Rattata (Japanese: コラッタ Koratta) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Raticate starting at level 20.
In Alola, Rattata has a dual-type Dark/Normal regional form. It evolves into Alolan Raticate when leveled up at night starting at level 20.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
It is the player's first Toy Pokémon in Pokémon Rumble and Pokémon Rumble Rush.
Biology
Rattata is a small, quadrupedal rodent Pokémon. It has purple fur with a cream-colored face, paws, and underbelly. It has narrow eyes containing white sclera and pupil with red irises, rounded ears with cream-colored insides, and a single whisker on each cheek. Its long tail is tightly curled at the end. Its most notable feature is its large teeth. Like most rodents, its teeth grow continuously throughout its life and must be worn down by gnawing. This also ensures that Rattata is not awoken by the sound of its grinding teeth while sleeping. Females will have shorter whiskers.
Rattata can live wherever it can find food, which it searches for most of the day. Thanks to its sharp fangs, it is able to chew on nearly anything. When it is threatened, Rattata can deliver a powerful bite. Rattata constantly keep their ears up and will immediately scurry away from the slightest sound. Furret is the natural predator of Rattata. Its hardiness lets it live in many environments, although it mainly lives on plains and savannas. Because it reproduces so quickly, a pair of Rattata can quickly colonize an area. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Rattata is known to sleep sometimes with a log in its mouth.[1]
Prior to Generation IV, Rattata and its evolved form, Raticate, were the only known Pokémon capable of learning the moves Hyper Fang and Super Fang.
Forms
Rattata has a regional form: Alolan Rattata.
Rattata are non-native to Alola and arrived in cargo ships. The Rattata population in Alola was booming until Yungoos and Gumshoos were imported as a control measure. In order to avoid these new predators, Rattata altered its habits. It moved to more urban areas, became nocturnal, and formed large nests led by Raticate.[2] Alolan Rattata searches out fresh food by smell and ignores anything spoiled. It has even been known to sneak into people's homes to find food. It has dark gray fur and grayish-purple ear insides. There are two tufts of fur on each ear and near the tip of its tail. Its long, thin whiskers are also replaced by shorter, thicker tufts of fur. The line where its cream underbelly meets its gray fur is ragged instead of smooth. Unlike its Kantonian form, it is sometimes shown as bipedal rather than being in fours.
Evolution
Rattata evolves into Raticate.
Alolan Rattata evolves into Alolan Raticate.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Alolan Rattata
Game data
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Held items
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Held items
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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Stats
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Alolan Rattata has the same base stats as Kantonian Rattata.
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Learnset
Rattata is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
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Evolution data
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In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Alolan Rattata evolves into Alolan Raticate when leveled up at night starting at level 20. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, there is no time mechanic, so Alolan Rattata evolves starting at level 20, regardless of the time on the system clock.
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In the anime
Main series
Alolan Rattata in Pokémon the SeriesMajor appearances
Rattata debuted in Pokémon - I Choose You!, where it was trying to steal food from Ash's backpack. After Ash realized this and chased it off, it stopped for a moment to hiss at him before continuing to run away.
In The Path to the Pokémon League, A.J.'s three Rattata were in his Gym, training with his Sandshrew.
In The Double Trouble Header, Casey caught a Rattata after battling it with her Chikorita; and then, she used it in her battle against Ash, where it was defeated by his Charizard. Rattata reappeared in a flashback in The Chikorita Rescue.
In Leading a Stray!, multiple Rattata assisted a Luxio in its efforts to help a Wailmer trapped in the sewers.
In To Top a Totem!, multiple Alolan Rattata were chased off by a field owner. They later threatened to overrun a town in Melemele Island.
In A Team-on-Team Tussle!, multiple Alolan Ally Rattata a Totem Raticate protected a Darkinium Z from Team Rocket, Tupp, Zipp, and Rapp.
In Turning Heads and Training Hard!, a Team Skull Grunt's Rattata was quickly defeated by Ilima and his Eevee. In League Offenders and Defenders!, Rattata was defeated by Team Rocket.
Minor appearances
In Pokémon Emergency!, Ash used a Trainer's Rattata in an attempt to stop Team Rocket's takeover of the Pokémon Center.
In The Path to the Pokémon League, a Trainer's Rattata battled Ash's Pidgeotto but was defeated.
In Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village, two Rattata lived in the Hidden Village under Melanie's care. They reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in Electric Shock Showdown.
A Rattata appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne.
In Pokémon Fashion Flash, a Rattata was on Scissor Street, being held in its Trainer's arms.
In Sparks Fly for Magnemite, a Rattata was in Gringey City's Pokémon Center.
Two Rattata appeared in a fantasy in Dig Those Diglett!.
