General info
- Type
- Normal
- Ability
- Run Away (Can always escape from a non-trainer battle)/ Guts (Attacks is multiplied by 1,5 when affected by a status condition)
- Base Stats
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- HP: 55
- Attack: 81
- Defense: 60
- Special Attack: 50
- Special Defense: 70
- Speed: 97
- Description
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Eventhough Rattata is one of the most common POkémon in the game, seen even from the very beginning, his evolved form is not extremely bad, possessing a well around Attack and Speed which along with the ability, Guts can inflict serious damage before going down.
Role #1: Physical Sweeper
- Item Held
- Liechi Berry (raises Attack when HP are low)/ Choice Band (Increases move’s power but only the selected move can be used until switched)
- Nature
- Jolly (+Speed –Special Attack)/Adamant (+Attack –Special Attack)
- Effort Points
- 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP
- Moveset
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- Quick Attack
- Super Fang
- Shadow Ball
- Return/Hidden Power Fighting
- Strategy
The first moveset is quite obvious: take advantage of Raticate’s Attack and Speed and sweep your way to victory. Super Fang is there because it deals an amount of damage equal to the opponent’s Pokémon current Hit Points, which in some cases is better. Use either Liechi Berry or Choice Band. Both will work well with this set.
Role #2: Physical Sweeper (variant)
- Item Held
- Liechi Berry (raises Attack when HP are low)
- Nature
- Jolly (+Speed –Special Attack)/Adamant (+Attack –Special Attack)
- Effort Points
- 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP
- Moveset
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- Substitute
- Quick Attack
- Endeavor
- Shadow Ball
- Strategy
This is kinds tricky but works well. You must use Substitute twice so that your Hit Points drop low, activating Liechi Berry. After using Substitute for the second time, make use of Endeavor which will surely hurt! Finish your opponent’s off by using Quick Attack.
Egg Moves
These are the moves Rattata can learn through breeding with Pokémon of the Ground Egg Group, and the Pokémon it can get them from.
- Screech
- Ekans/Arbok, Meowth/Persian, Psyduck/Golduck, Mankey/Primape, Aipom, Umbreon, Dunsparce, Sneasel or Keckleon
- Counter
- Slakoth/Vigoroth/Slaking
- Bite
- Ekans/Arbok, Meowth/Persian, Growlithe/Arcanine, Eevee/Vaporeon/Jolteon/Flareon/Espeon/Umbreon, Snubbull/Granbull, Houndour/Houndoom, Poochyena/Mightyena or Elektrike/Manectric
- Flame Wheel
- Growlithe/Arcanine or Cyndaquil/Quilava/Typhlosion
- Reversal
- Vigoroth/Slaking
- Fury Swipes
- Sandshrew/Sandslash, Meowth/Persian, Psyduck/Golduck, Mankey/Primape, Sentrer/Furret, Aipom, Sneasel, Teddiursa/Ursaring or Linoone
- Uproar
- Spinda, Vigoroth/Slaking or Whismur/Loudred/Exploud
- Swagger
- Poochyena/Mightyena, Nuzleaf/Shiftry, Slaking or Seviper
Training Grounds
This section is to advise you on the areas in which you can train for the acquisition of the Effort Points presented above. It is recommended you use 10 vitamins on the stat you desire to raise. Do not use vitamins on stats that require less than 100 Effort Points. Equip the Macho Brace on your Pokémon to speed up the process even more.
- Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald
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- HP
- Rusturf Tunner [Wishmur +1]
- Attack
- Fish with Super Rod on Route 118 [Carvanha +1]
- Speed
- Route 118 [Elektrike +1] [Manectric +2] [Zigzagoon +1] [Linoone +2] [Wingull +1]
- Fire Red/Leaf Green
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- HP
- Viridian Forest [Caterpie +1]
- Attack
- Routes 16, 18 [Doduo +1] [Dodrio +2]
- Speed
- Routes 13 to 15 [Pidgey +1] [Pidgeotto +2]
- Diglett’s Cave [Diglett +1] [Dugtrio +2]
Contests
- Item Held
- Red Scarf
- Contest Moveset
- Quick Attack [Cool]
- Shock Wave [Cool]
- Thunderbolt [Cool]
- Hyper Beam [Cool]
Another Pokémon suitable for Cool contest. However, you should use some TM’s on Rattata/Raticate before applying for it. The strategy is fairly simple: Quick Attack then Shock Wave for a bunch of Cool Appeal points. Follow this and you will not fail.
More precisely
- If you appeal 1st:
- Round 1: Shock Wave
- Round 2: Quick Attack
- Round 3: Shock Wave
- Round 4: Quick Attack
- Round 5: Shock Wave
- If you appeal 2nd, 3rd or 4th:
- Round 1: Quick Attack
- Round 2: Shock Wave
- Round 3: Quick Attack
- Round 4: Shock Wave
- Round 5: Hyper Beam
Useful Links: If you are not familiar with game language used above, read through the
Stats & Training Guide, the Team Building Guide and the Egg Group Guide. More guides shall be added soon to help you out. If you have suggestions on additional movesets for either Battles or Contests, please post them in the Comments section. I will then evaluate them and probably add some of them, giving you credit.