Is Rotom Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Electric/Ghost Rotom from Paldea. Levitate gives it Ground immunity. The real value is the form changes: Wash Rotom (Water), Heat Rotom (Fire), Mow Rotom (Grass), Fan Rotom (Flying), and Frost Rotom (Ice). Each form changes one type and its signature move. Wash Rotom with only one weakness (Grass) is the most popular choice.
Rotom resists most of Katy's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Rotom resists most of Kofu's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Tulip's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Rika's team hits Rotom's weaknesses hard.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Hassel's team hits Rotom's weaknesses hard.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Geeta's team.
Catch Rotom on East Province (Area Two) (overworld, Lv 20-50).
Scarlet & Violet Rotom Locations
moderate rates across 12 locations for Rotom in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Best Locations to Catch Rotom in Scarlet & Violet
6 walking spots from Lv. 20-80 for Rotom. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.
Rotom Weakness
Rotom's Electric/Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Poison, and Bug. The Electric/Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Grass, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Electric |
What is Rotom Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Rotom
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Spidops Bug | C | |
 Vivillon Bug | C | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Scovillain GrassFire | C | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Houndoom builds →Incinerate 2x58-69% Smog 2x20-25% | ||
 Clodsire PoisonGround | B | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Scovillain GrassFire | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Houndoom builds →Incinerate 2x61-72% Smog 2x22-25% | ||
Clodsire PoisonGround | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Houndoom builds →Heat Wave 2x90-106%KO Smog 2x19-24% | ||
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x119-140%KO Smog 2x21-24% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x119-140%KO Venoshock 2x62-73% Leech Life 2x33-39% | ||
 Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x121-143%KO Smog 2x19-23% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x123-145%KO Venoshock 2x63-75% Leech Life 2x33-40% | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x145-170%KO Bug Buzz 2x99-118%KO Poison Jab 2x32-38% | ||
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x120-142%KO Smog 2x19-23% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x141-166%KO Bug Buzz 2x97-115%KO Poison Jab 2x30-35% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x120-142%KO Poison Jab 2x54-63% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x114-134%KO Leech Life 2x51-60% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x118-139%KO Poison Jab 2x53-62% U-turn 2x46-54% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x143-168%KO Bug Buzz 2x99-117%KO Poison Jab 2x30-36% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x122-143%KO Poison Jab 2x54-64% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x115-136%KO Leech Life 2x51-61% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x120-141%KO Poison Jab 2x54-63% U-turn 2x46-55% | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Cinderace's U-turn hits Rotom for 56-66%. Baxcalibur's Icicle Spear hits Rotom for 39-46%. Salazzle's Flamethrower also KOs at 103-122%.
 Cinderace Fire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityLibero ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Cinderace builds →U Turn 2x56-66% Sucker Punch28-33% | ||
 Baxcalibur DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityThermalexchange ItemLoaded Dice NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Baxcalibur builds →Icicle Spear 2x39-46% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCorrosion ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Salazzle builds →Flamethrower 2x103-122%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 onlySV Rotom Best Moveset
Electric/Ghost at 95 Sp. Atk and 91 Speed with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. The moveset runs fast special dual TermStab from a typing with three immunities (Normal, Fighting, Ground). 77/77 balanced defenses provide moderate bulk. Tera Electric or Tera Ghost amplifies the primary TermStab. Functional in lower tiers as a fast defensive pivot.
Best Build
Rotom best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Volt Switch
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Will O Wisp
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Rotom's Ghost and Normal coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt for same-type damage. Uproar and Foul Play are the payoff moves.
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
Base Stats
The lawn mower is one of the household appliances that led to the development of the Rotom Dex.
This Rotom has possessed a lawn mower. It will mow down grass and flowers, then swagger around with pride at its accomplishments.
Rotom Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, 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 Life Orb 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 Scarlet & Violet, run Volt Switch, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, and Will O Wisp 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