Rattata

Best moveset

Rattata can learn 6 combinations. Quick Attack with Hyper Fang 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.

Best moveset against each type

Rattata does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Poison, Fire, Electric.

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 Rattata is actually for.

Counters: what beats Rattata

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Lucario	FightingSteel	Force PalmAura SphereLegacy	72.6
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Low KickFocus Blast	66.5
Terrakion	RockFighting	Double KickSacred SwordLegacy	66.2
Blaziken	FireFighting	CounterAura Sphere	65.7
Kartana	GrassSteel	Fury CutterSacred Sword	62.6

Ranked by damage per second against Rattata's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Rattata is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Rattata has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Other forms

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs