Rotom (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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|tmname=Rotom

|forme=6

|form2=Heat Rotom

|form3=Wash Rotom

|weight-kg=0.3

|abilityn=1

|ability1=Levitate

|egggroupn=1

|catchrate=45

|body=01

|generation=4

|friendship=70

While it is not known to [[Evolution|evolve]] into or from any other Pokémon, it has the ability to possess the motors of certain appliances and [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Rotom|change forms]].

Additionally, in {{g|Sun and Moon}}, it has the ability to possess a special [[Pokédex]] and become the [[Rotom Pokédex]].

==Biology==

[[File:Brock and Rotom.png|thumb|left|Rotom transforming]]

Rotom has the ability to enter and control appliances. Starting in {{v2|Platinum}}, it also has five extra forms, each based on a household appliance, which can be accessed by possessing specific appliances. The possessed appliances are based on a {{wp|microwave oven}} (Heat Rotom), {{wp|washing machine}} (Wash Rotom), {{wp|refrigerator}} (Frost Rotom), {{wp|mechanical fan|electric fan}} (Fan Rotom), and a {{wp|lawn mower|lawnmower}} (Mow Rotom). When Rotom changes form, its eyes and electric aura change colors and its aura appendages take on different shapes: red with oven mitts as Heat Rotom, blue with clothespins as Wash Rotom, purple with lightning bolts as Frost Rotom, yellow with air curls as Fan Rotom, and green with a ripped strip as Mow Rotom.

==In the anime==

===Major appearances===

====[[Professor Oak's Rotom]]====

An image of a Rotom appeared in ''[[XY091|A Performance Pop Quiz!]]''.

===Pokédex entries===

==In the manga==

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

{{main|Diamond's Rotom}}

In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Rotom is a rare and mysterious Pokémon. It first appeared at the [[Old Chateau]] where it caused havoc for {{adv|Diamond}} and {{adv|Pearl}} until Diamond understood that it only wanted to return in its plasma television and led it there.

After that, Rotom decided to stay with Diamond.

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===

A Rotom appears in [[PMDP47]] along with all of its forms.

