Is Rotom Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Electric/Ghost with AbilityLevitate. Available through an in-game trade in BW2. Colress uses a Rotom-Wash at his postgame battle. All Rotom forms are strong. Wash form (Water) handles Clay and Marlon with only one Grass weakness. A versatile pickup.
Rotom resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom resists most of Roxie's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom resists most of Elesa's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom resists most of Skyla's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom resists most of Drayden's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Rotom can be received through an in-game trade on Route 15. Trade Ditto.
How to Get Rotom in Black 2 & White 2
The way to get Rotom in this game is through an NPC trade at Route 15. Bring the right Pokemon and it's yours. The details below list the exact trade requirements.
How to Get Rotom in Black 2 & White 2
Rotom Weakness
Rotom's Electric/Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, Ground, and Rock. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Ice, Flying |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Rotom Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rotom
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x43-53% Rock Smash 2x22-27% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 2x39-47% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x43-51% Rock Smash 2x34-42% Rollout 2x17-22% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 2x46-55% Rock Smash 2x20-25% | ||
Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x73-87% Dig 2x59-71% Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x65-76% Dig 2x51-61% Rock Smash 2x28-33% | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x65-76% Dig 2x44-53% Rock Tomb 2x29-35% Rock Smash 2x23-28% | ||
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x44-53% Rock Smash 2x38-46% Rock Tomb 2x29-35% | ||
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Scraggy builds →Brick Break 2x54-65% Dig 2x38-46% Rock Tomb 2x25-30% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x122-143%KO Dig 2x56-66% Smack Down 2x36-43% | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x95-113%KO Dig 2x42-50% Brick Break 2x40-48% Rock Tomb 2x26-32% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x69-82% Dig 2x58-68% Rock Smash 2x31-36% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x60-72% Dig 2x50-59% Rock Smash 2x26-32% | ||
 Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 2x60-72% Dig 2x45-55% Brick Break 2x42-50% Rock Tomb 2x28-34% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x135-159%KO Hammer Arm 2x74-88% Dig 2x61-72% Rock Slide 2x57-68% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x122-144%KO Dig 2x56-66% Rock Slide 2x52-62% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Emboar builds →Hammer Arm 2x102-120%KO Flame Charge 2x53-63% Rock Slide 2x51-60% Bulldoze 2x42-50% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x71-84% Dig 2x57-68% Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x138-163%KO Superpower 2x92-108%KO Dig 2x62-73% Rock Slide 2x58-68% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x125-148%KO Dig 2x57-67% Rock Slide 2x52-62% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x136-161%KO Superpower 2x91-107%KO Dig 2x61-72% Rock Slide 2x57-68% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x124-146%KO Dig 2x56-66% Rock Slide 2x52-61% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Terrakion builds →Sacred Sword 2x96-113%KO Rock Slide 2x80-94% Bulldoze 2x44-52% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x197-232%KO Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Brick Break 2x66-78% Fire Blast 2x48-56% | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x127-149%KO Stone Edge 2x106-124%KO Earthquake 2x71-83% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x136-161%KO Superpower 2x91-107%KO Earthquake 2x76-90% Stone Edge 2x76-90% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Landorus can KO Rotom with Earthquake (121-142%). Terrakion threatens a KO with Close Combat (153-180%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x121-142%KO U Turn28-33% Stone Edge 2x80-95% | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x153-180%KO Stone Edge 2x128-151%KO | ||
Rotom Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Rotom sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and no compatible partners from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Rotom is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Indeterminate egg group.
Ditto onlyB2W2 Rotom Best Moveset
Electric/Ghost with AbilityLevitate creating three immunities (Normal, Fighting, Ground) and only two weaknesses. 95 Sp. Atk at 91 Speed fires dual TermStab before many targets. The moveset answers Normal and Fighting types through immunities while threatening with a unique type combination. 77/77 defenses provide moderate bulk.
Best Build
Rotom best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Volt Switch
- Shadow Ball
- Trick
- Thunderbolt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The offense anchors on Electroweb and Thunder Shock, with Dark and Bug coverage and more adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Rotom that handles most situations. Uproar give it enough punch where it matters.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Event Moves
Base Stats
Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.
Rotom Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Rotom looks average on paper at 520 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Volt Switch with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
Rotom gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Rotom is a special attacker with base 105 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 86 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Volt Switch, Shadow Ball, Trick, and Thunderbolt on Rotom. Volt Switch is the most common pick at 0% usage. Thunderbolt provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Rotom appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves