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Raticate ラッタ Ratta #020
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Mouse Pokémon
Abilities Run Away or Guts Guts Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #020 Johto #018 Hoenn #222 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'4" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'4"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 40.8 lbs. Imperial 18.5 kg Metric 40.8 lbs./18.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 127 (16.6%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 116 Battle Exp.: 1161*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

A female has shorter whiskers.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Raticate naturally live in plains and savannas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

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. On the S.S. Anne, Ash traded his Butterfree for a Raticate but traded back as the boat was sinking.

In EP042, Raticate is one of the Pokémon belonging to one of the trainers at Kaz Gym.

A Raticate is used in Abelia Contest

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance and will slow down if they are cut off.

Pokémon Yellow

Its hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey.

Pokémon Stadium

If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy.

Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Stadium 2

Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them.

Pokémon Silver

Its whiskers help it to maintain balance. Its fangs never stop growing, so it gnaws to pare them down.

Pokémon Crystal

The webs on its hind legs enable it to cross rivers. It searches wide areas for food.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

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.

Pokémon Emerald

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.

Pokémon FireRed

Its rear feet have three toes each. They are webbed, enabling it to swim across rivers.

Pokémon LeafGreen

It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Raticate knows Shadow Down and Shadow Rush as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.

Evolution

Trivia

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.

In other languages

• German: Rattikarl
• French: Rattatac
• Korean: 레트라 Reteura
• Chinese (Taiwan): 拉达 Lá Dá
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 哥達 Ge Dá

Related articles

• Ash's Raticate
• Raticate (Team Rocket)

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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