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Heat Rotom

Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Heat Rotom

Sun & Moon

Ultra Prism · #24 · Rare · 2018

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Market reference

$0.33

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
24 / 178
Release year
2018
Rarity
Rare
HP
90
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
Shin Nagasawa
Pokédex #
479
Series
Sun & Moon

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
80 damage
26.67 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Heat 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 (Heat Blast) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥45 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 Heat Rotom

  • Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
2 copies on average · 3 decks

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This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.

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About this card

HP: 90Type:RFireSubtype: Basic

"Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc."

Ability: Roto Motor

If you have 9 or more Pokémon Tool cards in your discard pile, ignore all Energy in the attack cost of each of this Pokémon's attacks.

RCCHeat Blast — 80

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/18
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.28$0.50$19.98$0.33
Reverse Holofoil$0.15$0.86$19.98$0.86

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/08
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.14
7-day average€0.15
30-day average€0.26
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.21
Low (excellent+)€0.05
Reverse holo low€0.05
reverseHoloAvg1€1.34
Reverse holo 7-day€0.61
reverseHoloSell€0.73
averageSellPrice€0.22
Reverse holo 30-day€0.63
Reverse holo trend€0.78

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Heat Rotom is real?

Heat 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 Heat Rotom worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Heat Rotom is $0.33; 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 Heat Rotom from?

Heat Rotom is from the Pokémon set "Ultra Prism" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.

What rarity is Heat Rotom?

Heat Rotom is a Rare card in the Ultra Prism set.

Other Heat Rotom printings

Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.