No. 0019 · Generation I · Mouse Pokémon
コラッタKoratta · Ko (child or small) plus 'rat' – Rattata's Japanese name simply means 'little rat'.
The Mouse Pokémon · Normal type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Rattata
Everything you need to know about the Mouse Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Step into the tall grass on Route 1 and it won't be long before something small, purple and toothy darts out at you. Rattata, the Mouse Pokémon, is the original early-route regular: #019 in the National Pokédex, a fixture of the very first patches of grass in Red and Green, and for countless players the first wild Pokémon they ever battled – or the first one that bit back.
It is a compact little rodent with purple fur and a cream face, paws and belly. Its rounded ears have cream insides, a single long whisker sprouts from each cheek and its long tail ends in a tight curl. Narrow red eyes give it a slightly shifty look, but the real stars are its oversized front teeth. Look closely and you can even tell the sexes apart: females have shorter whiskers than males.
“Its fangs are long and very sharp. They grow continuously, so it gnaws on hard things to whittle them down.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan), FireRed & Y · 1996
Those fangs never stop growing. Rattata has to gnaw on hard objects to keep them worn down – if they get too long it can no longer eat, and it starves – so a Rattata with nothing suitable to chew will happily start on door frames and table legs. The same teeth give it a surprisingly powerful bite when it feels threatened.
Twitchy and forever on the move, Rattata spends practically the whole day hunting for food. It eats almost anything, and it is hardy enough to settle wherever food can be found, even in grimy places most Pokémon would avoid. It breeds so fast that a single pair can colonise an area – spot one Rattata, the saying goes, and another 40 live nearby. Even asleep it keeps its ears pricked, ready to bolt at the faintest sound, and with Furret on the prowl it has good reason to.
Fans have a real soft spot for this scrappy rodent. It is a dependable early teammate that becomes Raticate at level 20, its trademark Hyper Fang and Super Fang once belonged to its family alone, and it inspired one of gaming's most quoted lines: Youngster Joey's proud boast that his Rattata is 'in the top percentage of all Rattata'. In Alola it even reinvented itself as a night-prowling Dark-type food thief – proof that the commonest Pokémon can still surprise you.
How big is Rattata?
At 0.3 m (1′00″) Rattata stands about as tall as a school ruler is long, and at 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) it weighs roughly as much as a newborn baby – a real heavyweight next to any ordinary rat.
Evolution
Alolan Rattata
Alola form · since Sun & Moon (2016) · Mouse Pokémon
Rattata never meant to live in Alola. Long ago, stowaways crept off cargo ships onto the islands, and their numbers boomed until people brought in Yungoos to keep them in check. Rather than disappear, the rats adapted: they slipped into towns, switched to the night shift and banded together in big nests ruled by an Alolan Raticate boss. Those habits – and plenty of turf wars along the way – reshaped them into a Dark- and Normal-type all of their own. Yungoos and Gumshoos hunt by day and the rats come out after sunset, so the old enemies rarely even meet.
The result looks like a little cartoon burglar. Its fur is now a sooty charcoal grey with a jagged cream belly line, tufts sprout from its ears and the tip of its tail, and its whiskers have thickened into a bushy knot under its nose. It often rears up on its hind legs, and it is a fussy eater with a superb sense of smell: it turns its nose up at anything that isn't fresh, sniffs out hidden snacks in an instant and gnaws straight through doors to raid people's kitchens for its boss. Some Alolans have even put that fussiness to work, taking one along when they go shopping for ingredients.
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 layer of fat halves the damage it takes from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits Alolan Rattata (Dark/Normal).
Where to find itSun & Moon: wild at night on Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8, in Hau'oli City and at Kala'e Bay, and in Verdant Cavern in Moon. Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon: Routes 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 and Kala'e Bay, plus Verdant Cavern in Ultra Moon. Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!: trade a Rattata for one with Tatiana in the Cerulean City Pokémon Center. Pokémon GO: wild since 21 June 2018.
Alolan Rattata’s Pokédex entries
With its incisors, it gnaws through doors and infiltrates people's homes. Then, with a twitch of its whiskers, it steals whatever food it finds.
When the sun goes down, it becomes active. It runs around town on a chase for good food for the boss of its nest—Raticate.
It shows no interest in anything that isn't fresh. If you take it shopping with you, it will help you pick out ingredients.
Night after night, they sneak into people's homes seeking food. A massive outbreak of them has become an issue of public concern.
Night after night, they sneak into people's homes seeking food.
Its whiskers provide it with a keen sense of smell, enabling it to pick up the scent of hidden food and locate it instantly.
02In the Pokédex's words
Rattata's Pokédex entries
18 different entries across 39 games, from 1996 to 2021. Here is how the Pokédex has described Rattata over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
Its fangs are long and very sharp. They grow continuously, so it gnaws on hard things to whittle them down.
Kanto Pokédex
Bites anything when it attacks. Small and very quick, it is a common sight in many places.
Kanto Pokédex
Will chew on anything with its fangs. If you see one, it is certain that 40 more live in the area.
Kanto Pokédex
Scurries around quickly, searching for hard objects to gnaw. It appears to be jittery and unable to remain still.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
It eats anything. Wherever food is available, it will settle down and produce offspring continuously.
Johto Pokédex
Living wherever there is food available, it ceaselessly scavenges for edibles the entire day.
Johto Pokédex
This Pokémon's impressive vitality allows it to live anywhere. It also multiplies very quickly.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
Rattata is cautious in the extreme. Even while it is asleep, it constantly listens by moving its ears around. It is not picky about where it lives—it will make its nest anywhere.
Hoenn Pokédex
A Rattata is cautious in the extreme. Even while it is asleep, it constantly moves its ears and listens for danger. It will make its nest anywhere.
Hoenn Pokédex
Generation IV
Cautious in the extreme, its hardy vitality lets it live in any kind of environment.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Generation V
It searches for food all day. It gnaws on hard objects to wear down its fangs, which grow constantly during its lifetime.
Unova Pokédex
Generation VII
Rattata is cautious in the extreme. Even while it is asleep, it constantly listens by moving its ears around.
Its incisors continue growing until its death. If its Trainer doesn't offer it a file to gnaw on, it will gnaw on door frames, table legs, and so on.
Rotom Pokédex
With their strong capacity for survival, they can live in dirty places without concern. Left unchecked, their numbers multiply rapidly.
Rotom Pokédex
Its incisors grow continuously throughout its life. If its incisors get too long, this Pokémon becomes unable to eat, and it starves to death.
Rotom Pokédex
This Pokémon is common but hazardous. Its sharp incisors can easily cut right through hard wood.
Rotom Pokédex
Will chew on anything with its fangs. If you see one, you can be certain that 40 more live in the area.
Let's Go Pokédex
Generation VIII
It's cautious in the extreme, and its hardy vitality lets it live in any kind of environment.
Sinnoh Pokédex
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Rattata in the video games
Base stat total 253 · 24 core-series games · 24 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
Rattata's base stats have never changed: 30 HP, 56 Attack, 35 Defense, 25 Sp. Atk, 35 Sp. Def and 72 Speed, a total of 253. In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow it had a single Special stat of 25; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, Sp. Atk kept the 25 and Sp. Def was set at 35. Speed is by far its best stat, while its 30 HP is the lowest of any Normal-type Pokémon. Alolan Rattata has exactly the same base stats. Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII; its base experience yield was 57 in Generations I–IV and has been 51 since Generation V. It reaches level 100 at 1,000,000 Exp. (Medium Fast), and its catch rate of 255 is the highest possible.
Abilities
- Run Awaysince Gen III
Guarantees Rattata can escape from any wild Pokémon battle. - Gutssince Gen III
Boosts Rattata's Attack by half when it has a status condition such as a burn, poisoning or paralysis. - HustleHidden abilitysince Gen V
Boosts Rattata'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, Rattata has just one weakness, Fighting, and Ghost-type moves pass straight through it.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 255
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 51
- Growth rate
- Medium Fast
- EV yield
- 1 Speed
- Egg groups
- Field
- Egg cycles
- 15
- Colour
- Purple
- Gender ratio
- 50% male
- Body shape
- quadruped
Where to find Rattata
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Wild on Routes 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 21 and 22 |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Wild on Routes 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 21 and 22 |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Wild on Routes 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 21 and 22Your rival Blue sends out a Rattata when he ambushes you in Cerulean City. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Wild on Routes 1–11, 16, 18, 21 and 22 and in the Pokémon MansionThe old man in Viridian City shows you how to catch Pokémon on a wild Rattata. |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Wild on Johto Routes 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 46 (plus 38 and 39 in Gold) and in Sprout Tower, Union Cave, the Burned Tower, Tin Tower, Mt. Mortar and Tohjo Falls; in Kanto on Routes 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11 and 22Youngster Joey on Route 30 battles with his beloved Rattata – and keeps phoning to brag about it – while the Dude's catching lesson is performed on a wild Rattata. |
| Crystal | 2000 | Wild on Johto Routes 29, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 42 and 46 and in Sprout Tower, Union Cave, the Burned Tower, Tin Tower, Mt. Mortar and Tohjo Falls; in Kanto on Routes 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 21 and 22Joey is back on Route 30, and his rematch team grows into a level 37 Raticate once you become Champion. |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Not found in Hoenn – trade only |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | Wild on Routes 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 17, 18 and 22 and in the Pokémon MansionBlue's Rattata returns for the Cerulean City rival battle, and the Poké Dude uses one on Teachy TV to explain how battles work. |
| 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 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 46 (plus 38 and 39 in HeartGold), in Sprout Tower, Union Cave, the Burned Tower, the Bell Tower, Mt. Mortar and Tohjo Falls and in the Safari Zone's Plains and Mountain areas; in Kanto on Routes 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11 and 22Ethan or Lyra demonstrates catching on a wild Rattata, Joey is still on Route 30, and the Pokéwalker's Suburban Area and Town Outskirts routes have it too. |
| Black & White | 2010 | Not found in the wild – hatch one by breeding a RaticatePokémon Dream World also offered it in the Pleasant Forest. |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Wild in the Castelia Sewers, Castelia Park and the Relic Passage |
| X & Y | 2013 | Not found in Kalos – trade only |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Route 117, as a hidden Pokémon found with the DexNav after you have caught or defeated Groudon or Kyogre |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Kantonian Rattata: Pokémon Bank only. Alolan Rattata: wild at night on Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8, in Hau'oli City and at Kala'e Bay, and in Verdant Cavern in MoonIn Moon, Ilima's trial in Verdant Cavern ends with a showdown against Totem Raticate. |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Kantonian Rattata: Pokémon Bank only. Alolan Rattata: wild at night on Routes 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 and at Kala'e Bay, and in Verdant Cavern in Ultra MoonTotem Raticate guards Verdant Cavern again in Ultra Moon. |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Wild on Routes 1–11, 16, 17, 18, 21 and 22 and in the Pokémon MansionIn the Cerulean City Pokémon Center, Tatiana swaps a level 12 Alolan Rattata for an ordinary Rattata – as many times as you like. |
| 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 Rattata 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
Rattata has been scurrying around Pokémon GO since launch day, 6 July 2016, and quickly became one of the commonest sights on the map. It takes 25 Candy to evolve into Raticate, earns a Candy every kilometre as a buddy, and in the game's first months it could even hatch from 2 km Eggs. Alolan Rattata arrived on 21 June 2018, bringing its Dark typing, Crunch and Shadow Ball along while sharing the same Rattata Candy. Shiny Rattata debuted on Pokémon Day, 27 February 2019, and its Alolan cousin followed on 28 June 2019 during the third-anniversary celebrations. A few weeks later, Shadow Rattata was among the very first Shadow Pokémon, used by Team GO Rocket Grunts when their invasions began on 22 July 2019 – Shadow Alolan Rattata followed in April 2022, and Shiny Shadow versions of both from March 2026. Both forms have had a Spotlight Hour of their own, and Alolan Rattata even took a turn as a one-star raid boss in May 2022.
Its Base Set card, 20-damage Bite and all, is part of the Colosseum card set in the Game Boy adaptation.
Up for grabs at Pallet Town and Cycling Road on the Red Field, at Mt. Moon on the Blue Field, and in Viridian Forest and Rock Mountain on both.
Ready to battle in 3D, with a Pokédex entry that pictures it as a jittery little thing that can't keep still.
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 common piece in Endless Levels 18 and 39, Forever Level 5 and Mr. Who's Den.
Recruit it in Thunderwave Cave (B1F–B3F) or Wish Cave (B5F–B7F) and it moves into the Wild Plains, promising: 'I'll gnaw the best I can!'
Scurries around the Waterworks, and it is one of the easiest captures in the game – a single loop of the Styler does it. Its Browser entry: 'If captured, Rattata throws tackles as hard as it can with its tiny body.'
Found on floors 1F–13F of Mystifying Forest and throughout the 29 floors of Mystery Jungle.
Lives around Pueltown, and its Browser entry warns that it 'attacks by chomping with its powerful front teeth.'
Back in Mystifying Forest and Mystery Jungle for the expanded Explorers adventure.
Your very first wind-up toy Pokémon – everyone's Rumble adventure starts as a Rattata – and more can be befriended on Windy Prairie.
Turns up in the Jungle Area's In Trouble? Tap Away!, the Variety Battle Get 1,000 Combos! and the Chill Battle The Forest of Memories.
Waits on Stage 1 of the Safari Jungle, which opens on Mondays.
Kantonian Rattata's Prank skill can change when a foe will next disrupt your board, while Alolan Rattata, from a Pokémon Safari event, brings Crowd Control – stronger the more Rattata are in the puzzle.
Found throughout Furnace Mountain in the Ember Mountains and Rock Chasm in Diamond Crater.
A Rattata in Serene Village joins your Connection Orb when you talk to it, and has big dreams: 'I'll be a great mason like my dad one day!'
On the map since launch day, joined by Alolan Rattata in 2018 – and Shadow Rattata was in Team GO Rocket's very first wave of Grunt invasions.
Rattata can hatch from an Egg and team up with your own player character as a sync pair.
Once again your first toy Pokémon, later found in the Charizard, Dragonite, Snorlax, Gengar, Aegislash and Bulbasaur Seas – with Alolan Rattata in the Rowlet and Buzzwole Seas.
Found in Thunderwave Cave, Buried Relic, Wish Cave, Purity Forest, Oddity Cave, Remains Island, Marvelous Sea and Fantasy Strait.
Hangs around the Research Camp, and its Photodex entry (#037) grumbles that Rattata playing with Trubbish near the lab keep chewing up its support beams.
A Snoozing-type Berries specialist that gathers Persim Berries; its sleep styles include Gnawing, and it can wake itself up by grinding its teeth.
Moves
Rattata started out with a lean little kit. In Red and Green it opened with Tackle and Tail Whip, darted in with Quick Attack, sank its teeth in with Hyper Fang, psyched itself up with Focus Energy and finished with Super Fang at level 34. Gold and Silver slipped Pursuit into the list and added its first egg moves, and FireRed and LeafGreen tacked on Endeavor as a level-41 finale. Its TM pool was always surprisingly broad for a Route 1 rodent, with Blizzard, Thunderbolt and Thunder on offer from the very start.
Diamond and Pearl gave it a proper set of fangs, growing the level-up list from eight to 13 moves with Bite, Sucker Punch, Crunch, Assurance and Double-Edge, all learned by level 34. Sun and Moon then introduced Alolan Rattata, which shares those level-up moves but trades the Electric TMs for Dark Pulse and Snarl and picks up Stockpile, Swallow and Snatch as egg moves. Let's Go squeezed both forms into ten moves by level 27, and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl swapped Pursuit and Hyper Fang for Laser Focus and Take Down. Elsewhere, Rattata has sat out Sword and Shield, Legends: Arceus, Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.
Signature moves
The speedy first strike that lets a tiny rat get its blow in before the opponent moves: learned at level 7 in Red and Blue and at level 4 in every main-series game since Diamond and Pearl (level 6 in Let's Go).
Rattata'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, until Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl swapped it for Take Down.
Halves whatever HP the target has left, which makes it just as scary against a giant as against a fellow rat. Rattata learns it by levelling up in every game, from level 34 in Red and Blue to level 15 in Let's Go.
Rattata first got its teeth into Bite as an egg move in Gold and Silver, where the move had just become Dark-type. Diamond and Pearl made it a level-10 staple, with the harder-hitting Crunch following at level 22, and Alolan Rattata finally bites with the same-type bonus.
A sneaky Dark-type priority strike that only lands if the target is about to attack. It arrived at level 19 in Diamond and Pearl, then slid to level 25, with 70 power, in Sun and Moon and in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
The underdog's equaliser, cutting the target's HP down to match the user's. It first appeared as the level-41 finale in FireRed and LeafGreen and has closed the main-series list at level 34 ever since Diamond and Pearl (Let's Go leaves it out).
