Raticate (Japanese: ラッタ Ratta) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Rattata starting at level 20.
In Alola, Raticate has a dual-type Dark/Normal regional form. It evolves from Alolan Rattata when leveled up at night starting at level 20.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
Biology
Raticate is a large, rodent-like Pokémon. Although it is often depicted on its hind legs, it is a quadruped. It is primarily tawny-colored with a cream underside. It has narrow black eyes, ears with ragged edges and dark insides, and large incisors that grow constantly. There are three whiskers on each side of its face, which it uses to maintain balance. It has short arms with three-fingered hands and webbed feet with three toes. The webbing on its feet allows it to swim. Its tail is long and scaly. A female will have shorter whiskers and lighter fur.
If attacked, Raticate stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy. It is willing to take on larger foes if provoked enough. Its teeth are strong enough to gnaw through steel and their constant growth means it often needs to gnaw on something, like rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses, and is capable of chewing through cinderblocks and toppling concrete buildings. Prior to Generation IV, Hyper Fang and Super Fang were its signature moves. This Pokémon typically lives in plains and savannas.
Forms
Raticate has a regional form: Alolan Raticate.
In Alola, Raticate has become heavier and darker due to its urban environment and higher calorie diet.[1] Its fur is mostly black with a brown, leaf-shaped patch on its belly and brown inside its ears. Its hands, feet, cheeks, and tail are a whitish-cream color, and its hands are much smaller. It has large, puffy cheeks with four whiskers under its chin and two sprouting sideways from the top of each cheek. Its large incisors are still visible, but its eyes are now red.
This variant uses its nest as a food stockpile, and generally prefers to have the Alolan Rattata it commands to go out and forage for food while it remains in its nest and eats. It is selective in what it eats, however, only eating fresh, high-quality foods, such as fruits. Rumor has it that a certain high-class restaurant even exploits this selectivity, bringing Raticate along to buy ingredients and letting it taste test new dishes. Each Alolan Raticate has its own territory, and disputes over food and feeding grounds happen frequently. Alolan Raticate and Rattata are not native to Alola, having been brought to the region via cargo ships. Their populations grew drastically until Yungoos and Gumshoos were imported as a control measure.
Evolution
Raticate evolves from Rattata.
Alolan Raticate evolves from Alolan Rattata.
In the anime
Main series
Alolan Raticate in the anime
Major appearances
Raticate made its debut in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, under the ownership of a Gentleman. On the St. Anne, Ash traded his Butterfree for the Raticate, having become impressed by its strength. However, he traded it back in the same episode as the boat was still sinking.
Other
In The Breeding Center Secret, Cassidy's Raticate briefly served in her and Butch's motto, fulfilling the same role that Meowth serves in Jessie and James's motto. It reappeared in The Fortune Hunters and The Ole' Berate and Switch.
In What I Did for Love, Mollie used a Raticate during the Appeals Round of the Gardenia Town Pokémon Contest, and its performance allowed her to move on to the next round.
Multiple Alolan Raticate debuted in To Top a Totem!, where they played a major role.
In A Team-on-Team Tussle!, multiple Alolan Ally Raticate a Totem Raticate protect a Darkinium Z from Team Rocket, Tupp, Zipp, and Rapp.
In Turning Heads and Training Hard!, a Team Skull Grunt's Raticate was quickly defeated by Ilima and his Eevee. In League Offenders and Defenders!, Raticate was defeated by Gladion's Lycanroc; and in Battle Royal 151!, it competed in the Manalo Conference, only to be defeated by Ilima's Eevee again.
In Not Caving Under Pressure!, an Alolan Raticate ran away from a Tyranitar at Mount Lanakila.
Minor appearances
In Sparks Fly for Magnemite, a Raticate was in Gringey City's Pokémon Center.
In The Flame Pokémon-athon!, multiple Raticate were at the Laramie Ranch. One was later seen among the Pokémon participating in the Big P Pokémon Race.
