Rattata (Pokémon)

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Rattata (Japanese: コラッタ Koratta) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into starting at level 20.
In Alola, Rattata has a dual-type regional form. It evolves into Raticate when leveled up at night starting at level 20.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
It is the player's first Toy Pokémon in Pokémon Rumble and Pokémon Rumble Rush.
==Biology==
Rattata is a small, quadrupedal . It has purple fur with a cream-colored face, paws, and underbelly. It has narrow eyes containing white sclera and pupil with red irises, rounded ears with cream-colored insides, and a single whisker on each cheek. Its long tail is tightly curled at the end. Its most notable feature is its large teeth. Like most rodents, its teeth grow continuously throughout its life and must be worn down by gnawing. This also ensures that Rattata is not awoken by the sound of its grinding teeth while sleeping. Females will have shorter whiskers.
Rattata can live wherever it can find food, which it searches for most of the day. Thanks to its sharp fangs, it is able to chew on nearly anything. When it is threatened, Rattata can deliver a powerful bite. Rattata constantly keep their ears up and will immediately scurry away from the slightest sound. is the natural predator of Rattata. Its hardiness lets it live in many environments, although it mainly lives on . Because it reproduces so quickly, a pair of Rattata can quickly colonize an area. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Rattata is known to sleep sometimes with a log in its mouth.Sleep Style Dex
Prior to Generation IV, Rattata and its evolved form, , were the only known Pokémon capable of learning the moves and .
===Forms===
Rattata has a regional form: Rattata.
Due to territory disputes with the Yungoos line, Rattata has taken on a new appearance. It has dark gray fur and grayish-purple ear insides. There are two tufts of fur on each ear and near the tip of its tail. Its long, thin whiskers are also replaced by shorter, thicker tufts of fur. The line where its cream underbelly meets its gray fur is ragged instead of smooth. Unlike its Kantonian form, it is sometimes shown as bipedal rather than being on all fours.
Rattata are non-native to Alola and arrived in cargo ships. The Rattata population in Alola was booming until and were imported as a control measure. In order to avoid these new predators, Rattata altered its habits. It moved to more urban areas, became nocturnal, and formed large nests led by .Pokémon Sun and Moon site | Alolan Rattata Each nest has an Alolan Raticate serving as their boss.
Alolan Rattata searches out fresh food by smell and ignores anything spoiled. The whiskers provide Alolan Rattata with a keen sense of smell, allowing it to find hidden food instantly. Humans are known to use Alolan Rattata when they go shopping for fresh food.
Alolan Rattata are more active when the sun sets. Alolan Rattata will search for food in order to give to their boss. It has even been known to sneak into people's homes to find food. They use their whiskers to locate the food in said homes. There have been massive outbreak in Alola due to this. As a result, Alola Rattata has become an issue of public concern for humans.
===Evolution===
Rattata evolves into .
 Rattata evolves into Alolan Raticate.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Rattata
Alolan Rattata
==Game data==
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===Held items===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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=====Alolan Rattata=====
Alolan Rattata has the same base stats as Kantonian Rattata.
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
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===Learnset===
Rattata is available in .
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
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====Alolan Rattata====
In , Rattata evolves into Alolan Raticate when leveled up at night starting at level 20. In , there is no time mechanic, so Alolan Rattata evolves starting at level 20, regardless of the time on the system clock.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Rattata debuted in Pokémon - I Choose You!, where it was trying to steal food from 's backpack. After Ash realized this and chased it off, it stopped for a moment to hiss at him before continuing to run away.
In The Path to the Pokémon League, A.J.'s three Rattata were in his Gym, with his .
In The Double Trouble Header, a Rattata after battling it with her ; and then, she used it in her battle against , where it was defeated by his . Rattata reappeared in a flashback in The Chikorita Rescue.
In Leading a Stray!, multiple Rattata assisted a in its efforts to help a trapped in the sewers.
In To Top a Totem!, multiple Rattata were chased off by a field owner. They later threatened to overrun a town in Melemele Island.
In A Team-on-Team Tussle!, multiple Alolan a protected a Darkinium Z from , Tupp, Zipp, and Rapp.
In Turning Heads and Training Hard!, a 's Rattata was quickly defeated by Ilima and his . In League Offenders and Defenders!, Rattata was defeated by Team Rocket.
====Minor appearances====
In Pokémon Emergency!, Ash used a 's Rattata in an attempt to stop 's takeover of the Pokémon Center.
In The Path to the Pokémon League, a Trainer's Rattata battled Ash's Pidgeotto but was defeated.
In Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village, two Rattata lived in the Hidden Village under Melanie's care. They reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in Electric Shock Showdown.
A Rattata appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne.
In Pokémon Fashion Flash, a Rattata was on Scissor Street, being held in its Trainer's arms.
In Sparks Fly for Magnemite, a Rattata was in Gringey City's Pokémon Center.
Two Rattata appeared in a fantasy in Dig Those Diglett!.
A Rattata appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Rattata were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In In the Pink, Team Rocket's fantasy featured a Rattata, while another was part of 's explanation.
In The Power of One, multiple Rattata sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Rattata appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Pikachu & Pichu, a Rattata was a resident of Big Town.
In The Poké Spokesman, a Rattata was in Simon's purported flashback.
In The Heartbreak of Brock, a Rattata was living at Temacu's father's lab.
Multiple Rattata appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
In Throwing in the Noctowl, a Rattata was living at Wings Alexander's barn.
A Rattata appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.
In Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, a Rattata fell sick due to Team Rocket's experiments.
In Fangs for Nothin', a Rattata was an inhabitant of the Dragon Holy Land. Additional Rattata appeared with it in the following episode.
In Johto Photo Finish, fed a Rattata at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Hoenn Alone!, three Rattata were disturbed by the from the area they lived in. and managed to drive the Haunter away.
In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Rattata to the school's underage students for use in lessons.
A Rattata appeared in A Meditite Fight!.
Multiple Rattata appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In The Saffron Con, a 's Rattata was taken by Team Rocket. In the next episode, it participated in the Saffron City Pokémon Contest.
A Rattata appeared in The Green Guardian.
In a flashback in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, two Rattata helped Jack Walker when he was a young boy lost in a blizzard.
A Rattata appeared in a flashback in Gathering the Gang of Four!.
In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Rattata participated in the .
A Rattata appeared in Following A Maiden's Voyage!.
A Rattata appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.
In The Rise of Darkrai, two Rattata were residents of the Space-Time Towers.
In Team Shocker!, a Coordinator's Rattata participated in the Performance Stage of the .
A Rattata appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1). Six additional Rattata appeared in the following episode.
A Rattata appeared in Camping It Up!.
Multiple Rattata appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind!.
In Arceus and the Jewel of Life, multiple Rattata joined the Johto first partner Pokémon in the fight against Marcus.
In Historical Mystery Tour!, Ash encountered a Rattata in Xatu's Forest.
In Last Call — First Round!, a Coordinator's Rattata was used alongside a in a Double Performance during the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
A Rattata appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Multiple Rattata appeared in Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!.
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!.
In The Island of Illusions!, a Rattata was a resident of Grand Spectrala Islet.
A Rattata appeared in a flashback in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.
In I Choose You!, a Rattata took shelter from the rain in a cave with .
A Trainer's Alolan Rattata appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
An Alolan Rattata appeared in Dewpider Ascending!.
In Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!, an Alolan Rattata scared a shrunken Ash, , and . It then fled after being confronted by .
In Battling the Beast Within! and Parallel Friendships!, three Alolan Rattata were residents of the post-apocalyptic Ultra Ruin.
An Alolan Rattata appeared in Show Me the Metal!.
Six Alolan Rattata appeared in A Timeless Encounter!, with five appearing in the past and one appearing in a picture.
A Trainer's Alolan Rattata appeared in Battling Besties!.
A Rattata appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
In A Talent for Imitation!, Goh caught a . It has since made further appearances in .
In Dreams Are Made of These!, three Rattata were followers of a Raticate.
In Caring for a Mystery!, four Rattata battled a wild after it attacked them.
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in To Train, or Not to Train!. It reappeared in Breaking the Ice!.
Two Rattata appeared in Healing the Healer!, with one appearing in a flashback.
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
Three Rattata appeared in Infinite Possibilities!.
In The Mew from Here!, a Rattata was seen on Faraway Island.
Multiple Rattata appeared in Heroes Unite!.
A Rattata appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.
A Rattata appeared in The Same Moon, Now and Forever!.
A Rattata appeared in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!.
Two Rattata appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), one under the ownership of a student of Indigo Academy.
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in HZ074, during a flashback.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, a Rattata was seen in Professor Oak's introduction; while caught another and used it to battle Brock, but it lost.
In File 2: Cubone, a Rattata was at the Pokémon House in Lavender Town.
In File 3: Giovanni, a Rattata was at Silph Co.
===Pokémon Generations===
A Rattata appeared in Ecruteak City in The Reawakening, during a flashback about the creation of the legendary beasts.
