No. 0020 · Generation I · Mouse Pokémon
ラッタRatta · From ratto, the Japanese way of saying the English word 'rat' – simply 'Rat'.
The Mouse Pokémon · Normal type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Raticate
Everything you need to know about the Mouse Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Every Trainer remembers the first time a Rattata hit level 20 and suddenly turned into something much bigger, much toothier and a lot more serious. Raticate, the Mouse Pokémon, is that moment: #020 in the National Pokédex and the grown-up form of Kanto's most common rodent – and, neatly, the only Pokémon whose Pokédex number matches the level at which it evolves from its pre-evolution.
It is a hefty, tawny-furred rat with a cream belly, narrow black eyes, ragged ears with dark insides and three bristling whiskers on each side of its face. Its long tail is scaly, its short arms end in three-fingered paws, and it is usually pictured rearing up on its hind legs, though it really walks on all fours. Females are easy to spot: their whiskers are shorter. Then there are the teeth – two enormous incisors that never stop growing.
“Its rear feet have three toes each. They are webbed, enabling it to swim across rivers.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan) & FireRed · 1996
Those fangs rule its life. Raticate gnaws on rocks, logs and even the walls of houses to keep them worn down, and they are tough enough to chew through steel, cinder blocks and, given time, an entire concrete building. Its whiskers keep it balanced, so cutting them slows it down, and it hates them being touched – even a friendly hand will get bitten. Its webbed, three-toed hind feet work like flippers, letting it swim across rivers and sometimes even out to sea in search of food on its native plains and savannas.
Do not mistake it for a pushover. Raticate is far more violent than it looks: when attacked it stands tall, bares its fangs and lets out an intimidating shriek, and a careless Trainer could lose a hand. For years its trademark Hyper Fang and Super Fang – the move that chops a foe's remaining HP in half – belonged to its family alone. Even asleep, it grinds its teeth to keep them trimmed.
Fans know Raticate as the dependable workhorse of countless early teams – and as the star of one of the series' most famous fan theories, after the rival's Raticate battled the player on the S.S. Anne and vanished before he turned up at Lavender Town's Pokémon Tower. It was even Ash's Pokémon, very briefly, after a rash trade for Butterfree. In Alola it reinvented itself again, as a pudgy, black-furred gourmet who bosses gangs of Rattata around.
How big is Raticate?
At 0.7 m (2′04″) Raticate stands about as tall as a dining table, and at 18.5 kg (40.8 lb) it weighs roughly as much as a Border Collie – while its well-fed Alolan cousin tips the scales at 25.5 kg (56.2 lb).
Evolution
Alolan Raticate
Alola form · since Sun & Moon (2016) · Mouse Pokémon
Raticate was never meant to live in Alola. Its ancestors arrived as stowaways on cargo ships – and some say Raticate paddled from island to island on its little webbed feet to escape its enemies. Once settled, the rats multiplied so fast that Yungoos and Gumshoos were brought in to keep them in check. The survivors moved into the towns, and a rich city diet of leftovers made them heavier and darker: Alolan Raticate is a Dark- and Normal-type that weighs 7 kg more than its Kanto cousin. Each one runs a nest of Alolan Rattata like a little gang, packing them off to forage while it stays at home and eats, and rival nests squabble constantly over the best feeding grounds. Gumshoos would happily hunt them, but the mongooses work days and the rats work nights, so the two rarely cross paths.
It certainly looks the part of a cartoon crime boss. Its fur is mostly black, with a brown, leaf-shaped patch on its belly, brown inner ears, red eyes and cream-coloured paws, cheeks and tail. Its front paws are far daintier than a Kantonian Raticate's, its cheeks puff out like a hamster's pouches, and its whiskers bunch under its chin as well as sprouting from the tops of its cheeks. It is also a true gourmet, fussy about both taste and freshness – restaurants with a resident Raticate are said to have a fine reputation – and so greedy that its nest is stuffed with far more food than it could ever finish.
Base stats
Abilities
- Gluttony
Makes it eat a held pinch Berry early, when its HP falls to half instead of a quarter. - Hustle
Boosts its Attack by half, but makes its physical moves less accurate. - Thick FatHidden ability
A thick layer of fat halves the damage it takes from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits Alolan Raticate (Dark/Normal).
Where to find itSun & Moon: wild on Routes 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17, in the Akala Outskirts, Malie City and Tapu Village, and around Poni Island (Poni Wilds, Ancient Poni Path, Poni Grove, Poni Plains and Poni Gauntlet). Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon: Routes 10, 15, 16 and 17, the Akala Outskirts, Tapu Village, Mount Lanakila and Poni Plains, or as an SOS ally on Route 8; in Ultra Moon, Samson Oak at Heahea Beach also gives a Totem-sized one for 20 Totem Stickers. Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!: evolve an Alolan Rattata. Pokémon GO: since 21 June 2018.
Alolan Raticate’s Pokédex entries
It forms a group of Rattata, which it assumes command of. Each group has its own territory, and disputes over food happen often.
This gourmet Pokémon is particular about the taste and freshness of its food. Restaurants where Raticate live have a good reputation.
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.
It commands a nest of Rattata. Different nests don't get along, whipping up severe fights over feeding grounds.
It makes its Rattata underlings gather food for it, dining solely on the most nutritious and delicious fare.
02In the Pokédex's words
Raticate's Pokédex entries
16 different entries across 39 games, from 1996 to 2021. Here is how the Pokédex has described Raticate over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
Its rear feet have three toes each. They are webbed, enabling it to swim across rivers.
Kanto Pokédex
It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off.
Kanto Pokédex
Its hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey.
Kanto Pokédex
If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them.
Johto Pokédex
Its whiskers help it to maintain balance. Its fangs never stop growing, so it gnaws to pare them down.
Johto Pokédex
The webs on its hind legs enable it to cross rivers. It searches wide areas for food.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
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.
Hoenn Pokédex
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.
Hoenn Pokédex
Generation IV
It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Generation V
With its long fangs, this surprisingly violent Pokémon species can gnaw away even thick concrete with ease.
Unova Pokédex
Generation VII
Its hind feet are webbed, so it's a strong swimmer. It can cross rivers and sometimes even oceans.
Rotom Pokédex
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.
Rotom Pokédex
People say that it fled from its enemies by using its small webbed hind feet to swim from island to island in Alola.
Rotom Pokédex
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.
Rotom Pokédex
Generation VIII
It whittles down its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder block walls.
Sinnoh Pokédex
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Raticate in the video games
Base stat total 413 · 24 core-series games · 25 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
Raticate's base stats have never changed: 55 HP, 81 Attack, 60 Defense, 50 Sp. Atk, 70 Sp. Def and 97 Speed, a total of 413. In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow it had a single Special stat of 50; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, Sp. Atk kept the 50 and Sp. Def was set at 70. Speed is its standout stat, backed up by a solid 81 Attack. Its catch rate was 90 in Generations I and II and rose to 127 from Generation III. Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII; its base experience yield was 116 in Generations I–IV and has been 145 since Generation V. It reaches level 100 at 1,000,000 Exp. (Medium Fast). Alolan Raticate has the same 413 total, shared out very differently.
Abilities
- Run Awaysince Gen III
Guarantees Raticate can escape from any wild Pokémon battle. - Gutssince Gen III
Boosts Raticate's Attack by half when it has a status condition such as a burn, poisoning or paralysis. - HustleHidden abilitysince Gen V
Boosts Raticate's Attack by half, but makes its physical moves less accurate.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Normal Pokémon.
These matchups have never changed since Red and Green. As a pure Normal-type, Raticate has just one weakness, Fighting, and Ghost-type moves pass straight through it.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 127
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 145
- Growth rate
- Medium Fast
- EV yield
- 2 Speed
- Egg groups
- Field
- Egg cycles
- 15
- Colour
- Brown
- Gender ratio
- 50% male
- Body shape
- quadruped
Where to find Raticate
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Wild on Routes 16, 17, 18 and 21, or evolve Rattata |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Wild on Routes 16, 17, 18 and 21 and in Cerulean Cave, or evolve Rattata |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Wild on Routes 16, 17, 18 and 21, plus Cerulean Cave in BlueYour rival Blue sends out a Raticate aboard the S.S. Anne – and it is missing from his team by the time you meet him again in Lavender Town's Pokémon Tower. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Wild on Routes 9, 10, 11, 16, 18 and 21 and in the Pokémon Mansion |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Wild on Johto Routes 38 and 39 and in Union Cave, the Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar and Tohjo Falls; in Kanto on Routes 9, 10, 26 and 27Youngster Joey's treasured Rattata evolves into a level 21 Raticate once you reach Olivine City – though he still calls it his Rattata on the phone. |
| Crystal | 2000 | Wild on Johto Routes 38, 39, 42 and 43 and in Union Cave, the Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar and Tohjo Falls; in Kanto on Routes 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 21, 26 and 27Joey's Raticate keeps growing in his rematches, reaching level 37 – with Hyper Beam – once you become Champion. |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Not found in Hoenn – trade only |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | Wild on Routes 16, 17 and 18 and in the Pokémon MansionBlue's Raticate is back for the rival battle aboard the S.S. Anne. |
| Emerald | 2004 | Not found in Hoenn – trade only |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Wild on Routes 225 and 226Or migrate one from a Game Boy Advance game via Pal Park, where it lives in the Field area. |
| Platinum | 2008 | Wild on Routes 225 and 226 |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Wild on Johto Routes 38, 39 and 47 and in Union Cave, the Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Tohjo Falls and the Safari Zone's Plains, Meadow and Mountain areas; in Kanto on Routes 7, 9, 10, 26 and 27Team Rocket Executive Petrel uses one in your first battle with him at the Team Rocket HQ, and Joey's Rattata is a Raticate in all his rematches. |
| Black & White | 2010 | Wild in the Dreamyard's dark grass |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Wild in the Dreamyard, the Strange House and the Relic Passage |
| X & Y | 2013 | Not found in Kalos – trade only |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Route 118, as a hidden Pokémon found with the DexNav after you have caught or defeated Groudon or Kyogre |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Kantonian Raticate: Pokémon Bank only. Alolan Raticate: wild on Routes 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17, in the Akala Outskirts, Malie City and Tapu Village, and in Poni Wilds, Ancient Poni Path, Poni Grove, Poni Plains and Poni GauntletIn Moon, Ilima's trial in Verdant Cavern ends with a showdown against Totem Raticate. |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Kantonian Raticate: Pokémon Bank only. Alolan Raticate: wild on Routes 10, 15, 16 and 17, in the Akala Outskirts, Tapu Village, Mount Lanakila and Poni Plains, and as an SOS ally on Route 8Totem Raticate guards Verdant Cavern again in Ultra Moon, and Samson Oak at Heahea Beach gives a Totem-sized Raticate to players with 20 Totem Stickers. |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Wild on Routes 7–11, 16–18 and 21 and in the Pokémon Mansion; Alolan Raticate by evolving an Alolan RattataTatiana in the Cerulean City Pokémon Center will swap an Alolan Rattata for an ordinary one – the first step towards an Alolan Raticate. |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Unobtainable |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Wild on Routes 225 and 226; once you have the National Pokédex it also turns up in the Grand Underground's Spacious Cave, Grassland Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern and Sunlit CavernAlolan Raticate cannot be brought into this game. |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Unobtainable |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Pokémon GO
Raticate has been part of Pokémon GO since launch day, 6 July 2016: feed a Rattata 25 Candy and it bulks up into a Raticate armed with Bite or Quick Attack and charged moves such as Dig, Hyper Fang and Hyper Beam, and as a buddy it earns a Candy every kilometre. Alolan Raticate moved in on 21 June 2018, evolving from Alolan Rattata with the same Rattata Candy and swapping Dig for Crunch. Shiny Raticate arrived with Shiny Rattata on Pokémon Day, 27 February 2019, and the shiny Alolan version followed on 28 June 2019 during the third-anniversary celebrations. Team GO Rocket brought Shadow Raticate into play with its very first invasions on 22 July 2019, Shadow Alolan Raticate followed on 3 April 2022, and both could be Shiny from 3 March 2026. Raticate even got dressed up for the occasion: Party Hat Raticate, shiny-capable from day one, appeared as a two-star raid boss from 2 January 2020, while Alolan Raticate took a turn in three-star raids from 6 to 20 October 2023.
Its Base Set card – Super Fang and all – is part of the Colosseum card set in the Game Boy adaptation.
Never found lurking on the tables: the only way to add Raticate to your Pokédex is to evolve a Rattata.
Ready to battle in 3D, with a Pokédex entry describing how it rears up, bares its fangs and shrieks at anyone who attacks it.
Its Pokédex entry switches between the Gold and Silver texts depending on which Game Boy game you plug in.
The same card returns in the Japan-only sequel, this time in the Beginning Pokémon set.
A Shadow Raticate waits to be snagged on Citadark Isle, Cipher's island fortress.
A common piece in Endless Levels 16 and 42, Forever Level 1 and Mr. Who's Den.
Evolve a Rattata to get one; it lives in the Wild Plains and charges into battle promising: 'I'll gnaw and gnaw until the foe goes down!'
Found in the Waterworks, where it can Cut through obstacles in the field. Its Browser entry: 'Raticate chomps with its sharp fangs. These fangs can rip apart a Metal Fence.'
Prowls Mystifying Forest, Mystery Jungle and the deep floors of Midnight Forest.
Lives around Pueltown, and its Browser entry keeps things simple: 'It attacks by chomping with its powerful front teeth.'
Back in Mystifying Forest, Mystery Jungle and Midnight Forest, and also on the climb up Sky Peak.
Found in Everspring Valley, and in Trailhead Field once the story is over.
