Is Rattata Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
National Dex routes put Rattata in Sinnoh, but the story is already over. Bibarel handled the Normal slot and HM duties through the entire adventure.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Rattata has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Byron's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Rattata has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with 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 Rattata on Route 225 (walking, Lv 20-22, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20NormalHyper FangPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 31NormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner building in the Battle Park, entered through the Fight Area gatehouse
Evolve Rattata to Raticate
Rattata evolves into Raticate at Level 20. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20NormalHyper 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
- LV 39NormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Rattata in Diamond & Pearl
Rattata barely registers in Sinnoh, sitting as a rare walking encounter on just two late routes around level 20. For such a common Pokemon elsewhere, it is oddly hard to bump into here.
Wild Rattata 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 Rattata
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Rattata in DP
Rattata is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 20-22. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Rattata ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Raticateor evolve from Rattata (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Rattata catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Rattata in Diamond & Pearl
Rattata scurries across Route 225 and Route 226, where a clean PokeRadar chain brings its shiny in fast. Compare Shiny Rattata odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Rattata 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Rattata in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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.
| 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 Rattata Weak Against
Good
Rattata Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Rattata easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Bite, Counter, Flame Wheel and 7 more to offspring.
DP Rattata Best Moveset
One trick worth knowing: Held ItemFocus Sash survives any single hit at 1 HP, MoveEndeavor drops the opponent to 1 HP, then MoveQuick Attack finishes. The moveset lives and dies on that one sequence.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Endeavor
- Quick Attack
- Toxic
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Last Resort and Double-Edge for the basics, but Rattata's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Dark and Ice hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
33 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Cautious in the extreme, its hardy vitality lets it live in any kind of environment.
Rattata Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Rattata 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.
In Diamond & Pearl, Rattata has 253 BST and evolves into Raticate. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Rattata is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Rattata becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
Rattata has an Alolan form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 7. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Rattata has appeared in 18 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received an Alolan form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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- 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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