A fitting pair for a greedy rat with the Gluttony Ability: Alolan Rattata can inherit both from Ekans, Arbok, Mawile, Heatmor or Komala in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow6 level-up · 18 TM/HM
Rattata is one of the first wild Pokémon a new Trainer bumps into: in Red and Blue it scurries through Routes 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 21 and 22, and Yellow spreads it across even more of Kanto, from Routes 1 to 11 to the Pokémon Mansion. All four games share one lean, six-move level-up list that ends with Super Fang at level 34. A move's category follows its type in the first three generations, so Rattata's Normal-type attacks are physical while its surprisingly wide range of Water, Ice and Electric TMs (BubbleBeam, Blizzard, Thunderbolt, Thunder) are special. Bite is still a Normal-type move here. Six moves can be carried back from Gold, Silver and Crystal through the Time Capsule: Bite, Counter, Fury Swipes and Screech learned by breeding, and Defense Curl and Headbutt learned by TM.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 14 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 23 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 34 | 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 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 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) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM) |
| Fury Swipes | Gen II (breeding) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM) |
| Screech | Gen II (breeding) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal7 level-up · 26 TM/HM · 6 egg
Rattata is everywhere in Gold, Silver and Crystal: on Johto routes from Route 29 onwards, in Sprout Tower, the Burned Tower, Tin Tower, Union Cave and Mt. Mortar, and on many Kanto routes after the League. Hyper Fang now arrives at level 13, Focus Energy at 20 and the new Pursuit at 27. Breeding brings six egg moves, among them Bite (now Dark-type) and Flame Wheel from the Growlithe or Cyndaquil families; Counter has to be chain-bred. Categories still follow type, so Pursuit, Bite and Thief are special and Curse is the mysterious ???-type. There are no tutor moves for Rattata, and eleven old Red and Blue TM moves, such as Body Slam, Skull Bash and Thunderbolt, can be brought over through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 20 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 27 | Pursuit | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 34 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 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) |
| Thunderbolt | Gen I (TM) |
| Water Gun | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)8 level-up · 24 TM/HM · 8 egg · 14 tutor
Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald have no wild Rattata, and neither do Colosseum or XD, so FireRed and LeafGreen are its home in this generation: Routes 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 17, 18 and 22, plus the Pokémon Mansion. One level-up list covers all five handheld games, with Endeavor as a brand-new level-41 finale. New TMs include Ice Beam, Taunt, Shock Wave and Secret Power, and Rattata can now use HM01 Cut. Egg moves grow to eight with Swagger and Uproar. The tutors of FireRed and LeafGreen, Emerald and XD teach 14 moves between them, from Body Slam and Double-Edge to Thunder Wave. Categories still follow type, so Pursuit, Thief, Flame Wheel and Shock Wave are special.
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 |
| 7 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 20 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 27 | Pursuit | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 34 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 41 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver13 level-up · 35 TM/HM · 10 egg · 10 tutor
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum keep Rattata on Routes 225 and 226, while HeartGold and SoulSilver put it back all over Johto and Kanto, the Johto Safari Zone included. It also turns up in Pal Park's Field area and on the Pokéwalker's Suburban Area and Town Outskirts courses. This is where Rattata grows its teeth: the level-up list grows from eight to 13 moves as Bite, Sucker Punch, Crunch, Assurance and Double-Edge join, and Endeavor moves down to level 34. Each move now has its own physical or special category, so all those Dark-type bites are physical. Tutors arrive in Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver, with Headbutt and Super Fang taught only in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Body Slam, Defense Curl and Mimic can only come from Generation III tutors.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 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 |
| 22 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 213 level-up · 32 TM/HM · 11 egg · 10 tutor · 2 event
Black and White have no wild Rattata: it has to be hatched from an Egg with a Raticate as parent. Black 2 and White 2 hide it in the Castelia Sewers, Castelia Park and the Relic Passage. The level-up list is unchanged, though Tackle now hits for 50 with perfect accuracy. New TMs include Retaliate, Wild Charge, Round and Work Up, and the egg moves add Final Gambit and Revenge. Black and White have no tutor moves for Rattata; the tutors of Black 2 and White 2 teach ten, including Covet, Iron Tail and Super Fang. A Rattata from the Dream World's Pleasant Forest could arrive knowing Iron Tail or Me First.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 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 |
| 22 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 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 |
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 |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Iron Tail | Dream World: Pleasant Forest |
| Me First | Dream World: Pleasant Forest |
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) |
| 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 Sapphire13 level-up · 34 TM/HM · 11 egg · 10 tutor
X and Y have no wild Rattata, so it has to be traded in. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire it hides on Route 117 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. Only Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have tutor moves for Rattata: ten of them, Shock Wave and Super Fang among them.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 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 |
| 22 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 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 | |
| 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) |
| Swift | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Work Up | Gen V (TM) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon13 level-up · 29 TM/HM · 11 egg · 10 tutor · + Alolan Rattata
Alola has a Rattata of its own. The familiar Kantonian Rattata can only be brought into Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon through Pokémon Bank, while the Dark/Normal Alolan Rattata lives on Routes 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 and at Kala'e Bay, plus Route 3 and Hau'oli City in Sun and Moon and Verdant Cavern in Moon and Ultra Moon. Both forms share the same 13 level-up moves, with Assurance (now level 19) and Sucker Punch (now level 25 and 70 power) swapping places, but only Alolan Rattata gets the same-type bonus on its Dark-type bites. Alolan Rattata loses Work Up and the Electric-type TMs and gains Dark Pulse, Snarl, Sludge Bomb, Shadow Claw, Embargo, Quash and Torment, 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, with Snatch for Alolan Rattata only; Sun and Moon have none. Cut, Dig, Rock Smash and Secret Power are no longer TMs here; they are among 22 moves that only a Kantonian Rattata from an earlier game can bring along.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 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 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 22 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 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 49 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 |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | 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 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) |
| 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) |
| Swift | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Water Gun | Gen I (TM) |
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By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 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 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 22 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | 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!10 level-up · 16 TM/HM · + Alolan Rattata
Back on home turf, Kantonian Rattata is wild on Route 1 and most of Kanto's other routes (Routes 1 to 11, 16 to 18, 21 and 22) and in the Pokémon Mansion. Alolan Rattata comes from an in-game trade in Cerulean City, in exchange for a Kantonian Rattata. Both forms race through a trimmed-down list of ten moves, with Super Fang as early as level 15 and Double-Edge as the level-27 finale. Kantonian Rattata can use 16 TMs, including Thunderbolt, Thunder and Thunder Wave; Alolan Rattata has 15, swapping the Electric moves for Dark Pulse and Sludge Bomb. There is no breeding in these games, and Rattata has no tutor moves.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 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 |
| 21 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 24 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 27 | 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 |
| TM51 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM55 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
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By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 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 |
| 21 | Hyper Fang | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 24 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 27 | 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 |
| TM43 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 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 Pearl13 level-up · 29 TM/HM · 10 egg
Rattata is not in Sword and Shield (expansions included) or Legends: Arceus, and Alolan Rattata cannot be obtained anywhere in this generation, so Kantonian Rattata's only Generation VIII home is Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: Routes 225 and 226, plus the Spacious Cave, Grassland Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern and Sunlit Cavern 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 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 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 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 |
| 22 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 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 |
| 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
Rattata cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet or in Legends: Z-A, so neither form has a Generation IX learnset.
