Rotom 49/135 · Plasma Storm

Rotom is Pokédex #479, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Rotom is a Basic Team Plasma Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP.

Rotom sits at 49/135 in Plasma Storm, position 49 of 138. Before it is 48 Zapdos-EX, and after it is 50 Joltik. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on February 6, 2013. The printed size is 135. This checklist is longer, at 138 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Electribonus lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Discard a Lightning Energy card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards. Poltergeist is another attack lists 20× damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Your opponent reveals his or her hand. This attack does 20 damage times the number of Trainer cards in your opponent's hand. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief."

Rotom (#479) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rotom 7/106 in Great Encounters (2008). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 43 other cards of Rotom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Plasma Storm set binder is where a full Plasma Storm set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rotom can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.