Rotom

() is an /-type Pokémon created by Team Galactic. Rotom can transform into various forms which resembles household appliances. Prior to Generation V, all of Rotom's forms shared the same Electric/Ghost typing as a normal Rotom before swapping the secondary Ghost type with another type. 
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Rotom is a small, round, ghostly creature with a plasma-based body. Its vibrant, orange body mass is spherical with a long, spike-shaped, antenna-like feature atop its head, and a small, round orb on its underside. It is enveloped in a glowing aura of cyan-bluish plasma, with lightning bolt-shaped appendages on either side of its lower body. 
Rotom has two ovular, blue eyes and a small, grinning mouth on its face. Heat Rotom's eyes are blue and its mouth is a small white circle. Wash Rotom's eyes are the same as the normal form with a similar grin. Frost Rotom has two purple eyes and a sad frown. Fan Rotom has two yellow eyes and a small smile without any teeth. Mow Rotom has green eyes and a crazed sharp-toothed smile. 
Each of Rotom's forms all resemble household appliances and have different colored plasma surrounding them; Heat Rotom's plasma is red, Wash Rotom's plasma is blue, Mow Rotom's plasma is green, Frost Rotom's plasma is purple, and Fan Rotom's plasma is yellow. 
===Behavior===
Rotom is very clever and mischievous. It enjoys teasing and frightening people and Pokémon. It often invades appliances and takes control of machines, allowing it to change its form.
It is said that a young male inventor's creation has caused Rotom's multiple forms to be developed. 
===Natural abilities===
Thanks to its plasma-composed body, Rotom is able to infiltrate electronic devices, namely appliances, and take control of machines. This allows it to change form, as well as its Ghost type. It can enter a lawn mower to assume its Mow Form, a microwave oven to assume its Heat Form, a refrigerator to assume its Frost Form, a washing machine to assume its Wash Form, and an electric fan to assume its Fan Form. Its “wings” also change for each form: clothes pins for Wash, oven mitts for Heat, splintered wood piece for Mow, lightning bolt for Frost, and wind current for Fan.
As of Generation V, Rotom changes its secondary typing depending on which form it takes: it becomes Electric/Water in its Wash form, Electric/Fire in its Heat form, Electric/Grass in its Mow form, Electric/Ice in its Frost form, and Electric/Flying in its Fan form.
As of Generation VII, Rotom can enter a PokéDex and transform itself into such a shape. This allows it to communicate with people and Pokémon alike.
As of Generation VIII, Rotom can enter a phone. This allows it to attach itself to objects, such as bikes, in order to upgrade them.
Each of Rotom's appliance forms possess elemental abilities that it uses for its mischievous pranks: Heat Rotom is able to manipulate fire with stylish flair and uses this ability for burning up clothing; Wash Rotom possesses water manipulation and can use it to flood rooms; Fan Rotom uses aerokinesis to blow away papers; Frost Rotom can spray cold air and can freeze any body of water, including a water-filled bathtub; and Mow Rotom is able to scatter any grass clippings, as well as slicing through flowers.
==Evolution==
Rotom does not evolve
==Game Info==
Rotom is a Generation IV Pokémon, first appearing in the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games. With the release of Pokémon Platinum, Rotom was given the ability to transform into 5 other forms with the aid of a special item. In Generation V, to change Rotom's form, you need to go to the basement of Shopping Mall Nine and interact with one of the many boxes of electronics, and choose a form. You will be asked to allow Rotom to forget a move and learn a move the type of the form it takes.
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
Rotom anime.png|Rotom in the anime.
Rotom Dex Heat Rotom.png|Heat Rotom in the anime.
Rotom Dex Wash Rotom.png|Wash Rotom in the anime.
Rotom Dex Frost Rotom.png|Frost Rotom in the anime.
Rotom Dex Fan Rotom.png|Fan Rotom in the anime.
Rotom Dex Mow Rotom.png|Mow Rotom in the anime.
Rotom Pokédex anime.png|Rotom Pokédex in the anime.
Rotom Phone anime.png|Rotom Phone in the anime.
Rotom Drone anime.png|Rotom Drone in the anime.
Rotomi anime.png|Rotomi in the anime.
Rotom first appeared in the episode and it was tricking and toying around with Ash and his friends.
In , Professor Oak caught a Rotom after saving it from Team Rocket and healing it.
Ash obtained a Rotom Pokedex in , and a Rotom Phone in 
In PH001: The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), during Liko's interview for the school she was going to attend, she uses a tablet version of Rotom.