Turns up in the Jungle Area's In Trouble? Tap Away! and the Chill Battle The Forest of Memories.
Waits on Stage 2 of the Safari Jungle, which opens on Mondays.
Kantonian Raticate's Counterattack skill hits harder the more disruptions clutter the board, while Alolan Raticate, from a Pokémon Safari event, brings Barrier Bash+ to break up barriers.
A hard-working Raticate in Serene Village joins your Connection Orb when you talk to it, cheerfully announcing: 'Ready to work another day!'
Its puzzle is Area 25, Stage 01, and once caught its Rising Reveal skill uncovers a vertical strip of squares for you.
On the map since launch day, joined by Alolan Raticate in 2018 – plus a Party Hat Raticate raid boss to start 2020.
Found in the Charizard, Snorlax, Gengar, Aegislash and Bulbasaur Seas, with Alolan Raticate in the Rowlet and Buzzwole Seas.
Hatch a Rattata from an Egg and it can grow into a Raticate partner for your own player character.
Found in Magma Cavern, Pitfall Valley and the depths of Buried Relic.
A Snoozing-type Berries specialist that gathers Persim Berries; its Sleep Style Dex entry explains that 'it grinds its teeth even in its sleep to keep them trimmed', and one style sees it gnawing a log.
Moves
Raticate started out as a slightly slower-learning Rattata. In Red and Green it shared Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack and Hyper Fang with its pre-evolution but waited until level 27 for Focus Energy and 41 for Super Fang, with a big TM pool that added Ice Beam and Hyper Beam to Rattata's Blizzard and Thunderbolt. Gold and Silver gave it its own flavour, swapping Focus Energy for Scary Face at level 20 and adding Pursuit, and the Generation III games capped the list with Endeavor at level 50.
Diamond and Pearl turned it into a proper biter, starting it off with Swords Dance and adding Bite, Sucker Punch, Crunch, Assurance and Double-Edge on the way to Endeavor at level 44. Sun and Moon then brought the Dark-type Alolan Raticate, which shares that list but gets the same-type bonus on every bite, trades the Electric TMs for Dark Pulse, Snarl and Sludge Bomb, and can pick up Stockpile, Swallow and Knock Off. Let's Go trimmed things down, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl swapped Pursuit and Hyper Fang for Laser Focus and Take Down, and Raticate has sat out Sword and Shield, Legends: Arceus, Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.
Signature moves
Raticate's trademark chomp, an 80-power bite with 90% accuracy. It was in the level-up list from Red and Blue (level 14) right through Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let's Go (level 26), until Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl swapped it for Take Down.
Halves whatever HP the target has left, giant or not. Raticate learns it at level 41 in Red and Blue, 40 in Gold, Silver and the Generation III games, 34 from Diamond and Pearl onwards, and as early as level 15 in Let's Go.
The glare that comes with evolving: it replaced Focus Energy at level 20 in Gold and Silver, and from Sun and Moon onwards (Let's Go aside) it is the move Raticate learns the moment it evolves.
Raticate's own war dance, sharply raising its Attack. It has been a level-1 move in every main-series game since Diamond and Pearl, and a TM option too in most of them.
A sneaky Dark-type priority strike that only lands if the target is about to attack: level 19 from Diamond and Pearl to X and Y, level 29 (with 70 power) since Sun and Moon, and a same-type hit for Alolan Raticate.
The underdog's equaliser, cutting the target's HP down to match Raticate's own. It arrived at level 50 in Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen and has closed the main-series list at level 44 ever since Diamond and Pearl (Let's Go leaves it out).
A fitting pair for a greedy rat with the Gluttony Ability: in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Alolan Raticate's line can inherit both from Ekans, Arbok, Mawile, Heatmor or Komala.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow7 level-up · 20 TM/HM
Raticate is what a Rattata becomes at level 20, and in Red and Blue it also lurks wild on Routes 16, 17, 18 and 21. It opens with Tackle, Tail Whip and Quick Attack, sinks in Hyper Fang at level 14, then makes you wait: Focus Energy arrives at 27 and Super Fang at 41. Its 20 TMs match Rattata's and add two big extras, Ice Beam and Hyper Beam, alongside Blizzard, Thunderbolt, Thunder and Dig. A move's category follows its type in the first three generations, so the Normal-type attacks are physical while the Water, Ice and Electric TMs are special, and Bite is still a Normal-type move. Nine moves can be carried back from Gold, Silver and Crystal through the Time Capsule: Bite, Counter, Fury Swipes and Screech from breeding, and Cut, Defense Curl, Headbutt, Roar and Strength from TMs and HMs.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 14 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 27 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 41 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | BubbleBeam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| TM12 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 90 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM40 | Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bite | Gen II (breeding) |
| Counter | Gen II (breeding) |
| Cut | Gen II (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM) |
| Fury Swipes | Gen II (breeding) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM) |
| Roar | Gen II (TM) |
| Screech | Gen II (breeding) |
| Strength | Gen II (TM) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal8 level-up · 30 TM/HM · 6 egg · 2 tutor
Gold and Silver give Raticate a bigger range, from Routes 38 and 39, Union Cave, Mt. Mortar and the Burned Tower in Johto to Kanto's Routes 9, 10, 26 and 27 and Tohjo Falls. Its own list now swaps Focus Energy for Scary Face at level 20, adds Pursuit at 30 and pushes Super Fang to 40. Focus Energy is still possible, but only on a Rattata, which learns it at level 20, the very level it evolves. Raticate can use 30 TMs and HMs, including Roar, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Cut and Strength, and Crystal's Move Tutor teaches it Ice Beam and Thunderbolt, which are no longer TMs here. Six egg moves arrive, with Counter needing chain breeding, and ten old Red and Blue TM moves, such as Body Slam, Skull Bash and Take Down, can come through the Time Capsule. Categories still follow type, so Pursuit and Thief are special.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 30 | Pursuit | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM02 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM16 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM40 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Growlithe, Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Snubbull, Granbull and 2 more |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Rhyhorn, Rhydon (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an egg move) |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe, Arcanine, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | Sandshrew, Sandslash, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Sentret, Furret and 4 more |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Smeargle |
| Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Aipom, Umbreon and 2 more |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 | Crystal |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Crystal |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Rattata (level 20, just before it evolves) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM) |
| BubbleBeam | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Water Gun | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)9 level-up · 27 TM/HM · 8 egg · 14 tutor · 1 event
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Colosseum have no Raticate to catch, so FireRed and LeafGreen are its home turf: Routes 16, 17 and 18 and the Pokémon Mansion. Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness adds a level-34 Shadow Raticate to snag, armed with Shadow Rush, Shadow Down, Refresh, Super Fang, Scary Face and Hyper Fang, and that Refresh cannot be learned any other way. The level-up list gains a brand-new finale, Endeavor at level 50. Ice Beam and Thunderbolt are TMs again, joined by Taunt, Shock Wave, Facade and Secret Power, while Rock Smash becomes HM06. Egg moves grow to eight with Swagger and Uproar, and the tutors of FireRed and LeafGreen, Emerald and XD teach 14 moves between them. Focus Energy still has to be learned as a Rattata.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 30 | Pursuit | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 50 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM12 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Growlithe, Arcanine, Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Snubbull and 10 more |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe, Arcanine, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | Sandshrew, Sandslash, Diglett, Dugtrio, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape and 9 more |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Vigoroth |
| Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Aipom, Umbreon and 7 more |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Meowth, Persian, Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Poochyena, Mightyena, Nuzleaf, Slaking, Seviper |
| Uproar | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | Vigoroth, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Emerald |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Emerald |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Emerald |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Refresh | Shadow Raticate, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Rattata (level 20, just before it evolves) |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver17 level-up · 40 TM/HM · 10 egg · 10 tutor
