Alolan Raticate
DarkNormal
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Hyper Beam, worth 8.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Alolan Raticate can learn 6 combinations. Bite with Hyper Beam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Hyper Fang | Normal | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Raticate as a species, on the Raticate page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,927 at level 50, 1,705 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 974 CP at level 20, or 1,217 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 915 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 135 attack · 154 defense · 181 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 0.7 m and 18.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Alolan Raticate does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Normal.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Bite + Crunch | 10.5 |
| Psychic | Bite + Crunch | 10.5 |
| Normal | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 | |
| Poison | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Ground | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Bug | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Fire | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Water | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Grass | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Electric | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Ice | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Dragon | Bite + Hyper Beam | 8.2 |
| Fighting | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.8 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.8 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.8 |
| Rock | Bite + Crunch | 7.1 |
| Steel | Bite + Crunch | 7.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Alolan Raticate is actually for.
Counters: what beats Alolan Raticate
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 58.4 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 53.5 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 53.2 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 52.8 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 50.4 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 48.7 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 48.2 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 48.1 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 47.7 |
 Marshadow | FightingGhost | Counter + Close Combat | 46.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Alolan Raticate's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.