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Rattata is based on a {{wp|rat}}. The shape and position of its ears might be derived from the {{wp|Fancy rat#Body type|dumbo rat}}.
Rattata is based on a {{wp|rat}}. The shape and position of its ears might be derived from the {{wp|Fancy rat#Body type|dumbo rat}}.


Alolan Rattata may be based on how Hawaiian rats tend to be more vicious than most other areas of the world, which would explain its Dark typing. Their regular attacks on sugar cane fields forced the natives to import the {{wp|mongoose}}, explaining the relationship between [[Yungoose]] and Rattata.
Alolan Rattata may be based on how Hawaiian rats tend to be more vicious than most other areas of the world, which would explain its Dark typing. Their regular attacks on sugar cane fields forced the natives to import the {{wp|mongoose}}, explaining the relationship between [[Yungoos]] and Rattata.


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