04On screen
Rattata in the anime
Debut EP001Pokémon – I Choose You! · Its appearances on screen, and 5 other trainers who raised one.
Rattata has been scurrying through the anime since the very first episode, when a wild one raided Ash's backpack for snacks and earned a slightly rude Pokédex entry for its trouble. Ever since, it has been one of the show's most familiar faces in the background: at Professor Oak's Laboratory, in Pokémon Centers, on Contest stages from Saffron City to the Sinnoh Grand Festival, and even in Ultra Space. Ash has never caught one, although he did own a Raticate for less than an episode.
Its owners are a scrappy bunch. Rookie Trainer Casey caught one in Johto and threw it at Ash's Charizard, Goh added one to his collection in Vermilion City, and Red took one to the Pewter Gym in Pokémon Origins. Then came Alola, where the Dark-type Alolan Rattata showed up as a town-wide pest problem, and it took Yungoos and Gumshoos to chase it off. It also guarded a Totem Raticate's Darkinium Z and turned up in Team Skull's ranks.
Other trainers’ Rattata
First seen: EP118The Double Trouble Header
Casey, the rookie Trainer from New Bark Town with a serious Team Electabuzz habit, caught her Rattata the day she met Ash. It burst out of a bush mid-training, and after one Tackle missed, her Chikorita knocked it out and Casey celebrated with a burst of the Electabuzz team song (EP118). Soon afterwards it was thrown into a three-on-three with Ash, where its Tackle bounced harmlessly off Charizard's belly. It made up for it in the baseball-themed showdown with Team Rocket, chasing James with Casey's Pidgey to win back Chikorita and Pikachu and helping to bat Team Rocket's baseballs back at them. Apart from a flashback in The Chikorita Rescue (EP126), it has not been seen since.
- EP118The Double Trouble Header · vs Charizard Lost
First seen: JN019A Talent for Imitation!
Goh's Rattata was one more entry in his big catching project. He caught it in Vermilion City while he and Ash were on their way to director Kublock's film studio (JN019), and it went off to live with the rest of his collection at the Cerise Laboratory. It has never been used in battle and none of its moves are known, but it pops up on Goh's Rotom Phone (JN020), in Cerise Park with his other Pokémon (JN023), and is still among his catches late in Ultimate Journeys (JN136). Goh later caught a separate Raticate in Vermilion City as well (JN070).
First seen: PO01File 1: Red
In Pokémon Origins, Red picks up a Rattata after beating it in battle on his journey, just before adding a Spearow, a Caterpie and a Pidgey to his team. At the Pewter Gym, Spearow, Rattata and Metapod all take a turn against Brock's Onix, and Rattata lasts a single blow. It is still part of a famous win: Charmander comes back for the final exchange, topples Onix and earns Red the Boulder Badge (PO01).
- PO01File 1: Red · vs Onix Lost
First seen: SM065Turning Heads and Training Hard!
Alolan Rattata fits right in with Team Skull's rank and file. An unnamed Grunt's Alolan Rattata was part of the gang that tried to humiliate Ilima, only for his Eevee to wipe out the lot with Quick Attack, Baby-Doll Eyes and Swift, leaving just Tupp, Zipp and Rapp standing (SM065). Another Grunt brought an Alolan Rattata, along with an Alolan Raticate, to break up one of Team Rocket's sales pitches, and the trio flattened them in short order (SM128).
- SM065Turning Heads and Training Hard! · vs Eevee Lost
- SM128League Offenders and Defenders! · vs Team Rocket's Pokémon, led by James's Mareanie Lost
First seen: EP008The Path to the Pokémon League
A.J., the young Trainer who runs his own Gym on the road to Vermilion City, keeps three Rattata. When Ash drops by, they are tossing A.J.'s curled-up Sandshrew back and forth between them as part of its training (EP008).
Ash & Rattata
Ash has never caught a Rattata, but he has been running into them since his first days as a Trainer, when a wild one raided his backpack (EP001) and he sent out a Trainer's Rattata against Team Rocket at the Viridian City Pokémon Center, with no luck (EP002). Since then his Pidgeotto has beaten a Trainer's Rattata on the road to Vermilion City (EP008) and his Charizard has shrugged off Casey's (EP118). He even owned its evolution once: on the St. Anne he swapped Butterfree for a Gentleman's Raticate, then had second thoughts and traded back before the episode was out (EP015).
Featured episodes
- EP001Pokémon – I Choose You!A wild Rattata rummages through Ash's backpack for food just after he fails to catch a Pidgey. Ash chases it away, and Dexter explains that Rattata likes cheese, nuts, fruits and berries, and is not above stealing them from travellers.
- EP274Hoenn Alone!Lost without Ash, Pikachu and Meowth land among the warehouses by a port, where three Rattata, plus some Pidgey and Oddish, are being bullied by a gang of Haunter. Pikachu's Thunderbolt sends the ghosts packing, the locals beg Pikachu to stay as their protector, and by the end the Rattata and the Haunter are shaking hands.
