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====Name origin====
====Name origin====
Rattata's English name simply incorporates  the word ''rat'' into it. The etymology of ''tata'' is most likely a combination of ''rat'' and ''attack'', especially when compared to its prototype name [http://www.reocities.com/Tokyo/Fuji/4362/019RATTATAK.JPG] "Rattatak". ''Koratta'' is derived from the prefix 小 ''ko'', small, and ''rat''.
Rattata's English name simply incorporates  the word ''rat'' into it. The etymology of ''tata'' is most likely a combination of ''rat'' and ''attack'', especially when compared to its prototype name "Rattatak" [http://www.reocities.com/Tokyo/Fuji/4362/019RATTATAK.JPG]. Its Japanese name ''Koratta'' is derived from the prefix 小 ''ko'', small, and ''rat''.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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