Is Rattata Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Filler for the first few routes while you work toward Butterfree for Brock. Most players box Rattata before Cerulean City once the gift starters and better catches show up.
Brock's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Rattata's defenses.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Raticate has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Raticate trades roughly evenly with 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
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- LV 14NormalHyper FangPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- 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 Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- 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 Yellow
Rattata floods the early routes and keeps appearing right up through the Pokemon Mansion, where it's in the 40s. 16 spots, common at nearly all of them, so it's hard to avoid.
16 locations to catch Rattata
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Where To Catch Rattata in Y
The line opens with Rattata at Lv. 2-43 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Rattata ✓Route 2Lv.3-4GrassRate 35%Route 1Lv.2-4GrassRate 30%Route 21Lv.13-15GrassRate 30%Route 5Lv.14-16GrassRate 30%Route 6Lv.14-16GrassRate 30%Route 11Lv.15-17GrassRate 30%Route 3Lv.10-12GrassRate 15%Route 4Lv.10-12GrassRate 15%Route 22Lv.3GrassRate 10%Route 16Lv.23-24GrassRate 25%Route 18Lv.23-24GrassRate 25%Route 10Lv.18GrassRate 20%Route 9Lv.18GrassRate 15%Route 7Lv.20GrassRate 15%Route 8Lv.20GrassRate 15%Pokémon Mansion - 1FLv.34-37FloorRate 30%Pokémon Mansion - 2FLv.37-40FloorRate 30%Pokémon Mansion - 3FLv.40-43FloorRate 30%
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into RaticateRoute 21Lv.15GrassRate 5%Route 10Lv.20GrassRate 5%Route 16Lv.25-26GrassRate 5%Route 18Lv.25-26GrassRate 5%or evolve from Rattata (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Rattata catch odds in the Yellow 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
Good
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
Y Rattata Best Moveset
72 Speed outpaces some mid-tier threats but 56 Attack behind Normal moves can't close anything out. The moves point toward MoveSuper Fang on Raticate, where halving HP ignores the stat problem entirely.
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
Will chew on anything with its fangs. If you see one, it is certain that 40 more live in the area.
Rattata Yellow Guide
For Yellow, 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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