[File:Pokkén Glenn.png|120px]] {{color|{{black color dark}}|League Champion}} {{color|{{black color dark}}|Glenn}} {{color|{{black color dark}}|グレン Glen}}
| [[File:Pokkén Chroma League.png|80px]] {{color|{{black color dark}}|Rank A}} {{color|{{black color dark}}|Chroma League}} {{color|{{black color dark}}|クロマリーグ Chroma League}}
| [[File:Pokkén Machamp.png|120px]] {{pcolor|Machamp|{{black color dark}}}}
|}

===Pokémon Duel===
In [[Pokémon Duel]], [[Master Rosé]] is the Champion of the Pokémon Figure Game World Championships and the owner of [[Jewel Tower]], the biggest hotel on [[Carmonte Island]]. However, due to Pokémon Duel being discontinued before its story was completed, Rosé can never be dueled by the player, and nothing is known about his Pokémon figure deck.

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundy}}; border: 4px solid #{{moon color}}; color:white" colspan="4" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" colspan="4" | PFG World Tournament
|- style="background:#{{blue color light}}"
! Hotel Owner Japanese
! Hotel Japanese
! Emblem
|- style="background:#{{diamond color light}}"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}} | [[File:Duel VSMaster Rosé.png|100px]] {{color2|{{diamond color dark}}|Master Rosé}} {{color|{{diamond color dark}}|マスター・ロゼ Master Rosé}}
| {{color2|{{diamond color dark}}|Jewel Tower}} {{color|{{diamond color dark}}|ジュエルタワー Jewel Tower}}
| style="{{roundybr|5px}} | [[File:Jewel Tower Emblem.png|50px]]
|}

===Pokémon Masters EX===
====Champions====
Champions from the [[core series]] appear as playable characters in [[Pokémon Masters EX]]. The player, [[Scottie]] or [[Bettie]], becomes the Champion of [[Pasio]] at the end of the [[PML arc]] by winning the [[Pokémon Masters League]]. {{mas|Red}} and {{mas|Juliana}} are the only characters based on core series [[player character]]s that are confirmed to be Champions, as it is unclear whether any of the other characters based on the player characters have won their respective region's {{pkmn|League}}. {{mas|Ash}} is the Champion of the [[Alola League]] in the {{aniseries|PTS}} continuity, but isn't the official Champion of Alola in this game's continuity.

In the [[Champion Stadium]], the player can battle a Champion after defeating their region's [[Elite Four]]. In the [[Alola Challenge]], {{mas|Kukui}} or {{mas|Hau}} will serve as the Champion of the region. In the [[Hoenn Challenge]], {{mas|Wallace}} will sometimes replace {{mas|Steven}} as the Champion. {{mas|N}}, having defeated {{mas|Alder}} once, can be battled at {{mas|Victory Road}}. {{mas|Leaf}}, who could become a Champion if she was picked as the player character, can also be battled at Victory Road.

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 4px solid #BABACC; background:#F3F3FF"
|- style="font-size: 95%; font-weight: bold"
| colspan=9 style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundytop|15px}}" | {{color2|{{Masters color dark}}|Pokémon Masters EX|Masters EX}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{Masters color light}}" | {{color2|{{Masters color dark}}|Pokémon Masters League}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; color:#{{kanto color dark}} | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Indigo League}}/{{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Johto League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Hoenn League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Sinnoh League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{electric color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Scottie.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{electric color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Bettie.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{flying color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Blue.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{fire color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Red.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{dragon color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Lance.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{steel color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Steven.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{ground color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Cynthia.png|x100px]]
|-
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Scottie}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Only if the male player character is picked</ref>
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Bettie}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Only if the female player character is picked</ref>
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Blue (Masters)|Blue}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Red (Masters)|Red}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Lance (Masters)|Lance}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Steven (Masters)|Steven}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Cynthia (Masters)|Cynthia}}
|-
| style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundybl|15px}}" | Active
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Active
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Succeeded by Red
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Former Champion
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Active
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Active
| style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundybr|15px}}" | Active
|}
{{-}}
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 4px solid #BABACC; background:#F3F3FF"
|- style="background:#fff"
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|15px}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Unova League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{kalos color light}}" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Kalos League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | {{color2|{{alola color dark}}|Alola League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{galar color light}}" | {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Galar League}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color2|{{paldea color dark}}|Paldea League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{Blueberry color light}}; {{roundytr|15px}}" | {{color2|{{Blueberry color dark}}|BB League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{bug color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Alder.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{dragon color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Iris Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{fairy color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Diantha.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{electric color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Ash.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{fire color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Leon.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{electric color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Nemona.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{poison color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Geeta.png|x100px]]
| colspan=2 style="background: #{{fighting color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Juliana.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{fighting color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Kieran.png|x100px]]
|-
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Alder (Masters)|Alder}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Iris (Masters)|Iris}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Diantha (Masters)|Diantha}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Ash (Masters)|Ash}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Champion of the Alola League in his universe</ref>
| style="background:#D1D1E6; | {{color2|000|Leon (Masters)|Leon}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Nemona (Masters)|Nemona}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Geeta (Masters)|Geeta}}
| colspan=2 style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Juliana (Masters)|Juliana}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Kieran (Masters)|Kieran}}
|-
| style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundybl|15px}}" | Succeeded by Iris
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Active
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Active
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Active
| style="background:#D1D1E6; | Active
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Champion Rank
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Top Champion
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Champion Rank
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | Active
| style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundybr|15px}}" | Succeeded by Juliana
|}

