#018 PidgeotAll 251 Pokémon#020 Raticate
Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#019 Rattata
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- SpeciesRat Pokémon
- Japanese nameKoratta
- PronunciationRUH-TA-TAH
- Height1′ 0″ 0.30 m
- Weight8.0 lb 3.60 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of RAT and RAT-A-TAT-TAT, the sound of a machine gun. “rat that is very effective in battle”
Evolution
RattataLevel 20Raticate
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Bites anything when it attacks. Small and very quick, it is a common sight in many places. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Will chew on anything with it’s fangs. If you see one, it is certain that 40 more live in that area. |
| Stadium | Scurries around quickly, searching for hard objects to gnaw. It appears to be jittery and unable to remain still. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It eats everything. Wherever food is available, it will settle down and produce offspring continuously. |
| Silver | Living wherever there is food available, it ceaselessly scavenges for edibles the entire day. |
| Crystal | This POKEMON’s impressive vitality allows it to live anywhere. It also multiplies very quickly. |
Where to find Rattata
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Routes 1, 2, 4, 9, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22 | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | Cinnabar Island, Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 22 | NA | Many |
| Gold | Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Sprout Tower 2, Tin Tower, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Routes 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 22, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 46 | Any | Many |
| Silver | Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Sprout Tower 2, Tin Tower, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Routes 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 22, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 46 | Any | Many |
| Crystal | Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Sprout Tower 2, Tin Tower, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Routes 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 22, 29, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 42, 46 | Any | Many |
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 |
| 7 | 7 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 14 | 13 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical |
| — | 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status |
| 23 | — | Focus Energy | Normal | Status |
| — | 27 | Pursuit | Dark | Special |
| 34 | 34 | 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
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- 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
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM14Blizzard
- 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 | 30 | 233-263 | 42/4510.60% | 39/4210.60% |
| Attack | 56 | 180-210 | 31/4929.14% | 30/4525.82% |
| Defense | 35 | 138-168 | 47/5512.54% | 39/4410.60% |
| Speed | 72 | 212-242 | 21/4757.93% | 20/4253.98% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 25 | 118-148 | 43/466.08% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 35 | 138-168 | 37/4110.60% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 25 | 118-148 | — | 28/295.48% |
| Total | 253 G/S/C 218 R/B/Y |
1019-1199 881-1031 |
77/876.68% | 60/656.08% |
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.
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