- SM009To Top a Totem!Alolan Rattata make their debut as a full-blown pest problem. A gang of them and their Raticate gorge on a farmer's fruit, spook three timber-hauling Tauros and send Team Rocket flying. Ash suggests bringing in their natural rivals, wins over the Totem Gumshoos in Verdant Cavern, and the Yungoos and Gumshoos ambush the pests in a supermarket storeroom and chase them back into the wild.
- SM025A Team-on-Team Tussle!A Darkinium Z sits on top of the rock where a Totem Raticate nests, guarded by a horde of Alolan Rattata and Raticate. Team Rocket and Team Skull race each other to steal it; Team Rocket's berry-baited cage traps the whole horde except the Totem, but once Mimikyu wears the giant down, the freed Rattata and Raticate pile on Tupp with Bite and the crystal lands on Meowth's head.
- SM083Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!After Faba's tidying machine shrinks Ash, Lillie and Sophocles, a Mudsdale's surge washes them ashore, where an Alolan Rattata, now giant by comparison, comes to inspect them. Togedemaru bristles her spikes and the Rattata scurries away.
- JN020Dreams Are Made of These!A Persian and three Meowth close in on some sleeping Rattata until a Raticate charges in to take on the cats. Officer Jenny's Growlithe ends the scrap with Roar, and Ash gets told off for standing so close.
More appearances
- EP002Pokémon Emergency! Defending the Viridian City Pokémon Center from Team Rocket, Ash sends out a Trainer's Rattata along with a Pidgey and an empty Poké Ball, but none of them helps.
- EP008The Path to the Pokémon League Ash's Pidgeotto defeats a Trainer's Rattata, notching another win on the road to Vermilion City.
- EP010Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village Two Rattata are among the Pokémon Melanie cares for in the Hidden Village; they turn up again in a flashback in Bulbasaur… the Ambassador! (EP225).
- EP028Pokémon Fashion Flash A Rattata rides in its Trainer's arms along Scissor Street.
- EP065Showdown at the Po-ké Corral Several Rattata live at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
- EP088In the Pink Pinkan Island's colour-changing berries have Team Rocket dreaming of a pink Rattata.
- EP195The Poké Spokesman A talking Rattata appears in Simon's rather questionable flashback.
- EP252Fangs for Nothin' A Rattata lives in the Dragon Holy Land, and more appear in the next episode.
- EP272Johto Photo Finish Tracey feeds a Rattata at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
- AG015Gonna Rule The School! The Pokémon Trainer's School lends a Rattata to pupils too young to have Pokémon of their own.
- AG143The Saffron Con A Coordinator's Rattata is among the Pokémon Team Rocket snatch at the Saffron City Contest; it competes in the Contest itself in A Hurdle for Squirtle (AG144).
- AG191Once More With Reeling! A Coordinator's Rattata competes in the Terracotta Contest.
- DP061Team Shocker! A Coordinator's Rattata takes the stage in the Solaceon Contest's Performance Stage.
- DP174Last Call — First Round! A Coordinator's Rattata teams up with a Lickilicky for a Double Performance at the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
- SM100Battling the Beast Within! Three Alolan Rattata live in Ultra Ruin, and they are there again in Parallel Friendships! (SM101).
- HZ001The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One) Pokémon Horizons opens with two Rattata, one of them belonging to an Indigo Academy student.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- In Rattata's very first scene, Dexter introduced it as "A Forest Pokémon" rather than the Mouse Pokémon, which is why Ash points out that they are not in a forest (EP001).
- Dexter's first entry also has Rattata stealing food from "stupid travelers". The original Japanese line was gentler and called them careless travellers instead (EP001).
- Casey's team includes a Pidgey and a Rattata, the very two species Ash met, and failed to catch, in his first episode.
- Ash's only brush with owning the line was a Raticate he got in a trade for Butterfree aboard the St. Anne. He traded it back before the episode was over. That Raticate even used Jump Kick, a move Raticate cannot learn in the games (EP015).
- Alolan Rattata was the dub's Who's That Pokémon? in its first episode, To Top a Totem! (SM009), while the Japanese version quizzed viewers on Yungoos. That episode's Poké Problem asked for Rattata's natural enemy, and the answer was Yungoos.
- Raticate had to wait twenty years for its first anime Pokédex entry. When it finally came, in To Top a Totem! (SM009), the Rotom Pokédex scanned it together with Rattata, and both were in their Alolan forms.
- The Totem Raticate in A Team-on-Team Tussle! (SM025) was guarding a Darkinium Z, and Team Rocket ended up with it: the crystal landed right on Meowth's head.
- Casey loves anything yellow and black, but her Rattata doesn't fit the Electabuzz colour scheme. Unlike her Meganium, Beedrill and Elekid, it is also rarely seen out of its Poké Ball.
“A Forest Pokémon, Rattata. It likes cheese, nuts, fruits, and berries. It also comes out into open fields to steal food from stupid travelers.”
Ash's Pokédex (Dexter) · EP001
05On the big screen
Rattata in the movies
4 films featuring Rattata.
Rattata raided Ash's backpack in the anime's very first episode, but it missed the very first film. Its big-screen career starts in The Power of One (1999), and every so often it does something rather lovely: a pair live at Alamos Town's Space-Time Towers in The Rise of Darkrai, and a whole group stands up to Marcus beside the Johto first partners in Arceus and the Jewel of Life. I Choose You! (2017) cuts the famous backpack raid but lets a Rattata shelter from the rain in a cave alongside Entei.
Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One
M02 · 1999
Wild Rattata (multiple)
Rattata never made it into Mewtwo Strikes Back, so its film career starts here, in a crowd. When the collector Lawrence III starts snatching the legendary birds and the weather goes haywire, a number of Rattata are among the wild Pokémon that sense something is badly wrong.
M10 · 2007
Two wild Rattata
Two Rattata make their home at the Space-Time Towers, the landmark of Alamos Town, the very town that Dialga and Palkia's clash threatens to tear apart.
