Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Rotom
Destined Rivals · #197 · Illustration Rare · 2025
Listings
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Market reference
$4.57
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 197 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Taiga Kayama
- Pokédex #
- 479
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Rotom plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Gadget Show) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Rotom
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.08 copies on average · 12 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Building around Rotom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its electricity-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief."
LAstonish — 20
Choose a random card from your opponent's hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into their deck.
CCGadget Show — 30×
This attack does 30 damage for each Pokémon Tool attached to all of your Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Rotom or Destined Rivals.
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
Aug 8, 2026
2026 Content Creator Showcase
Aug 9, 2026
CHALLENGE OF DOOM! THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
Aug 11, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 7
Aug 14, 2026
Turtwig Den Revival Series World Championship
Aug 14, 2026
Perth Pokemon week 1
Aug 15, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Rotom was legal.
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
today
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
today
Top Deck Trainer Trials #7
today
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #22 💙 Cash Prize!
today
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10
today
ASRcristiano # 180 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.59 | $5.00 | $9,999.00 | $4.57 | $4.54 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.18 |
| 7-day average | €3.27 |
| 30-day average | €3.18 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €3.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Rotom is real?
Rotom is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Rotom worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rotom is $4.57; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Rotom from?
Rotom is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Rotom?
Rotom is a Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Rotom printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