===POKÉTOON===
A Trainer's Rattata appeared in Blossom's Dream.
===Discover Pokémon Together===
Multiple Rattata appeared in . One of them evolved into a after being attacked by the titular .
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Major appearances====
=====Ratty=====
 owns a Rattata nicknamed Ratty, which first appeared in Drat That Dratini!. After with , he evolved into a .
====Minor appearances====
Rattata debuted in a cameo in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escaped from Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Rattata appeared in ...But Fearow Itself!, where was transformed into one during an accident with his Pokémon transporter.
A Rattata appeared in Buzz Off, Electabuzz!, where it reunited with its .
A Rattata appeared as a silhouette when talked about in The Jynx Jinx.
A Rattata appeared in a flashback in Growing Out of Gengar, where it was driven away from its home after the had been abandoned.
A Rattata appeared in The Legend, where one was seen by a lake when Green had finished her message to in Johto.
 Joey has a Rattata as his only known Pokémon, which first appeared in Murkrow Row.
 a Rattata on her way to Professor Elm's Laboratory in Three Cheers for Chikorita.
In Off Course with Corsola, Bill fantasized about two Rattata, one from the Kanto region and the other from Johto, when he explains to Crystal that Pokémon from different regions can have different colors, patterns, and features.
An Rattata appeared in The Decision and the Tournament of Six.
Ilima's Alolan Rattata first appeared in A Photoshoot and the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Rattata appeared in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!.
A Rattata appeared in The Revenge of Mewtwo!!.
 caught a Rattata prior to Red VS Green?! where it participated in a soccer match against .
 sent out two Rattata in Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!! to massage the customers in his hair salon.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
In The Human Race and the Pokémon Race, one of the events shown during the Nomads Independence Day festival was the Fuchsia Rattata Race, a race between only Pokémon of the Rattata species.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Rattata appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.
A Rattata appeared in Tangela's Secret.
===Pokémon Zensho===
A Rattata appeared in PZ01.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Rattata appeared in Catch the Poliwag!.
A Rattata appeared in GDZ21.
A Rattata appeared in GDZ23.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Rattata appeared in Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship, under the ownership of Joey.
A Rattata appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
Multiple Rattata appeared in Pokémon to the Rescue!.
===Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon===
A Rattata appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.
===Movie adaptations===
Two Rattata appeared in the of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.
===Pokémon Journeys===
A Rattata appeared in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
Four Rattata appeared in Caring for a Mystery!.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
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A Rattata appeared in .
==Trivia==
* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Rattata was originally known as Rattatak.
* Rattata is notorious for being associated with the F.E.A.R. strategy.
* Rattata and its evolved form both share their with , , , , , and . They are all known as the Mouse Pokémon, though Rattata and were originally called the Rat Pokémon prior to Generation III.
* Rattata has gained notoriety among the fanbase due to Joey on , and his phone calls claiming his Rattata to be within the top percentage of the species.
* Rattata has the lowest base of all Pokémon.
** Alolan Rattata has the lowest base HP and of all Pokémon.
* Alolan Rattata ties with for the shortest Dark-type Pokémon.
* Alolan Rattata may be considered a counterpart of . They can be caught at certain times of the day (Yungoos at day, Alolan Rattata at night). They also evolve into and Alolan Raticate, respectively, at level 20 at their respective times. Also, their evolved forms are the Totem Pokémon in their respective games (Gumshoos in and , Raticate in and ).
* Alolan Rattata and its evolution are the only regional forms that cannot be transferred out of into any Generation VIII or Generation IX game.
* Together with , , , , and , Rattata is the easiest Pokémon to catch in , with only one loop necessary.
===Origin===
Rattata appears to be based on a or a . It may draw visual inspiration from hairy-tailed .
Alolan Rattata appears to be based on the , , or , all of which are in . Their attacks on sugar cane fields caused the locals to import the into Hawaii as a form of pest control, explaining the relationship between / and Rattata/Raticate. Its thieving behavior and tendency to work in groups under the command of a Raticate are reminiscent of a . The shape of its whiskers resembles the knot of a hokkamuri — a cloth wrapped around the head and tied under nose as a form of disguise, typically worn by thieves in Japanese media for comedic effect.
====Name origin====
Rattata may be a combination of rat and attack, as indicated by its beta name. It may also incorporate rat-a-tat (a tapping sound).
Koratta may be a combination of 子 ko (child) or 小 ko (small) and rat.
==In other languages==
==See also==
* Ratty
* Regional form
==References==
==External links==
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