Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 0.3 kg
Alternate forms (6)
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP154
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
50
Defense
77
Sp. Atk
95
Sp. Def
77
Speed
91
Total
440
Base Stat Total
Abilities
Levitate
Evades Ground moves.
Egg groups: Amorphous
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Competitive movesets
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Nasty Plot
ZU
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Rotom
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (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
18 of 18
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| 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
21 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.