Fan Rotom - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle | Pokemon Sword and Shield

This is a strategy guide for using Fan Rotom in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Fan Rotom, as well as its strengths and weak points.

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Basic Information for Fan Rotom

Types and Abilities

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Fan Rotom
Abilities
Levitate	Gives immunity to Ground type moves.

Fan Rotom Weaknesses and Resistances

	Type
Takes 4x damage	-
Takes 2x damage
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes 1/4x damage	-
Takes 0x damage

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Fan Rotom

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Fan Rotom

Nasty Plot Moveset & Best Build

Nasty Plot Powers Up Max Airstream

This build assumes you'll be dynamaxing Fan Rotom. After using Nasty Plot and dynamaxing, Fan Rotom can raise its speed with Max Airstream while causing massive damage. As this build has EVs put into defense and speed, it becomes easier to set up Nasty Plot and hit hard with Electric and Flying-type moves.

Strong Even After Dynamax Ends

With the Isle of Armor DLC came some new moves, including Rising Voltage. While dynamaxed it has high power, but if you set up Electric Terrain, its power will double outside of dynamax. Increasing Fan Rotoms speed with Max Airstream beforehand will give you the edge and you can waste your opponent's dynamax with Substitute.

Other Viable Moves

Tank Moveset & Best Build

Cut Physical Attackers Strength With Will-o-Wisp

This build focuses on bulking up Fan Rotom to withstand its opponents. With EVs in HP and defense and using Will-o-Wisp to take down your opponent's attack, Fan Rotom becomes able to survive against a wider variety of Pokemon. Adding in Leftovers to slowly recover its HP over time, Fan Rotom becomes great for taking on physical attackers.

Other Viable Moves

How to Use Fan Rotom Effectively

Go All Out With Max Airstream

Fan Rotom comes with an advantageous dual Electric and Flying-type giving it access to plenty of good STAB moves. Not many Pokemon can defend from both types so Fan Rotom is great at speeding itself up with Max Airstream and taking them down.

Also Good At Tanking

Like other Rotom variations, Fan Rotom comes with well balanced base stats making it good at taking hits from other Pokemon. Fan Rotom specifically only has 2 weaknesses and has 6 resistances allowing it to support many teams.

Counters for Fan Rotom

Weakness

Use Pokemon That Resist Electric or Flying

When it comes to Pokemon that resist Electric or Flying-type moves, Fan Rotom is at a clear disadvantage, and it is easily taken down by those that can pierce its 2 weaknesses. However due to its ability to boost its damage with Nasty Plot, its best to bring a Pokemon with an Assault Vest to safely go up against it.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Nihilego	Ranking：★★★★★ ・High Speed and Special Defense makes it favorable to trade with Fan Rotom Nihilego - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Rhyperior	Ranking：★★★★★ ・Resists Electric and Flying-type moves ・Gets STAB with Rock-type moves Rhyperior - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Tyranitar	Ranking：★★★★★ ・Resists Electric and Flying-type moves ・Has high special defense and gets STAB with Rock-type moves Tyranitar - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Heat Rotom	Ranking：★★★★☆ ・Resists Electric and Flying-type moves ・Has high defense and is unaffected by Will-o-Wisp Heat Rotom - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Arctozolt	Ranking：★★★★☆ ・Resists Electric and Flying-type moves ・Gets STAB with Ice-type moves Arctozolt - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

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Movesets & Best Builds for Returning Pokemon
Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Heat Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	Charizard	Sylveon
Lucario	Hippowdon	Umbreon
Conkeldurr	Quagsire	Gastrodon
Lapras	Whimsicott	Rhyperior
Goodra	Haxorus	Glaceon
Mow Rotom	Type: Null	Gengar
Milotic	Gardevoir	Flygon
Chandelure	Lanturn	Torkoal
Bisharp	Seismitoad	Silvally
Butterfree	Primarina	Incineroar
Blastoise	Decidueye	Venusaur
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales	Gothitelle
Crawdaunt	Clefable	Reuniclus
Kommo-o	Terrakion	Cobalion
Virizion	Noivern	Fan Rotom
Toxicroak	Pelipper	Jellicent
Celebi	Clefairy	Hitmontop
Diggersby	Ditto	Raichu
Hawlucha	Shiftry