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum keep Raticate on Routes 225 and 226, while HeartGold and SoulSilver bring it back to Johto and Kanto, from Union Cave and Mt. Mortar to the Burned Tower, Tohjo Falls and the Safari Zone, and Pal Park's Field area has it too. Here Raticate gets serious: it starts with Swords Dance and picks up Bite, Sucker Punch, Crunch, Assurance and Double-Edge, with Scary Face still at level 20 and Endeavor moving down to 44. Each move now has its own physical or special category, so the Dark-type bites are physical while Hyper Beam turns special. New TMs include Swords Dance, Giga Impact, U-turn and Thunder Wave, and Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver add ten tutor moves, with Headbutt and Super Fang in HeartGold and SoulSilver only. Four moves can only come from Generation III: Body Slam, Defense Curl and Mimic from tutors, and the Refresh of XD's Shadow Raticate.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 4 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 19 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 24 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 34 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 39 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM12 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM88 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Growlithe, Arcanine, Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Snubbull and 17 more |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | Sandshrew, Sandslash, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Sentret, Furret and 16 more |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 5 | Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Aipom, Ambipom and 2 more |
| Me First | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Sentret, Furret, Stantler, Absol, Lucario |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario |
| Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Aipom, Ambipom and 11 more |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Poochyena, Mightyena, Nuzleaf, Slaking, Seviper, Sealeo, Walrein and 5 more |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Vigoroth, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | HGSS |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | HGSS |
| Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Refresh | Gen III (event, Pokémon XD) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 217 level-up · 37 TM/HM · 11 egg · 10 tutor
Black and White hide Raticate in the dark grass of the Dreamyard, and Black 2 and White 2 have it in the Dreamyard, the Strange House and the Relic Passage. The level-up list is unchanged, though Tackle now hits for 50 with perfect accuracy. New TMs include Round, Retaliate, Work Up and Wild Charge, while egg moves add Final Gambit and Revenge. Black and White have no tutor moves for Raticate; the tutors of Black 2 and White 2 teach ten, Covet, Iron Tail and Super Fang among them. In Black and White, Iron Tail can only come from a Rattata caught in the Dream World's Pleasant Forest. Twelve moves, from Body Slam and Captivate to Secret Power, Shock Wave and Swift, can only be brought over from earlier games.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 4 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 19 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 34 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 39 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM12 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM67 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM83 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM88 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM93 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Growlithe, Arcanine, Eevee, Flareon, Snubbull, Granbull and 28 more |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario |
| Final Gambit | Fighting | Special | — | 100 | 5 | Mankey, Primeape |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | Sandshrew, Sandslash, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Sentret, Furret and 31 more |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Aipom, Ambipom and 6 more |
| Me First | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Sentret, Furret, Stantler, Absol, Lucario |
| Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Weavile, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Bouffalant |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Growlithe, Vigoroth, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Bouffalant |
| Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Aipom, Ambipom and 11 more |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Vigoroth, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda, Darumaka, Darmanitan |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 40 | B2W2 |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | B2W2 |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | B2W2 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | B2W2 |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | Rattata from the Dream World's Pleasant Forest (Black and White only) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Refresh | Gen III (event, Pokémon XD) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Shock Wave | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Swift | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire17 level-up · 39 TM/HM · 11 egg · 10 tutor
X and Y have no wild Raticate, so it has to be traded in. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire it hides on Route 118 as a hidden Pokémon found with the DexNav, once Groudon or Kyogre has been caught or defeated. The level-up list stays the same, but Assurance rises to 60 power while Ice Beam, Blizzard, Thunderbolt and Thunder lose a little punch. TM94 is Rock Smash in X and Y but Secret Power in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where Rock Smash becomes HM06, and the new TM100 Confide joins the list. Only Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have tutor moves for Raticate: ten of them, Shock Wave and Super Fang among them.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 4 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 19 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 34 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 39 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM12 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 | |
| TM67 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM93 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | XY |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Rattata, Raticate, Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Growlithe, Arcanine, Eevee, Flareon and 34 more |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario |
| Final Gambit | Fighting | Special | — | 100 | 5 | Mankey, Primeape |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Torkoal, Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | Sandshrew, Sandslash, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Sentret, Furret and 31 more |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Aipom and 7 more |
| Me First | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Sentret, Furret, Stantler, Absol, Lucario |
| Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Zangoose, Weavile, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Bouffalant |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Growlithe, Vigoroth, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Bouffalant |
| Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Aipom, Ambipom and 11 more |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Vigoroth, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda, Darumaka |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | ORAS |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | ORAS |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | ORAS |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | ORAS |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | ORAS |
| Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | ORAS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | ORAS |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | ORAS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Pluck | Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM) |
| Refresh | Gen III (event, Pokémon XD) |
| Swift | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Work Up | Gen V (TM) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon18 level-up · 33 TM/HM · 11 egg · 12 tutor · + Alolan Raticate
Alola has a Raticate of its own. The familiar Kantonian Raticate can only arrive in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon through Pokémon Bank, while the Dark/Normal Alolan Raticate is wild on Routes 10, 15, 16 and 17, the Akala Outskirts, Tapu Village and Poni Plains, and Ultra Moon's Samson Oak at Heahea Beach hands over a Totem-sized Alolan Raticate for 20 Totem Stickers. Both forms share one list: Scary Face is now learned the moment Raticate evolves, Assurance sits at level 19 and Sucker Punch at 29 with 70 power, but only Alolan Raticate gets the same-type bonus on Bite, Pursuit, Assurance, Crunch and Sucker Punch. Alolan Raticate loses Work Up and the Electric-type TMs and gains Bulk Up, Venoshock, Sludge Wave, Sludge Bomb, Torment, Quash, Embargo, Shadow Claw, Snarl and Dark Pulse, and its egg moves swap Bite, Flame Wheel, Last Resort and Screech for Snatch, Stockpile, Swallow and Switcheroo. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon's tutors teach both forms Stomping Tantrum and Throat Chop, plus Knock Off and Snatch for Alolan Raticate only; Sun and Moon have none. Dig, Cut, Strength, Rock Smash, Secret Power and Retaliate are no longer TMs here; they are among 24 moves that only a Kantonian Raticate from an earlier game can bring along.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| Evo. | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 4 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 19 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 34 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 39 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM12 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM93 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Rattata, Rattata (Alolan), Raticate, Raticate (Alolan), Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Meowth (Alolan), Persian, Persian (Alolan) and 48 more |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario, Lycanroc (Midnight), Lycanroc (Dusk), Mudbray, Mudsdale |
| Final Gambit | Fighting | Special | — | 100 | 5 | Mankey, Primeape |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Torkoal, Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | Sandshrew, Sandshrew (Alolan), Sandslash, Meowth, Meowth (Alolan), Persian, Persian (Alolan), Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey and 37 more |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Aipom and 7 more |
| Me First | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Golduck, Sentret, Furret, Stantler, Absol, Lucario |
| Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Zangoose, Weavile, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Bouffalant |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Growlithe, Vigoroth, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Bouffalant, Lycanroc (Midnight), Passimian |
| Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Meowth (Alolan), Persian, Persian (Alolan), Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape and 13 more |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Vigoroth, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda, Darumaka |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | USUM |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | USUM |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | USUM |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | USUM |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | USUM |
| Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | USUM |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | USUM |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Bubble Beam | Gen I (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Cut | Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Dig | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Endure | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Pluck | Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Refresh | Gen III (event, Pokémon XD) |
| Retaliate | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Rock Smash | Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Strength | Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Swift | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Water Gun | Gen I (TM) |
Alolan RaticateDarkNormal
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| Evo. | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 4 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 19 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 34 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 39 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM08 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM12 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM41 | Torment | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM60 | Quash | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM63 | Embargo | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM95 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM97 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario, Lycanroc (Midnight), Lycanroc (Dusk), Mudbray, Mudsdale |
| Final Gambit | Fighting | Special | — | 100 | 5 | Mankey, Primeape |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | Sandshrew, Sandshrew (Alolan), Sandslash, Meowth, Meowth (Alolan), Persian, Persian (Alolan), Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey and 37 more |
| Me First | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Golduck, Sentret, Furret, Stantler, Absol, Lucario |
| Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Zangoose, Weavile, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Bouffalant |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Growlithe, Vigoroth, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Bouffalant, Lycanroc (Midnight), Passimian |
| Snatch | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 | Sneasel, Weavile, Purrloin, Liepard, Heatmor |
| Stockpile | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Ekans, Arbok, Mawile, Heatmor, Komala |
| Swallow | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Ekans, Arbok, Mawile, Heatmor, Komala |
| Switcheroo | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Persian, Persian (Alolan), Linoone, Delphox |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Vigoroth, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda, Darumaka |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | USUM |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | USUM |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | USUM |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | USUM |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | USUM |
| Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | USUM |
| Snatch | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | USUM |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | USUM |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! · Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!16 level-up · 17 TM/HM · + Alolan Raticate
Kantonian Raticate roams Routes 7 to 11, 16, 17, 18 and 21 and the Pokémon Mansion, while Alolan Raticate comes from evolving an Alolan Rattata. Both forms share a reshuffled list that starts with Swords Dance, Counter and Fury Swipes alongside the usual four, then rattles through Bite at 12, Super Fang at 15 and Crunch at 18 before Hyper Fang (26), Sucker Punch (34) and a level-42 Double-Edge. Each form can use 17 TMs: Kantonian Raticate has Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt and Thunder, which Alolan Raticate swaps for Dark Pulse, Bulk Up and Sludge Bomb. There is no breeding in these games, and Raticate has no tutor moves.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 3 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 6 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 12 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 18 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 26 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 34 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 42 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM02 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM10 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM16 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| TM18 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM19 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM36 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM43 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM51 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM55 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Alolan RaticateDarkNormal
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 3 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 6 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 12 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 18 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 26 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 34 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 42 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM02 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM10 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM18 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM19 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM20 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM30 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM43 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM51 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM52 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM55 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Generation VIII · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl18 level-up · 34 TM/HM · 10 egg
Raticate is not in Sword and Shield or Legends: Arceus, and Alolan Raticate cannot be obtained anywhere in this generation, so Kantonian Raticate's only Generation VIII home is Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: Routes 225 and 226, plus caves in the Grand Underground once the National Pokédex is in hand. Pursuit and Hyper Fang have vanished from the level-up list, replaced by Laser Focus at level 13 and Take Down at level 16. The old HMs are TMs now, so Cut is TM93, Strength TM96 and Rock Smash TM98, and Sludge Bomb joins the TM list. Ten egg moves remain, but there are no tutor moves.
By level-up
| BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| Evo. | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 4 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Laser Focus | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 16 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 19 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 34 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 39 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM10 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM12 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM93 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| TM96 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM98 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Rattata, Raticate, Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Growlithe, Arcanine, Eevee, Vaporeon and 27 more |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario |
| Final Gambit | Fighting | Special | — | 100 | 5 | Mankey, Primeape, Lucario |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Rapidash, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Numel, Camerupt, Torkoal and 3 more |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | Sandshrew, Sandslash, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Sentret, Furret and 19 more |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Aipom, Ambipom and 3 more |
| Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Zangoose, Weavile |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Growlithe, Arcanine, Sentret, Furret, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario |
| Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Ekans, Arbok, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primeape, Aipom, Ambipom and 12 more |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Vigoroth, Slaking, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet
Raticate cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet or in Legends: Z-A, so neither form has a Generation IX learnset.
04On screen
Raticate in the anime
Debut EP015Battle Aboard the St. Anne · Its appearances on screen, and 4 other trainers who raised one.
Raticate's anime career began in style. Its very first scene, aboard the luxury liner St. Anne, had a Gentleman's Raticate shattering a Starmie's jewel with Super Fang, impressive enough that Ash swapped his beloved Butterfree for it, then thought better of it and traded back before the ship went down. That makes Raticate the first Pokémon Ash ever got in a trade, and one of the shortest stays on his team. Soon afterwards it found steadier work as Cassidy's partner in crime, squeaking the last word of Butch and Cassidy's motto and soaking up Pikachu's Thunderbolts across Kanto and Johto.
Alola gave the species a new look and a gangster attitude. Alolan Raticate arrived as part of a food-stealing rodent horde in To Top a Totem!, a giant Totem Raticate guarded a Darkinium Z against Team Rocket and Team Skull, and Team Skull's Grunts made it part of their line-ups. Since then Goh has added a Raticate to his collection, a wild one has defended a group of sleeping Rattata from a gang of cats, and in Pokémon Horizons a hot-tempered Raticate gave newcomer Navie her first ever battle.
