Raticate

The Mouse Pokémon
#020 - Raticate
Pre-Evolve	Rattata
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.7 m (2'04")
Weight	18.5 kg (40.8 lbs.)
Color	Brown
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Run Away / Guts
Hidden Ability	Hustle
Egg Group	Ground
Icon		Sprite
		File:020sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	55	Speed	97
Attack	81	Sp. Attack	50
Defense	60	Sp. Defense	70
Training Info
Catch Rate	127	Hatch Steps	3,840
Base Exp.	116	Effort Points	Spe
Happiness	70		Spe
To Lv.100	Normal

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
< 020 >	< 018 >
Unova #	Johto (IV) #
	< 018 >

Raticate is a large, rat-like Pokémon that was introduced in the first generation games. It is the evolved form of Rattata.

Information

Raticate evolves from Rattata at Level 20. It is larger and fatter, as well as having a different fur color. Raticate can stand on their hind legs, with their whiskers allowing them to keep balance. They will slow down if these whiskers are cut off. They also have webbed feet with three toes each, which allows it to swim through rivers and hunt for food. Raticate search wide areas for food.

They are also known for their deadly fangs. They gnaw on anything can can even topple over concrete buildings. Their fangs never stop growing, so like Rattata, they often chew on things such as rocks or logs, or even cinder walls, to pare them down. Raticate are commonly used by Team Rocket members due to their rat-like nature.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Red and Blue, Raticate can be commonly found at Routes 16, 17, 18 and 21. In Yellow, they are found at Routes 9, 10, 11, 16, 18 and 21 as well as in the Pokémon Mansion. In FireRed and LeafGreen, they are only found at Routes 16, 17 and 18 and the Pokémon Mansion and are uncommon.

In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Raticate are uncommonly found at Routes 7, 9, 10, 26, 27, 38 and 39 as well as in Union Cave and Burned Tower. In Crystal, they additionally appeared at Routes 1, 3, 4, 6, 11, 21, 42 and 43 as well as Mt. Mortar and Tohjo Falls. In HeartGold/SoulSilver, they still appear at Mt. Mortar and Tohjo Falls in addition to also appearing at Route 47.

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Raticate appear at Routes 225 and 226. In Pokémon: Black and White Versions, it was found uncommonly at the Dreamyard in the dark grass and was more common in the underground area.

Other Games

Raticate could only be obtained through evolution in Pokémon Pinball, and it also made appearances in Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Pokémon Colosseum. In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, a Shadow Raticate could be snagged from an enemy at Citadark Isle. After being purified, this Raticate could be traded to any of the third generation color versions.

In Pokémon Trozei, Raticate appeared at Endless Level 16, Endless Level 42, Forever Level 1 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, it could only be obtained through evolution, while in Explorers of Time and Darkness it showed up at the first thirteen basement floors of Mystifying Forest, the first twenty-nine basement floors of Mystery Jungle and the first twenty-one basement floors of Midnight Forest.

In Pokémon Ranger, Raticate could be found at Waterworks, while in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia it appeared at Pueltown. In Pokémon Rumble, it appeared at Windy Prairie. Raticate also appeared in Pokémon Rumble Blast at Everspring Valley, and it could additionally be found in Trailhead Forest once the game's main storyline was completed.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• Within the Pokémon anime, Raticate are sometimes seen in the possession of Team Rocket grunts, and one also appeared as the main Pokémon of the Rocket agent Cassidy. That Raticate became part of their Team Rocket motto, making it their counterpart to Jessie and James's Meowth, except that it cannot speak. Additionally, one episode within the first series had Ash trading his Butterfree to a stranger on the SS Anne for a Raticate, but he soon regretted the trade and had it undone. Raticate have also made various other appearances throughout the series that are usually minor.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Yellow's Rattata evolved into a Raticate during the final battles of the Yellow arc and has remained as a regular member of her team since.

Trivia

• Raticate's name is a combination of "rat" and either "eradicate", "exterminate" or "masticate" (in reference to its teeth).
• It was originally called the Rat Pokémon, but this classification was changed to Mouse in the third generation games.