Gold Raticate sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Raticate sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #020 · Rat Pokemon

Raticate

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Raticate is a Normal-type Rat Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Route 38. Silver: Wild; locations include Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Route 38.

GENERATION II

Base stats

413
HP55
Attack81
Defense60
Sp. Atk50
Sp. Def70
Speed97

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
2'04" (0.7 m)
Weight
41.0 lbs (18.6 kg)
Catch rate
90
Base EXP
116
Growth
Medium Fast
BST
413

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 55
AttackBase 81
DefenseBase 60
Sp. AtkBase 50
Sp. DefBase 70
SpeedBase 97

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them.

Pokémon Silver

Its whiskers help it to maintain balance. Its fangs never stop growing, so it gnaws to pare them down.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

RattataLevel 20Raticate

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
11
Tables
13
Special
0
Wild encounters 13
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Burned TowerBurned Tower 1F Grass Any time Lv. 15 5% slot
Mt. MortarMount Mortar 2F Inside Grass Any time Lv. 30 10% slot
Mt. MortarMount Mortar B1 F Grass Any time Lv. 16 5% slot
Route 38 Grass Any time Lv. 16 30% slot
Route 38 Swarm GrassSnubbull swarm active Any time Lv. 16 30% slot
Route 39 Grass Any time Lv. 17 30% slot
Union CaveUnion Cave B2 F Grass Any time Lv. 22 30% slot
Route 10Route 10 North Grass Any time Lv. 16–18 Morning 20% · Day 20% · Night 25%
Route 26 Grass Any time Lv. 28–30 Morning 4% · Day 5% · Night 40%
Route 27 Grass Any time Lv. 28–30 Morning 30% · Day 40% · Night 40%
Route 7 Grass Any time Lv. 19 10% slot
Route 9 Grass Any time Lv. 15 Morning 10% · Day 10% · Night 25%
Tohjo Falls Grass Any time Lv. 22 30% slot
Silver

Wild

Areas
11
Tables
12
Special
0
Wild encounters 12
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Burned TowerBurned Tower 1F Grass Any time Lv. 15 5% slot
Mt. MortarMount Mortar 2F Inside Grass Any time Lv. 30 10% slot
Mt. MortarMount Mortar B1 F Grass Any time Lv. 16 5% slot
Route 38 Grass Any time Lv. 16 30% slot
Route 39 Grass Any time Lv. 17 30% slot
Union CaveUnion Cave B2 F Grass Any time Lv. 22 30% slot
Route 10Route 10 North Grass Any time Lv. 16–18 Morning 20% · Day 20% · Night 25%
Route 26 Grass Any time Lv. 28–30 Morning 34% · Day 35% · Night 70%
Route 27 Grass Day, NightDay 10:00–17:59 · Night 18:00–03:59 Lv. 30 10% slot
Route 7 Grass Any time Lv. 19 10% slot
Route 9 Grass Any time Lv. 15 Morning 15% · Day 15% · Night 30%
Tohjo Falls Grass Any time Lv. 22 30% slot

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

8
Lv. 1

Tackle

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
95%
PP
35

Normal · Defense Down

Power
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Normal · Priority Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Normal · Priority Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Normal · Flinch Hit

Power
80
Acc.
90%
PP
15

Normal · Speed Down 2

Power
Acc.
90%
PP
10
Lv. 30

Pursuit

Dark · Pursuit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
20

Normal · Super Fang

Power
1
Acc.
90%
PP
10
TM / HM compatibility 30 moves
TM02 TM02 · HeadbuttNormal70 power · 100% · 15 PP TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM05 TM05 · RoarNormal— power · 100% · 20 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM08 TM08 · Rock SmashFighting20 power · 100% · 15 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM14 TM14 · BlizzardIce120 power · 70% · 5 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM16 TM16 · Icy WindIce55 power · 95% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM23 TM23 · Iron TailSteel100 power · 75% · 15 PP TM25 TM25 · ThunderElectric120 power · 70% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM28 TM28 · DigGround60 power · 100% · 10 PP TM30 TM30 · Shadow BallGhost80 power · 100% · 15 PP TM31 TM31 · Mud-SlapGround20 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM40 TM40 · Defense CurlNormal— power · 100% · 40 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM46 TM46 · ThiefDark40 power · 100% · 10 PP HM01 HM01 · CutNormal50 power · 95% · 30 PP HM04 HM04 · StrengthNormal80 power · 100% · 15 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.