Rotom 70/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Scarlet & Violet is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. Rotom is 70/198, in position 70 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 69 Rotom, and after it is 71 Toxel. The listed rarity is Common.

Rotom is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Rotom (#479), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Rotom (#479) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 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 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 41 other cards of Rotom list a different HP.

The attack Junk Hunt lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Put an Item card from your discard pile into your hand. Thunder Shock is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Scarlet & Violet, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Scarlet & Violet 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.