Rotom (Pokémon)

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Rotom (Japanese: ロトム Rotom) is a dual-type introduced in Generation IV.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Rotom has the ability to possess the motors of certain appliances and change forms. It also learns a new move depending on which appliance it possesses. Rotom's form can be changed in by allowing it to possess the appliances in Rotom's Room or from the Rotom Catalog.
* When it has not possessed any appliance or is possessing a , it is dual-type , and learns if the move it had in its other forms is the only move it knows.
* When it possesses a , it becomes Heat Rotom, is dual-type , and learns .
* When it possesses a , it becomes Wash Rotom, is dual-type , and learns .
* When it possesses a , it becomes Frost Rotom, is dual-type , and learns .
* When it possesses an , it becomes Fan Rotom, is dual-type , and learns .
* When it possesses a , it becomes Mow Rotom, is dual-type , and learns .
In Generation IV, Rotom had as its secondary type regardless of its form.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to 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 speak human language. In Generation VIII and Generation IX, Rotom can possess a smartphone that doubles as a Pokédex and become the Rotom Phone. Rotom are also used in Rotomi terminals, and Drone Rotom. The Rotom Phone can be used to power a Rotom Bike.
==Biology==
Rotom is a small, orange that has a body 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 in its base form is possessing a light bulb. Rotom lack any sort of circulatory system or pulse.Rotom Pokédex, (): "Waaah! If I had a pulse, it would be pounding like crazzzy right now!"
Rotom have the ability to enter and control appliances. They typically use their abilities to make mischief, often using the household items they possess to pull pranks on unsuspecting people, as seen in the Pokémon the Series episode Get Your Rotom Running!. Despite this, some Rotom have taken to inhabiting electronics with the intent of helping others. The Rotom Pokédex, Rotom Phones, Rotomi, and Drone Rotom are some examples. Additionally, in Galar, the Rotom Phone is used to power the Rotom Bike. Some of these forms allow Rotom to speak human languages, and demonstrate that Rotom are highly intelligent. Rotom tend to reside in abandoned buildings. Research continues on Rotom and its ability to power unique motors. In the Pokémon the Series episode Rotom's Wish!, a specific Rotom was shown to have the ability to time travel.
				
===Forms===
Rotom has five alternate forms: Heat Rotom, Wash Rotom, Frost Rotom, Fan Rotom, and Mow Rotom.
Rotom's forms can be accessed by possessing specific household appliances with a special motor, namely: a convection (Heat Rotom), a (Wash Rotom), a (Frost Rotom), an (Fan Rotom), and a (Mow Rotom). When Rotom changes forms, 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 modern Sinnoh, Rotom's forms were said to have been first discovered and documented by Charon. However, Rotom existed in Hisui and was also documented in the Hisui Pokédex. The electric fan that Rotom inhabits to become Fan Rotom 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. The washing machine model that Rotom can inhabit has been discontinued, which caused its price to skyrocket. Heat Rotom will become lethargic if the oven it possesses is malfunctioning.
					
					
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure: Rotom is the leader of the Haunted Zone. He's in charge of .
* Pokémon UNITE: Rotom appears as a wild Pokémon on Remoat Stadium. When defeated, it advances towards the opposing team's goal zone.
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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.
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
=====Rotom=====
=====Heat, Wash, Frost, Fan, and Mow Rotom=====
====Pokéathlon stats====
=====Rotom=====
=====Heat Rotom=====
=====Wash Rotom=====
=====Frost Rotom=====
=====Fan Rotom=====
=====Mow Rotom=====
===Type effectiveness===
=====Rotom=====
=====Heat Rotom=====
=====Wash Rotom=====
=====Frost Rotom=====
=====Fan Rotom=====
=====Mow Rotom=====
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====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 . In , reverting to the base form will teach it Thunder Shock even if it knows another move.
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Frost Rotom (Rising Rivals RT2)
 	Mow Rotom (Rising Rivals RT4)
===Side game data===
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===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 , and each has its own special move. These alternate forms were introduced in .
* When Rotom is not possessing any appliance (prior to Generation VIII) or possessing a (starting in Generation VIII except in ), it is .
* Heat Rotom, which has possessed a , knows , and is .
* Wash Rotom, which has possessed a , knows , and is .
* Frost Rotom, which has possessed a , knows , and is .
* Fan Rotom, which has possessed an , knows , and is .
* Mow Rotom, which has possessed a , knows , and is .
					
