Competitive Information for Rotom (heat) [Sword/Shield]
Electric / Fire
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
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.
Rotom is an extraordinary Electric and Fire-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Rotom out in the 8th generation battlefield. Rotom is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Rotom is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Safety Goggles
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 12 Def / 116 SpA / 4 SpD / 132 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat
- Thunderbolt
- Nasty Plot
- Protect
Special Tank Rotom-Heat (Popular/Trending)
Rotom is a fabulous Special Tank for single battles. It's primary goal is to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Rotom's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. Safety Goggles grant Rotom immunity to powder and spore moves along with damage from hail and sandstorm. With Levitate, Rotom is immune to damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Rotom unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ 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).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Rotom this turn).
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Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Overheat
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Special Sweeper Rotom-Heat (Levitate)
Rotom is a spectacular Special Sweeper for single battles. It was 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 increases Rotom's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Levitate, Rotom is immune to damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Rotom unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rotom's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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).
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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.
Item: Safety Goggles
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 140 Def / 108 SpA / 4 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Nasty Plot
- Overheat
- Thunderbolt
- Protect
Doubles Physical Wall Rotom-Heat (Popular VGC)
Rotom is an interesting Physical Wall for double battles. This particular build was popular during earlier competitions. It was designed to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Safety Goggles grant Rotom immunity to powder and spore moves along with damage from hail and sandstorm. With Levitate, Rotom is immune to damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Rotom unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ 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).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Rotom this turn).
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Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Overheat
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Doubles Special Sweeper Rotom-Heat (Levitate)
Rotom is a spectacular Special Sweeper for double battles. It's 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Rotom unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rotom's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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).
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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.
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Damage Modifiers:
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: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Thunder Wave, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Rotom-heat's stats
- Charge
- Charge Beam
- Nasty Plot
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Rotom-heat
- Ally Switch
- Light Screen
- Nasty Plot
- Overheat
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stored Power
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Rotom-heat in Sword and Shield
- Modest Nature ( 244/0/12/116/4/132 )
- Modest Nature ( 228/0/4/36/4/236 )
- Optimize Rotom-heat's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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