Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rotom-mow? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Rotom is a phenomenal Electric and Grass-typed Pokemon. Rotom is a not-uncommon Pokemon to see in Generation 6. Rotom is weak to Bug, Fire, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Rotom is a notable Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Rotom's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-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). ♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target). ♦ 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-mow? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Rotom is an astounding Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Rotom's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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). ♦ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage). ♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers 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). ♦ 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-mow 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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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-mow can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Rotom-mow
Moves: Swagger + Foul play
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-mow's stats
Charge
Charge Beam
Ominous Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Rotom-mow
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