A Rattata appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Rattata were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In In the Pink, Team Rocket's fantasy featured a pink Rattata, while another was part of Professor Oak's explanation.
In The Power of One, multiple Rattata sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A wild Rattata appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Pikachu & Pichu, a Rattata was a resident of Big Town.
In The Poké Spokesman, a talking Rattata was in Simon's purported flashback.
In The Heartbreak of Brock, a Rattata was living at Temacu's father's lab.
Multiple Rattata appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
In Throwing in the Noctowl, a Rattata was living at Wings Alexander's barn.
A Rattata appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.
In Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, a Rattata fell sick due to Team Rocket's experiments.
In Fangs for Nothin', a Rattata was an inhabitant of the Dragon Holy Land. Additional Rattata appeared with it in the following episode.
In Johto Photo Finish, Tracey fed a Rattata at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Hoenn Alone!, three Rattata were disturbed by the Haunter from the area they lived in. Pikachu and Meowth managed to drive the Haunter away.
In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Rattata to the school's underage students for use in lessons.
A Rattata appeared in A Meditite Fight!.
Multiple Rattata appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In The Saffron Con, a Coordinator's Rattata was taken by Team Rocket. In the next episode, it participated in the Saffron City Pokémon Contest.
A Rattata appeared in The Green Guardian.
In a flashback in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, two Rattata helped Pokémon Ranger Jack Walker when he was a young boy lost in a blizzard.
A Rattata appeared in a flashback in Gathering the Gang of Four!.
In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Rattata participated in the Terracotta Contest.
A Rattata appeared in Following A Maiden's Voyage!.
A Rattata appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.
In The Rise of Darkrai, two Rattata were residents of the Space-Time Towers.
In Team Shocker!, a Coordinator's Rattata participated in the Performance Stage of the Solaceon Contest.
A Rattata appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1). Six additional Rattata appeared in the following episode.
A Rattata appeared in Camping It Up!.
Multiple Rattata appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind!.
In Arceus and the Jewel of Life, multiple Rattata joined the Johto first partner Pokémon in the fight against Marcus.
In Historical Mystery Tour!, Ash encountered a Rattata in Xatu's Forest.
In Last Call — First Round!, a Coordinator's Rattata was used alongside a Lickilicky in a Double Performance during the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
A Rattata appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Multiple Rattata appeared in Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!.
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!.
In The Island of Illusions!, a Rattata was a resident of Grand Spectrala Islet.
A Rattata appeared in a flashback in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.
In I Choose You!, a Rattata took shelter from the rain in a cave with Entei.
A Trainer's Alolan Rattata appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
An Alolan Rattata appeared in Dewpider Ascending!.
In Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!, an Alolan Rattata scared a shrunken Ash, Lillie, and Sophocles. It then fled after being confronted by Togedemaru.
In Battling the Beast Within! and Parallel Friendships!, three Alolan Rattata were residents of the post-apocalyptic Ultra Ruin.
An Alolan Rattata appeared in Show Me the Metal!.
Six Alolan Rattata appeared in A Timeless Encounter!, with five appearing in the past and one appearing in a picture.
A Trainer's Alolan Rattata appeared in Battling Besties!.
A Rattata appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
In A Talent for Imitation!, Goh caught a Rattata. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
In Dreams Are Made of These!, three Rattata were followers of a Raticate.
In Caring for a Mystery!, four Rattata battled a wild Riolu after it attacked them.
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in To Train, or Not to Train!. It reappeared in Breaking the Ice!.
Two Rattata appeared in Healing the Healer!, with one appearing in a flashback.
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
In The Mew from Here!, a Rattata was seen on Faraway Island.
Multiple Rattata appeared in Heroes Unite!.
A Rattata appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.
A Rattata appeared in The Same Moon, Now and Forever!.
A Rattata appeared in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!.
Two Rattata appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), one under the ownership of a student of Indigo Academy.
Pokédex entries
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In File 1: Red, a Rattata was seen in Professor Oak's introduction; while Red caught another and used it to battle Brock, but it lost.
In File 2: Cubone, a Rattata was at the Pokémon House in Lavender Town.
In File 3: Giovanni, a Rattata was at Silph Co.
Pokémon Generations
A Rattata appeared in Ecruteak City in The Reawakening, during a flashback about the creation of the legendary beasts.
POKÉTOON
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in Blossom's Dream.
Discover Pokémon Together
Multiple wild Rattata appeared in An Oddish Tale. One of them evolved into a Raticate after being attacked by the titular Oddish.
In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
In The Human Race and the Pokémon Race, one of the events shown during the Nomads Independence Day festival was the Fuchsia Rattata Race, a race between only Pokémon of the Rattata species.
