Rotom 86/236 · Cosmic Eclipse

Cosmic Eclipse is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 1, 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 272 cards. Rotom is 86/236, in position 86 of 272 on this checklist. Before it is 85 Dusknoir, and after it is 87 Woobat. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Rotom is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Rotom (#479), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Mina Nakai illustrated this card. The same name is on 77 other cards in the catalog.

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). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Mina Nakai illustrated this one. 35 other cards of Rotom list a different HP.

The attack Cycle Draw lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Discard a card from your hand. If you do, draw 2 cards. Energy Assist is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Attach 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor."

I keep a set binder for Cosmic Eclipse, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Cosmic Eclipse set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rotom can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.