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==Game data==

===Pokédex entries===

{{Dex/NA|gen=IV}}

{{Dex/Gen|gen=IV}}

===Game locations===

{{Availability/NA|gen=IV}}

{{Availability/Gen|gen=IV}}

====In side games====

{{Availability/NA|gen=IV}}

{{Availability/Gen|gen=IV}}

====In events====

{{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}}

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===Held items===

====In-game trades====

{{HeldItems

|type=Electric

|bw1=Max Elixir|bw1type=Ether|bw1rar=100

|b2w21=Max Elixir|b2w21type=Ether|b2w21rar=100

===Stats===

====Base stats====

=====Normal Rotom=====

{{BaseStats

|type=Electric

|type2=Ghost

|Defense=77

=====Heat, Wash, Frost, Fan, and Mow Rotom=====

{{BaseStats

|type=Electric

|Defense=107

====Pokéathlon stats====

=====Normal Rotom=====

{{Pokéthlon

|type=Electric

|JumpMax=5

}}

=====Heat Rotom=====

{{Pokéthlon

|type=Electric

|JumpMax=4

}}

=====Wash Rotom=====

{{Pokéthlon

|type=Electric

|JumpMax=4

}}

=====Frost Rotom=====

{{Pokéthlon

|type=Electric

|JumpMax=4

}}

=====Fan Rotom=====

{{Pokéthlon

|type=Electric

|JumpMax=5

}}

=====Mow Rotom=====

{{Pokéthlon

|type=Electric

|JumpMax=4

}}

===Type effectiveness===

=====Normal Rotom=====

{{TypeEffectiveness

|type1=Electric

|type2=Ghost

|Electric=50

|Psychic=100

|notes=yes

|ghost=yes

|levitate=yes

|newground=2}}

=====Heat Rotom=====

{{TypeEffectiveness

|type1=Electric

|type2=Fire

|Fighting=100

|notes=yes

|levitate=yes

|newground=4}}

=====Wash Rotom=====

{{TypeEffectiveness

|type1=Electric

|type2=Water

|Fighting=100

|Electric=100

|notes=yes

|levitate=yes

|newground=2}}

=====Frost Rotom=====

{{TypeEffectiveness

|type1=Electric

|type2=Ice

|Fighting=200

|notes=yes

|levitate=yes

|newground=2}}

=====Fan Rotom=====

{{TypeEffectiveness

|type1=Electric

|type2=Flying

|Electric=100

|notes=yes

|flying=levitate

|newground=2}}

=====Mow Rotom=====

{{TypeEffectiveness

|type1=Electric

|type2=Grass

|Fighting=100

|notes=yes

|levitate=yes

|newground=1}}

===Learnset===

====By [[Level|leveling up]]====

{{learnlist/level6|1|Discharge|Electric|Special|80|100|15||'''|Beautiful|2|2}}

{{learnlist/level6|1|Charge|Electric|Status|&mdash;|&mdash;|20|||Clever|1|0}}

{{learnlist/level6|1|Trick|Psychic|Status|&mdash;|100|10|||Clever|2|1}}

{{learnlist/level6|1|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|&mdash;|100|20|||Cool|1|3}}

{{learnlist/level6|1|Thunder Shock|Electric|Special|40|100|30||'''|Cool|4|0}}

{{learnlist/level6|15|Double Team|Normal|Status|&mdash;|&mdash;|15|||Cool|1|0}}

{{learnlist/level6|22|Shock Wave|Electric|Special|60|&mdash;|20||'''|Cool|2|0}}

{{learnlist/level6|36|Substitute|Normal|Status|&mdash;|&mdash;|10|||Cute|2|0}}

{{learnlist/level6|43|Electro Ball|Electric|Special|&mdash;|100|10||'''|Cool|3|0}}

{{learnlist/level6|57|Charge|Electric|Status|&mdash;|&mdash;|20|||Clever|1|0}}

{{learnlist/level6|64|Discharge|Electric|Special|80|100|15||'''|Beautiful|2|2}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====

{{learnlist/tm6|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|&mdash;|90|10|||Clever|3|0}}

{{learnlist/tm6|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|60|100|15|||Clever|3|0}}

{{learnlist/tm6|TM25|Thunder|Electric|Special|110|70|10||'''|Cool|1|0}}

{{learnlist/tm6|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|&mdash;|100|20|||Cute|4|0}}

{{learnlist/tm6|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|&mdash;|&mdash;|15|||Cool|1|0}}

{{learnlist/tm6|TM33|Reflect|Psychic|Status|&mdash;|&mdash;|20|||Clever|2|0}}

{{learnlist/tm6|TM97|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15|||Cool|4|0}}

{{learnlist/tm6|TM100|Confide|Normal|Status|&mdash;|&mdash;|20|||Cute|3|0}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====

{{learnlist/breed6null}}

====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====

{{learnlist/tutor6|Electroweb|Electric|Special|55|95|15||'''|no|yes|Beautiful|2|1}}

{{learnlist/tutor6|Foul Play|Dark|Physical|95|100|15|||no|yes|Clever|1|0}}

{{learnlist/tutor6|Trick|Psychic|Status|&mdash;|100|10|||no|yes|Clever|2|1}}

{{learnlist/tutor6|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes|Cute|2|1}}

====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; Rotom cannot change into an appliance form if it does not learn the move. Even if Rotom forgets the special move associated with its current form, it will remain in its current form. If Rotom would change from one appliance form to another and still 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 normal 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 normal form is the form's special move, then that move will be replaced with {{m|Thunder Shock}}.

{{learnlist/event6|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Form change: Normal Rotom}}<br><small>(having no other moves)</small>|Thunder Shock|Electric|Special|40|100|30||'''||Cool|4|0}}

===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====

===Side game data===

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{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=3|type=Electric|ndex=479O|stype=Fire|num=039

|min=50

|max=100

===Forms===

{{Evobox/Formes

|sprite1=479Rotom

|name1=Rotom

==In other languages==

|ja=ロトム ''Rotom''|jameaning=From ''motor'' spelled backwards

|de=Rotom|demeaning=Same as Japanese name

* [[Professor Oak's Rotom]]

* [[Diamond's Rotom]]

==External links==

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