Rattata

The Mouse Pokémon
#019 - Rattata
Evolve	Raticate
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.3 m (1'00")
Weight	3.5 kg (7.7 lbs.)
Color	Purple
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Run Away / Guts
Hidden Ability	Hustle
Egg Group	Ground
Icon		Sprite
		File:019sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	30	Speed	72
Attack	56	Sp. Attack	25
Defense	35	Sp. Defense	35
Training Info
Catch Rate	255	Hatch Steps	3,840
Base Exp.	057	Effort Points	Spe
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Normal

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
< 019 >	< 017 >
Unova #	Johto (IV) #
	< 017 >

Rattata is a small and rat-like Pokémon that is one of the most common and basic Pokémon introduced in the first generation games. Its evolved form is Raticate.

Information

Rattata is a small and quick Pokémon which is commonly found in many areas. They live near food and will tirelessly scavenge for more and more edible food for the entire day. It bites anything when it attacks and will chew on anything with their fangs. They have impressive vitality which renders them capable of living virtually everywhere. Rattata settle down wherever food is available and produce offspring continuously. It is said that whenever one Rattata is seen, it means that there are 40 more in the area.

It is also an extremely cautious Pokémon. It constantly moves its ears, listening for danger even in its sleep. Its fangs are long and sharp, but they often whittle them down by biting into hard objects. They are commonly used by young rookie trainers due to how easily found they are. Team Rocket grunts are also often known to use Rattata, likely due to their shady nature. At Level 20, Rattata evolves into Raticate.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Red, Blue and Yellow, Rattata appear at Routes 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 16, 21 and 22. In Yellow, they also appear in Routes 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 18 and in the Pokémon Mansion. In Pokémon: FireRed and LeafGreen Versions, Rattata show up in Routes 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 17, 18 and 22 as well as the Pokémon Mansion.

In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Rattata appeared at Routes 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 21, 22, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39 and 46 as well as Sprout Tower, Union Cave, Burned Tower, Bell Tower, Mt. Mortar and Tohjo Falls. In HeartGold/SoulSilver, Rattata also showed up in the Plains area of the Safari Zone. Rattata also could be found on the Suburban Area and Town Outskirts routes of the Pokéwalker, from which they could be transferred to HeartGold/SoulSilver.

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Rattata could be found on Routes 225 and 226.

Other Games

Rattata appeared in Pokémon Pinball, where they could be caught in Pallet Town, Viridian Forest, Mt. Moon, Rock Mountain and Cycling Road. In Pokémon Stadium, aside from being available as Rental Pokémon, Rattata were featured in the minigame "Run Rattata Run", in which players controlled one of four Rattata in a race filled with hurdles. In the e-Reader games, Rattata appeared as an obstacle in the "Flower Power" minigame. Rattata also appeared in Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

In Pokémon Trozei!, Rattata was found at Endless Level 18, Endless Level 39, Forever Level 5 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, they appeared at the first three floors of Thunderwave Cave as well as the fifth through seventh floors of Wish Cave. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness and Time, Rattata were instead found at the first thirteen basement floors of Mystifying Forest and the first twenty-nine basement floors of Mystery Jungle. They appeared at the Waterworks in Pokémon Ranger and Pueltown in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.

Rattata uniquely appeared as the starter Pokémon in Pokémon Rumble. Within this game, Rattata could also be caught in the Windy Prairie area. It also appeared in Pokémon Rumble Blast at Trailhead Field.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• Rattata was shown in the first episode of the Pokémon anime, where it stole food from the rookie Ash Ketchum. Since then, due to their common nature, various Rattata have made minor appearances through the series.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Rattata is initially shown as one of the Pokémon escaping from Professor Oak's lab which Red helps to round up in the first chapter. Later in the Red/Green/Blue arc, Bill was also transformed into a Rattata after a teleporter accident and was hunted by a Fearow until Red saved him and restored him to his human self. During the Yellow arc, a Rattata was part of Yellow's team and eventually evolved into Raticate during the arc's final battles. The beginning of Gold/Silver has Youngster Joey, who specializes in training Rattata as Professor Elm's assistant.

Trivia

• Its name is a combination of "rat" and a play on "attack".
• In Gold/Silver/Crystal and HeartGold/SoulSilver, a trainer named Youngster Joey is known for making Pokégear calls about trivia relating to his Rattata and his claims that it is "in the top percentage of Rattata". This is actually true, as the game code has shown that his Rattata has maximum IV's. A continuity error, however, results from the fact that Joey continues to refer to his Rattata after it evolves into a Raticate.