8 Raticate is Versatile, But There are Better Options Found in Any Genetic Apex (A1) Pack Raticate isn't the worst card to include in a deck
It puts your whole hand in your graveyard, which of course is useful for decks that want things there, and interacting with your graveyard is something that black naturally does quite well
It has 3 exile effects on it, and you can play any cards that you exile with it
When N's Plan is played, players can move up to two energy from the bench onto the active Pokmon , which can be useful for pivoting into another attacker after the opponent has damaged the board
This whole cycle costs 10 mana each time and the bird doesnt do much while its sitting on board, but at least its doing something to complement the repetitive life-and-death loop
If you get a delivery and they turn up loose without the card sleeves they still 'might' be ok, but before you start opening packs there's something to check