Raticate #40 from Base - Uncommon - Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Colorless

Raticate

#40/102 in Base, Uncommon, 60 HP, Colorless, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

Set
Base
Card number
#40/102
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
60 HP
Type
Colorless
Language
English
Release date
January 9, 1999
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes

Raticate

Raticate appears in the English print of Base, released on January 9, 1999. Raticate is a uncommon rarity and 60 HP. The Base set contains 102 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Raticate is a Pokémon TCG card with a Colorless type and 60 HP. It features two attacks: Bite, which costs one Colorless energy to deal 20 damage, and Super Fang, requiring three Colorless energy to inflict damage equal to half the Defending Pokémon's remaining HP, rounded up to the nearest 10. The card has a retreat cost of one Colorless energy and a resistance to Psychic-type attacks, reducing damage by 30. Its weakness is to Fighting-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card's flavor text describes Raticate using its whiskers to maintain balance, with a noticeable slowdown if they are severed. It was released in the Base set in 1999 and is classified as an Uncommon rarity. The artwork is attributed to artist Ken Sugimori, and its theme color is a light beige tone.

It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance. It seems to slow down if they are cut off.

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