Rotom 197/182 · Destined Rivals

Destined Rivals is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 30, 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. Rotom is 197/182, in position 197 of 244 on this checklist. Before it is 196 Electrike, and after it is 198 Team Rocket's Orbeetle. The collector number is above the printed set size of 182. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Rotom is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Rotom (#479), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

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 60 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Illustration Rare. 43 other cards of Rotom list a different HP.

The attack Astonish lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning. Choose a random card from your opponent's hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into their deck. Gadget Show is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 damage for each Pokémon Tool attached to all of your Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The regulation mark is I.

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