*Rotom (DP105)
*Rotom (BW130)
*Professor Oak's Rotom
*Weston's Rotom
*Goh's Rotom Phone
*Ash's Rotom Phone
*Rotom Bike
*Rotom Drone (anime)
*Rotomi (anime)
===Manga===
*Diamond's Rotom
*Rotom Pokédex (Adventures)
==Trivia==
*Rotom makes motor sounds in the manga.
*In Frost Rotom's artwork, it is pictured frowning; when in all the other forms, it is smiling.
*Next to the type-changes when it takes other forms, its eyes and the plasma around it change color too (Frost-purple, Fan-yellow, Mow-green, Wash-blue, Heat-red).
*Rotom is the only Pokémon that has an /-type.
**It is also the only one to be / (Heat Forme).
**As of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the /-type will no longer be exclusive to Mow Forme Rotom since Hisuian Voltorb was introduced with that typing.
*Rotom changes its forms in a similar fashion to Deoxys in the Generation IV games.
*Rotom is the only Pokémon with the ability to change its form by will that must possess another object in order to do so.
*Rotom is the only Pokémon whose alternate forms have a different base stat total than that of the original form. Other Pokémon with alternate forms may have different distributions, however.
*In Pokémon Battle Revolution, its "arms" are almost clear and are tinted a gentle blue.
*Fan Rotom is the only form with a special move whose base power isn't over 100.
**It is also the only form whose ability will remain useless if negated since its secondary Flying type ignores Ground-type attacks. 
*Both Heat Rotom and Mow Rotom are the only forms whose special moves have identical flavor texts and negative secondary effects (Overheat and Leaf Storm both lower the user's Special Attack stat by one stage).
*Before the Generation V games, many of Rotom's Formes were the only Pokémon that could learn their special attacks, but weren't that attack's type.
*As of the official Japanese tournament held in 2008, all of Rotom's forms have been banned from official tournaments. This is due to the special status of the alternate forms as event-exclusive Pokémon.
*From Pokémon Black and White onwards, when it changes to Fan Rotom, it becomes a Flying type, which is immune to Ground-type attacks, and yet it still has the Ability Levitate, making the Ability redundant.
*All of Rotom's forms before Generation VII were made by different designers:
**Normal Rotom was designed by Ken Sugimori. 
**Heat Rotom was designed by Lee HyunJung. 
**Fan Rotom was designed by Motofumi Fujiwara. 
**Mow Rotom was designed by Yusuke Ohmura. 
**Wash Rotom was designed by Hiroki Fuchino. 
**Frost Rotom was designed by Hironobu Yoshida. 
*Rotom is one of the collectable spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. 
*In Pokémon Platinum, it is revealed that Charon discovered Rotom.
**Pokémon Sword's Pokedex entry for Rotom has further stated that the discovery of Rotom's alternate forms was the result of a boy's invention. 
*Despite being based on Game Freak's Pulseman, whose Volteccer technique was the basis of the move Volt Tackle, Rotom can't learn it.
*In its beta development stage, Rotom was originally designed to be a blue electric ghost with only two small eyes and thin arms.
*In Pokémon Sword and Shield, when the player changes between Rotom's forms, normal Rotom is called "Lightbulb Form".
*Rotom can change forms in Legends: Arceus despite those devices not being invented yet. It is possible these items are here due to the Space-Time Rift atop Mount Coronet.
===Origin===
Rotom may be based on a Poltergeist or related to the phrase "ghost in the machine". It may also be based on the Obake and the Tsukumogami, which are objects that become animate when reaching their 100th year of existence. Rotom may also be based on ball lightning and its mysterious and seemingly mischievous behavior. Ball lightning was once described as a living mythological "species of fire" known as ignis fatuus, which loosely translates to "foolish/mischievous fire". Due to its ability to possess electrical appliances, Rotom is based on the electric motor. Rotom also appears to resemble Pulseman, which was also designed by Ken Sugimori and can also enter electrical devices. As evidenced by changing its form in Pokémon Sword and Shield, it may also be based on a lightbulb.
===Etymology===
Rotom's name is motor backwards. This is because of the fact that all of the household appliances it can turn into in battle have motors. It may also come from router and modem, both being devices capable of transferring data to other devices, similarly to how Rotom is able to transfer itself into appliances.
==Gallery==
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Rotom-Pokédex_SM_concept_art.png|Concept art of Rotom Pokédex (note:Clemont and Serena makes a cameo)
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