In Showdown at Dark City, a Trainer's Raticate was at Kas Gym.
In A Chansey Operation, an injured Raticate was brought to the clinic.
In Princess vs. Princess, a Raticate competed in the Queen of the Princess Festival.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, a Raticate was living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Trainer's Raticate was defeated by Mewtwo while it was serving for Giovanni.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Raticate was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Lights, Camera, Quack-tion, a Raticate was part of the cast for the movie "Pokémon in Love".
In Round One - Begin!, a Trainer's Raticate competed in the Indigo Plateau Conference.
In Friends to the End, a Trainer's Raticate was at the closing ceremonies of the Indigo Plateau Conference.
A Valencia Island variant of Raticate appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
Two Raticate appeared in a flashback in Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?, one each under the ownership of Ralph and Emily.
In The Power of One, a Raticate sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A wild Raticate appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Chikorita's Big Upset, a Schoolboy's Raticate battled Ash's Chikorita.
In Tricks of the Trade, two Raticate were at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
A Raticate appeared in a flashback in The Light Fantastic.
In The Heartbreak of Brock, a Raticate was living at Temacu's father's lab.
A Raticate appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
A Raticate appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, under the ownership of a participant in the Extreme Pokémon Race.
A Raticate appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.
Multiple Raticate appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, a Raticate was living in the Tree of Beginning.
A Raticate appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.
A Raticate appeared in The Keystone Pops!.
A Raticate appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
In Racing to a Big Event!, an Alolan Raticate participated in the Pokémon Pancake Race.
In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, two Alolan Raticate were training up on Clawmark Hill.
A Trainer's Alolan Raticate appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
Two Alolan Raticate appeared in A Timeless Encounter!.
A Trainer's Alolan Raticate appeared in Battling Besties!.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, a Trainer's Raticate attempted to battle a Kingler at Old Shore Wharf, but its Trainer told it to calm down.
An Alolan Raticate appeared in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, under the ownership of a Team Skull Grunt.
In Dreams Are Made of These!, a Raticate and a trio of Rattata were attacked by a Persian and a trio of Meowth.
A Trainer's Raticate appeared in Trade, Borrow, and Steal!.
A Trainer's Raticate appeared in To Train, or Not to Train!.
A Trainer's Raticate got stuck in Gulpin's giant ball in A Rollicking Roll….
Goh caught a Raticate in Take My Thief! Please!.
A Raticate appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All: Part One, under the ownership of a student of Indigo Academy.
Pokédex entries
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| SM009
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Rattata and Raticate
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Rotom Pokédex
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Rattata and its evolved form, Raticate. The Mouse Pokémon. A Dark and Normal type. When they band together, they steal food from people's homes. Long ago, they came here to the Alolan islands aboard cargo ships, and eventually grew into the Pokémon we see today. The numbers of Rattata and Raticate eventually grew so large that Yungoos and Gumshoos were brought in from a different region to chase them off.
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Pokémon
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Raticate
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Ash's Rotom Phone
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Raticate, the Mouse Pokémon, and the evolved form of Rattata. Raticate can gnaw through anything with its ever-growing teeth.
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Raticate
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Goh's Rotom Phone
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Raticate, the Mouse Pokémon. A Normal type. Raticate is a bit unruly. Its lengthy fangs can bore through thick concrete.
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Pokémon Origins
In File 1: Red, a Raticate was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.
A Raticate appeared in a flashback in File 2: Cubone.
Pokémon Generations
A Raticate appeared in The Lake of Rage, under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt. Along with Grimer, Magnemite, Golbat, and Houndoom, it was defeated by Lance's Dragonite during Lance and Ethan's infiltration of the Team Rocket HQ.
In the manga
Movie adaptations
Two Alolan Raticate appeared in ICYR2.
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
Two Raticate appeared in JBA4, with one under the ownership of Petrel and the other under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt.
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Ratty
Ratty (Yellow's Rattata) was Yellow's first Pokémon. It evolved into a Raticate in Can't Catch Caterpie!.
