Raticate
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Quick Attack and Hyper Beam, worth 9.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Raticate can learn 6 combinations. Quick Attack 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Hyper Fang | Normal | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Raticate has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,956 at level 50, 1,730 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 989 CP at level 20, or 1,236 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 930 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 161 attack · 139 defense · 146 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
Raticate does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Psychic, Poison, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Psychic | Bite + Hyper Beam | 10.3 |
| Poison | Quick Attack + Dig | 9.7 |
| Fire | Quick Attack + Dig | 9.7 |
| Electric | Quick Attack + Dig | 9.7 |
| Normal | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Fighting | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 | |
| Ground | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Bug | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Water | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Grass | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Ice | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Dragon | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 9.3 |
| Rock | Bite + Dig | 9.3 |
| Steel | Bite + Dig | 9.3 |
| Ghost | Bite + Dig | 8.3 |
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 Raticate is actually for.
Counters: what beats Raticate
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 40.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 36.7 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 36.5 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 36.2 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 34.6 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 33.4 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 33.1 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 33.0 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 32.7 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 32.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Raticate's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.