Other trainers’ Raticate
First seen: EP057The Breeding Center Secret
Raticate is the partner of Cassidy, one half of Team Rocket's smug rival double act with Butch. It was hers before she ever joined the Team Rocket Academy, and it plays Meowth's part in their motto by squeaking its own name at the end, though it cannot talk and travels in a Poké Ball. Battles have not been kind to it: Pikachu's Thunderbolt knocked it out before it could attack in its debut (EP057), Ash and Misty's team beat it again at Butch and Cassidy's fortune-telling scam (EP157), and when Butch borrowed it during a partner swap it was blasted off alongside him and Jessie (AG176). It was still with Cassidy when Team Rocket found her running a café in a snowy village, having quit the organisation (JN095).
- EP057The Breeding Center Secret · vs Pikachu Lost
- EP157The Fortune Hunters · vs Pikachu, Totodile and Poliwhirl Lost
- AG176The Ole' Berate and Switch! · vs Pikachu Lost
First seen: JN070Take My Thief! Please!
Goh's Raticate was another tick on his long road to catching them all. He caught it in Vermilion City in Take My Thief! Please! (JN070), the same day he added a Pidgeotto, while Team Rocket watched him at work and decided he should catch the Morpeko tagging along with them too (that attempt failed, and James caught Morpeko himself). His Rotom Phone summed up the new arrival as "a bit unruly", with fangs that can bore through thick concrete. It has never been used in battle and none of its moves are known. It is a separate Pokémon from the Rattata Goh caught earlier in Vermilion City (JN019).
First seen: EP015Battle Aboard the St. Anne
The Raticate that launched the species' anime career belonged to a Gentleman sailing on the St. Anne. It broke a Trainer's Starmie's jewel with Super Fang, then went for Ash's Butterfree with Jump Kick and Hyper Fang, only to be paralysed by Stun Spore before its Trainer called a draw. Taken with Butterfree, the Gentleman proposed a trade, and Ash agreed after a half-hearted nod from Brock, who was far more interested in the Gentleman's female companion. Ash soon asked for Butterfree back, the Gentleman agreed, and the swap was reversed as the ship went down (EP015).
- EP015Battle Aboard the St. Anne · vs Starmie Won
- EP015Battle Aboard the St. Anne · vs Butterfree Draw
First seen: SM065Turning Heads and Training Hard!
Alolan Raticate, with its mob-boss swagger, slots neatly into Team Skull's scruffy line-ups, even if it rarely gets its teeth into anything. When the Grunts stormed the Pokémon School to humiliate Ilima, his Eevee dashed through their Pokémon with Quick Attack, left the whole crew, Raticate included, starry-eyed with Baby-Doll Eyes, and knocked them out with Swift (SM065). A Grunt's Alolan Raticate turned up again at the Manalo Conference (SM128) and entered its huge Battle Royal, only for Ilima's Eevee to sweep away every Team Skull Pokémon with a single Last Resort (SM129). Another was there for Sun & Moon's final episode (SM146).
- SM065Turning Heads and Training Hard! · vs Eevee Lost
- SM129Battle Royal 151! · vs Eevee Lost
Ash & Raticate
Ash's only spell as a Raticate owner lasted less than an episode. On the St. Anne he swapped Butterfree for a Gentleman's Raticate, soon began to miss his old friend, sent out Raticate by mistake when Team Rocket's Grunts attacked, and traded back just as the ship began to sink (EP015). His other brushes with the species have mostly ended with Pikachu's Thunderbolt, Cassidy's Raticate being the usual victim (EP057, AG176).
Featured episodes
- EP083Poké Ball PerilOn Valencia Island, one of the island's distinctively coloured Raticate wanders into a cloud of Vileplume pollen at night. Professor Ivy rushes in to pull it clear and breathes in the pollen herself, so Nurse Joy ends up treating them both, and thanks to Ivy the Raticate is set to make a full recovery.
- EP136Chikorita's Big UpsetA Schoolboy's Raticate is Chikorita's opponent when her sulk begins: she tires, Ash decides to bring in Pikachu, and she flatly refuses to return to her Poké Ball. The battle never finishes, as the boy's mother calls him in for dinner, but it is the first sign of Chikorita's jealousy of Pikachu.
- AG167What I Did for Love!Mollie, entering her very first Contest in Gardenia Town, wins her way through the Appeals Round with Raticate grinding a log to dust with Hyper Fang and flashing its gleaming fangs. She switches to Absol for the Battle Rounds and is knocked out by Brock's Marshtomp.
- SM009To Top a Totem!Alolan Raticate make their debut in a fruit-raiding horde with Alolan Rattata: they gorge on a farmer's crop, spook three timber-hauling Tauros and send Team Rocket flying. Ash's answer is to bring in their natural rivals, and after his trial against the Totem Gumshoos in Verdant Cavern, Gumshoos and Yungoos ambush the pests in a supermarket storeroom and chase them back into the wild.
- SM025A Team-on-Team Tussle!A giant Totem Raticate and its horde of Alolan Rattata and Raticate guard a Darkinium Z on top of their rocky nest, and the Totem smashes James's Dowsing Machine, blasts Team Skull with Hyper Beam and swats both villain teams away with its tail. Team Rocket cage its followers with a berry trap and Mimikyu finally wears the giant down, and when the freed horde bite Tupp, the crystal drops straight onto Meowth's head.
- JN020Dreams Are Made of These!A Persian and three Meowth pounce on a group of sleeping Rattata, until a Raticate charges in to take on the cats tooth and claw. Officer Jenny's Growlithe ends the scrap with Roar, and Ash is told off for standing so close.
- HZ144Navi's Little Big Adventure!Navie's first ever battle comes when her Ditto touches a wild Raticate's whiskers and the furious rodent refuses to let it go. It outfights Ditto's copies with Bite, Quick Attack and Laser Focus, until Ditto transforms into a rock and Raticate bites down so hard that it cracks its teeth and runs off.
More appearances
- EP033The Flame Pokémon-athon! Several Raticate live at the Laramie Ranch, and one runs in the Big P Pokémon Race.
- EP047A Chansey Operation An injured Raticate is brought in to the clinic for treatment.
- EP052Princess vs. Princess A Raticate competes in the Queen of the Princess Festival.
- EP069Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! A Raticate is part of the cast of the film Pokémon in Love.
- EP100Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? Ralph and Emily each have a Raticate in a flashback.
- SM013Racing to a Big Event! An Alolan Raticate runs in the Pokémon Pancake Race.
- SM080Not Caving Under Pressure! An Alolan Raticate flees from a Tyranitar on Mount Lanakila.
- JN058A Rollicking Roll… Eyes on the Goal! A Trainer's Raticate gets stuck in a Gulpin's giant ball.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Raticate was the first Pokémon Ash ever received in a trade, and one of the shortest stays on his team: he swapped Butterfree for it and swapped back before Battle Aboard the St. Anne was over (EP015).
- The Gentleman's Raticate used Jump Kick against Butterfree, a Fighting-type move that Raticate cannot learn in the games (EP015).
- Raticate was the Who's That Pokémon? in its very first episode, Battle Aboard the St. Anne (EP015).