====Neo Champions====
In [[Neo Champions|a series of limited-time events]], Pokémon Masters EX introduced Neo Champions. A Neo Champion, as described by {{mas|Cynthia}}, is a title given to a Trainer who acts as an example of what everyone should measure up to. Any Trainer can earn the title of Neo Champion by participating in a Neo Champion Stadium tournament, the rules of which are established by the regional Champion chosen as the head judge for that tournament. Winning the tournament does not guarantee that one receives the Neo Champion title, nor does losing the tournament prevent one from receiving the title of Neo Champion (such as {{mas|Serena}} becoming a Neo Champion despite losing to {{mas|Calem}} in the first Neo Champion tournament), as the title is awarded to any Trainer that meets the judging criteria established by the head judge.

Calem and Serena were the first set of Trainers to receive the title of Neo Champion. {{mas|Diantha}} was the head judge, and she awarded the title based on their "shine" as sync pairs.

{{mas|Hop}}, {{mas|Marnie}}, and {{mas|Bede}} were the second set of Trainers to receive the title of Neo Champion. {{mas|Leon}} was the head judge, with {{mas|Gloria}} and {{mas|Victor}} as his fellow judges, and he awarded the title based on their passion for victory and determination to grow stronger together.

{{mas|Red}}, {{mas|Blue}}, and {{mas|Leaf}} were the third set of Trainers to receive the title of Neo Champion. {{mas|Lance}} was the head judge, and he awarded the title based on their exemplary leadership skills, as suggested by {{mas|Professor Oak}}.

{{mas|Nate}} and {{mas|Rosa}} were the fourth set of Trainers to receive the title of Neo Champion. {{mas|Iris}} was the head judge, and she awarded the title based on their ability to touch the hearts of others, with {{mas|Colress}} assisting her in making the choices.

{{mas|Silver}} was the sole winner of the fifth Neo Champion Stadium. {{mas|Geeta}} was the head judge, and she awarded the Neo Champion title based on a Trainer's "honed talent" by asking them to beat a Champion of their choice in a one-on-one battle.

{{mas|Cheren}} and {{mas|Bianca}} were the sixth set of Trainers to receive the title of Neo Champion. Iris was the head judge, with {{mas|Alder}} working as her assistant, and they awarded the title based on their ability to prove what "strength" means to them.

{{mas|Brendan}} and {{mas|May}} were the seventh set of Trainers to receive the title of Neo Champion. {{mas|Steven}} was the head judge, and he awarded the title based on their demonstration of people, Pokémon, and nature coexisting.

{{mas|Elio}} and {{mas|Selene}} were the eighth set of Trainers to receive the title of Neo Champion. Lance was the head judge, and he awarded the title based on their demonstration of the ultimate [[sync move]]s, as suggested by {{mas|Kukui}}.

{{mas|Hilbert}} and {{mas|Hilda}} were the ninth set of Trainers to receive the title of Neo Champion. {{mas|N}} was the head judge, with Iris and Alder as his fellow judges, and he awarded the title based on their ability to give him hope for a future for people and Pokémon to live in.

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 4px solid #BABACC; background:#F3F3FF"
|- style="font-size: 95%; font-weight: bold"
| colspan=11 style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundytop|15px}}" | {{color2|{{Masters color dark}}|Pokémon Masters EX|Masters EX}}
|-
! colspan="11" style="background:#{{Masters color light}}" | {{color2|{{Masters color dark}}|Neo Champions|Neo Champion Stadium}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{kalos color light}}" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Leaders of a New Era|First tournament}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{galar color light}}" | {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Fight for the Future Together|Second tournament}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Three Trainers, Three Minds|Third tournament}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|A Pure and Touching Heart|Fourth}} {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|A Touching Sepia-Toned Song|tournament}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{kalos color light}}" | {{color|{{kalos color dark}}|Judged by Diantha}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{galar color light}}" | {{color|{{galar color dark}}|Judged by Leon}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{johto color light}}" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|Judged by Lance}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Judged by Iris}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{dark color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Calem Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{water color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Serena Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{fighting color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Hop Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{dark color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Marnie Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{psychic color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Bede Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{ice color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Red Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{electric color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Blue Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{fire color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Leaf Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{dragon color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Nate Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{psychic color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Rosa Champion.png|x100px]]
|-
| style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundybl|15px}}" | {{color2|000|Calem (Masters)|Calem}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Serena (Masters)|Serena}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Hop (Masters)|Hop}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Marnie (Masters)|Marnie}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Bede (Masters)|Bede}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Red (Masters)|Red}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Blue (Masters)|Blue}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Leaf (Masters)|Leaf}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Nate (Masters)|Nate}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundybr|15px}}" | {{color2|000|Rosa (Masters)|Rosa}}
|}
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 4px solid #BABACC; background:#F3F3FF; margin-top:5px"
|- style="font-size: 95%; font-weight: bold"
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{johto color light}}; {{roundytl|15px}}" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Honing One's Love|Fifth tournament}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|One More Step to a New Path|Sixth tournament}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Going Beyond Primal Nature|Seventh tournament}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | {{color2|{{alola color dark}}|Shining Sky-High Sync Moves|Eighth tournament}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}; {{roundytr|15px}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Facing the Future with Fight|Ninth tournament}}
|-
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color|{{paldea color dark}}|Judged by Geeta}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Judged by Iris}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Judged by Steven}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{johto color light}}" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|Judged by Lance}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Judged by N}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{rock color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Silver Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{flying color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Cheren Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{fighting color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Bianca Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{ground color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Brendan Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{water color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters May Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{steel color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Elio Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{ghost color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Selene Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{ice color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Hilbert Champion.png|x100px]]
| style="background: #{{psychic color}}; width:84px" | [[File:Spr Masters Hilda Champion.png|x100px]]
|-
| style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundybl|15px}}" | {{color2|000|Silver (Masters)|Silver}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Cheren (Masters)|Cheren}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Bianca (Masters)|Bianca}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Brendan (Masters)|Brendan}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|May (Masters)|May}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Elio (Masters)|Elio}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Selene (Masters)|Selene}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6" | {{color2|000|Hilbert (Masters)|Hilbert}}
| style="background:#D1D1E6; {{roundybr|15px}}" | {{color2|000|Hilda (Masters)|Hilda}}
|}

