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raticate
#020

Raticate

Mouse Pokémon

Normal

RATICATE’s sturdy fangs grow steadily. To keep them ground down, it gnaws on rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses.

Base Stats

HP 55
Attack 81
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 70
Speed 97
Total 413

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Mouse Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 18.5 kg
Base Exp 145
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 127
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

raticate Front Front
raticate Back Back
raticate Front Shiny Front Shiny
raticate Back Shiny Back Shiny
raticate Front ♀ Front ♀
raticate Back ♀ Back ♀
raticate Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
raticate Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
raticate Official Art Official Art
raticate Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 18.3%
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Guts
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Reversal
Moves
Substitute / Endure
Return / Quick Attack
Item
Liechi Berry / Salac Berry
Ability
Guts
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Raticate stands out as the fastest unboosted attacker in the tier (not counting the irrelevant Voltorb) and is an extremely potent offensive threat on teams built with the focus of sweeping with it. Apart from its Speed, which places it just above the base 95 Speed tier occupied primarily by Plusle and Haunter, it boasts a great STAB type in Normal, decent coverage options, a great ability that can take its threat level to 11, and enough flexibility to keep its opponents on their toes the second it makes its presence known. The only major downside to bringing Raticate is that nearly every team is going to be naturally prepared for it, whether that be through the near-omnipresence of Hitmonchan in the tier or through the presence of physically bulky checks to it like Sableye and Relicanth. Regardless, Raticate's deadliness is undeniable, and it's definitely worth consideration for building a team around.

Most Used Moves

Return
51.3%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc