Is Rotom Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Electric/Ghost with AbilityLevitate. Available via in-game trade postgame. Form changes available in BW with the right appliances. A versatile postgame tool.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Cilan's team.
Rotom resists most of Chili's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom resists most of Cress's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Lenora's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Rotom resists most of Skyla's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Brycen's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
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 resists most of Marshal's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Alder's team.
Rotom can be received through an in-game trade on Route 15. Trade Ditto. Trade a Ditto for Rotom with a scientist in a trailer on Route 15
How to Get Rotom in Black & White
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 & White
Rotom Weakness
Rotom's Electric/Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Grass and Ground. The Electric/Water typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 50 HP and balanced defenses, Rotom can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Grass, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Rotom Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Rotom
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Nuvema Town Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Simisage builds →Solar Beam 2x99-117%KO Dig 2x44-53% | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Nuvema Town Gift) | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Simisage builds →Solar Beam 2x104-122%KO Dig 2x48-57% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Nuvema Town Gift) | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Simisage builds →Solar Beam 2x103-121%KO Dig 2x47-55% | ||
 Serperior Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Nuvema Town Gift) | ||
In Black & White, Landorus can KO Rotom with Earthquake (121-142%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x121-142%KO U Turn28-33% Stone Edge40-47% | ||
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 onlyBW Rotom Best Moveset
Electric/Ghost with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. 95 Sp. Atk and 91 Speed fire dual TermStab at decent levels. The moveset fills an offensive Electric role with Ghost coverage that hits everything at least normally. The alternate Rotom forms (Wash, Heat, etc.) fill different roles.
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 level-up pool tells the story here. Rotom learns Uproar and Dream Eater naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Ghost and Normal coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.
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
Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief.
Rotom Black & White Guide
In Black & White, 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 & White, 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