Is Raticate Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityGuts turns status conditions into Attack boosts for Raticate. Interesting mechanic on a Pokemon that arrives too late to use it against anything that matters. Story teams are set long before postgame routes open.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Raticate resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Raticate resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Raticate resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Raticate on Route 225 (walking, Lv 50-52, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50NormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 50NormalHyper FangPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Raticate in Diamond & Pearl
Raticate is a common walking find on the same pair of postgame routes as Rattata, but at a steep level 50 plus. You can catch it fully evolved instead of grinding the rare Rattata up.
Wild Raticate may be holding when caught:
Chilan Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a Normal-type attack to halve the damage.2 locations to catch Raticate2 locations to catch Rattata
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Rattata at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 20 — it evolves into Raticate.
Badge 8Where To Catch Raticate in DP
To get Raticate, start by catching Rattata through walking encounters at Lv. 20-22. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Raticate ✓or evolve from Rattata (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Raticate catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Raticate in Diamond & Pearl
Raticate roams the same Route 225 and Route 226, so keep a PokeRadar chain alive on it to reach the shiny odds. Compare Shiny Raticate odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Raticate Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Raticate preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Raticate Weak Against
Good
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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Bite, Counter, Flame Wheel and 7 more.
DP Raticate Best Moveset
Burning itself triggers AbilityGuts through Held ItemFlame Orb and blocks other status from landing, which matters when MoveThunder Wave and MoveToxic are everywhere. 97 Speed outruns most lower-tier threats, and the moveset hits hard with boosted physical Normal attacks.
Best Build
Raticate best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Facade
- Protect
- U Turn
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Double-Edge and Blizzard bring the raw damage. But Raticate also picks up coverage across 11 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
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
38 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls.
Raticate Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Raticate in Diamond & Pearl can hold Chilan Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Chilan Berry.
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Raticate rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Normal coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Yes. Raticate is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Raticate becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
Yes. Alolan Raticate is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 7. Plays completely differently from the original.
In Diamond & Pearl, Raticate plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Facade is the primary attack.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Raticate appears in 18 games spanning 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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