Rotom

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Template:Rotom Rotom (Japanese: ロトム Rotomu) is an Electric/Ghost-type Pokémon. Rotom can transform into various forms which resembles household appliances. In some Pokémon Books it is classified as a Legendary Pokémon.

In the Anime

Rotom first appeared in the episode Get Your Rotom Running! and she was tricking and toying around with Ash and his friends.

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.

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Diamond and Pearl	Old Chateau (night)	One
Platinum	Old Chateau (night)	One
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Trade	None
Black and White	Route 15 (Trade a Ditto)	One

Side Game Locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Midnight Forest (B10F-B20F)

Pokédex Entries

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Base stats

Normal form

HP: 50

Attack: 50 Defense: 77 Sp Atk: 95 Sp Def: 77 Speed: 91

Other forms

HP: 50 Attack: 65 Defense: 107 Sp Atk: 105 Sp Def: 107 Speed: 86

Learn sets

Level Up

Base Thundershock
Base Thunder Wave
Base Confuse Ray
Base Trick
Base Astonish
Level 8 Uproar
Level 15 Double Team
Level 22 Shock Wave
Level 29 Ominous Wind
Level 36 Substitute
Level 43 Charge
Level 50 Discharge

TM/HM

TM06 Toxic
TM10 Hidden Power
TM11 Sunny Day
TM16 Light Screen
TM17 Protect
TM18 Rain Dance
TM21 Frustration
TM24 Thunderbolt
TM25 Thunder
TM27 Return
TM30 Shadow Ball
TM32 Double Team
TM33 Reflect
TM34 Shock Wave
TM42 Facade
TM43 Secret Power
TM44 Rest
TM46 Thief
TM49 Snatch
TM57 Charge Beam
TM58 Endure
TM61 Will-O-Wisp
TM70 Flash
TM73 Thunder Wave
TM77 Psych Up
TM79 Dark Pulse
TM82 Sleep Talk
TM83 Natural Gift
TM85 Dream Eater
TM87 Swagger
TM90 Substitute

Other Formes

Wash Rotom (washing machine)
Heat Rotom (oven)
Mow Rotom (lawnmower)
Frost Rotom (refrigerator)
Fan Rotom (fan)

Forme Exclusive Attacks

Wash Rotom - Hydro Pump
Heat Rotom - Overheat
Mow Rotom - Leaf Storm
Frost Rotom - Blizzard
Fan Rotom - Air Slash

Trivia

The Secret Key, which is obtained in a Nintendo Wi-Fi event, looks a lot like Rotom, minus the "arms".
Rotom is one of three Ghost-types whose color isn't in the black or purple category which means it has no purple or black colorations. The others are Shedinja (brown) and Froslass (white).
Rotom is the second Pokémon with the most forms, if you exclude Unown. Deoxys comes next, followed by Castform.
Strangely, whenever she makes her special sound in the manga, it actually sounds like a motor.
Rotom's name could be a combination of rotor and phantom, which is another word for ghost
- Rotom's name is also the word "motor" spelled in reverse, a likely reference to its ability to possess machines through their motor.
In a lot of Frost Rotom's artwork, it is pictured frowning when all the others are smiling.
Next to the type-changes when she takes other forms, her eyes and the plasma around it change color too (Frost-purple, Fan-orange, Mow-green, Wash-blue, Heat-red).
Rotom is the only Pokémon that is Electric/Ghost-type.
Rotom's new forms are only available in Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver and Black and White versions. When traded to any other versions, she automatically reverts to her original form.
Rotom changes her 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. Castform, Deoxys, Giratina and Shaymin actually transform their bodies. However, Burmy is similar to Rotom in that it merely changes its surrounding cover.
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, her "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.
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 forms have been banned from official tournaments. This is due to the special status of the alternate forms as event-exclusive Pokémon.
Rotom's origin comes from a species of Obake, which are objects that become animate when reaching their 100th year of existence, and a Bakemono, which is referring to a state of transformation or shape-shifting.
Rotom changes type when she transforms. ( Only in Generation V+ )
In Pokémon Black and White, when she 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 useless.
Rotom is the only Electric-type Pokémon with multiple forms.
- However Arceus also has multiple forms and can be Electric.
- Rotom is rumoured to be the cousin of Sinnoh's legendary trio, possibly because of these reasons: They all have the ability Levitate, they all can fly, Rotom has a feminine appearance much like Mesprit probably because Rotom's eyes make her look female along with Rotom's Mow Form being the only Form that does not have a Feminine appearance at all, The Trio is Legendary while Rotom is considered Semi-Legendary, and Rotom is very Smart much like Uxie, and is very brave much like Azelf.
- Even though Rotom's Mow form doesn't have a feminine appearance at all, Rotom's Heat Form looks like it is male and female. ( Even though it looks more like a female for some apparent reason probobly because Rotom Has many Female-looking Forms and Rotom was actually designed to be a ghost-related female. )

Origins

It may be based on a Poltergeist or related to the phrase "ghost in the machine". As Banette originated from a castaway doll, Rotom may have originated from a toy robot.

Name Origin

Pokemon Platinum reveals Charon named Rotom. Rotom's name is actually the word "motor," spelled backwards, due to the fact that all of the household appliances she can turn into have motors. It is one of the few Pokémon that is an actual word spelled backwards.

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