#0479
Rotom
Plasma Pokémon
This bizarre Pokémon appears to be a will-o'-the-wisp powered by electricity. Be wary, as Rotom is both smart and mischievous.
Details
Height0.3 m
Weight0.3 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP154
Abilities
Levitate
Evades Ground moves.
Egg groups: Amorphous
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
50
Defense
77
Sp. Atk
95
Sp. Def
77
Speed
91
Total
440
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Nasty Plot
ZU
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Rotom
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Sword
Shield
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Rotom can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 5 | Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 6 | Charge Beam Has a chance to raise the user’s Special Attack by one stage. | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| 10 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn. | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Electro Ball Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150. | Electric | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target. | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 29 | Ominous Wind Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 30 | Shock Wave Never misses. | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 34 | Thunderbolt Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment. | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 43 | Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 45 | Trick User and target swap items. | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 50 | Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 55 | Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time. | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Rotom.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Rotom”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/rotom.
Species data from PokéAPI.