>>38792620Aside from commenting on plot events and reminding you of your current objectives, Rotom would also occasionally ask you random questions, usually after you load your save (stuff like if you like books or what type of pokemon you like). When your Pokemon were low on health or other issues were facing your party, Rotom would also ask if you wanted to use healing items from your bag. Since he was relegated to the bottom screen and you could access the menu at any time, though, it was easy to ignore him if you wanted to.
In USUM, they added a mechanic where after a period of inactivity Rotom's eyes would lower as if he were tired or bored. If you tapped him, he'd play an animation or ask you a question, and then his eyes would flash, and tapping on his eyes let you basically use him like a slot machine to get a special power up item.
Basically, he was there to make the game feel personable and was perfectly easy to ignore if you felt like it. I don't get why /vp/ acts like he forced himself on you.