In Generation IV, all forms of Rotom are -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, , the appliances are located in Rotom's Room in the Team Galactic Eterna Building, which can only be accessed by using the .
* In , 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 , the appliances are located in boxes in the basement of Shopping Mall Nine.
* In , the appliances are located in boxes on the second floor of the in Lumiose City.
* In , the appliances are located in boxes in Professor Birch's lab in Littleroot Town.
* In , the appliances are located in boxes in the basement of Professor Kukui's lab in Hau'oli Outskirts.
* In , , and , 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 member after defeating him in . 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 , an appliance may sometimes be sold by Ginter of the Ginkgo Guild; after being purchased, it is placed in the player's quarters in 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.
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 . In Generation IV and Generation V, if Rotom forgets the move that is tied to its appliance form, it changes back into its default form. Starting in Generation VI, Rotom can remain in an appliance form even if it forgets the associated special move.
Rotom's appliance forms first appeared as silhouettes in August 2008, shortly before the Japanese release of , 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.
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Professor Oak's Rotom=====
 a Rotom on Torom Island in To Catch a Rotom!. Rotom is a prankster, often scaring by appearing over the video phone whenever he calls Professor Oak. It also appeared in Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster in , helping Professor Oak with his explanation, and often laughing at him when he gets hurt.
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A Rotom inhabiting Ash's Alolan Pokédex debuted in 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 Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, it remained in Alola to work with the Aether Foundation while Ash returned home.
=====Rotom Phone=====
Starting in Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!, Rotom Phones have been under the ownership of several characters in , including Ash, , and Goh.
=====Drone Rotom=====
Starting in Destination: Coronation!, Drone Rotom have served as the referees for World Coronation Series matches.
=====Other=====
Rotom debuted in Get Your Rotom Running!, where it was in all of its different forms. It spent the episode toying around with Ash and in the Old Chateau.
In To Catch a Rotom!, two Rotom were with , occasionally switching between all of their different forms.
In Rotom's Wish!, Weston used a Rotom to defeat Mantle and his with the assistance of Ash and . It assumed the form of Wash, Frost, and Mow Rotom.
In 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 Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!. It participated in his World Coronation Series battle against and ended up being defeated by Ash's Lucario.
====Minor appearances====
A Rotom appeared as an image in A Performance Pop Quiz!.
In Toughing It Out!, a Rotomi appeared at the Wyndon Pokémon Center.
A Trainer's Rotom appeared in The Door That Never Opens.
A Trainer's Rotom appeared in Trending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!.
Heat Rotom anime.png|Heat Rotom
Wash Rotom anime.png|Wash Rotom
Frost Rotom anime.png|Frost Rotom
Volkner Fan Rotom.png|Fan Rotom
Oak Rotom Mow.png|Mow Rotom
Rotom Pokédex anime.png|Rotom Pokédex
Dot Rotom Phone.png|Rotom Phone
Drone Rotom anime.png|Drone Rotom
Rotomi anime.png|Rotomi
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
A Rotom appeared as an image in The Scoop.
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In Assistant, a Rotom invaded Macro Cosmos's computers, but it was taken care of by Oleana.
A Rotom Phone appeared in Sky, under the ownership of Raihan. It reappeared in The Gathering of Stars.
A Rotom Phone appeared in The Gathering of Stars, under the ownership of Peony.
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
Two Rotom Phones appeared in Breathe Out, under the ownership of Hohma and Ohara.
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Rotom appears in PMDP47 in all of its forms.
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
===Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!===
A Rotom appeared in PBK2.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Rotom first appeared in Robust Rotom, where it caused havoc for and 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 , 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 The Grand Entrance and Delivery Boy Sun, a Rotom accompanied as she was tasked with delivering it to Professor Kukui. It later possessed Moon's Pokédex, becoming the .
In Chomp!! Defeat Drednaw, two Rotom possessed the smartphones of and . A fantasy in the same chapter featured a third Rotom.
A Drone Rotom appeared in Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea, where it is called by Opal during her match against Henry, using it to announce her upcoming retirement.
====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
===Pokémon Journeys===
Rotom Phones appeared in the 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==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Rotom appears as a .
==Trivia==
* In , , , Rotom uses 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.
* In Japanese, Rotom's base form is named ロトムのすがた (Rotom form)ロトム ロトムのすがた｜ポケモンずかん (zukan.pokemon.co.jp).
* Rotom's alternate forms, along with 's forms, were the only alternative forms of a Pokémon not featured in . However, despite being introduced a year before the game was released like Rotom, and 's alternate forms made an appearance in the game.
* Rotom is tied with as the lightest Pokémon.
* Rotom was the first Pokémon mentioned to have an in the .
* In That New Old Gang of Mine!, 's Rotom Phone listed the as a pure Electric-type.
* In , Rotom's formes can't master their exclusive moves, even with a Seed of Mastery.
====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 combination as Rotom's base form or Heat Rotom, making Rotom the only Pokémon with more than one unique type combination.
* Despite becoming part , Fan Rotom retains the Ability , being the only Flying-type Pokémon with this Ability. As its Flying type already makes it immune to moves, its Ability is effectively useless under normal conditions.
** In Inverse Battles, 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 , , and for the shortest Pokémon.
* Frost Rotom is:
** tied with and for the shortest Pokémon,
** the only Pokémon in the ,
** one of the only Ice Pokémon, the other ones being Snom and , to not be able to learn .
===Origin===
Rotom appears to be based on s or , a type of ghost that possesses household items. Many of its Pokédex entries are reminiscent of s. Its Pokédex entry from Pokémon Legends: Arceus specifically calls it a " 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 plasma. Rotom may also be an embodiment of or electronic "".
Additionally, Rotom appears to be based on , who was designed by Pokémon designer Ken Sugimori.
Each of Rotom's forms appears as an electronic object with arms made out of electric sparks. Its regular form seems to be based on a , Heat Rotom possesses an , Wash Rotom a , Frost Rotom a , Fan Rotom a , and Mow Rotom a .
====Name origin====
Rotom is derived from motor spelled backwards.
In , an old notebook in Rotom's Room describes how a person 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==
Heat Rotom
Wash Rotom
Frost Rotom
Fan Rotom
Mow Rotom
==Related articles==
* Professor Oak's Rotom
* Diamond's Rotom
* Rotom Pokédex
* Rotom Pokédex (anime)
* Rotom Pokédex (Adventures)
* Old Roto	
* Rotom Phone
* Rotom Bike
* Rotomi
* List of Pokémon with form differences
* Rotom's Room
==External links==
==References==
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