Patrat (Pokémon)

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Patrat Scout Pokémon ミネズミ Minezumi #504 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Run Away or Keen Eye Cacophony Cacophony Analytic Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 16 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Patrat 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 25.6 lbs. 11.6 kg Patrat 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 51	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Patrat 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Patrat (Japanese: ミネズミ Minezumi) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Watchog starting at level 20.

Biology

Patrat is a rodent-like Pokémon that resembles a chipmunk. It is mostly brown with a tan stomach and face. It has a large pointed tooth that sticks out of its mouth. Patrat has a flat face, and its cheeks are very round. Patrat has cheek pouches that it uses to store food. Its ears are small and pointed. Its head has a black band that covers the eyes, which have red irises with a yellow ring and black pupils. Its feet are small and black with three toes. Its long tail has scruffy white tip, and is usually standing up straight. This tail is used for communication. Patrat is very conscious and wary regarding its surroundings and is always on guard. The anime shows Patrat living in tunnels.

In the anime

Patrat in the anime

Major appearances

Patrat made its debut in In The Shadow of Zekrom!, appearing in a group. Multiple Patrat also appeared in Enter Iris and Axew!.

A pair of Patrat made a minor appearance in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! where Burgh was able to heal a sick one.

Three male Patrat were seen at the beginning of Emolga the Irresistible! gathering apples. Their harvest was stolen by a gluttonous Emolga who tricked them with Attract.

A Patrat appeared in The Forest Champion!.

Minor appearances

Multiple Patrat appeared in A Sandile Gusher of Change! with multiple Pidove and Deerling where they needed help from Ash and his friends.

Patrat appeared on a computer screen in The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!.

Omega has a Patrat he used in Reunion Battles In Nimbasa! for the Club Battle, but they lost.

Patrat has made cameo appearances in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!, Dreams by the Yard Full!, A Rival Battle for Club Champ!, A Connoisseur's Revenge!, Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!, The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!, Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1, Climbing the Tower of Success!, Search for the Clubultimate!, Clash of the Connoisseurs!, All for the Love of Meloetta!, Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!, and Mission: Defeat Your Rival!.

Multiple Patrat appeared in Lost at the Stamp Rally!.

A Patrat appeared in Battling the Bully!, under the ownership of Sean's father.

A Patrat briefly appeared in the elder's flashback in A Village Homecoming! and also in one of Iris's flashbacks in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!.

A Patrat appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.

Multiple Patrat appeared in Secrets From Out of the Fog!.

A Patrat appeared in Saving Braviary.

A Patrat appeared in Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!.

A Trainer's Patrat appeared in Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!.

Multiple Patrat appeared in The Island of Illusions! in a flashback.

A Patrat appeared in Searching for a Wish!.

A Patrat appeared in a fantasy/flashback in The Journalist from Another Region!.

A Patrat appeared in Celebrating the Hero's Comet!.

A Patrat appeared in Grooming Furfrou!.

A Patrat appeared in the book Bonnie was reading in The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!.

In the manga

Patrat in Pokémon Adventures

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga, Monta captures a Patrat in Advance Toward the Path of the Strongest!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The BW Agency have Patrat hired as actors where their job is acting in movies.

Lenora has a Patrat which she used it against Black in Wheeling and Dealing.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

A Patrat makes an appearance in Pocket Monsters BW.