==In animation==
[[File:Master Class Artwork JN.png|thumb|250px|The regional Champions (and [[Alain]]) from Kanto to Galar in {{aniseries|JN}}]]
:''A list of animated series episodes in which a Champion (excluding Ash) appears can be found {{cat|Episodes in which a Champion appears|here}}.''
===''Pokémon the Series''===
In {{aniseries|PTS}}, there can only be one Pokémon Champion per [[region]] at a time in most cases. While [[Pokémon Trainer]]s can freely request an informal {{pkmn|battle}} from the Champion, much more popular events are the [[Pokémon League Conference]]s, which can normally be entered by Trainers with at least eight [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s. The winner of these tournaments may enter the {{DL|Pokémon League|Champion League}} to face off the regional [[Elite Four]] members and, if successful, the League Champion.

In [[Alola]], due to the Pokémon League being a new establishment, there was no reigning Champion for the majority of {{aniseries|SM}}, and the winner of the region's first League Conference was directly declared the first Champion of Alola. In addition, due to the lack of Gyms in Alola, any willing Trainer is allowed to participate in its League Conference.

In the English [[dub]], Orange League challengers who defeat the [[Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader]] attain the title of Champion, but the Supreme Gym Leader is not displaced upon defeat. Winning Trainers earn the [[Winner's Trophy]] and are inducted into the [[Palace of Victory]], but do not have to carry out any specific tasks as Champions. In the original Japanese version, winners are instead given the title of (Japanese: '''{{ruby|名誉|めいよ}}トレーナー''' ''Honored Trainer'').

In addition to gathering eight Gym Badges, the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] is known to accept Trainers passing the [[Pokémon League Admissions Exam]] and those graduating from [[Pokémon Tech]]. There are also smaller tournaments, such as the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]], where the winner gets to battle the League Champion straight away. [[Trip]] and {{OBP|Magnus|XY028}} were allowed to battle [[Alder]] and [[Diantha]], respectively, by winning such competitions.

In {{aniseries|JN}}, the current Champions from every region introduced at the time participated in the [[World Coronation Series]] to achieve the title of Monarch, with all known competitors having climbed to the Master Class. Although they still maintain their title of Champion, they start at the lowest rankings like any participant and need to rank up within the parameters of the competition. At the end of each season, the Master Class members compete in the [[Masters Eight Tournament]] to decide who'll hold the title of Monarch and be recognized as a World Champion.

The following are the known Champions in ''Pokémon the Series'', current or former:
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}};" | '''League'''
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; color:#{{kanto color dark}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Indigo League}}/{{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Johto League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Sinnoh League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Hoenn League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Unova League}}
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Kalos League}}
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | {{color2|{{alola color dark}}|Alola League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{galar color light}}" | {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Galar League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''{{color2|000|Series}}'''
! {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver|{{color|{{gold color dark}}|Gold}} and {{color|{{silver color dark}}|Silver}}}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Despite being introduced as a Champion in ''[[EP235|Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution]]'', {{an|Lance}} is instead referred to as an [[Elite Four]] member in ''[[JN012|Flash of the Titans!]]''. In ''[[JN109|Aim For The Eight!]]'', he is referred to as a Champion again.</ref>
! colspan="2"| {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|{{color|{{diamond color dark}}|Diamond}} and {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|Pearl}}}}
! {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Pokémon the Series: XY|{{color|{{x color dark}}|X}}{{color|{{y color dark}}|Y}}}}
! {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Pokémon the Series: Black & White|{{color|{{black color dark}}|Black}} & {{color|{{white color dark}}|White}}}}
! {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Pokémon Journeys: The Series|{{color|{{sword color dark}}|Pokémon}} {{color|{{shield color dark}}|Journeys}}}}
! {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Pokémon the Series: XY|{{color|{{x color dark}}|X}}{{color|{{y color dark}}|Y}}}}
! {{color2|{{alola color dark}}|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|{{color|{{sun color dark}}|Sun}} & {{color|{{moon color dark}}|Moon}}}}
! {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Pokémon Journeys: The Series|{{color|{{sword color dark}}|Pokémon}} {{color|{{shield color dark}}|Journeys}}}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Name'''
| {{color2|000|Lance (anime)|Lance}}
| {{color2|000|Cynthia (anime)|Cynthia}}
| {{color2|000|Wallace}}
| {{color2|000|Steven Stone (anime)|Steven}}
| {{color2|000|Alder}}
| {{color2|000|Iris (anime)|Iris}}
| {{color2|000|Diantha}}
| {{color2|000|Ash Ketchum|Ash}}
| {{color2|000|Leon (anime)|Leon}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Image'''
| [[File:Lance JN.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Cynthia JN.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Wallace anime.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Steven Stone M8 JN.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Alder anime.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Iris JN.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Diantha JN.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Ash JN.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Leon anime JN.png|150x150px]]
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}};" | '''Status'''
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Succeeded by Steven
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Succeeded by Iris
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
|}
 
