Rattata 73/99 · Arceus

Rattata is Pokédex #019, generation 1 (Kanto). Rattata is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Raticate, Raticate (#020) under evolves to.

Rattata sits at 73/99 in Arceus, position 73 of 111. Before it is 72 Ponyta, and after it is 74 Shinx. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on 4 November 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Lunge lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Fighting +10. The flavor text reads "Cautious in the extreme, its hardy vitality lets it live in any kind of environment."

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. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Rattata list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Arceus set binder is where a full Arceus 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). I still need this card.