Competitive Information for Rotom (heat) [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Rotom-Heat
Electric / Fire
Abilities:
LevitateLevitate: This Pokemon is immune to Ground; Gravity/Ingrain/Smack Down/Iron Ball nullify it.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
4x
0.5x
2x
0.25x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rotom-heat? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Common single-battle team mates for Rotom-heat in Pokemon Sword/Shield:
CorviknightGastrodonAlakazamExcadrillVenusaurKrookodileBraviaryMiloticAzumarillMimikyu
CorviknightGastrodonAlakazamExcadrillVenusaurKrookodileBraviaryMiloticAzumarillMimikyu
Rotom is a decent Electric and Fire-typed Pokemon. Rotom are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Rotom is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Rotom-Heat
Item: Safety Goggles / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 36 Def / 68 SpA / 4 SpD / 148 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat
- Thunderbolt
- Nasty Plot / Dark Pulse
- Protect
Item: Safety Goggles / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 36 Def / 68 SpA / 4 SpD / 148 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat
- Thunderbolt
- Nasty Plot / Dark Pulse
- Protect
Special Tank Rotom-Heat (Popular/Trending)
Rotom is an astounding Special Tank. It's primary goal is to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Levitate, Rotom is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Rotom's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Rotom's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Rotom this turn).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Rotom's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Rotom this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Rotom-Heat
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Special Sweeper Rotom-Heat (Levitate)
Rotom is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Round) and raises Rotom's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Levitate, Rotom is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Rotom's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rotom-heat? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Common double-battle team mates for Rotom-heat in Pokemon Sword/Shield:
ClefableSeismitoadMandibuzzFerrothornConkeldurrPrimarinaHippowdonSylveonKeldeoGengar
ClefableSeismitoadMandibuzzFerrothornConkeldurrPrimarinaHippowdonSylveonKeldeoGengar
Species: Rotom-Heat
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Overheat
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Overheat
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Doubles Special Sweeper Rotom-Heat (Levitate)
Rotom is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Round) and boosts Rotom's special attack stat by 2 stages. 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).
♦ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Rotom's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Rotom's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rotom-heat learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Rotom-heat can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Rotom-heat
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain Split + Will-O-Wisp
- Moves: Stored Power + Psych Up
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
Optimize Rotom-heat's EVs for Sword/Shield
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