Is Rotom Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Electric/Ghost with AbilityLevitate. Wild in Kalos. All Rotom forms are strong. Wash form handles Grant and Siebold with only one Grass weakness. Heat form handles Ramos and Wulfric. A versatile pickup that fits almost any team.
Rotom resists most of Viola's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Rotom resists most of Korrina's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Valerie's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Wikstrom's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Rotom resists most of Siebold's coverage and hits back hard.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Rotom on Lost Hotel (walking, Lv 38, common). Shaking/Bubbling spots; Tuesdays only.
X & Y Rotom Locations
high spawn rates for Rotom across 2 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations to Catch Rotom in X & Y
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 |
What is Rotom Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Rotom
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Simisage Grass | C | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Quilladin Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chespin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Quilladin builds →Vine Whip 2x39-48% Bulldoze 2x32-39% | ||
 Skiddo Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Skiddo builds →Razor Leaf 2x39-48% Bulldoze 2x30-36% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x101-119%KO Bulldoze 2x30-36% | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Gogoat Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Gogoat builds →Seed Bomb 2x70-83% Dig 2x47-55% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Simisage Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Simisage builds →Seed Bomb 2x67-80% Dig 2x45-53% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x101-119%KO Bulldoze 2x30-36% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Gogoat builds →Seed Bomb 2x70-83% Dig 2x47-55% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x101-119%KO Bulldoze 2x30-36% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Gogoat builds →Seed Bomb 2x70-83% Dig 2x47-55% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x105-124%KO Bulldoze 2x31-37% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Gogoat builds →Seed Bomb 2x70-84% Dig 2x46-56% | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chespin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Chesnaught builds →Seed Bomb 2x75-90% Dig 2x51-60% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x105-124%KO Bulldoze 2x31-37% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x100-118%KO Bulldoze 2x34-41% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x100-118%KO Bulldoze 2x34-41% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Trevenant builds →Wood Hammer 2x114-134%KO Dig 2x51-61% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x104-122%KO Bulldoze 2x31-37% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x98-115%KO Bulldoze 2x34-40% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Gogoat builds →Solar Beam 2x101-119%KO Earthquake 2x57-68% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x102-121%KO Earthquake 2x50-58% | ||
Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Trevenant builds →Wood Hammer 2x112-132%KO Earthquake 2x63-74% | ||
In X & Y, Landorus can KO Rotom with Explosion (107-126%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Landorus builds →Explosion107-126%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 onlyXY Rotom Best Moveset
Electric/Ghost with AbilityLevitate giving three immunities. Ghost TermStab hits Steel neutrally this generation. 95 Sp. Atk at 91 Speed fires dual TermStab. The moveset adapted through improved Ghost coverage. Alternate forms (Wash, Heat, etc.) provide different type combinations.
Best Build
Rotom best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Volt Switch
- Shadow Ball
- Will O Wisp
- Pain Split
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
Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.
Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.
Rotom X & Y Guide
In X & Y, 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 Leftovers 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 X & Y, run Volt Switch, Shadow Ball, Will O Wisp, and Painsplit on Rotom. Volt Switch is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
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