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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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 AwayNiche

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

GutsTop Pick

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

HustleHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It eats anything. Wherever food is available, it will settle down and produce offspring continuously.

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 IV 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Meditite FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Rattata Focus Blast 2x 142-169%KO Drain Punch 2x 94-113%KO Brick Break 2x 94-113%KO View Meditite builds →
Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 10 Arm ThrustLv. 7 Damage vs Rattata Focus Blast 2x 106-125%KO Brick Break 2x 121-144%KO Vital Throw 2x 110-131%KO Arm Thrust 2x 31-38% View Makuhita builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Bite, Counter, Flame Wheel and 7 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

10moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Rattata Best Moveset

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

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Guts

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Rattata

HardyNEUTRAL

Utility Moveset

EndeavorSTAB
Quick AttackSTAB
ToxicUtility
Thunder Wave

Recommended Teammates

StarmieGood

LudicoloGood

KingdraGood

Moves

STAB runs through Last Resort and Double-Edge for the basics, but Rattata's real strength is the 12-type coverage spread. Dark and Ice hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

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

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

S—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

S—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Bite

D6010025Dark

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Flame Wheel

—6010025Fire

Egg

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Egg

Last Resort

C1301005Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Reversal

——10015Fighting

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Swagger

——9015Normal

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Endeavor

S—1005Normal

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Last Resort

C1301005Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Tutor

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Rattata Locations

Easy grab on Rattata with high spawn rates across 72 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Rattata in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Before you go hunting for Rattata, check which of the 72 spots belong to your version. HeartGold and SoulSilver each have different walking encounters at Lv. 2-24.

Sprout Tower

HeartGoldGrass Lv.3-5 Building

100%Early

Night

Sprout Tower

HeartGoldGrass Lv.3-6 Building

100%Early

Morning/day

Sprout Tower

SoulSilverGrass Lv.3-5 Building

100%Early

Night

Sprout Tower

SoulSilverGrass Lv.3-6 Building

100%Early

Morning/day

Burned Tower - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.13-15 Building

50%Early

Burned Tower - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.13-15 Building

50%Early

Burned Tower - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.14-16 Building

50%Early

Morning/night

Burned Tower - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.14 Building

50%Early

Day

Burned Tower - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.14-16 Building

50%Early

Morning/night

Burned Tower - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.14 Building

50%Early

Day

Route 46

HeartGoldGrass Lv.2-4 Route

CommonEarly

Route 46

SoulSilverGrass Lv.2-4 Route

CommonEarly

Route 1

HeartGoldGrass Lv.2-6 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 1

HeartGoldGrass Lv.2 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 1

SoulSilverGrass Lv.2-6 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 1

SoulSilverGrass Lv.2 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 30

SoulSilverGrass Lv.3-4 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 22

SoulSilverGrass Lv.3-7 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 22

SoulSilverGrass Lv.3 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 22

HeartGoldGrass Lv.3-7 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 22

HeartGoldGrass Lv.3 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 31

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4-5 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 31

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4-5 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 32

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 32

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4-6 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 33

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4-7 Route

CommonEarly

Union Cave - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4-6 Cave

CommonEarly

Route 3

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5-8 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 3

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 3

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5-10 Route

CommonEarly

Route 4

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 4

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5-10 Route

CommonEarly

Route 4

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5-8 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 33

HeartGoldGrass Lv.6-7 Route

CommonEarly

Morning

Union Cave - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.6-8 Cave

CommonEarly

Route 34

SoulSilverGrass Lv.11-13 Route

CommonEarly

Route 34

HeartGoldGrass Lv.11-13 Route

CommonEarly

Route 9

SoulSilverGrass Lv.13-15 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 9

SoulSilverGrass Lv.13 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 11

SoulSilverGrass Lv.15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 11

HeartGoldGrass Lv.15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 7

HeartGoldGrass Lv.15-19 Route

CommonEarly

Morning

Route 9

HeartGoldGrass Lv.15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 29

HeartGoldGrass Lv.2-4 Route

UncommonEarly

Night

Route 29

SoulSilverGrass Lv.2-4 Route

UncommonEarly

Night

Route 32

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4-6 Route

UncommonEarly

Day

Route 33

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4-6 Route

UncommonEarly

Day

Union Cave - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4 Cave

UncommonEarly

Route 33

SoulSilverGrass Lv.6 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning

Mt. Mortar - 1F North

SoulSilverGrass Lv.14 Cave

UncommonEarly

Mt. Mortar - 1F North

HeartGoldGrass Lv.14 Cave

UncommonEarly

Mt. Mortar - 1F South

HeartGoldGrass Lv.14-16 Cave

UncommonEarly

Mt. Mortar - 1F South

SoulSilverGrass Lv.14-16 Cave

UncommonEarly

Route 29

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4 Route

RareEarly

Morning/day

Route 29

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4 Route

RareEarly

Morning/day

Route 32

SoulSilverGrass Lv.6 Route

RareEarly

Morning

Union Cave - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.6 Cave

RareEarly

Route 7

SoulSilverGrass Lv.15 Route

RareEarly

Morning

Bell Tower - 2F-10F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.20-24 Building

