Patrat (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Pokémon
#0505: Watchog 0505MS.png
Patrat
Scout Pokémon
ミネズミ
Minezumi
#0504
Patrat



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Normal Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Abilities
Run Away or Keen Eye Cacophony
Cacophony
Analytic
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Unknown
50% male, 50% female
Catch rate
255 (43.9%)
Breeding
Egg Group
Field
Hatch time
15 cycles
Height
1'08" 0.5 m
Patrat
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0'0" 0 m
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0'0" 0 m
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Weight
25.6 lbs. 11.6 kg
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0 lbs. 0 kg
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Mega Stone
[[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
51
Leveling rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
Total: 1
Patrat
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HP
1
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
Shape
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Footprint
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Pokédex color
Brown
Base friendship
70
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Patrat (Japanese: ミネズミ Minezumi) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Watchog starting at level 20.

Biology

Patrat is a rodent-like Pokémon that resembles a chipmunk. It is mostly brown with a tan stomach and face. It has a large pointed tooth that sticks out of its mouth. Patrat has a flat face, and its cheeks are very round. Patrat has cheek pouches that it uses to store food. 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. Its long tail has a scruffy white tip and is usually standing up straight. This tail is used for communication; its tail is raised when it sees an enemy. Patrat is very conscious and wary regarding its surroundings and is always on guard. The anime depicts Patrat living in tunnels.

Evolution

Patrat evolves into Watchog.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

 
Unevolved
Patrat
 Normal 

 
First evolution
Watchog
 Normal 


In the anime

Main series

 
Patrat in the anime

Major appearances

Patrat debuted in In The Shadow of Zekrom!. They reappeared in Enter Iris and Axew!.

In Emolga the Irresistible!, three male Patrat were gathering apples, but their harvest was stolen by a gluttonous Emolga who tricked them with Attract.

In The Forest Champion!, a Patrat, a Sentret, and a Pachirisu were gathering food, only to be scared off by an Ursaring. They were then saved by the forest champion Hawlucha.

In a flashback in A Trip Down Memory Train!, a Patrat befriended Clemont's Bunnelby when it was still wild.

Three Patrat appeared in HZ042, under the ownership of the Snap Boys.

Minor appearances

In A Sandile Gusher of Change!, multiple Patrat, Pidove, and Deerling needed help from Ash and his friends.

A Patrat appeared in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!.

A Trainer's Patrat appeared in Dreams by the Yard Full!.

Two Patrat appeared in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!. Burgh was able to heal one when it fell sick.

In A Connoisseur's Revenge!, multiple Trainers' Patrat were at the Poké Mart near Castelia City.

A Patrat appeared in Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!.

In a flashback in Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!, a Patrat was one of Iris's Pokémon friends when she was little in the Village of Dragons.

Two Patrat appeared in Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!.

A Patrat appeared in A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!, under the ownership of a participant in a fishing competition.

In Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!, Omega used a Patrat for the Club Battle tournament. However, they lost to Dino and his Deerling in the first round. Another Patrat also appeared in the same episode.

Multiple Patrat appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

A Patrat appeared in Crisis from the Underground Up!.

Multiple Patrat appeared in Lost at the Stamp Rally!.

Multiple Patrat appeared in Ash Versus the Champion!.

Multiple Patrat appeared in A Maractus Musical!.

A Patrat appeared in The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!, under the ownership of a shopper at the Driftveil Market.

Multiple Patrat appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1.

In Battling the Bully!, Sean's father loaned a Patrat to his son and Glenn to use in a practice battle.

Multiple Patrat appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the rest wild.

A Patrat appeared in Search for the Clubultimate!.

In Clash of the Connoisseurs!, a Patrat was living in Stonesthrow Town.

Two Patrat appeared in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1.

A Patrat appeared in All for the Love of Meloetta!.

In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the Swords of Justice legend featured multiple Patrat.

A Trainer's Patrat appeared in Jostling for the Junior Cup!.

A Patrat appeared in Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!.

In A Village Homecoming!, the elder's flashback featured a Patrat.

In Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!, one of Iris's flashbacks featured a Patrat.

Two Patrat appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!, both under the ownership of a Trainer.

A Trainer's Patrat appeared in Mission: Defeat Your Rival!.

A Trainer's Patrat appeared in Lost at the League!.

