Drone Rotom
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Drone Rotom (Japanese: ドローンロトム Drone Rotom) are Rotom inhabiting drones that serve as battle judges, primarily in the Galar region. In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, they act as the official judges throughout the world for World Coronation Series battles.
This form of Rotom cannot be used in battle.
In the core series games
Pokémon Sword and Shield
A Drone Rotom can be seen flying inside stadiums when the player faces a Gym Leader or other Trainers.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, as soon as a battle appointment between two Trainers is made for a World Coronation Series match, a Drone Rotom is sent flying to the location where the battle takes place. The Drone Rotom can display a hologram picturing the participants in the battle and how many Pokémon they can send out. Like regular referees, it also explains the battle rules to Trainers. After the battle, the Drone Rotom will announce that the rankings have been updated and then leave the site.
A Drone Rotom first appeared in Destination: Coronation!, where it judged the battle between Ash and Visquez at the Vermilion Gym. A Drone Rotom judged almost all of the subsequent on-screen World Coronation Series matches, excluding those judged by Dan.
In Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!, five Drone Rotom flew over Wyndon while expelling colored smoke to form the logo of the World Coronation Series in the sky, in order to celebrate the start of the Masters Eight Tournament.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
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| Japanese | マックスウェル・パワーズ Maxwell Powers | |
| English | Jake Paque | |
| Arabic | فادي الرفاعي Fadi Rifai | |
| Finnish | Jon-Jon Geitel | |
| Hebrew | יולי סקר Yoli Seker אליעזר וייס Eliezer Weiss | |
| Italian | Gianandrea Muià | |
| Polish | Robert Mazurek | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Ricardo Juarez |
| Portugal | Rui Oliveira | |
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
In HZ141, a pair of Drone Rotom appeared during the Unite Battle between the Rising Volt Tacklers and the Shining Oceans at Remoat Stadium.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
A Drone Rotom first appeared in Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea. It was called by Opal during her match against Henry, where she announced her retirement after the current Gym Challenge.
Another Drone Rotom appeared in Shock!! Chairman Rose's Plan, filming Sordward and Shielbert battling Eternatus on the tower summit.
Pokémon Journeys
A Drone Rotom first appeared in Destination: Coronation!, fulfilling the same role as in the eponymous episode. It also judged all of Ash's subsequent World Coronation Series matches.
In the TCG
Drone Rotom was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese SWSH Era). It was first released in the Japanese Amazing Volt Tackle expansion and the English Vivid Voltage expansion, with artwork by 5ban Graphics. It forces the opponent to reveal their hand and lets the player look at the top card of the opponent's deck.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Japanese | ドローンロトム Drone Rotom | |
| Chinese | Cantonese | 空拍洛托姆 Hūngpaak Loktokmóuh |
| Mandarin | 空拍洛托姆 Kōngpāi Luòtuōmǔ | |
| Finnish | Drooni-Rotom | |
| French | Motisma Drone | |
| German | Dronen-Rotom | |
| Indonesian | Drone Rotom | |
| Italian | Rotom Drone | |
| Korean | 드론로토무 Drone Rotomu | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Drone Rotom | |
| Spanish | Rotom Dron | |
| Thai | โดรนโรตอม Drone Rotom | |
Related articles
- For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Rotom.
- Talking Pokémon
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