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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#020 Raticate
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- SpeciesRat Pokémon
- Japanese nameRatta
- PronunciationRAT-I-KATE
- Height2′ 4″ 0.71 m
- Weight41.0 lb 18.45 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of RAT and ERADICATE meaning “thoroughly destroy.” “rat that is very effective in battle”
Evolution
- RattataLevel 20
Raticate
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | It’s hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey. |
| Stadium | If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy. |
| GoldStadium 2 | Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them. |
| Silver | Its whiskers help it to maintain balance. Its fangs never stop growing, so it gnaws to pare them down. |
| Crystal | The web on its hind legs enable it to cross rivers. It searches wide areas for food. |
Where to find Raticate
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Routes 16, 17, 18, 21 | NA | Many/Evolve |
| Red | NA | Many/Evolve | |
| Yellow | Cinnabar Island, Routes 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 21 | NA | Many/Evolve |
| Gold | Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Routes 7, 9, 10, 26, 27, 38, 39 | Any | Many/Evolve |
| Silver | Any | Many/Evolve | |
| Crystal | Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Routes 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 21, 26, 27, 38, 39, 42, 43 | Any | Many/Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×2
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×0
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So the defense ratio of both are the same.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassNormal
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockBad
- GhostNo Effect
- DragonNormal
- DarkNormal
- SteelBad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 0 advantages and 2 disadvantages out of 15 types.
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Tail Whip | Normal | Status |
| Start | Start | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical |
| — | Start | Scary Face | Normal | Status |
| 27 | — | Focus Energy | Normal | Status |
| — | 30 | Pursuit | Dark | Special |
| 41 | 40 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Thunderbolt, Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM05Roar
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM25Thunder
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM30Shadow Ball
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- HM01Cut
- HM04Strength
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM24Thunderbolt
- TM25Thunder
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Bite | Mate with a male Eevee/Flareon/Vaporeon, or a male from the Ekans, Growlithe, Houndour, Meowth, or Snubbull Family. |
| Counter | Breed a male Heracross with a female from the Paras Family, then breed a male offspring with move to a female from Chikorita Family. Next, breed the male offspring of that union (Chikorita) to a female from Rhyhorn Family. Lastly, mate a male offspring of that union (Rhyhorn) with a female Rattata. |
| Flame Wheel | Mate with a male from Cyndaquil or Growlithe Family. |
| Fury Swipes | Mate with a male from Aipom, Mankey, Meowth, Psyduck, Sandshrew, Sentret, or Teddiursa Family. |
| Reversal | Teach a wild male Smeargle the move, catch it, then mate it with a female from Rattata Family. |
| Screech | Mate with a male Aipom, Dunsparce, Sneasel, Umbreon or from Ekans, Mankey, Meowth, Psyduck Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 55 | 283-313 | 30/4534.46% | 27/4236.34% |
| Attack | 81 | 230-260 | 16/4963.67% | 16/4561.79% |
| Defense | 60 | 188-218 | 31/5538.21% | 26/4436.34% |
| Speed | 97 | 262-292 | 8/4787.46% | 8/4285.28% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 50 | 168-198 | 31/4627.43% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 70 | 208-238 | 21/4151.99% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 50 | 168-198 | — | 21/2924.20% |
| Total | 413 G/S/C 343 R/B/Y |
1339-1519 1131-1281 |
36/8751.99% | 30/6550.00% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library