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
M12 · 2009
Wild Rattata (multiple)
A group of Rattata join Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile, the Johto first partners, in standing up to the scheming Marcus. Proof, if any were needed, that you don't have to be Legendary to pitch in.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
M20 · 2017
A wild Rattata
Fans of the very first episode might miss one thing: this retelling of Ash's first day drops the Rattata that raids his backpack for food. A Rattata still gets a gentler scene, though. On a rainy night it shelters in the cave where Ash and his new friends are nursing an abandoned Charmander, sharing its roof with the Legendary Entei.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Rattata in the Pokémon TCG
39 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Rattata has been gnawing its way through booster packs since the very beginning. Mitsuhiro Arita's 30 HP rat was in Japan's first Expansion Pack in October 1996 and in Base Set in January 1999, and since then it has turned up in nearly every era: a sneaky Team Rocket card that swaps your Prizes around, two Lt. Surge's Rattata for the Gym sets, e-Reader cards in Expedition and Skyridge, a pair in EX Team Rocket Returns, and a steady run of Commons from Secret Wonders to Perfect Order. Alolan Rattata scurried in with Sun & Moon in 2017 as the first Darkness-type Rattata, and its Celestial Storm card can call the boss, Alolan Raticate, straight from your deck. In 2025 Destined Rivals finally gave the Team Rocket Grunts' favourite Pokémon a Team Rocket's Rattata of its own. It has never had an ex, V or other rule-box card, but the designers clearly love giving it mischief: Trickery, Scramble, Mischievous Fang and Gnaw the Wound all play on its reputation as a pest.
The art has grown from simple portraits into little scenes. Arita drew it twice, with his Base Set picture reprinted in Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection and revived for Evolutions, while Japan added Kagemaru Himeno's glossy vending-machine Rattata, later playable in Pokémon Card GB2. Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida handled the Gym and Rocket years, and the backgrounds became places, from Sprout Tower on Undaunted to Nimbasa City on Plasma Freeze. Modern artists such as Eri Yamaki, sowsow, Dsuke and Shinya Komatsu have kept the purple rat busy, and TCG Pocket has brought back older art from Boundaries Crossed, Unbroken Bonds and Burning Shadows while adding Atsushi Furusawa's Pallet Town scene, a Shiny Rattata and a Team Rocket's Rattata of its own.
Cards to know
- Base Set 61/102 — Mitsuhiro Arita's original 30 HP rat with a one-Energy Bite, part of the very first English packs and even the prototype Trainer Deck A.
- Team Rocket 66/82 — Trickery lets it secretly swap one of your Prize cards with the top card of your deck, a crafty power that fits Team Rocket perfectly.
- Gym Heroes 82/132 (Lt. Surge's Rattata) — Ken Sugimori's Rattata for the Vermilion City Gym, brought back as a foil card in 2023's Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic.
- Burning Shadows 81/147 (Alolan Rattata) — Focus Energy pumps next turn's Bite from 10 damage to 60, a surprisingly vicious nip from a Common.
- Celestial Storm 84/168 (Alolan Rattata) — Call for the Boss fetches Alolan Raticate or Alolan Raticate-GX from your deck, the gang leader that Alolan Rattata follow.
- Destined Rivals 147/182 (Team Rocket's Rattata) — After decades as the Team Rocket Grunts' favourite in the games, Rattata finally got a Team Rocket's card of its own, complete with a Grunt and a poisonous bite.
Every English-language card
Promo cards
Japan-exclusive cards
Other regional releases
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Rattata from Base Set (Mitsuhiro Arita), card A31, found in the Colosseum booster pack.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): the same Base Set Rattata, card A44, in the Beginning Pokémon pack.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Kagemaru Himeno's vending-machine Rattata, card F45, in the Sky Flying Pokémon pack.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Atsuko Nishida's Team Rocket Rattata with Trickery, card G40, in the We Are Team Rocket pack.
- Pokémon TCG Online / Pokémon TCG Live: no digital-exclusive Rattata cards.
The artists behind the cards
- Mitsuhiro Arita: 2 artworks (Base Set 61, reprinted in Base Set 2, Legendary Collection and as the Evolutions remake, and Secret Wonders 103); his Base Set Rattata is also in both Game Boy TCG games
- Atsuko Nishida: 2 artworks (Team Rocket 66 and Lt. Surge's Rattata in Gym Challenge 85)
- Yukiko Baba: 1 paper card (Boundaries Crossed 104), whose art returned in TCG Pocket's Ruler of the Skies and Deluxe Pack: Mega
- Eri Yamaki: 1 paper card (Unbroken Bonds 143), reused for TCG Pocket's Shining Revelry
- nagimiso: 1 paper card (Alolan Rattata, Burning Shadows 81), reused for TCG Pocket's Celestial Guardians
- Ken Sugimori: 1 artwork (Lt. Surge's Rattata, Gym Heroes 82, reprinted in Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic)
- One artwork each: Kagemaru Himeno (Vending Expansion Sheet 1), Yuka Morii, Masako Yamashita, Kyoko Umemoto, Aya Kusube, Naoyo Kimura, Miki Tanaka, Sachiko Adachi, Masakazu Fukuda, match, Kouki Saitou, Shibuzoh., KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA, sowsow, Dsuke and Shinya Komatsu; Atsushi Furusawa, Souichirou Gunjima and cochi8i drew new Rattata art for TCG Pocket, and Mugi Hamada painted a China-only Alolan Rattata
07On the page & beyond
Rattata in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
Rattata's best-known role in print is a big one. In Pokémon Adventures, Ratty is Yellow's very first Pokémon, caught in Viridian Forest, whose fangs smash through ice and later take on Lance's Dragonite, and it evolves into a loyal Raticate. The same series briefly turns Bill into a half-Rattata after an accident with his transporter, and Youngster Joey's Rattata turns up both there and in The Golden Boys, where it goes for Gold's Totodile with Hyper Fang. Elsewhere it plays football for Red and gives massages in Giovanni's hair salon in Kosaku Anakubo's Pocket Monsters, gets a race all to itself in The Electric Tale of Pikachu, and from the Sun & Moon chapters onwards Ilima keeps an Alolan Rattata. On the bookshelf, a stretchered Rattata gives Pikachu the jitters before the Lt. Surge battle in Golden Books' Electric Shock Showdown, and Scholastic's The Chikorita Challenge oddly describes Rattata as brown. In music, Rattata is in the first verse of both the Pokérap and Japan's Pokémon Ieru Kana?, and has a verse with lyrics by Satoshi Tajiri.
