
Is Raticate Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Raticate with AbilityGuts punishes anything that tries to inflict status. Poison and burn damage still ticks, but the Attack boost more than compensates. Handles trainer battles through Surge and contributes against Erika. Falls off during the late gyms once better Normal-types arrive. Raticate with AbilityRun Away gets replaced even faster.
Brock's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Rattata on Route 1 (walking, Lv 2-4, common).
- LV 13NormalHyper Fang12090%15
- After Misty
- TM10NormalHidden Power90100%15
- After Erika
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam128100%15
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
Your Rattata should hit Level 20 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20NormalHyper Fang12090%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- HM04NormalStrength120100%15
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- After Sabrina
- TUTORElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam128100%15
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Raticate in FireRed & LeafGreen
Raticate picks up right where Rattata drops off. Ten grass encounters in both versions, but packed into just a few late-game routes.
Wild Raticate may be holding when caught:
4 locations to catch Raticate9 locations to catch Rattata
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Catch Rattata at any of the 9 locations below, then level it up to 20 — it evolves into Raticate.
Where To Catch Raticate in FRLG
Rattata is your first catch on the way to Raticate. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-38 across 38 total spots in the chain.
Raticate Weakness
Raticate is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Raticate's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Raticate Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Raticate
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Tyranitar's Earthquake hits Raticate for 70-83%. Gengar's Explosion hits Raticate for 65-77%. Metagross's Explosion also KOs at 176-207%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Raticate View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide53-62% Earthquake70-83% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Raticate View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt50-59% Explosion65-77% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Raticate View Metagross builds →Explosion176-207%KO Earthquake71-83% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Raticate View Machamp builds →Rock Slide52-61% | ||
Raticate Evolutions
Raticate is what Rattata becomes. Breed it for Rattata eggs (quick to hatch). A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolution from Rattata pushed Raticate to 413 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +35. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Raticate to get Rattata eggs easily using 102 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Bite, Counter, Flame Wheel and 5 more.
FRLG Raticate Best Moveset
97 Speed with AbilityGuts turning status conditions into a 50%% Attack boost gives Raticate a surprising edge. Normal TermStab from MoveReturn hits hard when Guts activates. The moveset works as a fast physical attacker, though 55 HP and 60 Defense mean one strong counter-hit usually ends things.
Best Build
Raticate best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Endeavor
- Double Edge
- Super Fang
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Raticate gets Bite and Counter exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Hyper Beam and Double-Edge.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its rear feet have three toes each. They are webbed, enabling it to swim across rivers.
It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off.
Raticate FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Raticate can be caught in the wild at Route 16, Route 17, Route 18, and Pokemon Mansion in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Raticate appears in 18 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves