Raticate (Pokémon)

Raticate ラッタ Ratta

Artwork from FR/LG

Type Species  Normal  Mouse Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Run Away or Guts 1,000,000 Pokédex Kanto #020 Johto #018 Hoenn #222* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-102 Almia R-068 Height Weight 2'04" 40.8 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Brown 127 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Ground 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 2 Exp. 116 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Raticate (Japanese: ラッタ Ratta) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Rattata starting at level 20.

Biology

Physiology

Raticate are much larger than Rattata, and are tawny in color. These rodents have very large teeth that grow quickly. They must often gnaw on things to keep their teeth worn down.

Gender differences

Female Raticate have shorter whiskers.

Special abilities

Raticate have teeth that are strong enough to gnaw through steel. They can swim, and they also have the ability to intimidate their foes (although they cannot have the actual ability).

Behavior

Habitat

Grassland Pokémon

Raticate naturally live in plains and savannas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Raticate are omnivores in the truest sense, in that they are able to subsist on almost anything edible. However, they are occasionally found with a Chilan Berry.

In the anime

Raticate in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Raticate

On the S.S. Anne, Ash traded his Butterfree for a Raticate in Battle Aboard the St. Anne but traded back as the boat was sinking in Pokémon Shipwreck.

Other

Cassidy has a Raticate that for a time served in her and Butch's motto the role that Meowth serves in the motto of Jessie and James.

In Showdown at Dark City, Raticate is one of the Pokémon belonging to one of the Trainers at Kas Gym.

Mollie has a Raticate she used during the appeals round of the Gardenia Town contest in What I Did for Love.

Butch of Team Rocket used a Raticate of his own in The Ole' Berate and Switch.

Minor appearances

A differently colored Raticate appeared in Poké Ball Peril.

In Chikorita's Big Upset, a Trainer used a Raticate to fight against Ash's Chikorita.

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, a Rattata was Yellow's first Pokémon. It later evolved into a Raticate.

In the TCG

Main article: Raticate (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Raticate is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 34+	Purified moves
Shadow Down	Shadow		Refresh	Normal
Shadow Rush	Shadow		Super Fang	Normal
--			Scary Face	Normal
--			Hyper Fang	Normal

TCG-only moves

• Scratch

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Wild Plains
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I'll gnaw and gnaw until the foe goes down!
26%-50% HP	I'm hurting... My health is cut in half...
1%-25% HP	I can't keep this going...
Level Up	I leveled! I'll gnaw and gnaw some more!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Normal	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: 25
Poké Assist: None	Field Move: (Cut ×2)	Maximum Experience: 30
"Raticate chomps with its sharp fangs. These fangs can rip apart a Metal Fence."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
File:MDP020-m.png File:MDP020-f.png Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -4.5%	IQ Group: F
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Normal	Poké Assist: ( Normal )	Field Move: (Cut ×2)
"It attacks by chomping with its powerful front teeth."

Evolution

Unevolved Rattata  Normal

Level 20 →

First evolution Raticate  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Raticate images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Red and Blue, Raticate was classified as a rat Pokémon. However, in from Generation III onward, it is classified as a mouse.
• Though its Pokémon Yellow Pokédex entry states that it can swim in rivers to hunt for prey, it cannot learn the move Surf.
• With the exception of Smeargle, Raticate and its pre-evolution are the only Pokémon that learn Flame Wheel, yet aren't Fire-type.
• Raticate is the only Pokémon whose catch rate has changed. It was 90 prior to Generation III, when it changed to 127.

Origin

Its webbed feet, body shape, and overall design are very similar to the coypu, or nutria, a semi-aquatic South American rodent.

Name origin

Raticate's name seems to be a combination of rat and eradicate, meaning to destroy or exterminate. Ratta seems to be derived from rat alone, although it should be noted that Rattata's Japanese name, Koratta is that of Raticate's with ko (child) in front of it.

In other languages

• German: Rattikarl - A combination of Ratte (rat) and radikal (radical). Also incorporates the first name Karl (Carl).
• French: Rattatac - From rat and attaque (attack).
• Korean: 레트라 Reteura
• Chinese (Taiwan): 拉達 Lá Dá - Transliteration of Raticate's Japanese name, Ratta.
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 哥達 Ge Dá - Same as pre-evolved form Rattata except without the 'little'.

Related articles

• Ash's Raticate

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.