Patrat (Pokémon)

Samurott #503: Samurott
Pokémon
#505: Watchog Watchog
Patrat
ミネズミ Minezumi
#504
504Patrat.png
Art by Ken Sugimori from Black and White
Type
Normal Unknown
Category
Scout Pokémon
Abilities
Run Away or Keen Eye Analytic
Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100
1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers
Unova
#010 #010
Regional Browser numbers
Height
1'08"
Imperial
0.5 m
Metric
Weight
25.6 lbs.
Imperial
11.6 kg
Metric
Dex color
Brown
Catch rate
255 (33.3%)
Body style
Body08.png BodyUnknown.png
Blue-Striped
Footprint
 F504.png   F487O.png
Blue-Striped
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Breeding
Field group 16 cycles
(4080 minimum steps)
EV yield
HP
0
Atk
1
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
Base Exp.: 51 Battle Exp.: 511*

Patrat (Japanese: ミネズミ Minezumi) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Watchog starting at level 20.

Biology

Physiology

Patrat is a rodent-like Pokémon that resembles a chipmunk. It is mostly brown with a tan stomach and face. Its tail is long with a scruffy white tip, and is almost exclusively depicted standing up straight, although it can also be kept in a relaxed position. It has a large pointed tooth that sticks out of its mouth. Patrat has a flat face, and its cheeks are very round. Its ears are small and pointed. Its head has a black band that covers the eyes, which have red irises with a yellow ring, and black pupils. Its feet are small and black, with three toes.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Using the food stored in their cheek pouches, they can keep watch for days. They can communicate with each other using their tails.

Behavior

Patrat are very conscious and wary regarding its surroundings and are always on guard, otherwise, they feel insecure. If they sense an impending danger, it signals its companions using its tail. They store food in their cheeks for future purposes.

Habitat

Groups of Patrat live on treetops. In Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!, Patrat are also shown to live in tunnels in the ground.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Patrat store food in their cheek pouches.

In the anime

 
Patrat in the anime

Major appearances

Patrat made its debut in In The Shadow of Zekrom!, appearing in a group. Multiple Patrat also appeared in Enter Iris and Axew!.

Minor appearances

Multiple Patrat appeared in A Sandile Gusher of Change! with multiple Pidove and Deerling where they needed help from Ash and his friends.

Patrat appeared on a computer screen in The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!.

A pair of Patrat made a minor appearance in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! where Burgh was able to heal a sick one.

Three male Patrat were seen at the beginning of Emolga the Irresistible! gathering apples. Their harvest was stolen by a gluttonous Emolga who tricked them with Attract.

Omega has a Patrat he used in Reunion Battles In Nimbasa! for the Club Battle, but they lost.

Patrat has made cameo appearances in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!, Dreams by the Yard Full!, A Rival Battle for Club Champ!, A Connoisseur's Revenge!, Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!, Lost at the Stamp Rally!, The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!, Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1, Battling the Bully!, Climbing the Tower of Success!, Search for the Clubultimate!, Clash of the Connoisseurs!, All for the Love of Meloetta!, Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!, and Mission: Defeat Your Rival!.

A Patrat briefly appeared in the Elder's flashback in A Village Homecoming! and also in one of Iris's flashbacks in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!.

A Patrat appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.

Multiple Patrat appeared in Secrets From Out of the Fog!.

A Patrat appeared in Saving Braviary.

A Patrat appeared in Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!.

A Trainer's Patrat appeared in BW125.

Multiple Patrat appeared in BW127 in a flashback.

A Patrat appeared in BW132.

In the manga

 
Lenora's Patrat in Pokémon Adventures

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga, Monta captures a Patrat in PBW1.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The BW Agency have Patrat hired as actors where their job is acting in movies.

Lenora has a Patrat which she used it against Black in Wheeling and Dealing.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

A Patrat makes an appearance in Pocket Monsters BW.

In the TCG

Main article: Patrat (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation I
Red {{{redbluedex}}}
Blue
Yellow {{{yellowdex}}}
Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II
Gold {{{golddex}}}
Silver {{{silverdex}}}
Crystal {{{crystaldex}}}
Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III
Ruby {{{rubydex}}}
Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}}
Emerald {{{emeralddex}}}
FireRed {{{firereddex}}}
LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV
Diamond {{{diamonddex}}}
Pearl {{{pearldex}}}
Platinum {{{platinumdex}}}
HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}}
SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V
Black Using food stored in cheek pouches, they can keep watch for days. They use their tails to communicate with others.
White Extremely cautious, they take shifts to maintain a constant watch of their nest. They feel insecure without a lookout.
Black 2 Extremely cautious, one of them will always be on the lookout, but it won't notice a foe coming from behind.
White 2
Generation VI
X Unknown
Y Unknown


Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation I
Red Blue
None Trade
Blue (Japan)
None Trade
Yellow
None Trade
Generation II
Gold Silver
None Trade
Crystal
None Trade
Generation III
Ruby Sapphire
None Trade
Emerald
None Trade
FireRed LeafGreen
None Trade
Colosseum
None Trade
XD
None Trade
Generation IV
Diamond Pearl
None Trade
Platinum
None Trade
HeartGold SoulSilver
None Trade
Pal Park
None
Pokéwalker
None
Generation V
Black White
Common Routes 1, 2, 3, Dreamyard
Black 2 White 2
Common Routes 19 and 20, Floccesy Ranch and Virbank Complex
Dream World
None
Generation VI
X Y
None Trade



