Heat Rotom 13/91 · Paldean Fates

Rotom is Pokédex #479, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Heat Rotom is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 90 HP.

Heat Rotom sits at 13/91 in Paldean Fates, position 13 of 245. Before it is 12 Camerupt, and after it is 14 Charcadet. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 26 January 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Heat Tackle lists 100 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. This Pokémon also does 40 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "If the convection microwave oven is not working properly, then the Rotom inhabiting it will become lethargic." The regulation mark is G.

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 is named Rotom, while this one is Heat Rotom. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Scav illustrated this one. 40 other cards of Rotom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Scav. I count 31 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Halloween: Ghost Pokémon, Fire Basic Pokémon, and All Rotom cards. I still need this card.