Find out how to breed Fan Rotom in Pokemon Sword and Shield! Learn about the Fan Rotom best competitive movesets, best builds, best nature, counters and the breeding process!!!
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Fan Rotom Related Articles
 Location & Stats | Competitive Build |
Fan Rotom Best Moveset & Build
| Total Base Stats | 520 |
|---|---|
| Type | |
Nasty Plot Build
| Best Nature | Best Item |
|---|---|
| Modest (Sp.Atk ↑ / Atk ↓) | Sitrus Berry |
| Best Ability | |
| Levitate Cannot be hit by Ground-type moves. | |
| Best Moveset | |
| Thunderbolt / Air Slash / Dark Pulse / Nasty Plot ▼Check Move Info Here | |
| Best EV Spread | |
| Speed 252, Sp. Attack 252, HP 4 | |
Nasty Plot And Max Airstream
This particular build is focused on using Max Airstream while Dynamaxed for the speed boost. After Dynamax ends, it has the option of taking out major threats with Nasty Plot. Of the entire Rotom line, only Fan Rotom is able to use flying moves, so it's good to take advantage of the access to Max Airstream.
Recover HP With A Sitrus Berry
The Sitrus Berry in this build is there to let you survive until you get your Airstream speed boost in order to sweep. It can also throw off your opponent's calculations if they're not expecting it.
Choice Build
| Nature | Item |
|---|---|
| Timid (Speed↑ / Atk↓) | Choice Specs/Scarf |
| Ability | |
| Levitate Cannot be hit by Ground-type moves. | |
| Moveset | |
| Volt Switch / Air Slash / Thunderbolt / Trick ▼Check Move Info Here | |
| EV Spread | |
| Sp.Atk 252, Speed 252, HP 4 | |
Choice Scarf and Timid Is A Good Pair
This build focuses on speed & can opt to use a Choice Scarf to ensure it goes first. Doing so will allow you to outspeed a non-Scarfed Dragapult & Galarian Darmanitan. Scarf variants can also get the pre-emptive strike with Volt Switch, allowing you to change Pokemon with ease while applying pressure.
Trick A Choice Item On A Sweeper
With particularly troublesome physical attackers, a quick Trick will prove to be useful in crippling them. As an alternative, you could use Will-o-Wisp here as well.
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Fan Rotom - Best Moves
Press the buttons below to toggle between different builds!
Build #1 - Nasty Plot Build
Recommended Attack Moves
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
| Thunderbolt | Safe, high accuracy STAB move, may cause paralysis. |
| Air Slash | STAB, may cause your opponents to flinch. Needed for Max Airstream, must have. |
| Shadow Ball | Has a chance to reduce your opponent's Special Defense. Good coverage move. |
| Nasty Plot | Boosts your Sp. Atk by two stages. Incredibly powerful move. |
Other Viable Moves
| Move | Traits |
|---|---|
| Dark Pulse | Has a chance to cause your opponents to flinch. Good coverage move, alternate to Shadow Ball. |
| Discharge | 10 less power than Thunderbolt, but hits all targets. Useful for doubles. |
| Volt Switch | Good STAB move that also switches you out. Useful for tactical purposes. |
Build #2 - Choice Build
Recommended Attack Moves
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
Volt Switch | Good STAB move that also switches you out. Useful for tactical purposes. |
| Thunderbolt | Safe, high accuracy STAB move, may cause paralysis. |
Air Slash | STAB, may cause your opponents to flinch. Needed for Max Airstream, must have. |
Trick | Switches your and your opponent's items. Useful for being a thorn in your opponent's side. |
Other Viable Moves
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
| Will-o-Wisp | Burns opponent and significantly lowers opponent's attack. |
Shadow Ball | Has a chance to reduce your opponent's Special Defense. Good coverage move. |
Dark Pulse | Has a chance to cause your opponents to flinch. Good coverage move. |
| Discharge | 10 less power than Thunderbolt, but hits all targets. Useful for doubles. |
Fan Rotom - Best Items to Hold
| Item | Traits |
|---|---|
| Sitrus Berry | Restores 25% health when the Pokemon holding it drops below 50% health. Useful to sustain a sweep. |
| Choice Scarf | Increases Speed massively but locks you into one move. Good for getting the first hit on many targets. |
| Choice Specs | Increases Special Attack massively but locks you into one move. Good for one-shotting big threats. |
Fan Rotom - Best Natures And EVs
Fan Rotom - Recommended Natures
| Nature | Traits |
|---|---|
| Modest | Sp.Atk↑ / Atk↓ Maximizes damage potential and relies on Max Airstream for speed. |
| Timid | Speed↑ / Atk↓ Good bet for Scarf variants. |
Which Nature Would You Recommend?
Recommended Base Point (EV) Allocation
Nasty Plot and Choice Fan Rotom
| Stat | Base Point |
|---|---|
| Sp. Attack | 252 points (max) |
| Speed | 252 points (max) |
| HP | 4 points |
Speed and Special Attack are the standard choices for Rotom, as it has fairly decent defensive stats to begin with. This EV spread is good for both of the above spreads.
Check Out The EV (Base Point) Guide Here!Fan Rotom Counters
Recommended Pokemon To Counter Fan Rotom
| Pokemon | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Tyranitar | Pros - Can one or two shot with Rock moves - Can switch in easily Cons - None |
| Excadrill | Pros - Immune to Volt Switch - Outspeeds Rotom (in most cases) Cons - Rotom is immune to Earthquake |
| Wash Rotom | Pros - Resists Flying and Electric moves - Assault Vest completely walls it Cons - None |
| Heat Rotom | Pros - Resists Flying and Electric moves - Assault Vest completely walls it Cons - None |
How To Play Against Fan Rotom
Use Rock and Ice Moves
Fan Rotom's only weaknesses are Rock and Ice, so try to bring those types against it. A particularly good strategy is to bring a Rock type, use Max Rockfall to summon a Sandstorm and get its 50% Special Defens eboost.
Weak Against Physical Tanks
Most of Fan Rotom's attacks are Physical moves, which can be countered with Physical tanks. Moves like Will-o-Wisp or Burn effect from Scald can take it down with ease.
Don't Use Ground Moves
With other Rotom, the ability Mold Breaker can break through Rotom's Levitate and cause it to take super effective damage. With Fan Rotom, however, this is not possible, as it gets a natural immunity to ground from its Flying typing. Watch out for this if you're using Haxorus or Mold Breaker Excadrill.
Fan Rotom - Competitive Breeding Process
Breeding Process Flow Chart
| 1 | Get a wild Rotom at Lake Of Outrage in rainy or thunderstorm weather. |
|---|---|
| 2 | Hatch Eggs until you get a High IV Rotom |
| 3 | Breed that Rotom until you get one with a Modest 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 |
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