Rattata

Alolan Rattata: pushed into the night

Pokémon Sun and Moon added Alolan Rattata, a Dark and Normal type. The species reached Alola on cargo ships and multiplied until Yungoos were brought in to control it; to avoid its new predators it moved into towns, became nocturnal and formed nests led by Alolan Raticate. Fittingly, it evolves into Alolan Raticate only when it reaches level 20 at night.

Rattata on cards: a Common in ten eras

Rattata's first card is Base Set #61 from 1999, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, whose art also appears in Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection; his five Rattata credits, including Secret Wonders and Evolutions, are the most of any artist in our catalog. The Gym sets gave it two Lt. Surge's Rattata cards, in Gym Heroes by Ken Sugimori and in Gym Challenge by Atsuko Nishida, and Team Rocket Returns printed two Rattata in 2004.

Alolan Rattata appears in the Sun & Moon base set, Burning Shadows, Celestial Storm and Pokémon GO, and Destined Rivals added Team Rocket's Rattata in 2025. Every Rattata in our catalog is a Common except the Pokémon Rumble promo, which carries no rarity mark, so its appeal is continuity: it has a printing in all ten eras from WOTC to Mega Evolution.

Cards to know

• Rattata (Base Set #61)

  Rattata's first English card, a 1999 Common illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

• Lt. Surge's Rattata (Gym Heroes #82)

  The first Lt. Surge's Rattata, from Gym Heroes, drawn by Ken Sugimori.

• Rattata (Team Rocket #66)

  Team Rocket's standard Rattata, illustrated by Atsuko Nishida, who also drew Gym Challenge's Lt. Surge's Rattata.

• Rattata (Perfect Order #060)

  A Mega Evolution era Common illustrated by Shinya Komatsu.