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, it has the ability to possess the motors of certain appliances and change forms.
 * When it does not possess an appliance, it is -type.
 * When it possesses a, it becomes Heat Rotom, and is -type.
 * When it possesses a, it becomes Wash Rotom, and is -type.
 * When it possesses a, it becomes Frost Rotom, and is -type.
 * When it possesses an, it becomes Fan Rotom, and is -type.
 * When it possesses a, it becomes Mow Rotom, and is -type.

Additionally, in Generation VII, it has the ability to possess a special Pokédex and become the Rotom Pokédex.

Depending on the game, its form can be changed at will in Rotom's Room in the Team Galactic Eterna Building, Rotom's Room in Silph Co., the store room in Shopping Mall Nine, on the second floor of Professor Sycamore's Lab in Lumiose City, in Professor Birch's Lab in Littleroot Town, or in the basement of the Pokémon Research Lab on Alola's.

In Generation IV, it is -type regardless of its form.

Biology
Rotom has a body of plasma and is shaped like a lightning rod. There is a whitish blue aura of electricity around it that forms lightning bolt-shaped appendages. It has teeth, and its unique, blue eyes have a dividing line across them. As seen in the anime, Rotom will often pull pranks on unsuspecting people. Also seen in the anime, Rotom has the ability to time travel.

Rotom has the ability to enter and control appliances. Starting in, 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 (Heat Rotom),  (Wash Rotom),  (Frost Rotom),  (Fan Rotom), and a  (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.

Professor Oak's Rotom
a Rotom on Torom Island in 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 the, helping Professor Oak with his explanation, and often laughing at him when he gets hurt.

A Rotom inhabiting 's 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.

Other
Rotom debuted in Get Your Rotom Running! in all of its different forms, toying around with and.

Two Rotom appeared in To Catch a Rotom! alongside, where they took on all of their different forms.

A Rotom appeared in Rotom's Wish!, under the ownership of Weston. It took the form of Wash, Mow, and Frost Rotom. In the episode, it was able to defeat Mantle and his with the assistance of Ash and.

A Rotom appeared in The Dex Can't Help It!, where it took the form of a Wash Rotom. An accident caused by Ash's Pikachu resulted in Rotom being ejected from the washing machine and getting swapped with Rotom Pokédex. Eventually, the Rotom were swapped back to their original places.

In Pokémon Generations
An image of a Rotom appeared in The Scoop.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In Pokémon Adventures, Rotom is a rare and mysterious Pokémon. It first appeared in Robust Rotom at the Old Chateau where it caused havoc for and  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.

Another Rotom appears in The Grand Entrance and Delivery Boy Sun, with, accompanying her as she is tasked with delivering it to Professor Kukui. It later possessed Moon's Pokedex, becoming the Rotom Pokedex.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Rotom appears in PMDP47 along with all of its forms.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Rotom appears as a.

Pokédex entries

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Game locations

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In side games

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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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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.

Normal Rotom

















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Fan Rotom

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Frost Rotom

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Heat Rotom

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Mow Rotom

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Wash Rotom

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Trivia

 * When Rotom is encountered in the Old Chateau in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, the music is the same as encounters, although it is not classified as one. Rotom is, to date, the only non-Legendary Pokémon to do this.
 * Rotom's alternate forms, along with 's forms, were the only alternate forms of a Pokémon not featured in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. 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 be in the anime.
 * Rotom and each of its forms were designed by different designers:
 * Rotom's base form was designed by Ken Sugimori.
 * Heat Rotom was designed by Lee HyunJung.
 * Wash Rotom was designed by Hiroki Fuchino.
 * Frost Rotom was designed by Hironobu Yoshida.
 * Fan Rotom was designed by Motofumi Fujiwara.
 * Mow Rotom was designed by Yusuke Ohmura.

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, Heat Rotom, Frost Rotom, or Mow Rotom.
 * Despite becoming part, Fan Rotom retains the Ability Levitate, 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 moves due to Levitate, making it the only Flying-type Pokémon to not be affected by Ground-type moves in these battles.
 * 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 appliance forms are the lightest Pokémon of their secondary types.

Origin
Rotom appears to be based on, who was designed by Pokémon designer Ken Sugimori, although it may also be inspired by the unexplained phenomenon of. Its Pokédex entry brings to mind s. Its possession of other objects may be based on s or. Rotom may also be an embodiment of electronic "". It may also be based on.

Name origin
Rotom is motor backwards; this may refer to the fact that motors make many appliances function, while Rotom makes them fail.

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.

Related articles

 * Professor Oak's Rotom
 * Diamond's Rotom
 * Rotom Pokédex
 * Rotom Pokédex (anime)