- Raticate waited twenty years for an anime Pokédex entry. The first, in To Top a Totem! (SM009), covered Alolan Rattata and Raticate together, and the original form finally got a scan of its own from Ash's Rotom Phone in Dreams Are Made of These! (JN020).
- Dreams Are Made of These! (JN020) was the original Raticate's first appearance in 583 episodes; it had last been seen in The Keystone Pops! (DP056).
- Cassidy's Raticate does the job Meowth does for Jessie and James, saying its name at the end of Butch and Cassidy's motto, but it cannot talk and is kept in a Poké Ball.
- The Poké Problem in A Team-on-Team Tussle! (SM025) asked which Totem Pokémon would appear, and the answer was Alolan Raticate. It was also the dub's Who's That Pokémon?, while the Japanese version quizzed viewers on Garbodor.
- In Pokémon Horizons, newcomer Navie's very first battle was against a wild Raticate, which only gave up after cracking its teeth on a rock that turned out to be Ditto in disguise (HZ144).
“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.”
Rotom Pokédex (Alolan Rattata and Alolan Raticate) · SM009
05On the big screen
Raticate in the movies
2 films, 1 Pikachu short featuring Raticate.
Raticate has never had a starring role at the cinema, but it has been turning up for work from the start. A Raticate is one of the guests at the Pokémon Theme Park in the very first Pikachu short, Pikachu's Vacation, and a year later one senses the chaos Lawrence III unleashes in The Power of One. Its best address of all is the Tree of Beginning in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, where a Raticate lives alongside Mew. Alolan Raticate has yet to appear in a film.
Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One
M02 · 1999
A Raticate
When the collector Lawrence III starts capturing the legendary birds and the weather goes haywire, a Raticate is among the Pokémon that sense the disturbance. As the film points out, Pokémon pick up on upsets in nature long before people do. Several Rattata appear in the film too.
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
M08 · 2005
A Raticate living in the Tree of Beginning
This is Raticate's most interesting film address. A Raticate is one of the Pokémon that live inside the Tree of Beginning, the vast living tree that Mew calls home. The Tree's defences hunt down human intruders, but the Tree itself does not consider Pokémon a threat.
Pikachu shorts
- PK01Pikachu's Vacation (1998) · A Raticate at the Pokémon Theme Park
In the very first Pikachu short, Ash, Misty and Brock let their Pokémon spend the day at a theme park just for Pokémon, and a Raticate is among the Pokémon at the park. The short premiered with Mewtwo Strikes Back.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Raticate in the Pokémon TCG
42 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Raticate has been gnawing through the card game from the very first booster. Ken Sugimori's 60 HP Base Set card arrived in Japan in October 1996 and in English in January 1999, armed with a Super Fang that halves an opponent's remaining HP, and that signature move has since turned up on five different Raticate cards. Along the way it has worked for a whole string of bosses: Dark Raticate for Team Rocket in 2000 and again in EX Team Rocket Returns, two Lt. Surge's Raticate in the Gym sets, Raticate G for Team Galactic in Supreme Victors and, in 2025, a Team Rocket's Raticate in Destined Rivals. BREAKpoint added a gold, sideways Raticate BREAK, and Alolan Raticate scurried in with Sun & Moon in 2017, culminating in Alolan Raticate-GX, the first Raticate worth two Prize cards. The designers clearly enjoy its appetite: Gnaw Through, Dirty Shock and Scrape Off all chew up an opponent's Pokémon Tools, while Recruit and Item Maniac-GX let it rummage for whatever it fancies.
The art has moved from plain portraits to proper places. Sugimori drew it four times, and his Base Set picture was reprinted twice and revived for Evolutions, while Keiko Fukuyama's Southern Islands card slots into a three-card combined picture with Togepi and Ivysaur. Later backgrounds take it to the Burned Tower on Undaunted, the Castelia Sewers on Boundaries Crossed and Castelia City on Plasma Freeze, with 5ban Graphics supplying slick CG for the BREAK and GX cards. Recent years brought Illustration Rares by Mékayu and Mina Nakai, and TCG Pocket has recycled Kyoko Umemoto, Shigenori Negishi and sowsow's art while adding a Shiny Raticate and a Team Rocket's Raticate ex of its own.
Cards to know
- Base Set 40/102 — Ken Sugimori's original Raticate, whose Super Fang halves whatever HP the Defending Pokémon has left, so even the biggest monsters in the very first packs had reason to fear a rat.
- Team Rocket 51/82 (Dark Raticate) — The only Common among the English Team Rocket set's Dark Pokémon, and the card most likely to turn up with that set's yellow roller-stain misprint.
- Southern Islands 6/18 — Keiko Fukuyama's holiday postcard: lay it beside Togepi and Ivysaur from the same collection and the three pictures join into a single illustration.
- BREAKpoint 89/122 (Raticate BREAK) — Raticate's only BREAK card, turned sideways in gold foil, with a Super Fang that leaves your opponent clinging on with 10 HP.
- Celestial Storm 85/168 (Alolan Raticate-GX) — The gourmet gang boss's big moment: the first two-Prize Raticate, whose Item Maniac-GX hoovers up six Item cards in one go.
- Destined Rivals 148/182 (Team Rocket's Raticate) — After decades as the Rocket Grunts' go-to Pokémon in the games, Raticate finally got a Team Rocket's card of its own, with a reckless 90-damage charge.
Every English-language card
Promo cards
Other regional releases
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Raticate from Base Set (Ken Sugimori), card A32, found in the Colosseum booster pack.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): the same Base Set Raticate, card A45, in the Beginning Pokémon pack.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Shin-ichi Yoshida's Dark Raticate from Team Rocket, card G41, in the We Are Team Rocket pack.
- Pokémon TCG Online / Pokémon TCG Live: no digital-exclusive Raticate cards.
The artists behind the cards
- Ken Sugimori: 4 artworks (Base Set 40, reprinted in Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection and remade for Evolutions; Lt. Surge's Raticate in Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge; Secret Wonders 61)
- 5ban Graphics: 3 (Plasma Freeze 88, Raticate BREAK and Alolan Raticate-GX)
- Kagemaru Himeno: 2 (Skyridge 89 and BREAKpoint 88)
- Kouki Saitou: 2 (Dark Raticate in EX Team Rocket Returns and Alolan Raticate in Burning Shadows)
- PLANETA CG Works: 2 TCG Pocket cards (Team Rocket's Raticate ex, regular and full art)
- Kyoko Umemoto, Shigenori Negishi and sowsow: 1 paper card each (EX FireRed & LeafGreen 48, Unbroken Bonds 144, Scarlet & Violet—151 020), all reused in TCG Pocket
- One artwork each: Shin-ichi Yoshida, Keiko Fukuyama, Ryota Saito, Masakazu Fukuda, Sachiko Adachi, Naoki Saito, match, Atsuko Nishida, Uninori, Mékayu, Minahamu and Mina Nakai; Scav painted a China-only Alolan Raticate, and nagimiso, MINAMINAMI Take, Souichirou Gunjima and Krgc drew new Raticate art for TCG Pocket
07On the page & beyond
Raticate in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
In print, Raticate is best loved as Ratty, Yellow's first Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures, whose evolution reduces Yellow to tears and whose steel-shredding teeth go on to gnaw the S.S. Anne in two and take a Super Fang to Lance's Dragonite in a chapter named 'Eradicate Raticate!'. The same series has a meaner Raticate too: Team Rocket Executive Petrel's, which scars Silver across the face with its tail. Alolan Raticate arrives in the Sun & Moon chapters with Team Skull and the Aether Foundation, and in Jō's Big Adventure two Raticate fight on Team Rocket's side.
