Now before you start flaming with idiotic comments saying YOU CAN ONLY DO THAT BY HACKING ANYWAY, NOOB. Or, Why would you want Blizzard on wash Rotom NOOB? I just want to explain something. Now I know you can only change singature moves of Rotom with move modifier. I.E Overheat on Fan rotom. I was just thinking though, have any of you wanted to have a different move on your favorite rotom forme? Maybe you havent been able to use your favorite rotom forme because it doesnt get the move you want. (normal forme not inculded) The Rotom formes are only differed by Singature moves and I just wanted to see how many of you people would approve with different moves on a different rotom forme. At first sight of the move on a different pokemon a good 95% of you would head to the blacklist saying Person had Overheat on his Wash Rotom. But does it really matter? They all have the same exact stats. And Im not saying there should only be one Rotom forme with all those stats before you accuse me of that because I want a good vareity of signature moves. I just posted this thread for people who have a favorite rotom forme that doesn't have the move they want. I have heard people saying stuff like. "If only Rotom-W had Leaf Storm, it'd be my favorite with my favorite move. I am one of those people and I just wanted to ask you guys
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Do the Rotom formes and signature moves REALLY matter?
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It does matter. If you use Rotom-W, then the opponent knows for sure that you don't have Overheat, Blizzard, Leaf Storm or Air Slash. The Rotom form gives information to the opponent. If your Rotom-W then proceeds to use Overheat, you've cheated the opponent into thinking it cannot have that illegal move.
Yes, Yes they do matter.
Whining about appearance is a frivolity. Gyarados is ugly as hell yet people still use him.
Away with this hacking nonsense.
Note: I would like to have my Rotom forme with Draco Meteor. Would that be a problem?
Whining about appearance is a frivolity. Gyarados is ugly as hell yet people still use him.
Away with this hacking nonsense.
Note: I would like to have my Rotom forme with Draco Meteor. Would that be a problem?
Imagine having to guess the signature move on a Rotom every single time you see one. At least with the sprite you can tell if that Rotom is carrying Hydro pump or Air Slash or whatever. It would just get confusing, people could feign having Over Heat on their Cut Rotom and force you to switch out Scizor, and you'd have to switch unless you're feeling lucky.
How about a Shedinja sprite with Salamence's moveset just cause you think Salamece is ugly.
How about a Shedinja sprite with Salamence's moveset just cause you think Salamece is ugly.
Not really. If you do that it will be impossible to know which attack the opponent is using, which may lead to Scizor being OHKO'd by an Overheat from Cut Rotom.
What I have noticed about the Rotom formes, however, is that the signature moves (Overheat and Leaf Storm at least) are used very rarely, they are used mainly as a threat (like switching Rotom-Cut against Swampert, but using Shadow Ball or a status move because you know he'll switch).
What I have noticed about the Rotom formes, however, is that the signature moves (Overheat and Leaf Storm at least) are used very rarely, they are used mainly as a threat (like switching Rotom-Cut against Swampert, but using Shadow Ball or a status move because you know he'll switch).
Gardevoir is my favorite pokémon, Nasty Plot is my favorite Dark-type move. If only I could have both together!
On the Rotom-App subject, will they be treated as a single pokémon (Rotom-S is pratically BL, IIRC), or they'll be all considered different pokémon for the BL/UU merge?
On the Rotom-App subject, will they be treated as a single pokémon (Rotom-S is pratically BL, IIRC), or they'll be all considered different pokémon for the BL/UU merge?
I think they're already counted in the statistics collectively as "Rotom-A".
^^ me too. II read the OP and thought what harmwould it do? But then read X-Act's post and noticed immedietly the harm
Exactly what i was thinking.
I hadn't thought of this either. Ya it would be knd of annoying not knowing what was coming at you. Blizzard would be scary coming from Rotom-H.
AND PLEASE STOP MENTIONING OTHER POKEMON AND MOVES THIS IS A ROTOM DISCUSSINIOn
You're missing the point; there's no more reason to due this, then to give something like Salamance Shedninja's sprite just because you find Salamance ugly. Salamance will keep it's own sprite, and the Rotom forms will keep their own unique moves, because that's the way it is in game and if you change it, then you're not playing Pokemon at all anymore. Rotom-W can not use Overheat in game and thus it can't use it on Smogon. There's no reason to stray from that, especially with the chaos it will cause. Thus, things will remain as they are.
They aren;t in the statistics together, but they will be tiered together
Really, I think it comes down to this. A Pokemon gets certain moves. Wash Rotom gets Hydro Pump, Heat Rotom gets Overheat, and when they change forms they don't get to keep the other signature move. Therefore, it shouldn't be allowed to have something like Overheat on Rotom-W.
If only I could have a Manaphy with Mew's movepool!
But really, X-Act said everything that has to be said. Rotom's sprite is also important when predicting what's it up to do. There's simply no reason to allow Rotom-C to have Overheat. You don't see Aqua Jet+Belly Drum and Giratina-A with Giratina-O's stats being allowed, and you can get them ingame using glitches. Why should we allow something that not only isn't possible without hacking, but also have no reason to be allowed except for fanboyish reasons?
But really, X-Act said everything that has to be said. Rotom's sprite is also important when predicting what's it up to do. There's simply no reason to allow Rotom-C to have Overheat. You don't see Aqua Jet+Belly Drum and Giratina-A with Giratina-O's stats being allowed, and you can get them ingame using glitches. Why should we allow something that not only isn't possible without hacking, but also have no reason to be allowed except for fanboyish reasons?
I don't know why you're flipping out. This topic is so pointless and poorly thought out to begin with IMO. The obvious answer is that yes it does matter for reasons pointed out by X-Act. What did you hope to accomplish with this discussion? If a lot of people voted that they approved of different signature moves on different Rotom forms then you would feel alright with hacking a Rotom-W with Leaf Storm or a Rotom-F with Overheat?
Yeh, Id agree. Ive mostly seen shadow ball/T bolt/ WoW/ Trick. Sometimes ill see their signature move, but thats the most common set Ive seen used
I dont think there much to discuss all the reasons to why each form cant use the signature move of another been given.This thread doesnt really promote discussion.
I know Sheddy and Salamence don't have the same stats, what I'm trying to help you understand is that changing the sprites around just because you like how pokemmon X looks but like the moves of another would cause huge confusion and defeats the purpose of haveing the sprites at all. The sprites tell us what pokemon your opponent is using and in turn the possible moves they could use.
I love how the Lawn Mower Rotom looks but I fell that the funny looking oven Rotom is more useful for me, thats just the way it is.
I love how the Lawn Mower Rotom looks but I fell that the funny looking oven Rotom is more useful for me, thats just the way it is.
I personally like the idea of more than one Rotom, I think it's been mentioned but if you were to jam all of Rotom's "signature" moves into one Rotom, then obviously only one Rotom would exist. Saying this, it totally matters.
But overall, this doesn't promote discussion, ok?
But overall, this doesn't promote discussion, ok?
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