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! colspan="2" style="{{roundytop|10px}}; background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}};" | {{color2|{{Pokémon color dark}}|World Coronation Series}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Leon (anime)|Leon}}
| {{color2|000|Ash Ketchum|Ash}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Leon anime JN.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Ash JN.png|150x150px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | Succeeded by Ash
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | Active
|}

===''Pokémon Horizons: The Series''===
In [[Paldea]], just like in the games, a Trainer who managed to complete the Champion Assessment receives the title of Champion. {{an|Nemona}} was the first character introduced in {{aniseries|HZ}} to have accomplished this goal. Top Champion [[Geeta]] later appeared as a member of [[Naranja Academy]]'s staff.

[[Kieran]] debuted in a cameo in [[HZ119]], but it's unknown if he has the same Champion status as in the games. In [[HZ122]], it was revealed that {{an|Steven Stone}} helped [[Friede]] research the properties of [[Laquium]] during the year that passed after the [[HZ089|events]] in [[Laqua]].
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}};" | {{color2|{{paldea color dark}}|Paldea League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Nemona (anime)|Nemona}}
| {{color2|000|Geeta}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Nemona HZ.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Geeta HZ.png|150x150px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | Champion Rank
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | Top Champion
|}

===Pokémon Origins===
In [[Pokémon Origins]], the system for defining the Champion of the region is identical to the method seen in the [[Generation I]] games. {{OBP|Red|Origins}} and {{OBP|Blue|Origins}} won eight [[Badge]]s, and therefore the right to battle the [[Elite Four]]. Blue defeated them first and became the Kanto Champion, after which he faced off against Red. In the end, Red defeated him and became the new Champion.

Known Champions in Pokémon Origins:
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; color:#{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}};" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Indigo League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Blue (Origins)|Blue}}
| {{color2|000|Red (Origins)|Red}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Blue PO.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Red PO.png|150x150px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | Succeeded by Red
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | Active
|}

===Pokémon Generations===
Due to the format of [[Pokémon Generations]], the subject of Champions is not addressed. In ''[[PG03|The Challenger]]'', Blue became the Kanto Champion after defeating the Elite Four. In ''[[PG18|The Redemption]]'', {{ga|Calem}} was shown celebrating his newly acquired Champion status. Other characters who have become Champions of their regions also appear in the series.

Known Champions in Pokémon Generations:
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; color:#{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}};" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Indigo League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; color:#{{sinnoh color dark}};" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Sinnoh League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; color:#{{kalos color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}};" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Kalos League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
| {{color2|000|Cynthia}}
| {{color2|000|Diantha}}
| {{color2|000|Calem (game)|Calem}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Blue PG.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Cynthia PG.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Diantha PG.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Calem PG.png|150x150px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | Active
| Active
| Succeeded by Calem
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | Active
|}

===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
[[Leon]] first appeared in ''[[TW01|Letter]]'', where he was seen defeating [[Bea]] in a Pokémon League battle, successfully defending his title.

In ''[[TW08|The Gathering of Stars]]'', Leon was revealed to have lost his title to {{ga|Victor}} or {{ga|Gloria}}, who was later invited to partake in the [[Galarian Star Tournament]]. The former Champions [[Mustard]] and [[Peony]] also appeared and were invited to the tournament as well.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#{{galar color light}}; color:#{{galar color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}};" | {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Galar League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Leon}}
| {{color2|000|Victor (game)|Victor}} or {{color2|000|Gloria (game)|Gloria}}
| {{color2|000|Mustard}}
| {{color2|000|Peony}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Leon Twilight Wings.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Victor Gloria TW.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Mustard TW.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Peony TW.png|150x150px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | Succeeded by Victor or Gloria
| Active
| Former Champion
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | Former Champion
|}

===Pokémon Evolutions===
Several Champions appeared in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]. The most prominently featured one of them was [[Leon]], who served as the main character of the [[Galar]]-focused episode, ''[[PE01|The Champion]]''. {{ga|Trace}} appeared in ''[[PE08|The Discovery]]'', but he's never referred to as a Champion.

Known Champions in Pokémon Evolutions:
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{galar color light}}; color:#{{galar color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}};" | {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Galar League}}
! colspan="1" style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; color:#{{kalos color dark}};" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Kalos League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}}; color:#{{unova color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}};" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Unova League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Leon}}
| {{color2|000|Diantha}}
| {{color2|000|Alder}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Leon Evolutions.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Diantha Evolutions.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Alder Evolutions.png|150x150px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | Active
| Active
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | Active
|}

===Pokémon: Path to the Peak===
In ''[[PTP02|Regionals]]'', [[Ava]] faced [[Celestine]], a [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] regional Champion, in the finals of the {{DL|Play! Pokémon|Regional Championships}} and won, becoming a regional Champion herself.

