Find out how to breed Heat Rotom in Pokemon Sword and Shield! Learn about Heat Rotom's best competitive movesets, best builds, best nature, counters and the breeding process!!!
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 Location & Stats | Competitive Build |
Heat Rotom Best Moveset & Build
| Total Base Stats | 520 |
|---|---|
| Type | |
Choice Scarf Build
| Best Nature | Best Item |
|---|---|
| Timid (Speed↑ / Atk ↓) | Choice Scarf |
| Best Ability | |
| Levitate Immune to Ground-type moves. | |
| Best Moveset | |
| Overheat / Thunderbolt / Trick / Volt Switch ▼Check Move Info Here | |
| Best EV Spread | |
| Speed 252, Sp. Attack 252, Sp. Def 4 | |
Heat Rotom's Strengths
Heat Rotom has well balanced Base Stats with high Defense and Sp.Defense. Fire type sp. attacks are very effective toward common threats like Galarian Darmanitan and Ferrothorn. Heat Rotom can be sent out first and quickly swapped with Volt Switch if you've encountered an unfavorable matchup.
Often Gets The First Hit
This Scarf variant can get the first hit on the fastest Dragapult (non-Scarf), as well as a Gyarados with +1 speed! If the opponent doesn't know you've got a Scarf, you can get a surprise attack off. However, even if they see through you plan, you can get an easy chance to predict your opponent's switch.
Trick Scarf Onto Tanks
You can completely disable a tank such as Galarian Corsola by Tricking a Scarf onto them!
Tanky Build
| Best Nature | Best Item |
|---|---|
| Bold (Def ↑ / Atk ↓) | Sitrus Berry |
| Best Ability | |
| Levitate Gives full immunity to all Ground-type moves. | |
| Best Moveset | |
| Volt Switch / Will-o-Wisp / Overheat / Thunderbolt ▼Check Move Info Here | |
| Best EV Spread | |
| HP 252, Defense 252, HP 4 | |
Max Out Defense And HP
Heat Rotom's base 107 defense is already good enough on its own, so further supplementation with EVs and a Nature will ensure that it can take massive hits. Keep in mind that you can swap Defense for Sp. Defense if necessary.
Wear Opponents Down
Switch into a physical attacker you can take hits from and then proceed to apply pressure with Volt Switch or Will-o-Wisp. Repeat this with all of your opponents Pokemon to weaken their team!
Learned Nasty Plot In Gen 8
The Rotom family was lucky enough to learn the move Nasty Plot in this generation. If you use this move while predicting your opponent's swapouts, you can get excellent damage while also being exceptionally tanky. Using Nasty Plot will limit your move choices significantly though, so be careful.
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Heat Rotom - Best Moves
Press the buttons below to toggle between different builds!
Build #1 - Choice Scarf Build
Recommended Moves
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
| Volt Switch | Electric special attack with 70 power. Switches with your teammate after attacking. |
| Overheat | Strong STAB move. Your Sp. Atk sharply drops after using this move. |
| Thunderbolt | Safe, reliable STAB move. May paralyze. |
| Trick | Switches your and your opponent's items. Can be used to shut down a sweeper. |
Other Viable Moves
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
| Will-o-Wisp | Burns opponent and significantly lowers opponent's attack. |
| Thunder Wave | Stops fast sweepers in their tracks. |
Build #2 - Tanky Build
Recommended Moves
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
Volt Switch | Electric special attack with 70 power. Switches with your teammate after attacking. |
Will-o-Wisp | Burns opponent and significantly lowers opponent's attack. |
Overheat | Strong STAB move. Your Sp. Atk sharply drops after using this move. |
| Thunderbolt | Safe, reliable STAB move. May paralyze. |
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
| Trick | Switches your and your opponent's items. Can be used to shut down a sweeper. |
| Nasty Plot | Increases Sp. Atk by 2 stages. Good alternate move option. |
Heat Rotom - Best Item to Hold
| Item | Traits |
|---|---|
| Choice Scarf | Your Speed significantly increases. However you will only be able to use one move. This can also be used with Trick. |
| Sitrus Berry | Restores health when at low health. Useful for holding out longer to take out your opponent. Good for tanky builds. |
| Life Orb | Boosts Move Power by 130% but uses 10% of health per use. Possible choice instead of the Scarf. |
Heat Rotom - Best Nature And EVs
Heat Rotom - Recommended Natures
| Nature | Traits |
|---|---|
| Timid | Speed↑ / Atk↓ Useful for outspeeding major threats (as well as Scarf variants). |
| Bold | Def↑ / Atk↓ Recommended nature for physical tank role. Reduce physical attack significantly when used with Will-o-Wisp. |
| Modest | Sp.Atk↑ / Atk↓ Recommended nature for offensive special attacker. |
Which Nature Would You Recommend?
Recommended Base Point (EV) Allocation
Offensive Variant
| Stat | Base Point |
|---|---|
| Special Attack | 252 points (max) |
| Speed | 252 points (max) |
| HP | 4 points |
This Heat Rotom focuses on physical defense. Use this as a tank from the beginning of the battle and flexibly deal with opponent by Volt Switch. You can also use Protect to see opponent's move to guess its strategy.
Check Out The EV (Base Point) Guide Here!Heat Rotom Counters
Recommended Pokemon To Counter Heat Rotom
| Pokemon | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Excadrill | Pros - Mold Breaker can negate Levitation and 1-shot with Earthquake - Speed build + Choice Band can over Speed opponent - Immune to Volt Switch Cons - Be aware of Overheat used in anticipating a swap - HP + Defense Wash Rotom requires 2 Earthquake |
| Haxorus | Pros - Mold Breaker allows Earthquake to hit - Speed build + Choice Band can over Speed opponent - Strong against Electric & Fire Cons - Could get burned if opponent anticipates your switch. |
| Hydreigon | Pros - Can halve Electric / Fire damage - Dark Pulse can flinch the target - Speed build + Choice Band can over Speed opponent Cons - No notable weakness found |
| Lanturn | Pros - Halves Fire moves & Volt Absorb negates all Electric damage Cons - Lacks versatility and used mainly for single purpose |
How To Play Against Heat Rotom
Use Pokemon That Can Handle Electric & Fire Moves
Heat Rotom's main means of attack consists of Fire and Electric moves. Try using Pokemon with type that can minimize its effect. Ground types that are immune to Volt Switch and Thunderbolt are also useful here.
Mold Breaker is Highly Effective
Heat Rotom is highly dependent on its Levitate ability. Using a Pokemon with Mold Breaker ability to use Earthquake can deal massive x4 damage, and can even take down Physical Defense focused builds.
Heat Rotom - Breeding Process
Breeding Process Flow Chart
| 1 | Get a wild Rotom at the Lake Of Outrage in rainy weather or a thunderstorm. |
|---|---|
| 2 | Hatch Eggs until you get a High IV Rotom |
| 3 | Breed that Rotom until you get one with a Timid Nature |
| 4 | Evolve Rotom with Rotom Catalogue |
| 5 | Put 252 EVs in Special Attack and Speed |
| 6 | Feed it 10 Dynamax Candies to max out its Dynamax Level |
How To Get Rotom
You can find Rotom in Lake Of Outrage during rainy & thunderstorm weather.
Check Out What Pokemon Appear In The Lake Of Outrage Here!Pokemon Sword and Shield - Related Articles
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