A Trainer's Patrat appeared in Strong Strategy Steals the Show!.

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

A Patrat appeared in Saving Braviary!.

In Secrets From Out of the Fog!, multiple Patrat were living at N's hideout.

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

In Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, a Trainer's Patrat was on the cruise ship.

In The Island of Illusions!, a Patrat was living at Grand Spectrala Islet.

A Patrat appeared in a flashback in The Path That Leads to Goodbye!.

A Patrat appeared in Searching for a Wish!.

A Patrat appeared in a fantasy or a flashback in The Journalist from Another Region!.

In Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, a Patrat was living on an unnamed island in the Decolore Islands.

A Patrat appeared in a flashback in Survival of the Striaton Gym!.

A Patrat appeared in Grooming Furfrou!.

In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Patrat was living in the forest.

A Trainer's Patrat appeared in Unlocking Some Respect!.

In A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!, three Patrat fled from Team Flare as they conducted an experiment.

In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Patrat was living at the Nebel Plateau.

A Trainer's Patrat appeared in Battling With a Clean Slate!.

Two Trainers' Patrat appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!.

In A Little Rocket R & R!, a Trainer's Patrat was captured by the Matori Matrix but freed by Ash and his friends.

In Getting More Than You Battled For!, a Patrat was living on Cero Island. It reappeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.

A Patrat appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

In the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, a Patrat was living in Aspertia City.

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Two Patrat appeared in Advance Toward the Path of the Strongest!. Monta caught one of them.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

A Patrat appeared in Getting More than You Battled For!.

Pocket Monsters BW

A Patrat appeared in Pocket Monsters BW.

Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners

A Patrat appeared in BWGP01, under the ownership of a Backpacker.

Pocket Monsters HGSS

A Patrat appeared in PMHGSS23.

Pokémon Adventures

The BW Agency have three Patrat hired to appear in different media such as advertising and movies, one of them is named Alain. They first appeared in Lights, Camera...Action, where they did an Xtransceiver commercial with a girl.

A Patrat appeared in a fantasy in An Odd Speech.

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

A Patrat appeared in Special Delivery as one of the Pokémon competing in Nimbasa's Pokémon Musical.

Shoko's four Patrat first appear in A Week to Go and Old Wounds. Later, they are seen rescuing the Gym Leaders captured by Team Plasma.

Two Patrat appeared in a fantasy in A Misunderstanding.

In the TCG

Main article: Patrat (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Unova
#010
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 Kalos
Mountain #046
Hoenn
#—
X Using food stored in cheek pouches, they can keep watch for days. They use their tails to communicate with others.
Y Extremely cautious, one of them will always be on the lookout, but it won't notice a foe coming from behind.
Omega Ruby Using food stored in cheek pouches, they can keep watch for days. They use their tails to communicate with others.
Alpha Sapphire Extremely cautious, one of them will always be on the lookout, but it won't notice a foe coming from behind.
Generation VII Alola
#—
Kanto
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.
Generation VIII Galar
#—
Sinnoh
#—
Hisui
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VIII.
Generation IX Paldea
#—
Kitakami
#—
Blueberry
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation IX.


Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
Black White
Routes 1, 2, and 3, Dreamyard
Black 2 White 2
Routes 19 and 20, Floccesy Ranch, Virbank Complex
Generation VI
X Y
Breed Watchog
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
Trade
Generation VII
Sun Moon
Pokémon Bank
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Pokémon Bank
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee
Unobtainable
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Unobtainable
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Unobtainable
Legends: Arceus
Unobtainable
Generation IX
Scarlet Violet
Unobtainable


In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
Rumble Blast
Meadow: Trailhead Field, Challenger's Ground; Field: Trailhead Field
PokéPark 2
Cove Area
MD GTI
Moonlit Forest (Uncharted Road), Rusty Mountain (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Jaws of the Abyss (Gilded Hall), Smoking Mountain (Gilded Hall)
Rumble U
Dream Gate: Wet and Wild Battle, Adventure Area: Unexpected Land,
Variety Battle: Get 1,000 Combos!
Generation VI
Battle Trozei
Safari Jungle: Stage 1Sa
Rumble World
White Ruins: Trailhead Field (All Areas), Starlight Islands: Surveillance Dunes (All Areas)
Generation VII
Rumble Rush
Gengar Sea, Aegislash Sea, Buzzwole Sea, Buzzwole SeaFinal
Generation VIII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation
Shuffle
Violeta Palace: Stage 378


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 IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:

Learnset

Patrat was last available in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. It is unavailable in Generation VIII and IX.

