Competitive Information for Rotom (wash) [Black/White]
Electric / Water
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rotom-wash? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
TyranitarLandorus-TherianLatiosFerrothornGarchompExcadrillTerrakionMamoswineAmoongussMew
Rotom is a fabulous Electric and Water-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Rotom out in the 5th generation battlefield. Rotom can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Rotom's only type-related weaknesses are Grass and Ground.
Item: Leftovers / Chesto Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 20 Def / 240 SpD
Moveset:
- Hydro Pump
- Volt Switch
- Pain Split
- Will-O-Wisp
Special Wall Rotom-Wash (Popular/Trending)
Rotom is an astounding Special Wall. It attempts to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Rotom last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Levitate, Rotom is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Volt Switch is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Electric-type move (Rotom switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Pain Split is a status move (shares hp of Rotom and target equally).
♦ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Dark Pulse
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Rotom-Wash (Levitate)
Rotom is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Rotom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Rotom is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rotom-wash? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
TyranitarLandorus-TherianLatiosFerrothornGarchompExcadrillTerrakionMamoswineAmoongussMew
Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Dark Pulse
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Rotom-Wash (Levitate)
Rotom is an awesome Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Rotom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Rotom is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rotom-wash learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Rotom-wash can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Rotom-wash
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Thunder Wave, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Rotom-wash's stats
- Charge
- Charge Beam
- Ominous Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Rotom-wash
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hydro Pump
- Light Screen
- Pain Split
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Rest
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
- Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Rotom-wash in Black and White
- Calm Nature ( 248/0/20/0/240/0/ )
- Calm Nature ( 248/0/0/28/232/0/ )
- Optimize Rotom-wash's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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