
Is Rattata Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Zigzagoon fills the early Normal filler role with AbilityPickup generating free items. Rattata doesn't even have that utility. No reason to trade for this.
Roxanne's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Rattata's weaknesses hard.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Rattata trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Rattata has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Trade
Rattata 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.
Recommended Moves
- LV 13NormalHyper FangPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lilycove Department Store
How to Get Rattata in Ruby & Sapphire
Zigzagoon and Poochyena take the common early-route slot in Hoenn, so Rattata never appears. The only way to get one is a trade from another game.
How to Obtain Rattata in RS
Step 1Rattata ✓LATER 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 2Evolve into Raticate
How to Get Shiny Rattata in Ruby & Sapphire
Since Rattata skips Ruby & Sapphire entirely, raise a shiny in the grass of Route 1 in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over. See every game where Shiny Rattata can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Rattata Weak Against
GoodRattata 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 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Bite, Counter, Flame Wheel and 5 more to offspring.
RS Rattata Best Moveset
Normal pre-evolution with AbilityGuts boosting Attack by 50%% when statused, a mechanic that matters more on Raticate. MoveSuper Fang waits at the next stage. Low stats everywhere.
Best Build
Rattata best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Endeavor
- Substitute
- Quick Attack
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Bite and Counter on Rattata. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Uproar and Hyper Fang, they expand what Rattata can actually threaten in practice.
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 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
RATTATA is cautious in the extreme. Even while it is asleep, it constantly listens by moving its ears around. It is not picky about where it lives - it will make its nest anywhere.
Rattata Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Rattata isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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