Pokemon #19. Rattata, normal type, Rat pokemon.
Intro: Rattata is one of the most wide-spread pokemon known. It’s a small purple rodent with two big front teeth, or fangs, and a curled tail, and a white underside, most people will instantly recognise a Rattata. It has three toes on each of its four paws and two whiskers on its nose, one on each side. It uses its fangs as its primary weapon.
Habitat: Rattata is very widespread and can be found all over the world. In open plains, forests, near mountainous regions, sometimes even in caves, there are few pokemon that have so many territories.
Diet: Rattata likes to eat nuts, fruits, cheese and berries. It will take any opportunity it can to scavenge food from travelers.
Biology: Rattata is a small pokemon that is mostly known for the fact that every starting trainer has one. Rattata is not particularly strong, smart or fast, but it has some very powerful moves, for which it uses its fangs. It also has some ability to charge its fur with static electricity, which allows it to use electrical moves. Additionally, Rattata can use some other elemental attacks such as Ice Beam, but Rattata is less talented at elemental attacks compared to other normal-type pokemon.
Rattata’s fangs grow continuously, so it has the need to constantly chew on everything in order to whittle them down. If it does not have the opportunity to do so, the length of the teeth will cause injuries to itself.
Rattata is a very cautious and quick pokemon, fleeing from most predators and trainers with ease.
Although the variation in power between Rattata is not any different from any other pokemon, new trainers will overestimate the power of a slightly more powerful Rattata. There is some unique terminology used only by Rattata trainers, one particular term being ‘top percentage’.
Pokemon League Commission notes:
Class D: Rattata are plentiful and may be caught without restriction.
