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Rattata is likely a combination of ''rat'' and ''attack'', evident from its prototype name, "Rattatak" [http://www.reocities.com/Tokyo/Fuji/4362/019RATTATAK.JPG] | Rattata is likely a combination of ''rat'' and ''attack'', evident from its prototype name, "Rattatak".<ref>[http://www.reocities.com/Tokyo/Fuji/4362/019RATTATAK.JPG]</ref> Its name also sounds like the onomatopoeic word ''rat-a-tat'', which can also be related to the onomatopoeic palindrome "tattarrattat", meaning to knock on a door. | ||
Koratta is a combination of 子 ''ko'' (child) and ''{{p|Raticate|Ratta}}'' (Raticate's Japanese name), leaning toward the meaning "child Ratta." It may also be a combination of 小 ''ko'' (small) and ''rat''. | Koratta is a combination of 子 ''ko'' (child) and ''{{p|Raticate|Ratta}}'' (Raticate's Japanese name), leaning toward the meaning "child Ratta." It may also be a combination of 小 ''ko'' (small) and ''rat''. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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{{PokémonPrevNextFoot | type=normal | prevnum=018 | nextnum=020 | prev=Pidgeot | next=Raticate }} | {{PokémonPrevNextFoot | type=normal | prevnum=018 | nextnum=020 | prev=Pidgeot | next=Raticate }} | ||