A Raticate appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Raticate was seen in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition.
An Alolan Raticate appeared in A Photoshoot and the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart, under the ownership of Team Skull Grunts.
An Alolan Raticate belonging to an Aether Foundation Employee first appeared in Battle in Vast Poni Canyon.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
A Raticate appeared in GDZ23.
Pokémon Zensho
A Raticate appeared in a fantasy in PZ01.
In the TCG
- Main article: Raticate (TCG)
In the TFG
One Raticate figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Kanto
#020
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(This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.)
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| Green
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| Red(ENG)
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It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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Its hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey.
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If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy.
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Johto
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| Gold
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Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them.
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| Silver
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Its whiskers help it to maintain balance. Its fangs never stop growing, so it gnaws to pare them down.
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| Crystal
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The webs on its hind legs enable it to cross rivers. It searches wide areas for food.
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Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them.
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Hoenn
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Kanto
#020
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| Ruby
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Raticate's sturdy fangs grow steadily. To keep them ground down, it gnaws on rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses.
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| Sapphire
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A Raticate's sturdy fangs grow steadily. To keep them ground down, it gnaws on rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses.
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| FireRed
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Its rear feet have three toes each. They are webbed, enabling it to swim across rivers.
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| LeafGreen
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It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off.
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| Diamond
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It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls.
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Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them.
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Its whiskers help it to maintain balance. Its fangs never stop growing, so it gnaws to pare them down.
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It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls.
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With its long fangs, this surprisingly violent Pokémon can gnaw away even thick concrete with ease.
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Hoenn
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It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls.
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| Y
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The webs on its hind legs enable it to cross rivers. It searches wide areas for food.
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| Omega Ruby
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Raticate's sturdy fangs grow steadily. To keep them ground down, it gnaws on rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses.
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Kanto
#020
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Its hind feet are webbed, so it's a strong swimmer. It can cross rivers and sometimes even oceans.
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| Moon
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Its disposition is far more violent than its looks would suggest. Don't let your hand get too close to its face, as it could bite your hand clean off.
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People say that it fled from its enemies by using its small webbed hind feet to swim from island to island in Alola.
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Its whiskers are essential for maintaining its balance. No matter how friendly you are, it will get angry and bite you if you touch its whiskers.
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Its hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey.
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| Alolan Raticate
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| Sun
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It forms a group of Rattata, which it assumes command of. Each group has its own territory, and disputes over food happen often.
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| Moon
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This gourmet Pokémon is particular about the taste and freshness of its food. Restaurants where Raticate live have a good reputation.
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It has an incredibly greedy personality. Its nest is filled with so much food gathered by Rattata at its direction, it can't possibly eat it all.
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It commands a nest of Rattata. Different nests don't get along, whipping up severe fights over feeding grounds.
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| Let's Go Pikachu
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It makes its Rattata underlings gather food for it, dining solely on the most nutritious and delicious fare.
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Game locations
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Routes 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 21, 26, 27, 38, 39, 42, and 43, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls, Burned Tower
Route 1Night
Route 7MorningDay
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Routes 7, 9, 10, 26, 27, 38, 39, and 47, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Burned Tower, Tohjo Falls
Safari Zone (Plains, defaultNight; tall grass in Meadow with 5 Plains points; Mountain, defaultMorningDay)
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Routes 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, Akala Outskirts, Ancient Poni Path, Malie City, Poni Gauntlet, Poni Grove, Poni Plains, Poni Wilds, Tapu VillageNight (Alolan Form)
Pokémon Bank (Kantonian Form)
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Let's Go Eevee
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In side games
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Held items
Raticate
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
Alolan Raticate
Stats
Base stats
Raticate
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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55
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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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81
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77 - 146
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150 - 287
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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97
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91 - 163
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179 - 322
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Total: 413
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 50.
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Alolan Raticate
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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75
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135 - 182
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260 - 354
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71
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68 - 135
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132 - 265
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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77
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73 - 141
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143 - 278
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Total: 413
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Raticate
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Learnset
Raticate is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raticate
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raticate
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raticate
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raticate
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Raticate in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Raticate in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raticate
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raticate
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raticate
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raticate
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raticate
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raticate
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
Raticate
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Pokémon Ranger
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Poké Assist:
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None
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Field move:
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(Cut ×2)
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| Loops: 5
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Min. exp.: 25
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Max. exp.: 30
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Browser entry R-102
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| Raticate chomps with its sharp fangs. These fangs can rip apart a Metal Fence.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.25 seconds
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Base HP: 49
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Base Defense: 52
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Base Speed: 60
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Alolan Raticate
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.25 seconds
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Base HP: 54
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Base Defense: 54
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Base Speed: 60
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Evolution data
Raticate
Alolan Raticate
In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Alolan Raticate evolves from Alolan Rattata when leveled up at night starting at level 20. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, there is no time mechanic, so it evolves from Alolan Rattata starting at level 20, regardless of the time on the system clock.
Sprites
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Trivia
- Raticate's catch rate was 90 in Generations I and II. This was changed to 127 in Generation III.
- Raticate is the only Pokémon that shares its National Pokédex number with the level at which it evolves from its pre-evolved form.
- Raticate and its pre-evolved form both share their category with Pikachu, Raichu, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Pawmi, and Pawmo. They are all known as the Mouse Pokémon, though Rattata and Raticate were originally called the Rat Pokémon prior to Generation III.
- Of all the Totem Pokémon that can be battled in Alola, Totem Raticate is one of the only two Totem Pokémon that is battled in only one game out of the two versions — in this case, Moon and Ultra Moon. The other is Totem Gumshoos.
- During the cutscene before Totem Raticate's battle, it cries out Gumshoos's cry instead of its own cry.
Origin
Raticate appears to be based on a rat, as well as a semi-aquatic rodent such as a muskrat or a coypu due to its large size and webbed feet. Its scruffy ears are similar to a guinea pig.
Alolan Raticate appears to be based on the black rat, brown rat, or Polynesian rat, all of which are invasive species in Hawaii. Their attacks on sugar cane fields caused the locals to import the small Indian mongoose into Hawaii as a form of pest control, explaining the relationship between Yungoos/Gumshoos and Rattata/Raticate. Its gluttonous behavior, ability to command groups of Rattata to steal, and hostile relationship with the detective-inspired Gumshoos are reminiscent of a stereotypical crime boss. It has cheek pouches similar to chipmunks and hamsters.
Name origin
Raticate may be a combination of rat and eradicate (to destroy or exterminate) or masticate (to chew).
Ratta may be derived from ラット ratto (rat).
In other languages
| Language
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Title
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 Japanese
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ラッタ Ratta
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From ラット ratto
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 French
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Rattatac
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From rat and attaque
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 Spanish
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Raticate
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Same as English name
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 German
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Rattikarl
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From Ratte and radikal
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 Italian
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Raticate
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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레트라 Retra
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From rat and ultra
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 Mandarin Chinese
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拉達 / 拉达 Lādá
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Transcription of its Japanese name
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 Cantonese Chinese
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拉達 Lāaidaaht*
哥達 Gōdaaht*
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Transcription of its Japanese name
Partial transcription of コラッタ Koratta
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 Hebrew
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רטיקייט Raticate
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Transcription of English name
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 Hindi
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रैटिकेट Raticate
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Transcription of English name
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 Lithuanian
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Ratikeitas
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From English name
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 Russian
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Ратикейт Ratikeyt
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Transcription of English name
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 Thai
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รัตตา Ratta
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
References
External links
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Berry (100%)
Oran Berry (50%)
Sitrus Berry (5%)
Chilan Berry (5%)
Pecha Berry (5%)
For other sprites and images, please see Raticate images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
