What is a good competitive moveset for Rattata-alola? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Rattata is a wonderful Dark and Normal-typed Pokemon. Rattata is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Rattata can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Rattata is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks.
Rattata is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Hustle, Rattata's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking). ♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Iron Tail is a physical 100-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
(
)
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/hs10b13
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rattata-alola? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Rattata is popular Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Hustle, Rattata's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking). ♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Iron Tail is a physical 100-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
(
)
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/hd10b13
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rattata-alola learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Category Filter: Filter movelist to show only Physical, Special, or Status moves
Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups
Damage Modifiers:
Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.
|
Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Rattata-alola can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Rattata-alola
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Substitute + Reversal
Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
Ability: Hustle + Item: Blunder policy
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Moves with Priority: Protect, Snatch, Quick Attack, Sucker Punch
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Rattata-alola's stats
Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Rattata-alola
Hidden Power
Ice Beam
Protect
Rest
Snarl
Taunt
Toxic
U-turn
Common Effort Values for Rattata-alola in Sun and Moon
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Rattata-alola in Sun/Moon. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Rattata-alola in Sun/Moon
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Rattata-alola. Top rated Rattata-alola Sun/Moon movesets. You can find Rattata-alola builds Sun/Moon. Rattata-alola movesets Sun/Moon are listed here. VGC Rattata-alola Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Rattata-alola in Sun/Moon along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for Raticate-Alola evolution
