Bayley's Raticate

**Bayley's Raticate** (Japanese: **ベイリーのラッタ** *Beiri's Ratta*) is the very first Pokémon that Bayley ever owned.

## **History**

### **Kanto**

Raticate first appeared as a Rattata as one of the many Pokémon living in Viridian Forest. Edge first met Bayley, he lent her his Pikachu to capture her first Pokémon, which happened to be Rattata. With Edge's guidance, Rattata is captured as Bayley's Pokémon.

### **Two Years Later**

Rattata helped Bayley in her escape from Lorelei and her Ice-type Pokémon. When Bayley and Bill were trapped by a chunk of ice, Rattata slips underneath it and uses Hyper Fang to drop it into the river, allowing them to escape.

Rattata battled alongside Doduo against Super Nerd Miles in an attempt to rescue Edge's Pikachu. Completely pinned by Miles's attack, Bayley decides to give herself up to Marowak's Bonemerang, recalling Rattata and Doduo before taking a direct hit to the chest. Although injured, Bayley attaches Rattata and Doduo's Poké Balls to the bone, which come swinging back at him. Rattata and Doduo then get released and help Pikachu to escape. When Miles pursue them, the three release a combo attack, with Rattata breaking apart a nearby building with his teeth, Doduo kicking them in the air, and Pikachu electrifying them and sending it at Miles, defeating him.

Rattata battled against a wild Caterpie that Bayley wished to catch. The two spent all day trying, but could not find a way to do it without hurting him. Robyn Oak eventually steps in and helps the two capture Caterpie. After the battle, Rattata evolves into a Raticate, much to Bayley's shock and initial dismay. By the next morning, she had recovered from the trauma and declared that regardless of his appearance, Raticate is still the same Rattata she knew, and it would not bother her anymore.

Shortly after evolving, Raticate gnawed the sinking S.S. Anne in two to help Bayley defeat the Team Rocket Elite Trio.

Raticate is sent out alongside his teammates to battle against Lance and his Dragonite. Raticate attacks with a Super Fang, but Dragonite simply shrugs it off and throws Raticate away. He is later used in a team attack to try and stop Lance from shooting bubbles. Bayley had Caterpie cover the volcano crater in String Shot to form a net that is doused by her Omanyte's water, linked to Raticate's sensitive whiskers. Upon Lance triggering the net, Raticate signals to Pikachu to send electricity down the net, forcing Lance's bubble into view. Bayley then orders Doduo to break the bubble with Drill Peck, but the attack proves too weak.

Raticate participated along the rest of Bayley's team to battle Lance and assisted in defeating his team.

### **Crisis of Deoxys**

Raticate appeared to help open a way onto the Team Rocket airship by chewing a passage open.

## **New Era**

### **Indigo Challenge**

When Bayley battled Dwayne to test his skills as a Pokémon Trainer, Raticate was chosen as Bayley's first Pokémon of choice, facing off against Dwayne's Pidgey. Pidgey uses Sand-Attack, but Raticate easily dodges and knocks out Pidgey with a single Bite. Dwayne then sends out his Metapod. Raticate attacks with another Bite, but Dwayne orders Metapod to use Harden and his hardened skin cause Raticate's teeth to hurt, and Raticate rolls around in pain, and Bayley forfeits the round, tying the score 1-1.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Being Bayley's first Pokémon, the two of them share a strong bond, evident by the fact that Bayley releases those she does not consider her friend. Her care and attachment towards Raticate also comes from the fact that Edge, someone whom Bayley looks up to, and also holds romantic feelings for, aided her in capturing Raticate in the first place.

## **Moves used**

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.