#0020 · Kanto · Generation 1

Raticate

Mouse Pokémon · Normal-type

Raticate is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Mouse Pokémon, number 20 (#0020) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 0.7 m tall and weighs 18.5 kg.

Raticate is the Mouse Pokémon, a fast, large-toothed Normal type whose fangs, the Pokédex claims, can topple concrete buildings. It bites anyone who touches its whiskers, however friendly.

How to pronounce Raticate

Raticate is pronounced RAT-ih-kayt. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Raticate said out loud:

In Japanese it is ラッタ (Ratta).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Raticate is a tawny rodent with a cream underside, 0.7 m tall and 18.5 kg, with ragged ears, large front teeth that never stop growing, short three-fingered arms and webbed, three-toed hind feet. Although often drawn upright it is a quadruped. The webbing works like flippers, so it can swim across rivers and, the Pokédex says, sometimes oceans.

Behaviour

Raticate relies on its whiskers for balance and slows down if they are trimmed. Its temper is fiercer than it looks: if attacked, Bulbapedia says, it rears up, bares its fangs and shrieks, and it gnaws on rocks, logs and even house walls to keep its fangs short.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat list says Grassland, and Bulbapedia says plains and savannas. In the games Kantonian Raticate lives on Kanto's routes, while the Alolan form roams the wilds of Alola.

Powers

Raticate has Run Away and Guts, with Hustle hidden. It learns Hyper Fang, Crunch, Sucker Punch and Super Fang. Alolan Raticate is a heavier Dark and Normal type with Gluttony, Hustle and the hidden Thick Fat; a Totem Alolan Raticate wrapped in Z-Power ends Ilima's trial, and beating it earns Normalium Z. With 81 Attack and 97 Speed, Kantonian Raticate is a fast physical attacker.

Name origin

Raticate may combine 'rat' with 'eradicate' (to destroy) or 'masticate' (to chew). The Japanese name is Ratta (ラッタ), which may come from ラット (ratto), 'rat'.

Design inspiration

Raticate looks like a rat blended with other rodents, for example in the webbed feet of a muskrat or coypu. Alolan Raticate's greed, its command of Rattata and its feud with the detective-like Gumshoos recall a crime boss. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Raticate evolves from Rattata at level 20, and Alolan Raticate does so only at night.

In the games

In Moon and Ultra Moon, Alolan Raticate is the first Totem Pokémon you face, in Verdant Cavern; Sun and Ultra Sun use Gumshoos instead. Rival Blue uses a Raticate aboard the S.S. Anne, and Petrel uses one in Team Rocket's hideout in the Johto games. It first appeared in Red and Green (Red and Blue outside Japan), but Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Aboard the St. Anne, in 'Battle Aboard the St. Anne', Ash briefly traded his Butterfree for a Gentleman's Raticate and traded back as the ship began to sink. Alolan Raticate debuted in 'To Top a Totem!'.

Fun facts

• Raticate is the only Pokémon whose National Pokédex number matches the level at which it is reached: Rattata evolves into number 20 at level 20.
• Its Red and Green and Red and Blue sprites and artwork gave it four fingers on each front paw instead of three.
• Before the Totem Raticate battle, the cutscene gives it Gumshoos's cry rather than its own.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Raticate (Pokémon) · Serebii: Raticate (Sword/Shield Pokédex; page not found in the Scarlet and Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 55
• Attack: 81
• Defense: 60
• Sp. Atk: 50
• Sp. Def: 70
• Speed: 97

Raticate’s base stat total is 413. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Raticate weak to?

Raticate takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

What does Raticate evolve from?

Raticate evolves from Rattata (Level 20; Alolan Rattata: Level 20, at night).

Raticate is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Rattata, Raticate.

Forms

• Alolan Raticate (Alolan form): Dark/Normal-type, base stat total 413 (HP 75, Attack 71, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 80, Speed 77). Abilities: Gluttony, Hustle, Thick Fat (hidden).
• Totem Alolan Raticate (Totem): Dark/Normal-type, base stat total 413 (HP 75, Attack 71, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 80, Speed 77). Abilities: Gluttony, Hustle, Thick Fat (hidden).

Abilities

• Run Away: Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
• Guts: Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
• Hustle (hidden ability): Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

Moves

Moves Raticate learns by level up in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

“Evo” means Raticate learns the move the moment it evolves: Scary Face.

TM moves (33)

Raticate can learn 33 moves from TMs in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon: Work Up, Roar, Toxic, Hidden Power, Sunny Day, Taunt, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Hyper Beam, Protect, Rain Dance, Frustration, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Return, Shadow Ball, Double Team, Facade, Rest, Attract, Thief, Round, Charge Beam, Giga Impact, Thunder Wave, Swords Dance, Grass Knot, Swagger, Sleep Talk, U-turn, Substitute, Wild Charge, Confide.

Egg moves (11), which Rattata can hatch knowing:Bite, Counter, Final Gambit, Flame Wheel, Fury Swipes, Last Resort, Me First, Revenge, Reversal, Screech, Uproar.

Move tutor moves (12): Covet, Endeavor, Icy Wind, Iron Tail, Last Resort, Shock Wave, Snore, Stomping Tantrum, Super Fang, Throat Chop, Uproar, Zen Headbutt.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 127 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
• Base experience yield: 145.

Pokédex entries

Its hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

Its whiskers are essential for maintaining its balance. No matter how friendly you are, it will get angry and bite you if you touch its whiskers. (Ultra Moon)

People say that it fled from its enemies by using its small webbed hind feet to swim from island to island in Alola. (Ultra Sun)

Its disposition is far more violent than its looks would suggest. Don't let your hand get too close to its face, as it could bite your hand clean off. (Moon)

Its hind feet are webbed, so it's a strong swimmer. It can cross rivers and sometimes even oceans. (Sun)

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. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 34% of all Pokémon (0.7 m).
• Heavier than 40% of all Pokémon (18.5 kg).
• Base stat total 413, ranked #584 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 20 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 65 different moves in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon.
• Catch rate 127: about 16.6% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 2 alternate forms.
• Appears in 14 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Raticate (Pokémon), Serebii: Raticate (Sword/Shield Pokédex; page not found in the Scarlet and Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (RAT-ih-kayt): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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