In the TCG

Main article: Patrat (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black Using food stored in cheek pouches, they can keep watch for days. They use their tails to communicate with others. White Extremely cautious, they take shifts to maintain a constant watch of their nest. They feel insecure without a lookout. Black 2 Extremely cautious, one of them will always be on the lookout, but it won't notice a foe coming from behind. White 2
Generation VI X Using food stored in cheek pouches, they can keep watch for days. They use their tails to communicate with others. Y Extremely cautious, one of them will always be on the lookout, but it won't notice a foe coming from behind. Omega Ruby Using food stored in cheek pouches, they can keep watch for days. They use their tails to communicate with others. Alpha Sapphire Extremely cautious, one of them will always be on the lookout, but it won't notice a foe coming from behind.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Routes 1, 2, and 3, Dreamyard Black 2 White 2 Routes 19 and 20, Floccesy Ranch, Virbank Complex
Generation VI X Y Breed Watchog Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Trade

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Rumble Blast Meadow: Trailhead Field, Challenger's Ground; Field: Trailhead Field PokéPark 2 Cove Area MD GTI Moonlit Forest (Mapless Street), Rusty Mountain (1F-24F), Jaws of the Abyss (Golden Chamber), Smoking Mountain (Golden Chamber), Slumbering Cave (B1-B99), Path of No Return (B1-B99), Magnagate dungeons Rumble U Dream Gate: Wet and Wild Battle, Adventure Area: Unexpected Land, Variety Battle: Get 1,000 Combos!
Generation VI Battle Trozei Safari Jungle: Stage 1Sa Rumble World White Ruins: Trailhead Field (All Areas), Starlight Islands: Surveillance Dunes (All Areas)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 45		105 - 152	200 - 294
Attack: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 39		39 - 100	74 - 194
Sp. Atk: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Def: 39		39 - 100	74 - 194
Speed: 42		42 - 103	80 - 201
Total: 255	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VI Other generations: V - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  00Start Tackle Normal Physical 05050 100100% 35 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   033 Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ 066 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25 Tough 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 088 Bide Normal Physical 0000— ——% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   1111 Detect Fighting Status 0000— ——% 5 Cool 1 ♥ 0   1313 Sand Attack Ground Status 0000— 100100% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   1616 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15 Tough 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ 1818 Hypnosis Psychic Status 0000— 06060% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 2121 Super Fang Normal Physical 0000— 09090% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ 2323 After You Normal Status 0000— ——% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   2626 Work Up Normal Status 0000— ——% 30 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   2828 Hyper Fang Normal Physical 08080 09090% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   3131 Mean Look Normal Status 0000— ——% 5 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   3333 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— ——% 40 Cute 1 ♥ 0   3636 Slam Normal Physical 08080 07575% 20 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Patrat Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Patrat Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: V - VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM28 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM67 TM67 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM75 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM86 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM94 TM94 Secret PowerORAS Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   ZHM01 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Patrat Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Patrat Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: V - VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Assurance Dark Physical 60 100% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   Foresight Normal Status — —% 40 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Cute 1 ♥ 0   Iron Tail* Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   Screech Normal Status — 85% 40 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Patrat in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Patrat in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Patrat Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Patrat Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VI Other generations: V - VII - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  X Y OR AS After You Normal Status — —% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 Cute 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5 Cute 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Tough 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Super Fang Normal Physical — 90% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Patrat can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Patrat cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Patrat Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Patrat Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: They patrol the Cove Area, but they mostly just wander around. They sometimes fail to observe what they are supposed to see.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Patrat  Normal

Level 20 →

First Evolution Watchog  Normal

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Patrat images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Patrat shares its category with Sentret. They are both known as the Scout Pokémon.
• Patrat is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 255.
  • It also has the lowest base stat total of all Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Origin

It appears to be based on a prairie dog, chipmunk or meerkat.

Name origin

Patrat is a combination of patrol and rat. It may also be a play on packrat.

Minezumi is a combination of 見 mi (looking) and 鼠 nezumi (mouse).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ミネズミ Minezumi From 見 mi and 鼠 nezumi French Ratentif From rat and attentif Spanish Patrat Same as English name German Nagelotz From Nager and glotzen Italian Patrat Same as English name Korean 보르쥐 Boreujwi From 볼 bol and 쥐 jwi Mandarin Chinese 探探鼠 Tàntànshǔ From 探 tàn and 鼠 shǔ. Cantonese Chinese

More languages

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