In ''[[PTP03|Internationals]]'', the current Pokémon TCG World Champion, [[Edgar Troy]], was introduced. In the finals of the [[World Championships|International Championships]], Edgar battled Ava and managed to beat her without much difficulty. However, in the [[PTP04|following episode]], Ava met Edgar again in the [[World Championships]] finals, where she was able to best him.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
! colspan=3 style="{{roundytop|5px}};" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Celestine}}
| {{color2|000|Ava}}
| {{color2|000|Edgar Troy|Edgar}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Ava and Celestine.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Ava World Champion.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Team Falinks World Champion Trophy.png|150x150px]]
|-
| style="background:#{{tcg psychic color}}" | {{color2|fff|Psychic (TCG)|Psychic}}
| style="background:#{{tcg grass color}}" | {{color2|fff|Grass (TCG)|Grass}}
| style="background:#{{tcg fighting color}}" | {{color2|fff|Fighting (TCG)|Fighting}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | TCG Regional Champion
| TCG World Champion
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | TCG World Champion
|}

===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
In [[Pokémon: Paldean Winds]], [[Nemona]] was the most featured Champion of [[Paldea]], while [[Geeta]] briefly appeared in ''[[PPW04|Breathe Together]]''. The same episode also featured [[Kieran]], but before he became a Champion.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}};" | {{color2|{{paldea color dark}}|Paldea League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Nemona}}
| {{color2|000|Geeta}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Nemona Paldean Winds.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Rika Poppy Geeta Paldean Winds.png|150x150px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | Champion Rank
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | Top Champion
|}

===POKÉTOON===
The following Champions have appeared in the [[POKÉTOON]] anthology series:
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{scarlet color}}; border: 3px solid #{{scarlet color dark}}; width: 50%;"
! style="background:#{{scarlet color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}};" | Episode
! style="background:#{{scarlet color light}};" | Champion
! style="background:#{{scarlet color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}};" | Pokémon
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|''[[PT02|The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero]]''
|[[File:Red POKÉTOON.png|150px]] {{ga|Red}}
| {{MSP/HOME|0059|Arcanine}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | [[PT10]]
| [[File:Boy PT10.png|150px]] {{OBP|Boy|PT10}}
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | {{MSP/HOME|0057|Primeape}} {{tt|→|Evolves}} {{MSP/HOME|0979|Annihilape}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | ''[[PT18|Bonding with Kangaskhan]]''
| [[File:Elamis winner.png|150px]] {{DL|Butterscotch Cup|Elamis}}
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | {{MSP/HOME|0115M|Kangaskhan}}
|}

==In the manga==
[[File:Hoenn Elite Four Adventures.png|thumb|220px|[[Hoenn]]'s [[Elite Four]], who were former Champions in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
The Champion of each region is the winner of an elimination tournament held every three years in each region. In the {{MangaArc|Ruby & Sapphire}}, it was determined that the winners of each tournament would have to face the [[Elite Four]], each a former Champion themselves, before challenging the Champion. The main characters that have taken part in a Pokémon League tournament so far are {{adv|Red}}, {{adv|Blue}}, {{adv|Green}}, and {{adv|Black}}. Of the four, Red and Black both won a tournament, though only Red was formally given the title of Champion.