100%Mid

Morning/day

Bell Tower - 2F-10F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.20-24 Building

100%Mid

Morning/day

Bell Tower - 2F-10F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.22-24 Building

100%Mid

Night

Bell Tower - 2F-10F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22-24 Building

100%Mid

Night

Route 38

HeartGoldGrass Lv.16 Route

CommonMid

Route 39

HeartGoldGrass Lv.16 Route

CommonMid

Route 7

HeartGoldGrass Lv.17 Route

CommonMid

Night

Route 7

HeartGoldGrass Lv.17-19 Route

CommonMid

Day

Mt. Mortar - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.16 Cave

UncommonMid

Mt. Mortar - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.16 Cave

UncommonMid

Union Cave - B2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.20 Cave

RareMid

Union Cave - B2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.20 Cave

RareMid

Tohjo Falls

HeartGoldGrass Lv.20 Water

RareMid

Tohjo Falls

SoulSilverGrass Lv.20 Water

RareMid

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 332-391%KO Focus Blast 2x 162-191%KO Brick Break 2x 170-200%KO Vital Throw 2x 158-187%KO View Machoke builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Karate ChopLv. 13 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 280-330%KO Focus Blast 2x 129-152%KO Brick Break 2x 143-170%KO Karate Chop 2x 96-113%KO View Mankey builds →
Meditite FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 172-204%KO Focus Blast 2x 139-165%KO Drain Punch 2x 88-104%KO Brick Break 2x 88-104%KO View Meditite builds →
Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 10 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 225-265%KO Focus Blast 2x 99-117%KO Brick Break 2x 114-135%KO Vital Throw 2x 106-126%KO View Makuhita builds →
Tyrogue Fighting	D
Obtain MethodMt Mortar Gift Available Moves Moves Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Rattata Brick Break 2x 84-100%KO Rock Smash 2x 48-57% View Tyrogue builds →

Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 SubmissionLv. 32 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 349-411%KO Focus Blast 2x 167-197%KO Submission 2x 187-221%KO Brick Break 2x 178-209%KO View Machoke builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Karate ChopLv. 13 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 291-343%KO Focus Blast 2x 134-158%KO Brick Break 2x 147-174%KO Karate Chop 2x 100-118%KO View Mankey builds →
Meditite FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 178-209%KO High Jump Kick 2x 154-182%KO Focus Blast 2x 143-170%KO Drain Punch 2x 89-107%KO View Meditite builds →
Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 10 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 234-276%KO Focus Blast 2x 96-114%KO Brick Break 2x 120-142%KO Vital Throw 2x 111-130%KO View Makuhita builds →
Tyrogue Fighting	D
Obtain MethodMt Mortar Gift Available Moves Moves Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Rattata Brick Break 2x 87-103%KO Rock Smash 2x 46-55% View Tyrogue builds →

Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 SubmissionLv. 32 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 334-393%KO Focus Blast 2x 161-191%KO Submission 2x 182-215%KO Brick Break 2x 168-199%KO View Machoke builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Karate ChopLv. 13 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 278-328%KO Focus Blast 2x 130-154%KO Brick Break 2x 141-166%KO Karate Chop 2x 96-114%KO View Mankey builds →
Meditite FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 172-203%KO High Jump Kick 2x 151-178%KO Focus Blast 2x 138-162%KO Drain Punch 2x 89-105%KO View Meditite builds →
Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 10 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 227-268%KO Focus Blast 2x 96-114%KO Brick Break 2x 116-138%KO Vital Throw 2x 109-130%KO View Makuhita builds →
Tyrogue Fighting	D
Obtain MethodMt Mortar Gift Available Moves Moves Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Rattata Brick Break 2x 82-97% Rock Smash 2x 47-57% View Tyrogue builds →

Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 40 SubmissionLv. 32 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 349-412%KO Focus Blast 2x 165-195%KO Cross Chop 2x 234-276%KO Submission 2x 190-223%KO View Machoke builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 37 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 293-345%KO Focus Blast 2x 133-157%KO Cross Chop 2x 195-230%KO Brick Break 2x 148-174%KO View Mankey builds →
Meditite FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 178-209%KO High Jump Kick 2x 153-181%KO Focus Blast 2x 144-171%KO Drain Punch 2x 92-108%KO View Meditite builds →
Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 40 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Rattata Focus Punch 2x 237-279%KO Close Combat 2x 190-223%KO Focus Blast 2x 98-115%KO Brick Break 2x 121-143%KO View Makuhita builds →
Tyrogue Fighting	D
Obtain MethodMt Mortar Gift Available Moves Moves Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Rattata Brick Break 2x 85-101%KO Rock Smash 2x 47-56% View Tyrogue builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Close Combat MegahornSTAB Stone Edge Sleep Talk Damage vs Rattata Close Combat 2x 422-497%KO Megahorn 211-248%KO Stone Edge 117-138%KO View Heracross builds →