Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Rotom
Majestic Dawn · #13 · Rare Holo · 2008
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$16.07
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 100
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 479
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness 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.
How to beat Rotom
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.11 copies on average · 19 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Rotom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc."
Dual Trans
Search your discard pile for up to 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon.
LCReflect Energy — 30
Move an Energy card attached to Rotom to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:D+20
Resistance:C-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $11.32 | $43.77 | $114.42 | $16.07 | $72.16 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $9.00 | $11.90 | $141.50 | $13.67 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.09 |
| 30-day average | €2.88 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €2.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.79 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.72 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.91 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.89 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.36 |
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 $16.07; 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 "Majestic Dawn" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Rotom?
Rotom is a Rare Holo card in the Majestic Dawn set.
Other Rotom printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
