Pokemon GO Raticate raid guide: Best counters and weaknesses

Trainers can take the help of this Pokemon GO Raticate raid guide to find out this critter's best counters and type weaknesses. Raticate, the mouse Pokemon, has been appearing as a 3-star Raid Boss in PoGo. It has a costumed form called Raticate wearing a Party Hat. This will appear in three-star raids during the game's New Year 2025 event, which will run from December 30, 2024, to January 1, 2024.

This article will explore everything to know regarding Pokemon GO Raticate raids, including its weaknesses, counters, shiny availability, and more.

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Pokemon GO Raticate raid weaknesses

What is super effective against Raticate in Pokemon GO?

Which moves Raticate is weak against? (Image via Sportskeeda)

As a Normal-type Pokemon, Raticate is 160% weak to only Fighting-type moves, meaning it takes super-effective hits from these attacks. On the contrary, it takes reduced damage from Ghost-type moves.

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Raticate’s stat distribution and moveset in Pokemon GO

As a 3-star Raid Boss, Raticate has the following stat spread:

• Combat power: 13,104
• Attack: 161
• Defense: 139
• Stamina: 3,600 HP
• Fast Attacks: Bite and Quick Attack
• Charged Attacks: Hyper Beam, Dig, and Hyper Fang

This Raid Boss must be taken down within 180 seconds. Therefore, it is best to always take on the challenge with friends for a quick victory.

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Best counters to Pokemon GO Raticate raids

The top three counters to defeat raids of Raticate are Mega forms of Lucario, Heracross, and Blaziken. Find other effective counters below.

Best Fighting-type counters to Raticate raids

• Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
• Shadow Conkeldurr with Counter and Dynamic Punch
• Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword
• Shadow Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
• Marshadow with Counter and Close Combat
• Shadow Annihilape with Counter and Close Combat
• Shadow Hariyama with Force Palm and Dynamic Punch

The following search string can be used to find the best Fighting-type counters:

• Rock&@Rock&cp2000-

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Pokemon GO Raticate raid catch CP and shiny availability

The raid catch CP of Raticate is measured by its location's weather and its spawn’s IV. So, the CP catch from battles lies between the following ranges:

• No weather boost: 930 CP - 989 CP at level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Partly Cloudy): 1163 CP - 1236 CP at level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

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What are the 100% IV CPs from Pokemon GO Raticate raids?

Below are the 100% IV CPs from raids featuring Raticate:

• No weather boost: 989 CP
• Weather boosted (Partly Cloudy): 1236 CP

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Can Raticate be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Shiny Raticate (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Shiny Raticate was introduced at the start of Pokemon Day 2019 on February 26, 2019. It can be obtained from raids and has a boosted shiny rate of 1-64 during the New Year's 2025 event.

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