Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Alolan Raticate Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Alolan Raticate's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Dark / Normal typing.
Alolan Raticate
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Resistances (1)
Immunities (2)
Battle notes
- Alolan Raticate's Dark / Normal typing is best attacked with Fighting (4x), Bug (2x), Fairy (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Psychic, Ghost, Dark attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Alolan Raticate resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Alolan Raticate's base defensive typing is Dark / Normal. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Alolan Raticate weak to?
Alolan Raticate is weak to Fighting (4x), Bug (2x), Fairy (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Alolan Raticate?
Fighting is the strongest listed attacking type against Alolan Raticate, dealing 4x damage.
Does Alolan Raticate's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.