Raticate Cards & Binder Ideas (Featuring Rattata)
See why Raticate belongs in every Mice & Rats collection. Card picks, evolution spreads, and display ideas inside.
2024-01-08
Popularity Rank: #724
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #823
2019 survey: #460
#724 / 1025
#0020
Raticate
Mouse Pokémon
It uses its whis kers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0020
Height
0.7 m
Weight
18.5 kg
Capture rate
127 / 255
Generation
Gen I
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
3,825 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Brown
Habitat
Grassland
Shape
Quadruped
Why people love Raticate
The elevator pitch for Raticate: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Raticate has serious pocket-rodent energy — tiny, round, and impossible not to coo over.
- The Pokédex literally calls Raticate a mouse — and yeah, that tracks.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Raticate feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Raticate from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Perfect Order
Illustration rare
Perfect Order
Uncommon
Destined Rivals
Illustration rare
Destined Rivals
Common
Celestial Guardians
Two Diamond
Shining Revelry
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
151
Uncommon
Unbroken Bonds
Uncommon
Celestial Storm
Ultra Rare
Burning Shadows
Rare
Sun & Moon
Uncommon
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Binder plan & Michi Method for Raticate
Binder geometry for Raticate: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Raticate #144 (Unbroken Bonds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Raticate binder page.
Alolan Raticate GX #85 (Celestial Storm) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Raticate binder page.
Alolan Raticate #82 (Burning Shadows) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Raticate binder page.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Raticate mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Raticate chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Unbroken Bonds
Uncommon
Celestial Storm
Ultra Rare
Burning Shadows
Rare
Perfect Order
Illustration rare
Perfect Order
Uncommon
Destined Rivals
Illustration rare
Destined Rivals
Common
Right page
Celestial Guardians
Two Diamond
Shining Revelry
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
151
Uncommon
Sun & Moon
Uncommon
Evolutions
Rare
BREAKpoint
Ultra Rare
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Raticate cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Raticate
Illustration by artofpkm.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Raticate
Scene wallpaper — Raticate
Illustration by x.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Raticate
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Try a warm cream and taupe sleeve story around Raticate's normal-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Raticate page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #020 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Canon tags Raticate as Mouse Pokémon, brown colour stories, and a quadruped silhouette — chase prints that lean into that identity instead of generic stock poses.
Raticate: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Raticate — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
55
Attack
81
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
70
Speed
97
Total: 413
Players file Raticate around tier "Past" while Ability Run Away (Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-normal Raticate spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
- Hidden Ability Hustle is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Raticate — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Raticate, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It uses its whis kers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off.
Its hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey.
A second dex beat (Diamond) frames Raticate as one that whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Raticate shows up in Pearl lore as one that whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
In the games, Rattata → Raticate make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Rattikarl
Spanish
Raticate
French
Rattatac
Italian
Raticate
Japanese
ラッタ
Japanese (Romaji)
Ratta
Korean
레트라
Chinese (Simplified)
拉达
Chinese (Traditional)
拉達
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