Raticate (Pokémon)

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Raticate ラッタ Ratta #020
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Mouse Pokémon
Abilities Run Away or Guts Guts Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #020 Johto #018 Hoenn #222 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-102 Almia R-068 Oblivia
Height 2'04" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'04"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 40.8 lbs. Imperial 18.5 kg Metric 40.8 lbs./18.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 127 (16.6%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Ground group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 2 Base Exp.: 116 Battle Exp.: 1161*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Raticate (Japanese: ラッタ Ratta) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Rattata starting at level 20.

Biology

Physiology

Raticate are much larger than Rattata, bipedal instead of quadrupedal, and are mostly tawny in color with a lighter-colored underside. Like Rattata, Raticate’s most prominent feature is its very large incisor teeth that grow quickly. Three rows of whiskers extend from its muzzle, which it uses to maintain balance. They also possess webbed feet, which can enable them to swim. Raticate has a much more rat-like tail than Rattata, being long, scaled, and bare, and its ears are more ragged in shape.

Gender differences

Females have shorter whiskers and a lighter fur color of fur.

Special abilities

Raticate have teeth that are strong enough to gnaw through steel. They can swim, and they also have the ability to intimidate their foes (although they cannot have the actual ability).

Behavior

Raticate are a bit more aggresive then Rattata, due to its bigger size. If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy. They need something to gnaw on such as rocks or logs or their teeth may grow too much. They are willing to take on larger foes if provoked enough. Raticate searches wide areas for food, and the webbing on its hind legs enable it to cross rivers. As Raticate uses its whiskers to maintain balance, it will apparently slow down if they are cut off.

Habitat

File:Grassland.gif

Grassland Pokémon

Raticate naturally live in plains and savannas, however, like Rattata, it can be found almost anywhere there's food. It is a common sight in Kanto, Johto and Sinnoh.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Raticate are omnivores in the truest sense, in that they are able to subsist on almost anything edible. Their webbed feet enable them to hunt for prey in rivers, however. They are also occasionally found with a Chilan Berry.

In the anime

File:Raticate anime.png

Raticate in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Raticate

On the S.S. Anne, Ash traded his Butterfree for a Raticate in Battle Aboard the St. Anne but traded back as the boat was sinking in Pokémon Shipwreck.

Other

Cassidy has a Raticate that for a time served in her and Butch's motto the role that Meowth serves in the motto of Jessie and James.

In Showdown at Dark City, Raticate is one of the Pokémon belonging to one of the Trainers at Kas Gym.

Mollie has a Raticate she used during the appeals round of the Gardenia Town contest in What I Did for Love.

Butch of Team Rocket used a Raticate of his own in The Ole' Berate and Switch.

Minor appearances

A differently colored Raticate appeared in Poké Ball Peril.

In Chikorita's Big Upset, a Trainer used a Raticate to fight against Ash's Chikorita.

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, a Rattata was Yellow's first Pokémon. It later evolved into a Raticate.

In the TCG

Main article: Raticate (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance and will slow down if they are cut off. Blue Yellow Its hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey. Stadium If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy.
Generation II Gold Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them. Silver Its whiskers help it to maintain balance. Its fangs never stop growing, so it gnaws to pare them down. Crystal The webs on its hind legs enable it to cross rivers. It searches wide areas for food. Stadium 2 Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them.
Generation III Ruby Raticate's sturdy fangs grow steadily. To keep them ground down, it gnaws on rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses. Sapphire Raticate's sturdy fangs grow steadily. To keep them ground down, it gnaws on rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses. Emerald A Raticate's sturdy fangs grow steadily. To keep them ground down, it gnaws on rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses. FireRed Its rear feet have three toes each. They are webbed, enabling it to swim across rivers. LeafGreen It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off.
Generation IV Diamond It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls. Pearl It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls. Platinum It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls. HeartGold Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them. SoulSilver Its whiskers help it to maintain balance. Its fangs never stop growing, so it gnaws to pare them down.
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red Blue Common Routes 16, 17, 18, and 21 Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow Common Routes 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, and 21, Pokémon Mansion
Generation II Gold Silver Uncommon Routes 7, 9, 10, 26, 27, 38 and 39, Union Cave and Burned Tower Crystal Uncommon Routes 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 2, 26, 27, 38, 39, 42 and 43, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls and Burned Tower
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen Uncommon Routes 16, 17, and 18, Pokémon Mansion Colosseum None Trade XD One Citadark Isle (Shadow)
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Common Routes 225 and 226 Platinum Uncommon Routes 225 and 226 HeartGold SoulSilver Common Routes 7, 9, 10, 26, 27, 38, 39 and 47, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Burned Tower, Tohjo Falls Pal Park Field Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 16 Endless Level 42 Forever Level 1 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve from Rattata
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Mystifying Forest (B1-B13) Mystery Jungle (B1-B29) Midnight Forest (B1-B21)
Pokémon Ranger	Underground Waterways
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Pueltown
Pokémon Rumble	Windy Prairie‎

