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Heat Rotom Weakness & Counters

Weak toRock2×Water2×
Heat Rotom

Type matchups

Damage Heat Rotom takes from each attacking type.

2×

Weak to (2×)

¼×

Resists (¼×)

0×

Immune to (0×)

As an Electric/Fire type, Heat Rotom has 2 weaknesses, 8 resistances and 1 immunity, fewer than the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. No other Pokémon has the Electric/Fire typing.

  • Levitate (always, already counted above): Ground 4× → 0×

Base stats

HP
50
Attack
65
Defense
107
Sp. Atk
105
Sp. Def
107
Speed
86
Total
520

Heat Rotom has a base stat total of 520, higher than 72% of Pokémon. Its best stat is Defense (107). With Sp. Atk (105) well above Attack (65), it works best as a special attacker. Its Speed of 86 is middling (faster than 70% of Pokémon). With 50 HP, 107 Defense and 107 Sp. Def it is reasonably sturdy.

Heat Rotom's only ability is Levitate.

How to beat Heat Rotom

Heat Rotom takes 2× damage from Rock and Water moves, so lead with those.

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Ground moves have no effect on it and Flying, Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Electric, Ice and Fairy moves are resisted.

Good counters: Iron Thorns hits for 2× with Rock-type STAB and resists its Electric and Fire moves. Swampert hits for 2× with Water-type STAB and is immune to Heat Rotom's Electric moves and resists its Fire moves. Rhyperior hits for 2× with Rock-type STAB and is immune to Heat Rotom's Electric moves and resists its Fire moves.

Evolution

Heat Rotom is an alternate form of Rotom, so it shares Rotom's evolution line.

Frequently asked questions

What is Heat Rotom weak to?

As an Electric/Fire type, Heat Rotom takes super-effective damage from Rock and Water moves.

What is Heat Rotom resistant to?

Heat Rotom resists Flying, Bug, Fire, Grass, Electric, Ice, Fairy and Steel (¼×) moves. It is immune to Ground.

What are the best counters to Heat Rotom?

Strong type-based picks include Iron Thorns, Swampert and Rhyperior, which hit Heat Rotom with super-effective attacks.