Is Rotom Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Electric/Ghost with AbilityLevitate. Unique typing with few weaknesses. Form changes in Sinnoh aren't available in HGSS, so Rotom stays in base form. If bred, decent Speed and coverage.
Rotom resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Rotom cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- LV 8NormalUproar90100%10
- After Whitney
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- LV 22ElectricShock Wave90100%20
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow Ball120100%15
- LV 29GhostOminous Wind90100%5
- LV 50ElectricDischarge120100%15
- After Brock
- TM79DarkDark Pulse80100%15
How to Get Rotom in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Rotom can't be caught in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Bring it over from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Scarlet & Violet instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Rotom cannot be caught in the wild in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
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
 Chikorita Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | C | |
 Budew GrassPoison | C | |
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
Carnivine Grass | C | |
Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x76-90% Dig 2x48-57% | ||
Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Carnivine Grass | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x72-85% Dig 2x46-54% | ||
Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Carnivine Grass | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x73-87% Dig 2x47-56% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Carnivine Grass | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x69-82% Dig 2x44-52% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Sceptile builds →Leaf Storm 2x125-147%KO Earthquake 2x50-60% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 2x102-121%KO Earthquake 2x50-58% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x112-132%KO Earthquake 2x57-68% | ||
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 onlyHGSS Rotom Best Moveset
Electric/Ghost provides three immunities: Normal, Fighting, and Ground (via AbilityLevitate). 95 Sp. Atk at 91 Speed fires fast special Electric and Ghost attacks. The moveset switches into three move types safely. Few things handle that type combination well.
Best Build
Rotom best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
- Will O Wisp
- Trick
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 Dream Eater 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
Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.
Rotom HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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. Thunderbolt 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Will O Wisp, and Trick on Rotom. Thunderbolt 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