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Team Rocket's Raticate card from the Destined Rivals set
Illustration by Uninori. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Stage 1 Pokémon

Team Rocket's Raticate

A high risk attack that can hurt your own Pokemon.

Colorless90 HPStage 1Intermediate to play

What this card does

The card has 90 hit points and evolves from Team Rocket's Rattata.

It uses the Reckless Abandon attack to deal 90 damage to the opponent.

Signature attack

Reckless Abandon

Flip 2 coins. If both of them are tails, this Pokémon also does 90 damage to itself. (90 damage)

You flip two coins for this attack. If both land on tails you deal double damage but also hurt your own Pokemon by 90 points.

Attacks

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Reckless Abandon90

Flip 2 coins. If both of them are tails, this Pokémon also does 90 damage to itself.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits aggressive decks that want to end games quickly.

Strengths
  • High damage output
  • Fast evolution path
  • Common rarity
Watch out for
  • Self damage risk
  • Fighting weakness
  • Coin flip dependency
Pro tip

Only use this attack when you have enough health to survive the potential self damage.

From the Pokédex

Raticate are known for their strong teeth and fierce nature in the wild.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that flipping coins is random and they might accidentally damage their own side.

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