Manga
Books
Other media
More from the page
08Did you know?
Rattata trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Rattata such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Rattata's English name is built for speed: 'rat' plus 'attack' – during the development of Red and Green it was even called Rattatak – with a nod to 'rat-a-tat', the sound of rapid tapping, which suits a Pokémon that bites first and asks questions later. Its Japanese name, Koratta (コラッタ), is gentler: ko, meaning 'child' or 'small', plus 'rat' – quite literally a little rat. French, Spanish, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese all kept the name Rattata, but German calls it Rattfratz, from Ratte (rat) and Fratz (rascal), while Korean's Kkoret mixes words for 'little kid' and 'tail' with 'rat'.
Design origins
Rattata is a rat or mouse through and through – its look may also borrow from the hairy-tailed packrats of North America – and its never-ending fangs come straight from real life, since rodents' front teeth keep growing for as long as they live. Like the rest of the original 151 from Red and Green, its official artwork is by Ken Sugimori. Alolan Rattata's story is lifted from Hawaiian history: black rats, brown rats and Polynesian rats all invaded the islands, and the small Indian mongoose was shipped in to tackle the rats raiding the sugar-cane fields – which is exactly why Yungoos and Gumshoos are its rivals. Its gang-like nests under a Raticate boss give it the air of a little gangster, and its chunky whiskers mimic the knot of a hokkamuri, the cloth that comedy thieves in Japanese media tie over their heads and under their noses as a disguise.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コラッタ Koratta | From ko (child, or small) and rat |
| French | Rattata | Same as the English name |
| Spanish | Rattata | Same as the English name |
| German | Rattfratz | From Ratte (rat) and Fratz (rascal) |
| Italian | Rattata | Same as the English name |
| Korean | 꼬렛 Kkoret | From kkoma (little kid), kkori (tail) and rat |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 小拉達 / 小拉达 Xiǎolādá | 'Small' plus Lādá, Raticate's Chinese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 小拉達 Síulāaidaaht (formerly 小哥達 Síugōdaaht) | 'Small' plus Raticate's Chinese name, current and pre-Generation VII |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Rattata | Same as the English name |
| Hebrew | רטטה Ratata | Transliteration of the English name |
| Hindi | रैटैटा Rattata | Transliteration of the English name |
| Lithuanian | Ratata | From the English name |
| Russian | Раттата Rattata | Transliteration of the English name |
| Thai | โครัตตา Khoratta | Transliteration of the Japanese name |
Did you know?
- Rattata and Raticate were the 'Rat Pokémon' until Ruby and Sapphire renamed them the Mouse Pokémon – along with Natu, Ursaring and Scizor, they are the only Pokémon whose English category has changed for a reason other than formatting.
- With just 30 base HP, Rattata has the lowest HP of any Normal-type, and Alolan Rattata has the lowest HP and Sp. Atk of any Dark-type.
- At 0.3 m, Alolan Rattata is jointly the shortest Dark-type Pokémon, level with Morpeko.
- Youngster Joey on Route 30 became a gaming legend by phoning to boast that his Rattata is 'in the top percentage of all Rattata' – and he keeps calling it Rattata even after it has evolved into Raticate.
- Rattata is the go-to tutorial Pokémon: the catching demonstration in Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver is performed on a wild Rattata, and FireRed and LeafGreen's Poké Dude uses one on Teachy TV.
- Your rival Blue brings a Rattata to the Cerulean City battle in Red, Blue, FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Before Generation IV, Hyper Fang and Super Fang were exclusive to Rattata and Raticate.
- Alolan Rattata is Yungoos's night-time counterpart: Yungoos appears by day and Alolan Rattata after dark, both evolve at level 20, and Sun and Ultra Sun's Totem Gumshoos is mirrored by Moon and Ultra Moon's Totem Raticate.
- Alolan Rattata and Alolan Raticate are the only regional forms that can't be moved out of Pokémon HOME into any Generation VIII or IX game.
- In Pokémon Ranger, Rattata is one of the easiest Pokémon of all to capture – along with Magikarp, Seedot, Ninjask, Pichu and Goldeen, it needs just one loop of the Styler.
- Rattata is the very first toy Pokémon you control in both Pokémon Rumble and Pokémon Rumble Rush.
- In early development of Red and Green, its English name was Rattatak.
- Ash's Pokédex was not kind on Rattata's anime debut, saying it comes out into open fields 'to steal food from stupid travelers'.
- Competitive players know Rattata for the cheeky F.E.A.R. strategy, in which a level 1 Pokémon – classically a Rattata – survives a hit with a Focus Sash, uses Endeavor and finishes with Quick Attack.
- Shiny Rattata arrived in Pokémon GO on Pokémon Day 2019 – 23 years to the day after Red and Green came out with Rattata on Route 1.
- New Pokémon Snap's Photodex complains that Rattata keep chewing on the lab's support beams.
- Base Set Rattata's only attack was Bite – a move the Pokémon itself couldn't learn in the games until Gold and Silver.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Yellow raises a Rattata nicknamed Ratty, who first appears in 'Drat That Dratini!' and later evolves into Raticate.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Rattata
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 →
Pokémon TCG: IntermediateShuffle up and draw! From the very first booster packs to the digital age, how well do you know the Pokémon Trading Card Game?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 Rattata entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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