The following are the known Champions in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga:
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | '''League'''
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; color:#{{kanto color dark}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Indigo League}}
! colspan="6" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Hoenn League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Arcs'''
! colspan="2"| {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Red, Green & Blue arc (Adventures)|{{color|{{Red color dark}}|Red}}, {{color|{{blue color dark}}|Blue}} & {{color|{{green color dark}}|Green}}}}
! colspan="6"| {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Ruby & Sapphire arc (Adventures)|{{color|{{ruby color dark}}|Ruby}} & {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|Sapphire}}}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Name'''
| width=1px | {{color2|000|Professor Oak (Adventures)|Professor Oak}}
| width=1px | {{color2|000|Red (Adventures)|Red}}
| {{color2|000|Sidney}}
| {{color2|000|Phoebe}}
| {{color2|000|Glacia}}
| {{color2|000|Drake}}
| {{color2|000|Steven Stone|Steven}}
| {{color2|000|Wallace}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Image'''
| [[File:Young Oak Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Red Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Sidney Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Phoebe Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Glacia Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Drake Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Steven Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:PS265.png|130x130px]]
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | '''Status'''
| style="background:#FFF" | Champion of the first triennial Indigo League Tournament
| style="background:#FFF" | Champion of the ninth triennial Indigo League Tournament
| style="background:#FFF" | Former Champion
| style="background:#FFF" | Former Champion
| style="background:#FFF" | Former Champion
| style="background:#FFF" | Former Champion
| style="background:#FFF" | Succeeded by Wallace
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | Active
|}
{{-}}
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}; margin-top:5px"
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | '''League'''
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Sinnoh League}}
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{unova color light}};" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Unova League}}
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}};" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Kalos League}}
! colspan="3" style="background:#{{galar color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}};" | {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Galar League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Arcs'''
! {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Diamond & Pearl arc (Adventures)|{{color|{{diamond color dark}}|Diamond}} & {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|Pearl}}}}
! {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Black & White arc (Adventures)|{{color|{{black color dark}}|Black}} & {{color|{{white color dark}}|White}}}}
! {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Black 2 & White 2 arc (Adventures)|{{color|{{black 2 color dark}}|Black 2}} & {{color|{{white 2 color dark}}|White 2}}}}
! {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|X & Y arc (Adventures)|{{color|{{x color dark}}|X}} & {{color|{{y color dark}}|Y}}}}
! colspan="3"| {{color2|{{galar color dark}}|Sword & Shield arc (Adventures)|{{color|{{sword color dark}}|Sword}} & {{color|{{shield color dark}}|Shield}}}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Name'''
| {{color2|000|Cynthia}}
| {{color2|000|Alder}}
| {{color2|000|Iris}}
| {{color2|000|Diantha}}
| {{color2|000|Leon}}
| {{color2|000|Mustard}}
| {{color2|000|Peony}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Image'''
| [[File:Cynthia Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Alder Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Iris B2W2 chapter.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Diantha Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Leon Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Mustard Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Peony Adventures.png|130x130px]]
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | '''Status'''
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Succeeded by Iris
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Active
| style="background:#FFF" | Former Champion
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | Former Champion
|}
{{-}}
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}; margin-top:5px"
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | '''League'''
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}};" | {{color2|{{paldea color dark}}|Paldea League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Arcs'''
! colspan="2"| {{color2|{{paldea color dark}}|Scarlet & Violet arc (Adventures)|{{color|{{scarlet color dark}}|Scarlet}} & {{color|{{violet color dark}}|Violet}}}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Name'''
| {{color2|000|Nemona (Adventures)|Nemona}}
| {{color2|000|Geeta}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}};" | '''Image'''
| [[File:Nemona Adventures.png|130x130px]]
| [[File:Geeta Adventures.png|130x130px]]
|-
| style="background: #{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | '''Status'''
| style="background:#FFF" | Champion Rank
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | Top Champion
|}

===Pokémon Zensho===
The following are the known Champions in [[Pokémon Zensho]]:

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; color:#{{kanto color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}};" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Indigo League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Shigeru (Zensho)|Shigeru}}
| {{color2|000|Satoshi (Zensho)|Satoshi}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Shigeru Zensho.png|150x150px]]
| [[File:Satoshi Zensho.png|150x150px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|10px}};" | Succeeded by Satoshi
| style="{{roundybr|10px}};" | Active
|}

===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
The following are the known Champions in [[Pokémon Battle Frontier]]:

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Pokémon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{Pokémon color dark}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{unknown color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}};" | {{color2|{{unknown color dark}}|Unknown|Unknown League}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{color2|000|Rald}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Rald CBF.png|150x150px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybottom|10px}};" | Active
|}

==Trivia==
* [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] are the only regions to share the same Champion.
* [[Geeta]] is the only Champion who bears the title of "Top Champion" (Japanese: ''トップチャンピオン'' Top Champion).
* In {{pmin|France|French}} localizations, Gym Leader is translated to ''Champion d'Arène'', while Champion is translated to ''Maître'' / ''Maîtresse'', meaning "master".
* In some languages, including {{pmin|Denmark|Danish}} and {{pmin|Finland|Finnish}}, "Pokémon Champion" is translated the same way as "[[Pokémon Master]]".
** In [[Pokémon in Poland|Polish]], up to [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'']], the term ''Wielki Mistrz / Wielka Mistrzyni'' was used, though it was changed to ''Mistrzyni'' ("master") in reference to [[Geeta]] and [[Nemona]] starting in [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'']]. It is unknown if this change affects other Champions, as none have made an appearance in ''Pokémon'' ''Horizons'' so far.
* [[Diantha]] has the highest leveled {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} out of all the Champions battled the first time the Pokémon League is challenged. Her lowest level is 64, and her highest is 68.
** Although [[Alder]] has Pokémon above level 70, he is not battled as Champion until the post-credits rematch against the {{un|Pokémon League}}.
* [[Lance]] has the lowest leveled Pokémon out of all the Champions. His lowest level Pokémon is level 44 in [[Generation II]], and level 46 in [[Generation IV]]. His highest is level 50 in both generations.
* In [[Pokémon X and Y]], the {{tc|Backpacker}} who gives the {{player}} a [[Strange Souvenir]] and [[List of cross-generational references|foreshadows]] [[Alola]] mentions his [[region]]'s Champion, even though Alola didn't have a Champion during the events of X and Y.
* Despite Alder not being a [[Type expert|type specialist]], half of his Champion [[party|team]] consists of {{t|Bug}} types.
* [[Peony]] is the only Champion, current or former, who never battles the player with a full team of six Pokémon.
* {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} and its [[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|expansion]] introduced the most Champions, current or former, out of any Pokémon game, at four.
* Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are the only core series games with at least one reigning [[Non-player character|NPC]] Champion to never play the [[game credits]] directly after their defeat.
* In [[Pokémon GO]], "Champion" is the name of an achievement {{GO|medal}} awarded for winning at least 10 {{GO|Raid Battle|Raid}}s.

