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Rattata 89/130 · Base Set 2

Rattata, Base Set 2 #89

Rattata is Pokédex #019, generation 1 (Kanto). Rattata is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists level 9. The card lists Raticate, Raticate (#020) under evolves to.

Rattata sits at 89/130 in Base Set 2, position 89 of 130. Before it is 88 Poliwag, and after it is 90 Rhyhorn. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on 24 February 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Bite lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -30. The flavor text reads "Bites anything when it attacks. Small and very quick, it is a common sight in many places."

Rattata (#019) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rattata 61/102 in Base (1999). Both list 30 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 15 other cards of Rattata list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base Set 2 set binder is where a full Base Set 2 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rattata can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.

Card facts

Number
89/130
Set
Base Set 2
Series
Base
Released
24 February 2000
Rarity
Common
Supertype
Pokémon
Subtypes
Basic
HP
30
Type
Colorless
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex
Rattata (#019)
Level
9
Evolves to
Raticate
Weakness
Fighting ×2
Resistance
Psychic -30

Attacks and card text

AttackBite

Damage 20 · Cost Colorless

Flavor text

Bites anything when it attacks. Small and very quick, it is a common sight in many places.

Binders this card belongs in

Other printings in the list

Next to it in the set

Questions about this card

What set does Rattata belong to?

Base Set 2, in the Base series. It was released on 24 February 2000. The printed size is 130.

Which number is printed on this card?

89/130. It is entry 89 of 130 in this checklist.

Who illustrated it?

Mitsuhiro Arita. The catalog lists 721 other cards with that illustrator.

What rarity is listed?

Common.

What Pokédex number does the card use?

Rattata #019, generation 1 (Kanto).

Which attacks are printed?

Bite (20).