Is Raticate Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Raticate hits hard through status-powered MoveFacade with AbilityGuts. Burns and poison become fuel instead of handicaps. The problem is Swellow does this faster and flies. Speed and native availability decide it.
Roxanne's typing presses Raticate's defenses.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Raticate cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
Recommended Moves
- LV 13NormalHyper FangPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Raticate in Emerald
Catching a wild Raticate is impossible in Emerald. Send a Rattata across and level it to 20, since neither stage spawns anywhere in Hoenn.
How to Obtain Raticate in E
- Step 1Obtain RattataLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 1. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 2. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Tin Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Raticate ✓
How to Get Shiny Raticate in Emerald
Raticate lives in FireRed and LeafGreen, prowling the Pokemon Mansion and Route 16 through Route 18; hunt the shiny there, or evolve a traded Rattata, then move it into Emerald. See every game where Shiny Raticate can be hunted
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
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 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Bite, Counter, Flame Wheel and 5 more.
E Raticate Best Moveset
Fast physical Normal at 97 Speed. AbilityGuts converts status conditions into a 50%% Attack boost, flipping burns and poison from cripples to power-ups. The moveset fires MoveReturn for Normal TermStab hard and fast, though 55 HP and 60 Defense collapse to any strong counter-attack.
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
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
A 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.
Raticate Emerald Guide
No. Raticate isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
For Emerald, it depends on your team. Raticate rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Normal coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
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 Emerald, Raticate plays as a pivot. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Endeavor is the primary attack.
In Emerald, Jolly is the go-to nature for Raticate. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 52 HP / 252 Atk / 204 Spe EVs. Fits the pivot role.
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
Winds & Waves
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