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 has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Rotom resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
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 trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Rotom trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Rotom has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- LV 22ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 29GhostOminous WindPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- After Clair
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
- LV 50ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Rotom in HeartGold & SoulSilver
No wild encounters for Rotom in HeartGold & SoulSilver. It can be transferred in from Diamond & Pearl or Platinum.
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.
How to Get Shiny Rotom in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Rotom never appears in HGSS, so raise its shiny in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum and trade it over. See every game where Shiny Rotom can be hunted
Shiny Rotom Evolution
Does Not EvolveRotom Weakness
Rotom's Electric/Ghost typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Normal and Fighting-type attacks completely. The Electric/Ghost typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Rotom leans toward special offense (base 95 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Poison, Flying, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Rotom Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Rotom
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x113-133%KO Shadow Claw 2x66-78% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Shiftry builds →Dark Pulse 2x83-98% Dig 2x60-71% Shadow Ball 2x56-65% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x116-137%KO Earthquake 2x96-113%KO Shadow Claw 2x68-81% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x98-116%KO Shadow Ball 2x65-77% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x92-109%KO Dig 2x70-83% Shadow Claw 2x61-73% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x142-167%KO Crunch 2x75-89% Shadow Claw 2x66-78% | ||
 Mismagius Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Mismagius builds →Shadow Ball 2x94-111%KO Dark Pulse 2x63-74% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x96-114%KO Shadow Ball 2x63-74% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x83-98% Earthquake 2x70-82% Shadow Ball 2x40-48% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Banette builds →Shadow Claw 2x89-105%KO Sucker Punch 2x67-80% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x142-167%KO Shadow Claw 2x66-78% Payback 2x47-56% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x101-119%KO Dark Pulse 2x67-80% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rotom View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x123-146%KO Crunch 2x66-78% | ||
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 take an average time to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Rotom is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Amorphous 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 tells the story here. Rotom learns Uproar and Thunder naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Dark 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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
Rotom isn't catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Find it in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum, then trade it to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Rotom is one of the stronger picks around. It rates A-Tier for this generation, and the electric/ghost typing with 440 BST covers a lot of matchups.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Rotom as a pivot. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Timid on Rotom. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, build your team around Tyranitar. These have the highest co-usage rates with Rotom in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Rotom appears in 14 games across 6 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 7Let's Go
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
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