By leveling up

Generation VII
Other generations:
V - VI - VIII - IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35
033 Leer Normal Status 0000 100100% 30
066 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25
088 Bide Normal Physical 0000 00——% 10
1111 Detect Fighting Status 0000 00——% 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 00——% 15
2626 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000 00——% 30
2828 Work Up Normal Status 0000 00——% 30
3131 Hyper Fang Normal Physical 08080 09090% 15
3333 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000 00——% 20
3636 Mean Look Normal Status 0000 00——% 5
3838 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000 00——% 40
4141 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

Generation VII
Other generations:
V - VI - VIII - IX
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM01  TM01 Work Up Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 30
TM06  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
TM10  TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM11  TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM17  TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM18  TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM21  TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TM24  TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TM27  TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TM30  TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TM32  TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
TM42  TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM44  TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM45  TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TM48  TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM56  TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
TM75  TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM86  TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000 100}}100% 20
TM87  TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000 085}}85% 15
TM88  TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM90  TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
XTM100  TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 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 TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VII
Other generations:
V - VI - VIII - IX
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Assurance Dark Physical 60 100% 10
Bullet SeedUSUM Grass Physical 25 100% 30
Flail Normal Physical 100% 15
Foresight Normal Status —% 40
Iron Tail* Steel Physical 100 75% 15
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20
Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100% 10
Screech Normal Status 85% 40
Tearful LookUSUM Normal Status —% 20
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Patrat in Generation VII
  • 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
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VII
Other generations:
V - VI - VIII - IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
S M US UM After You Normal Status —% 15
S M US UM Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10
S M US UM Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25
S M US UM Endeavor Normal Physical 100% 5
S M US UM Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5
S M US UM Helping Hand Normal Status —% 20
S M US UM Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15
S M US UM Laser Focus Normal Status —% 30
S M US UM Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5
S M US UM Low Kick Fighting Physical 100% 20
S M US UM Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15
S M US UM Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20
S M US UM Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15
S M US UM Super Fang Normal Physical 90% 10
S M US UM Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15
  • A black or white 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
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VII
Other generations:
VI - VIII - IX
 Gen.   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
V VI Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30
V VI Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
V VI Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5
V VI Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
  • A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
  • 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 transfer-only moves for other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast
Attack
Defense
Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush
  Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 46
Base Attack: 65 Base Defense: 45 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
 
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.
Pokémon Battle Trozei
Normal
Attack Power: ★★★★

 

Pokémon Shuffle
 
Normal
  Attack Power: 30 - 85   5

#530
 

Eject
Removes one non-Support Pokémon icon without fail.


Pokémon GO
  Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 98 Base Defense: 73
Egg Distance: 2 km Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement:   50
Fast Attacks: Tackle, Bite
Charged Attacks: Dig, Hyper Fang, Grass Knot, Frustration , Return 

Evolution data

 
Unevolved
Patrat
 Normal 
 
Level 20
 
First evolution
Watchog
 Normal 


Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
Black White Black 2 White 2
       
       
Front Back Front Back
Generation VI
X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
Front Back Front Back
Generation VII
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Front Back Front Back
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII.
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation
HOME
   
  For other sprites and images, please see Patrat images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

 
Patrat in Pokémon Battle Chess
  • Patrat shares its category with Sentret and Hisuian Growlithe. They are all known as the Scout Pokémon.
  • Patrat has the lowest base stat total of all Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
  • Patrat appears in Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version. It acts like a pawn piece in chess, but can also move one square horizontally.
  • Coincidentally, Patrat's name and etymology is the same in both the English and Czech versions. In the Czech language, pátrat is a verb that means "to search" or "to scout."

Origin

Patrat appears to be based on a prairie dog, chipmunk, or meerkat. The way it always look out for danger seems to be based on scouts and doing reconnaissance.

Name origin

Patrat may be a combination of patrol and rat, as well as a play on pack rat.

Minezumi may be 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 Borujwi From bol and jwi
  Mandarin Chinese 探探鼠 Tàntànshǔ From tàn and shǔ
  Cantonese Chinese 探探鼠 Tāamtāamsyú From tāam and syú


External links


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