Raticate
Mouse Pokémon
Its hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Raticate
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Raticate can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 10 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Laser Focus Guarantees a critical hit with the user’s next move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 13 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 14 | Hyper Fang Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 16 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 19 | Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 27 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 29 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 39 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Super Fang Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP. | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 44 | Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Raticate.






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Cite this page
“Raticate”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/raticate.
Species data from PokéAPI.