Curatorial Commentary
The card features Raticate, a small, cartoonish rodent with orange and white fur. It stands on its hind legs in a grassy area, appearing to be mid-action with its mouth open. The background consists of tall grass, suggesting an outdoor setting.
Essay · Base
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Catalogue plate
№ 40/102
Composition
StyleCartoonishTraditional
MoodEnergeticPlayful
CompositionClearSimple
PaletteLimitedVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
60
Stage
Stage 1 · evolves from Rattata
Weakness
Fighting ×2
Resistance
Psychic -30
Retreat
Bite
20
Super Fang
Does damage to the Defending Pokémon equal to half the Defending Pokémon's remaining HP (rounded up to the nearest 10).
Authorship
More from Ken Sugimori
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The set
Base, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Raticate
The Raticate canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