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Berry (100%)
Yellow*
FireRed	LeafGreen	Oran Berry (50%)	Sitrus Berry (5%)
Diamond	Pearl	Chilan Berry (5%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 55		115 - 162	220 - 314
Attack: 81		77 - 146	150 - 287
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Sp. Def: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Speed: 97		91 - 163	179 - 322
Total: 413	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. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 50.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 4/5 ★★★★☆	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 3/3 ★★★	Stamina 2/3 ★★☆
Jump 3/3 ★★★	Total 15/18 ★★★

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Special moves

Shadow moves	<span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 34+	Purified moves
Shadow Down	File:Box xd 020.png	Refresh	Normal
Shadow Rush		Super Fang	Normal
--		Scary Face	Normal
--		Hyper Fang	Normal

TCG-only moves

• Scratch

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 020.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Wild Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll gnaw and gnaw until the foe goes down! 26%-50% HP I'm hurting... My health is cut in half... 1%-25% HP I can't keep this going... Level up I leveled! I'll gnaw and gnaw some more! 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! I'll gnaw and gnaw some more!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: F
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: (Cut ×2) Loops: 5 Min. exp.: 25 Max. exp.: 30 Browser entry   Raticate chomps with its sharp fangs. These fangs can rip apart a Metal Fence.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: ( Normal ) Field move: (Cut ×2) Browser entry   It attacks by chomping with its powerful front teeth.
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.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest 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 Rattata  Normal

Level 20 →

First evolution Raticate  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Raticate images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Red and Blue, Raticate was classified as a Rat Pokémon. However, in from Generation III onward, it is classified as a mouse.
• Though its Pokémon Yellow Pokédex entry states that it can swim in rivers to hunt for prey, it cannot learn the move Surf.
  • All of the other evolved forms of the Template:Type2 Pokemon encountered early in their respective regions,(Furret in Johto; Linoone in Hoenn and Bibarel in Sinnoh) can learn Surf.
    • Among them, only Bibarel can recieve STAB from Surf, since it's a Template:Type2.

• With the exception of Smeargle, Raticate and its pre-evolution are the only Pokémon that can learn Flame Wheel, yet aren't Template:Type2.
• Raticate is the only Pokémon whose catch rate has changed. Prior to Generation III, it was 90; now it is 127.

Origin

Its webbed feet, body shape, and overall design are very similar to the coypu, or nutria, a semi-aquatic South American rodent.

Name origin

Raticate's name seems to be a combination of rat and eradicate, meaning to destroy or exterminate. The second part could also be derived by the word masticate, meaning to chew, relating to its mouth and teeth. Ratta seems to be derived from rat alone, although it should be noted that Rattata's Japanese name, Koratta is that of Raticate's with ko (child) in front of it.

In other languages

• German: Rattikarl - A combination of Ratte (rat) and radikal (radical). Also incorporates the first name Karl (Carl).
• French: Rattatac - From rat and attaque (attack).
• Korean: 레트라 Reteura
• Chinese (Taiwan): 拉達 Lá Dá - Transliteration of Raticate's Japanese name, Ratta.
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 哥達 Ge Dá - Same as pre-evolved form Rattata except without the 'little'.

Related articles

• Ash's Raticate

Notes

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