
Is Rattata Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Fast and useful for the first few routes. Rattata punches above its weight early, but once the difficulty ramps up around the fourth or fifth gym, there are better Normal-types available. Most players swap it out around Celadon City.
Brock's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Rattata on Route 1 (walking, Lv 2-4, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 14NormalHyper FangPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket thief after you defeat him in Cerulean City
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Rattata to Raticate
Rattata evolves into Raticate at Level 20. Your Rattata should hit Level 20 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20NormalHyper FangPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket thief after you defeat him in Cerulean City
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
How to Get Rattata in Red & Blue
Rattata floods the early and mid-game map, common at all 14 of its encounters across seven routes in both versions. Finding one is never the problem.
7 locations to catch Rattata
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Rattata in RB
The line opens with Rattata at Lv. 2-23 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into RaticateRoute 17Lv.25-29GrassRate 30%Route 18Lv.25-29GrassRate 20%Route 21Lv.30GrassRate 15%Route 16Lv.23-25GrassRate 5%or evolve from Rattata (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Rattata catch odds in the Red & Blue Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
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 |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Rattata Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Rattata
Rattata Evolutions
A Normal type with 243 stats, Rattata has a chain leading to Raticate. Breeding won't work. The evolved forms gain up to 170 total stats over Rattata. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Rattata Best Moveset
Normal pre-evolution. 56 Attack and 72 Speed aren't terrible but can't compete with anything fully evolved. Heading toward Raticate and Super Fang.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Substitute
- Thunderbolt
- Rest
- Blizzard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Rattata. TMs unlock Ice and Water coverage and more and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Skull Bash and Double-Edge into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Bites anything when it attacks. Small and very quick, it is a common sight in many places.
Rattata Red & Blue Guide
For Red & Blue, you can run Rattata through the first few routes without issues. 243 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Raticate as fast as you can.
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.
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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Where to go next after Rattata.