Rattata

NormalRun Away, Guts, Hustle (hidden)

Route 29 · Lv 2-4 Sprout Tower · Lv 3 Union Cave · Lv 20-23 Open in the guide Compare

In HeartGold Generations: First found in Route 29 (Grass (morning / day), Lv 2-4), and in 14 more areas. Its type (Normal), base stats (total 253) and abilities are the same as in the official games. It learns no level-up move that Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver doesn't, but 2 come at a different level.

Level-up moves 13

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Tackle A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the foe with its whole body.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
1	Tail Whip The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe less wary. The target’s Defense stat is lowered.	Normal	Stat	—	100	30
4	Quick Attack The user lunges at the foe at a speed that makes it almost invisible. It is sure to strike first.	Normal	Phys	40	100	30
7	Focus Energy The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise the critical-hit ratio of its attacks.	Normal	Stat	—	—	30
10	Bite The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.	Dark	Phys	60	100	25
13	Pursuit An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.	Dark	Phys	40	100	20
16	Hyper Fang The user bites hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs. It may also make the target flinch.	Normal	Phys	80	90	15
19	Assurance If the foe has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled.	Dark	Phys	60	100	10
22	Crunch The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.	Dark	Phys	80	100	15
25	Sucker Punch This move enables the user to attack first. It fails if the foe is not readying an attack, however.	Dark	Phys	70	100	5
28	Super Fang The user chomps hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs. It cuts the target’s HP to half.	Normal	Phys	—	90	10
31	Double-Edge A reckless, life- risking tackle. It also damages the user by a fairly large amount, however.	Normal	Phys	120	100	15
34	Endeavor An attack move that cuts down the foe’s HP to equal the user’s HP.	Normal	Phys	—	100	5

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 41

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM06	Toxic	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	—
TM12	Taunt	Dark	—
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	90
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	110
TM17	Protect	Normal	—
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	—
TM21	Frustration	Normal	—
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	100
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90
TM25	Thunder	Electric	110
TM27	Return	Normal	—
TM28	Dig	Ground	80
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80
TM32	Double Team	Normal	—
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	60
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90
TM41	Torment	Dark	—
TM42	Facade	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	70
TM44	Rest	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract	Normal	—
TM46	Thief	Dark	60
TM49	Snatch	Dark	—
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	50
TM58	Endure	Normal	—
TM63	Embargo	Dark	—
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—
TM78	Captivate	Normal	—
TM79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	—
TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	—
TM87	Swagger	Normal	—
TM88	Pluck	Flying	60
TM89	U-turn	Bug	70
TM90	Substitute	Normal	—
HM01	Cut	Normal	50
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40

Where to find Rattata

Area	Method	Level
Route 29	Grass (morning / day)	2-4
Sprout Tower	Grass (swarm)	3
Union Cave	Grass (B2F)	20-23	5% rare
Union Cave	Grass (B2F, Hoenn Sound)	20-23	5% rare
Union Cave	Grass (B2F, Sinnoh Sound)	20-23	5% rare
Burned Tower	Grass (1F, swarm)	13
Burned Tower	Grass (B1F, swarm)	14
Bell Tower	Grass (morning / day)	20-24
Bell Tower	Grass (morning / day, Hoenn Sound)	20-24
Bell Tower	Grass (morning / day, Sinnoh Sound)	20-24
Bell Tower	Grass (night)	20-24
Bell Tower	Grass (night, Hoenn Sound)	20-24
Bell Tower	Grass (night, Sinnoh Sound)	20-24
Bell Tower	Grass (swarm)	20
Route 39	Grass (swarm)	16
Mt. Mortar	Grass (B1F)	15-17
Mt. Mortar	Grass (Central room)	13-15
Mt. Mortar	Grass (Central room, Hoenn Sound)	13-15
Mt. Mortar	Grass (Central room, Sinnoh Sound)	13-15
Route 1	Grass (morning / day)	2-6
Route 1	Grass (morning / day, Hoenn Sound)	2-6
Route 1	Grass (morning / day, Sinnoh Sound)	2-6
Route 1	Grass (night)	2-6
Route 1	Grass (night, Hoenn Sound)	2-6
Route 1	Grass (night, Sinnoh Sound)	2-6
Route 3	Grass (morning / day)	5-10
Route 3	Grass (morning / day, Hoenn Sound)	5-10
Route 3	Grass (morning / day, Sinnoh Sound)	5-10
Route 3	Grass (night)	5-10
Route 3	Grass (night, Hoenn Sound)	5-10
Route 3	Grass (night, Sinnoh Sound)	5-10
Route 4	Grass (morning / day)	5-10
Route 4	Grass (morning / day, Hoenn Sound)	5-10
Route 4	Grass (morning / day, Sinnoh Sound)	5-10
Route 4	Grass (night)	5-10
Route 4	Grass (night, Hoenn Sound)	5-10
Route 4	Grass (night, Sinnoh Sound)	5-10
Route 7	Grass (day)	15-19
Route 7	Grass (day, Hoenn Sound)	15-19
Route 7	Grass (day, Sinnoh Sound)	15-19
Route 7	Grass (morning)	15-19
Route 7	Grass (morning, Hoenn Sound)	15-19
Route 7	Grass (morning, Sinnoh Sound)	15-19
Route 7	Grass (night)	15-19
Route 7	Grass (night, Hoenn Sound)	15-19
Route 7	Grass (night, Sinnoh Sound)	15-19
Route 7	Grass (swarm)	17
Route 9	Grass (morning / day)	13-15
Route 9	Grass (morning / day, Hoenn Sound)	13-15
Route 9	Grass (morning / day, Sinnoh Sound)	13-15
Route 9	Grass (night)	13-15
Route 9	Grass (night, Hoenn Sound)	13-15
Route 9	Grass (night, Sinnoh Sound)	13-15
Route 11	Grass	14-16
Route 11	Grass (Hoenn Sound)	14-16
Route 11	Grass (Sinnoh Sound)	14-16
Route 22	Grass (morning / day)	3-7
Route 22	Grass (morning / day, Hoenn Sound)	3-7
Route 22	Grass (morning / day, Sinnoh Sound)	3-7
Route 22	Grass (night)	3-7
Route 22	Grass (night, Hoenn Sound)	3-7
Route 22	Grass (night, Sinnoh Sound)	3-7
Route 22	Grass (swarm)	3
Tohjo Falls	Grass	20-23	5% rare
Tohjo Falls	Grass (Hoenn Sound)	20-23	5% rare
Tohjo Falls	Grass (Sinnoh Sound)	20-23	5% rare

Other changes in this game

Evolves into Raticate — at level 20
Egg moves: Screech, Flame Wheel, Fury Swipes, Bite, Counter, Reversal, Uproar, Swagger, Last Resort, Me First
Tutor moves: Mud-Slap, Icy Wind, Snore, Endeavor, Zen Headbutt, Last Resort, Sucker Punch, Swift, Super Fang, Headbutt