Magical Pokémon Journey
A Rattata appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.
A Rattata appeared in Tangela's Secret.
Movie adaptations
Two Rattata appeared in the manga adaptation of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.
Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon
A Rattata appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.
Pokémon Adventures
Red, Green & Blue arc
Rattata debuted in a cameo in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escaped from Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Rattata appeared in ...But Fearow Itself!, where Bill was transformed into one during an accident with his Pokémon transporter.
A Rattata appeared in Buzz Off, Electabuzz!, where it reunited with its Trainer.
A Rattata appeared as a silhouette when Green talked about Mew in The Jynx Jinx.
Yellow arc
Main article: RattyYellow owns a Rattata nicknamed Ratty, which first appeared in Drat That Dratini!. After training with Blue, he evolved into a Raticate.
A Rattata appeared in a flashback in Growing Out of Gengar, where it was driven away from its home after the Power Plant had been abandoned.
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
A Rattata appeared in The Legend, where one was seen by a lake when Green had finished her message to Silver in Johto.
Youngster Joey has a Rattata as his only known Pokémon, which first appeared in Murkrow Row.
Crystal caught a Rattata on her way to Professor Elm's Laboratory in Three Cheers for Chikorita.
In Off Course with Corsola, Bill fantasized about two Rattata, one from the Kanto region and the other from Johto, when he explains to Crystal that Pokémon from different regions can have different colors, patterns, and features.
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc
An Alolan Rattata appeared in The Decision and the Tournament of Six.
Ilima's Alolan Rattata first appeared in A Photoshoot and the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
A Rattata appeared in Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship, under the ownership of Youngster Joey.
A Rattata appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
A Rattata appeared in Catch the Poliwag!.
A Rattata appeared in GDZ21.
A Rattata appeared in GDZ23.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
A Rattata appeared in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
Four Rattata appeared in Caring for a Mystery!.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team
Multiple Rattata appeared in Pokémon to the Rescue!.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
A Rattata appeared in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!.
A Rattata appeared in The Revenge of Mewtwo!!.
Red caught a Rattata prior to Red VS Green?! where it participated in a soccer match against Green.
Giovanni sent out two Rattata in Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!! to massage the customers in his hair salon.
Pokémon Zensho
A Rattata appeared in PZ01.
In the TCG
Main article: Rattata (TCG)Other appearances
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
A Rattata appeared in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Rattata was originally known as Rattatak.
- Rattata is notorious for being associated with the F.E.A.R. strategy.
- Rattata and its evolved form both share their category with Pikachu, Raichu, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Pawmi, and Pawmo. They are all known as the Mouse Pokémon, though Rattata and Raticate were originally called the Rat Pokémon prior to Generation III.
- Rattata has gained notoriety among the fanbase due to Youngster Joey on Route 30, and his phone calls claiming his Rattata to be within the top percentage of the species.
- Rattata has the lowest base HP of all Normal-type Pokémon.
- Alolan Rattata ties with Morpeko for the shortest Dark-type Pokémon.
- Alolan Rattata may be considered a counterpart of Yungoos. They can be caught at certain times of the day (Yungoos at day, Alolan Rattata at night). They also evolve into Gumshoos and Alolan Raticate, respectively, at level 20 at their respective times. Also, their evolved forms are the Totem Pokémon in their respective games (Gumshoos in Sun and Ultra Sun, Raticate in Moon and Ultra Moon).
- Alolan Rattata and its evolution are the only regional forms that cannot be transferred out of Pokémon HOME into any Generation VIII or Generation IX game.
- Together with Magikarp, Seedot, Ninjask, Pichu, and Goldeen, Rattata is the easiest Pokémon to catch in Pokémon Ranger, with only one loop necessary.
Origin
Rattata appears to be based on a rat or a mouse. It may draw visual inspiration from hairy-tailed packrats.
Alolan Rattata appears to be based on the black rat, brown rat, or Polynesian rat, all of which are invasive species in Hawaii. Their attacks on sugar cane fields caused the locals to import the Small Indian mongoose into Hawaii as a form of pest control, explaining the relationship between Yungoos/Gumshoos and Rattata/Raticate. Its thieving behavior and tendency to work in groups under the command of a Raticate are reminiscent of a gangster. The shape of its whiskers resembles the knot of a hokkamuri — a cloth wrapped around the head and tied under nose as a form of disguise, typically worn by thieves in Japanese media for comedic effect.
Name origin
Rattata may be a combination of rat and attack, as indicated by its beta name. It may also incorporate rat-a-tat (a tapping sound).
Koratta may be a combination of 子 ko (child) or 小 ko (small) and rat.
In other languages
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