In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Gates to Infinity
Magnagate dungeons, Rusty Mountain, Jaws of the Abyss (Golden Chamber), Slumbering Cave,
Moonlit Forest (Mapless Street), Smoking Mountain (Golden Chamber), Path of No Return
Pokémon Rumble Blast Meadow: Trailhead Field, Challenger's Ground
Field: Trailhead Field
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Cove Area

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
45
105 - 152 200 - 294
55
54 - 117 103 - 229
39
39 - 100 74 - 194
35
36 - 95 67 - 185
39
39 - 100 74 - 194
42
42 - 103 80 - 201
Total:
255
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V
Other generations:
VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
00Start Tackle Normal Physical 05050 100100% 35
033 Leer Normal Status 0000 100100% 30
066 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25
088 Bide Normal Physical 0000 —% 10
1111 Detect Fighting Status 0000 —% 5
1313 Sand-Attack Ground Status 0000 100100% 15
1616 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15
1818 Hypnosis Psychic Status 0000 06060% 20
2121 Super Fang Normal Physical 0000 09090% 10
2323 After You Normal Status 0000 —% 15
2626 Work Up Normal Status 0000 —% 30
2828 Hyper Fang Normal Physical 08080 09090% 15
3131 Mean Look Normal Status 0000 —% 5
3333 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000 —% 40
3636 Slam Normal Physical 08080 07575% 20
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Patrat
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Patrat
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V
Other generations:
VI - VII - VIII - IX
 TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
  TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 0000 100}}100% 15
  TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000 —}}—% 5
  TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 —}}—% 5
  TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09595 100}}100% 15
  TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
  TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15
  TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 15
  TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
  TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
  TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
  TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
  TM67 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5
  TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 30
  TM83 Work Up Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 30
  TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000 090}}90% 15
  TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Patrat
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Patrat

By breeding

Generation V
Other generations:
VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Assurance Dark Physical 50 100% 10
Foresight Normal Status —% 40
Flail Normal Physical 100% 15
Iron Tail* Steel Physical 100 75% 15
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20
Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100% 10
Screech Normal Status 85% 40
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Patrat in Generation V
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Patrat in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Patrat
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Patrat

By tutoring

Generation V
Other generations:
VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
B W B2 W2 After You Normal Status —% 15
B W B2 W2 Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10
B W B2 W2 Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 40
B W B2 W2 Endeavor Normal Physical 100% 5
B W B2 W2 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 70% 5
B W B2 W2 Helping Hand Normal Status —% 20
B W B2 W2 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15
B W B2 W2 Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5
B W B2 W2 Low Kick Fighting Physical 100% 20
B W B2 W2 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15
B W B2 W2 Sleep Talk Normal Status —% 10
B W B2 W2 Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15
B W B2 W2 Super Fang Normal Physical 90% 10
B W B2 W2 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15
  • A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Patrat can be tutored the move in that game
  • A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Patrat cannot be tutored the move in that game
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Patrat
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Patrat

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
 N/A 
Not available
Pokémon Pinball RS
 N/A 
Not available
Pokémon Trozei!
 N/A 
Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1
Recruit rate: 0%
Friend Area: Beau Plains
Phrases
51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%.
26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%.
1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%.
Level up I leveled up.
Partner phrases
51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%.
26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%.
1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%.
Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Sky
Body size: 1
Recruit rate: 0%
IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None
Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0
Browser entry  
This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None
Browser entry  
This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group: Poké Assist: Field move:
 Normal  None Past
 
( Normal )
None Past
 
(Electrify ×1)
Browser entry  
This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
Attack
Defense
Speed ●●●
Attack Not
Available
Defense
Speed
Attack Not
Available
Defense
Speed
Attack Not
Available
Defense
Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
  PokéPark Pad entry:
This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
  Strong: Weak:
PokéPark Pad entry:
They patrol the Cove Area, but they mostly just wander around. They sometimes fail to observe what they are supposed to see.
  HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}}
Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}}
Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}}
Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}}
Does not evolve.
Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

 
Unevolved
Patrat
 Normal 
 
Level 20


 
First evolution
Watchog
 Normal 


Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV.
V Black White Black 2 White 2 Back
     
     
  For other sprites and images, please see Patrat images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

  • In each region, there is a two-stage Normal-type Pokémon encountered early in the region. Patrat is the Unova variation on this theme, while Rattata, Sentret, Zigzagoon, and Bidoof are those of other regions.
  • Patrat shares the same species name with Sentret. They are both known as the Scout Pokémon.
  • Patrat is the only Pokémon that has a base stat total of 255.
    • It also has the lowest base stat total of all Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Origin

It appears to be based on a prairie dog, chipmunk or meerkat.

Name origin

Patrat is a combination of patrol and rat. It may also be a play on packrat.

Minezumi is a combination of 見 mi (looking) and 鼠 nezumi (mouse).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
  Japanese ミネズミ Minezumi From mi and nezumi
  French Ratentif From rat and attentif
  Spanish Patrat Same as English name
  German Nagelotz From Nager and glotzen
  Italian Patrat Same as English name
  Korean 보르쥐 Boreujwi
  Mandarin Chinese 探探鼠 Tàntànshǔ From tàn and shǔ.
  Cantonese Chinese



External links

  #503: Samurott
Pokémon
#505: Watchog  


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