What is a good moveset for Raticate?

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Role: Sweep Or DieRaticate (M) @ Flame OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Facade- Zen Headbutt / Pluck- Sucker Punch- U-turn

Standard Guts Has Facade of course.

Zen Headbutt is there to cover Fighting, but you can pull off Pluck if you want more accuracy.

Sucker Punch is just amazing as usual.

And U-turn is To hit, almost die, and then leave.

Gen V

Raticate (M) @ Flame OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Facade- Sucker Punch- Reversal- Swords Dance

Flame Orb activates Guts. You now have a decent sweeper. Facade gets nice power, especially if you can get a Swords dance in. Sucker Punch provides priority, as well as takes care of Ghost types who would otherwise wall you. Flame Orb is going to bring you down in health, so Reversal becomes useful pretty soon. Reversal provides needed type coverage against Rock and Steel. The EVs are your standard sweeping EVs.

Gen III

Raticate (M) @ Silk ScarfAbility: GutsEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Facade- Shadow Ball- Endure- Reversal

Facade -PhysicalShadow Ball -PhysicalReversal -Physical

He’s a rat…

Guts and Facade hoping for someone to inflict status on you, and Facade is still pretty nice STAB without it. Shadow Ball gets Ghost coverage, (Which you can’t hit with your other moves) Endure Reversal Combo is the best way to get effective coverage power on this thing.

Beast Mode On

Raticate @ Flame OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Sucker Punch- Protect- Facade- Swords Dance

Gen 3 NURaticate @ Choice BandAbility: GutsEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Return- Shadow Ball- Hidden Power [Ground]- Quick Attack

Double/Triple BattleRaticate (M) @ Flame OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Assurance- Facade- U-turn- Reversal

It should be fairly obvious that Raticate is not a multi-battle Pokemon. The only thing it gets that is different from Single is Assurance, which can actually be a good move. Otherwise, it goes with the standard Guts Sweeping. Facade is high powered STAB, U-Turn is hit and run, Reversal can do a lot of damage before going down.

Here is a moveset to kill walls.

Raticate (M) @ Flame OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Super Fang- Reversal- Facade- Wild Charge

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Raticate @ Flame OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Facade- Swords Dance- U-turn- Crunch

Good moveset for Raticate

Raticate @ Flame OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpeAdamant Nature-Facade-Zen Headbutt-Crunch-Swords Dance

Hope this helps, I do want to say that I have been swept multiple times by Raticate with this moveset

Rattata @ Focus SashAbility: GutsLevel: 1EVs: 228 Atk / 100 SpeJolly Nature- Endeavor- Quick Attack- Pursuit

This set is the infamous FEAR set for Rattata. The goal of this set is to wear down a Pokemon with Endeavor, then use Quick Attack to finish the weakened Pokemon off. If you predict the opponent going to switch out the Pokemon you used Endeavor one, use Pursuit to punish them and still be able to finish off the Pokemon should they switch out. Make sure you use this against something that doesn’t have Rocky Helmet or or Abilities that can punish contact (i.e Iron Barbs). Also, don’t send Rattata in when Sand or Hail is up.

Gen IVRole: Unstoppable Sweeper

Raticate (M) @ Flame OrbAbility: GutsEV: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Facade- Sleep Talk- Zen Headbutt / Pluck- Flame Wheel

Let me explain. This Pokemon can benefit from every status condition. As you know, Flame Orb activates Guts.Facade = Flame Orb + STAB + Guts + x1.5 Power = Massive DamageSleep Talk = If the opponent makes you sleep before Flame Orb, you can attack with other moves + Guts Power.Flame Wheel = If the opponent makes you freeze before Flame Orb, you can defrost it with Flame Wheel + Guts Power.Zen Headbutt = Fighting Type Coverage + Flinch Chance.Pluck = Fighting Type Coverage + Steal the effect of berry.

R.I.P (Raticate) @ Life OrbAbility: Hustle / GutsEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Thunder Wave- Hyper Fang- Crunch- Wild Charge / U-Turn

Thunder Wave- Para-hax starts the trolling.Hyper Fang- STAB and flinch. Para-flinch is annoying. It’s pretty much Raticate’s signature, so fitting it into a set makes me happy :)Crunch- Sucker Punch is fairly workable, but most of the time anymore Ghosts will try throwing an annoying status on you first… (Or Gengar subs up)Wild Charge / U-turn- Neither are going to have reliable accuracy, but I’d personally rather have the crazy powerful recoil move.

Raticate (M) @ Flame Orb / Toxic OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Facade- Zen Headbutt / Pluck- Swords Dance- Revenge

Facade + Guts + Flame/Toxic Orb = Massive damageSwords Dance is to boost your Attack so you can at least knock some few Pokemon outZen Headbutt or Pluck (Your choice to pick) is to cover its weakness against FightingRevenge is to get rid of those pesky Rock types trying to wall you.

the best move-set got to be a troll-set.

Raticate @ Focus SashAbility: GutsEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Sucker Punch- Quick Attack- Endeavor- Pursuit__Sucker Punch is for the KOQuick Attack is for the KOEndeavor is the hardest one to control, you got to be serious that he will hit you. You need 1 HPPursuit now they cannot run

Raticate (M) @ Toxic OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeHasty Nature / Naive Nature- Facade- Crunch / Sucker Punch- Swords Dance- Thunder / Blizzard

Not like another player, I use Thunder / Blizzard why? Sometimes Raticate have trouble with High Defense Steel and Rock Pokemon, but they have Low Special Defense, right? Sure I know Raticate have Low Special Attack, but believe me is better use Thunder / Blizzard to High Defense Steel / Rock Type, Thunder is effective than Facade to defeat Cloyster faster, and Blizzard can useful against Rhyperior and Steelix than you use Facade, I Run With Toxic Orb because you know Raticate can’t stand to long since he have a very poor HP and defense, so I try to take greater risks with Hasty or Naive Nature, because in my experience use Raticate, Raticate has never Survive after take Fighting Move, so I Think Raticate defense is useless. I run With Swords Dance and not Protect because some player think Raticate use Protect, so I try take Risk again and take advantage from Swords Dance and finaly since normal move can’t hit Ghost Type Crunch or Sucker Punch is good choose for that, if you like risk I suggest you run with Sucker Punch, yeah you know Raticate is not Faster Pokemon in this game, so with Very Frail defense since I use Hasty or Naive Nature, Sucker Punch is best choose than Crunch.

Raticate @ Flame OrbAbility: GutsEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Protect- Facade- Crunch- U-turn

Explanation: First, you start with Protect to activate the Flame Orb. Paired with the ability Guts, Facade gets really powerful, and it is Raticate’s STAB move. Crunch is to be prepared for any Ghost types. U-turn is to get out of a situation that Raticate can’t handle.

Gen 7 ZU

Raticate @ Choice BandAbility: HustleEVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Return- Crunch- U-turn / Quick Attack / Zen Headbutt- Stomping Tantrum

Return is strong STAB. Crunch hits Ghost types. U-turn is a powerful pivoting move, Quick Attack is priority and STAB, Zen Headbutt covers Fighting types. Stomping Tantrum covers Rock and Steel types.

Suicide or pivot lead

@ Choice BandAbility: HustleEVs: 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Double-Edge- Quick Attack- Sucker Punch- U-turn(P.S. This set can be used on an Alolan Raticate as well)

This set actually worked pretty well for me. Double edge is a really strong attack thanks to STAB, hustle and choice band that can take out at least 25% of a Tyranitar when you’re invested in attack and Speed but has recoil hence why it’s a suicide lead. If you can, pivot with higher damage thanks to U-turn. Quick Attack has +1 priority and STAB with high Attack. Sucker punch also has priority and stronger attack and can take out foes easily.