No. 19 · Kanto · Normal
Rattatacards
Rattata is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 19 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 27
- Sets
- 26
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Illustrators
- 22
- Sightings
- 5
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The strongest Rattata art

01/06Rattata
Common

02/06Alolan Rattata
Common

03/06Team Rocket's Rattata
Common

04/06Alolan Rattata
Common

05/06Alolan Rattata
Common

06/06Rattata
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Rattata cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Rattata artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Rattata by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Rattata cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Rattata gets drawn
Rattata is usually drawn nostalgic, often running, often painted.
Across 25 Rattata artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2026
Rattata through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set
2000 Gym Heroes
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Skyridge
2004 Team Rocket Returns
2007 Secret Wonders
2009 Pokémon Rumble
2010 Undaunted
2012 Boundaries Crossed
2013 Plasma Freeze
2016 Evolutions
2017 Burning Shadows
2018 Celestial Storm
2019 Unbroken Bonds
2022 Pokémon GO
2023 151
2025 Destined Rivals
2026 Perfect Order
Evolves into
Rattatathis page · 27 cards
Raticate29 cards
Rattata sightingsspotted in 5 other cards
Cards where Rattata turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Rattata card
27 cards, strongest artwork first.
Rattata in numbers
- Cards
- 27
- Sets
- 26since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 22most by Mitsuhiro Arita
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 5in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 30–50
They span 26 sets, from Base Set to Perfect Order. 22 illustrators have drawn it, most often Mitsuhiro Arita, Atsuko Nishida and Aya Kusube.
Who draws Rattata
22 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
26 sets, by how many Rattata cards each holds.
Team Rocket Returns2
1511
Arceus1
BREAKpoint1
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Boundaries Crossed1
Burning Shadows1
Celestial Storm1
Destined Rivals1
Evolutions1
Expedition Base Set1
14 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Rattata cards are there?
- There are 27 Rattata cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 26 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Rattata card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Rattata art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Rattata cards?
- 22 illustrators have drawn Rattata. Mitsuhiro Arita has done the most at 5, followed by Atsuko Nishida and Aya Kusube.
- What was the first Rattata card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 26 of its 27 cards are Common.

























