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Raticate most resembles a {{wp|muskrat}}, a semi-aquatic rodent, due to the large teeth, whiskers, fur, and body shape. Its scruffy ears look like those of a {{wp|guinea pig}}. Its webbed feet may be inspired by the {{wp|coypu}}, a South American rodent. | Raticate most resembles a {{wp|muskrat}}, a semi-aquatic rodent, due to the large teeth, whiskers, fur, and body shape. Its scruffy ears look like those of a {{wp|guinea pig}}. Its webbed feet may be inspired by the {{wp|coypu}}, a South American rodent. | ||
Alolan Raticate may be based off the {{wp|Polynesian rat}}. | Alolan Raticate may be based off the {{wp|Polynesian rat}}, a kind of rat that was accidentally introduced into Hawaii by the early Polynesian inhabitants of the archipelago. | ||
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