Pokémon · E-Card
Rattata
Skyridge · #90 · Common · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$8.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 90 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 30
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Raticate
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masako Yamashita
- Pokédex #
- 19
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Rattata plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥15 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Rattata
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥15 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 2 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Masako Yamashita
This card was illustrated by Masako Yamashita.
Building around Rattata?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCall for Friends
Search your deck for a Baby Pokémon or Basic Pokémon card and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. (You can't use this attack if your Bench is full.)
CBody Slam — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $4.00 | $13.00 | $185.88 | $8.13 | $7.51 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $49.34 | $49.99 | $549.68 | $32.22 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.22 |
| 7-day average | €0.63 |
| 30-day average | €0.88 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.62 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.97 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.38 |
| reverseHoloSell | €8.06 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.79 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.50 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.90 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Rattata is real?
Rattata is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Rattata worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rattata is $8.13; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Rattata from?
Rattata is from the Pokémon set "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Rattata?
Rattata is a Common card in the Skyridge set.
Other Rattata printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