On the bookshelf, Raticate's big moment is the St. Anne trade: Scholastic's Island of the Giant Pokémon and the sticker book Worlds of Adventure both retell the Gentleman's offer to swap his Raticate for Ash's Butterfree, while Psyduck Ducks Out brings in Cassidy and Butch's Raticate. In music it is in the Pokérap's Day 2 verse, gets its own verse with lyrics by Satoshi Tajiri, is a pun in James's song Lucky Lucky, and is part of a lesson on regional forms in Roy's verse of the Horizons rap.
Manga
Books
Other media
More from the page
08Did you know?
Raticate trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Raticate such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Raticate's English name is a toothy pun: 'rat' plus 'eradicate' – to wipe out – or 'masticate', to chew, and Raticate does plenty of both. Its Japanese name, Ratta (ラッタ), keeps things simple, coming from ratto, the Japanese rendering of the English word 'rat' – its pre-evolution Koratta just adds a 'little' in front. Spanish, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese keep the English name, but French players know it as Rattatac, from rat and attaque ('attack'), German players as Rattikarl, from Ratte (rat) and radikal (radical), and in Korean it is Retra, a blend of 'rat' and 'ultra'.
Design origins
Raticate is a rat at heart, but it borrows from a whole family of rodents: webbed hind feet like those of semi-aquatic muskrats and coypus, prominent bared incisors that recall blesmols (African mole-rats), and scruffy, ragged ears like a guinea pig's – and its ever-growing fangs come straight from real life, since rodents' front teeth keep growing as long as they live. Like the rest of the original 151, its official artwork is by Ken Sugimori, and its very first Red & Green and Red & Blue artwork gave it four fingers on each front paw before later designs settled on three. Alolan Raticate is modelled on the black, brown and Polynesian rats that invaded Hawaii, where the small Indian mongoose was shipped in to protect the sugar-cane fields – the real story behind its feud with Yungoos and Gumshoos. Its bulging chipmunk- or hamster-like cheek pouches, its greed, its gang of Rattata thieves and its rivalry with the detective-styled Gumshoos make it a classic cartoon crime boss.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Ratta (ラッタ) | From ratto, the Japanese rendering of 'rat' |
| French | Rattatac | From rat and attaque (attack) |
| German | Rattikarl | From Ratte (rat) and radikal (radical) |
| Spanish | Raticate | Same as the English name |
| Italian | Raticate | Same as the English name |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Raticate | Same as the English name |
| Korean | Retra (레트라) | From 'rat' and 'ultra' |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Lādá (拉達 / 拉达) | A transcription of its Japanese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 拉達 (games) / 哥達 (earlier media) | Transcriptions of its Japanese name; the older one partly echoes Koratta, Rattata's Japanese name |
| Russian | Ratikeyt (Ратикейт) | A transcription of the English name |
| Lithuanian | Ratikeitas | From the English name |
| Hebrew | רטיקיית (Raticate) | A transcription of the English name |
| Hindi | रैटिकेट (Raticate) | A transcription of the English name |
| Thai | Ratta (รัตตา) | A transcription of its Japanese name |
Did you know?
- Raticate is the only Pokémon whose National Pokédex number matches the level at which it evolves: #020, at level 20.
- It was the Rat Pokémon in Generations I and II before becoming the Mouse Pokémon in Generation III. Only a handful of Pokémon – Raticate, Rattata, Natu, Ursaring and Scizor – have had their English category changed for reasons other than formatting.
- Until Generation IV, Rattata and Raticate were the only Pokémon that could learn Hyper Fang and Super Fang.
- Raticate became easier to catch over time: its catch rate was 90 in Generations I and II and rose to 127 from Generation III.
- Its original Red & Green and Red & Blue artwork and sprites gave it four fingers on each front paw; later designs give it three.
- In Red and Blue, the rival's Raticate battles you on the S.S. Anne but has vanished from his team when you meet him next at the Pokémon Tower, Lavender Town's Pokémon graveyard – inspiring a long-running fan theory that it died.
- Youngster Joey's 'top percentage' Rattata does grow up: in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver it evolves into Raticate for his rematches, though he still calls it his Rattata on the phone.
- Totem Raticate and Totem Gumshoos are the only version-exclusive totem Pokémon – Raticate appears only in Moon and Ultra Moon – and in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon they are the only totems you can battle more than once.
- In the cutscene before its battle, Totem Raticate lets out Gumshoos's cry instead of its own.
- The Totem-sized Raticate that Samson Oak gives away in Ultra Moon is 1.4 m tall, weighs 105 kg, always has Thick Fat and can never be Shiny – and it shrinks back to normal size if moved to Pokémon HOME.
- Alolan Rattata and Alolan Raticate are the only regional forms that cannot be moved from Pokémon HOME into any Generation VIII or IX game.
- Kantonian and Alolan Raticate share exactly the same base stat total of 413, but the Alolan boss swaps 20 points of Speed and some attacking power for 20 extra HP and sturdier defences.
- Ash briefly owned a Raticate in Battle Aboard the St. Anne. He watched a Gentleman's Raticate shatter a Starmie's jewel with Super Fang, fought it to a draw with Butterfree, then agreed to swap Butterfree for it – a trade he regretted almost at once.
- In the Sun & Moon anime, Totem Raticate guards a Darkinium Z instead of the Normalium Z that the games' trial awards.
- In the Base Set, Raticate's Super Fang works just like the move: it does damage equal to half the Defending Pokémon's remaining HP.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Yellow is so shocked when Ratty suddenly evolves into a Raticate that the tears flow – though by the next morning Yellow has made peace with the change.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Raticate
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →
Pokémon Horizons Anime: BeginnerAll aboard for a brand-new adventure! See how well you know Liko, Roy and the crew of Pokémon Horizons: The Series.Take the quiz →
Pokémon Movies: IntermediateFrom a mysterious island showdown to a city where people and Pokémon live side by side, how well do you know Pokémon on the big screen?Take the quiz →
Professor Kukui's Alola Quiz: IntermediateWoo! Professor Kukui wants to see your strongest moves. Take on these tougher questions about trials, Kahunas, Ultra Beasts and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.Take the quiz →From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex
Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Raticate entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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