What does Rattata evolve into?

Get Rattata to Raticate at level 20. At 253 BST, Rattata is just the starting point.

At what level does Rattata evolve?

Level 20 gets you Raticate . Quick enough that Rattata barely slows you down.

Should I use Rattata?

For Black & White, you can run Rattata through the first few routes without issues. 253 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Raticate as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Rattata?

You can find Rattata in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.

Rattata - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

72Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Attack carry most of Rattata's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP30

Attack56

Defense35

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def35

Speed72

Total253

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight3.5 kg

Base XP51

Abilities

Run AwayPopular

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

GutsPopular

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

HustleHA

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Cautious in the extreme, its hardy vitality lets it live in any kind of environment.

Rattata Weakness

Rattata's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.

Rattata Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Rattata in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Conkeldurr can KO Rattata with Drain Punch (315-372%).

Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Ice Punch Thunder Punch Damage vs Rattata Drain Punch 2x 315-372%KO Mach Punch 2x 169-199%KO View Conkeldurr builds →

Black & White Evolution

One evolution ahead. Rattata grows into Raticate through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Rattata. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#019Rattata

Level 20

#020Raticate

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Rattata

Normal

Raticate

Normal

55+25

ATK

81+25

DEF

60+25

SP.ATK

50+25

SP.DEF

70+35

SPE

97+25

BST

253D-Tier

413C-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Rattata easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Bite, Counter, Final Gambit and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Rattata Best Moveset

One guaranteed turn is all Rattata needs. Focus Sash buys it, spread EVs make it count, and Guts adds something extra. The goal: deal early damage and deal damage with Endeavor. The remaining moves gives it play beyond just the lead turn.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Attacker

Ability

Guts

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Rattata

HardyNEUTRAL

Rattata best EVs are Attack

EVs

Atk

Physical Attacker Moveset

UnknownSTAB
EndeavorSTAB
Quick AttackSTAB

Recommended Teammates

AronExcellent

TyranitarGood

AlakazamGood

Moves

STAB runs through Last Resort and Double-Edge for the basics, but Rattata's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Dark and Ice hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 4

Quick Attack+1

S4010030Normal

Lv 7

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 10

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 13

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 16

Hyper Fang

—809015Normal

Lv 19

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Lv 22

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 25

Assurance

—5010010Dark

Lv 28

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Lv 31

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 34

Endeavor

S—1005Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

D701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM93

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Bite

D6010025Dark

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Final Gambit

D—1005Fighting

Egg

Flame Wheel

—6010025Fire

Egg

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Egg

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Rattata can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Rattata in Black & White

No wild encounters for Rattata in Black & White. It's available in Red, Yellow, or Gold and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Rattata is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Red Yellow Gold

Rattata Guide

Get Rattata to Raticate at level 20. At 253 BST, Rattata is just the starting point.
Level 20 gets you Raticate. Quick enough that Rattata barely slows you down.
For Black & White, you can run Rattata through the first few routes without issues. 253 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Raticate as fast as you can.
You can find Rattata in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since debuting in Red & Blue, Rattata has appeared in 18 titles over 10 generations. Along the way, it received an Alolan form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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