==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{Pokémon color light}}|bordercolor={{Pokémon color}}
|ar=بطل ''Baṭal''
|zh_yue=冠軍 ''Gungwān''
|zh_cmn=冠軍 / 冠军 ''Guànjūn''
|nl=Kampioen
|fi=Mestari
|fr_ca=Champion<ref group="lower-alpha">Diamond box</ref>
|fr_eu=Maître
|da=Mester
|de=Champ
|el=Πρωταθλητής ''Protathlitís''
|he=אלוף ''Aloof'' ({{male}}) אלופה ''Aloofa'' ({{female}})
|hu=Bajnok
|it=Campione ({{male}}) Campionessa ({{female}})
|ko=챔피언 ''Champion''
|no=Regjerende mester
|pl=Wielki Mistrz ({{male}}) Wielka Mistrzyni ({{female}})
|pt=Campeão ({{male}}) Campeã ({{female}})
|ro=Campion
|ru=Чемпион ''Chempion''
|es=Campeón ({{male}}) Campeona ({{female}})
|sv=Mästare Champion Mästare
|th=ผู้ชนะเลิศ ''P̄hū̂chnaleiṣ̄''
|tr=Şampiyon
|vi=Nhà vô địch
}}

==Notes==
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==Related articles==
* [[Pokémon Master]]
* [[Top Coordinator]]
* [[:Category:Episodes in which a Champion appears]]
* [[:Category:Champions' Pokémon]]

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Evolution prevention

2026-03-09T20:20:55Z

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[[File:Dawn Piplup no evolution.png|thumb|300px|[[Dawn's Piplup]] using {{m|Bide}} to resist Evolution]]
'''Evolution prevention''' refers to certain methods to stop a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from [[Evolution|evolving]].

==In the core series games==
===B button===
{{incomplete|section|State whether it is possible to stop any other Pokémon Evolutions by pressing B. The Evolutions of these Pokémon are not currently covered by this section: {{p|Milcery}}, {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Yamask}}, {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Farfetch'd}}, {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Basculin|White-Striped}} {{p|Basculin}}, {{rf|Hisuian}} {{p|Qwilfish}}, and several Evolutions from being exposed to items ({{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Slowpoke}}, {{p|Applin}}, {{p|Sinistea}}, {{p|Kubfu}}, {{p|Charcadet}}, {{p|Poltchageist}}, and {{p|Duraludon}})}}

In the [[core series]] games, the player can press B during the Evolution cutscene to prevent any of the [[methods of Evolution]] triggered by gaining a [[level]] in {{pkmn|battle}} or by consuming a [[Rare Candy]]. This includes but is not limited to leveling up [[List of Pokémon that evolve at or above a certain level|at or above a certain level]], or [[friendship Evolution|with high friendship]], or in certain locations, or knowing a certain move, holding a certain item, and so on.

However, pressing B does not work to prevent Evolutions from [[Evolution stone]]s or [[trade Evolution|from trades]]. {{p|Tandemaus}}'s Evolution into {{p|Maushold}} also cannot be prevented this way, because it evolves without playing a cutscene.

This mechanic is not present in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]] and [[Pokémon Legends: Z-A]], due to Evolution not being automatically triggered upon gaining a level in these games.

===Everstone===
[[File:Dream Everstone Sprite.png|thumb|right|Everstone|100px]]
{{main|Everstone}}

In all [[core series]] games with the [[held item]] feature, a Pokémon holding an [[Everstone]] is unable to evolve using certain [[methods of Evolution]]. This item prevents all the Evolution methods triggered by [[level|leveling up]]. It also prevents a Pokémon from [[trade Evolution|evolving by trade]], except this does not work in [[Generation III]] due to [[List of glitches in Generation III#held item loss glitch|a glitch]]. From [[Generation IV]] onwards, a Kadabra still evolves into Alakazam when being traded while holding an Everstone due to an explicitly programmed exception. Only in Generations {{gen|II}} and {{gen|VIII}}, the Everstone prevents Evolution from an [[Evolution stone]].

===National Pokédex requirement===
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, if the player has not yet obtained the [[National Pokédex]], when a Pokémon meets its Evolution conditions but its evolved form is not in the Kanto Pokédex (for example, {{p|Chansey}}'s Evolution into {{p|Blissey}}), it will attempt to evolve but fail.

===Unevolvable forms and variants===
Some Pokémon forms and variants are unable to evolve altogether despite the games being compatible with their evolved forms.

This applies to any Pikachu with the player's [[Original Trainer|OT]] and [[Trainer ID number|ID]] in {{game|Yellow}} (of which the starting {{OBP|Pikachu|Yellow}} is the only catchable one in the game), the [[Spiky-eared Pichu]] in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the [[Cosplay Pikachu]] in [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]], [[Pikachu in a cap]] from [[Generation VII]] onwards, and the {{OBP|Partner Pokémon|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Partner}} Pikachu and Eevee in {{LGPE}}.

In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}}, and {{p|Eevee}} with the [[Gigantamax]] Factor cannot evolve. Those Pokémon, as well as {{p|Duraludon}} with Gigantamax Factor, are unable to be transferred from [[Pokémon HOME]] into games other than Sword and Shield. This is to prevent them from evolving in games that do not recognize the Gigantamax Factor.

===Unevolvable level 100 Pokémon===
From [[Generation I]] to {{gen|VII}}, a level 100 Pokémon is unable to [[Methods of Evolution#Leveling up|evolve by leveling up]]. For instance, the level 100 Pokémon is unable to [[List of Pokémon that evolve at or above a certain level|evolve at a certain level]], or [[friendship Evolution|with high friendship]], or knowing a certain move, among other Evolution methods.

From [[Generation VIII]] onwards, a level 100 Pokémon can evolve by consuming a [[Rare Candy]] (without increasing its level) if the Evolution requirements are met.

===Unevolvable Feebas===
In Generations {{gen|III}} and {{gen|IV}}, and in [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]], a {{p|Feebas}} can only evolve when leveling up with 170+ [[Beautiful (condition)|Beauty]]. In any of those games, as stated above, a [[#Unevolvable level 100 Pokémon|level 100 Feebas is permanently unable to evolve]].

In addition, Feebas is unable to evolve if its [[sheen]] has already reached the maximum value of 255 and its Beauty is below 170. This Feebas will be unable to increase its Beauty by eating any more [[Pokéblock]]s or [[Poffin]]s which would be required for its Evolution into {{p|Milotic}}. However, in [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]], a Feebas is potentially able to reach enough Beauty and evolve nonetheless because in those games a Pokémon's contest conditions can be raised regardless of its sheen.

In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, {{pkmn|Colosseum}} and {{pkmn|XD: Gale of Darkness}}, a Feebas cannot be obtained without trading with the [[Hoenn]] games, but although it can evolve normally if its Beauty is already high enough, it is also unable to evolve with a Beauty stat of under 170 unless it is traded to {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} or {{game|Emerald}}, as there is no way to increase its beauty stat with the lack of [[Pokéblock]]s.

From [[Generation V]] onwards, except in [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]], a Feebas can evolve into Milotic regardless of its Beauty condition, by being [[trade Evolution|traded while holding]] a [[Prism Scale]].

==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness===
{{incomplete|section|State whether or not pressing B prevents all forms of Evolution in Pokémon Colosseum and XD}}

==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon: Magikarp Jump===
{{main|Everstone|section=Pokémon: Magikarp Jump}}

In [[Pokémon: Magikarp Jump]], the player begins the game with one Everstone, which prevents {{p|Magikarp}} from [[Evolution|evolving]] into {{p|Gyarados}}. This item can be cracked and broken by tapping Magikarp in quick succession.

Once it is broken, Magikarp can evolve on reaching [[Level]] 20 or higher. This will cause the Magikarp to retire, and a new one must be caught.

===Pokémon Quest===
{{main|Everstone|section=Pokémon Quest}}
In [[Pokémon Quest]], a Pokémon is unable to evolve as long as it is holding an [[Everstone]].

==In animation==
[[File:Ash Bulbasaur fight evolution.png|thumb|220px|Ash's Bulbasaur resisting Evolution]]
==={{aniseries|PTS}}===
===={{aniseries|OS}}====
In ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] stopped itself from evolving.

===={{aniseries|DP}}====
In ''[[DP122|Stopped in the Name of Love!]]'', [[Dawn's Piplup]] used {{m|Bide}} to stop himself from evolving and collapsed from the effort. {{an|Dawn}} later gave him an [[Everstone]] to prevent it for as long as he wanted.

===={{aniseries|JN}}====
[[Chloe's Eevee]] is unable to evolve by any means, even when directly exposed to an [[Evolution stone]]. This first shown in ''[[JN049|To Train, or Not to Train!]]'' and is said to be a result of it not being able to decide what it wants to evolve into, although willingness does not appear to be a factor in triggering evolution for any other Pokémon in the series.
{{-}}

==In the manga==
[[File:White stopping Tep evolution.png|thumb|200px|White stopping Tep from evolving]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Yellow}}====
In ''[[PS053|Can't Catch Caterpie!]]'', {{adv|Yellow}} reacted with shock and dismay when her [[Ratty]] evolved into {{p|Raticate}} due to the fact that she had no idea what is Evolution in the first place. {{adv|Blue}} then informed {{adv|Yellow}} that it is possible to cancel a Pokémon's Evolution by using the [[Pokédex]].

In ''[[PS089|The Might of... Metapod?!]]'', it was revealed that since Blue taught Yellow how to cancel a Pokémon's Evolution, she had been often cancelling the Evolution of her Pokémon by using {{adv|Red}}'s Pokédex. However, with the Pokédex no longer in her possession, several of her Pokémon evolved at once during the battle against [[Lance]]: [[Kitty]] evolved into {{p|Metapod}} and then {{p|Butterfree}}, [[Dody]] evolved into {{p|Dodrio}}, [[Omny]] evolved into {{p|Omastar}}, and Gravvy evolved into {{p|Golem}}.

===={{MangaArc|Black & White}}====
In ''[[PS478|Big City Battles]]'', {{adv|White}} forcefully stopped {{adv|Black}}'s {{p|Tepig}}, [[Tep]], from evolving by shaking him around. This was only temporary, and he evolved in the [[PS479|next chapter]].

==In the TCG==
In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], several card effects prevent a Pokémon from evolving. For instance, {{TCG ID|Phantom Forces|Spiritomb|55}} has an attack named "B Cancel" whose name refers to pressing B to cancel an Evolution in the core series games.

==Related articles==
{{Evolution}}

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