The video discusses the popular Pokémon creepypasta that claims you killed your rival's Raticate in the first generation Pokémon games. The host, MatPat, analyzes the theory and provides evidence from the games and anime to support or refute it. He concludes that the theory is false and that the simplest explanation is that your rival's Raticate is alive and was simply replaced by another Pokémon, Exeggcutor, due to its superior stats. The key evidence that debunks the theory is that the Raticate seen in the game is at level 16, while the Rattata that evolves into Raticate is at level 15, indicating that they are two separate Pokémon.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. According to the Pokedex, Raticate is a 40-pound rodent.
2. In the first generation of Pokémon games, Rattata evolves into Raticate at level 20.
3. In the Pokémon games, Pokémon can die due to various causes, including being eaten, getting old, or being sacrificed.
4. The Pokémon games do not explicitly show Pokémon dying, but the animated series does.
5. In the Pokémon games, when a Pokémon faints, it returns to its Poké Ball.
6. According to the Super Smash Brothers Melee and Brawl trophy information, Poké Balls contain an environment specially designed for Pokémon comfort.
7. Pokémon are not healed when they are stored in their Poké Balls.
8. The Pokémon Tower is a seven-floor cemetery for dead Pokémon.
9. In the first generation of Pokémon games, the player's rival, Blue, has a Rattata that evolves into Raticate.
10. Blue's Raticate is at level 16 when it appears in the game.
11. Blue's Rattata is at level 15 when it first appears in the game.
12. The level of Blue's Raticate and Rattata suggests that they are two separate Pokémon.
13. The player's battle with Blue on the S.S. Anne does not result in the death of Raticate.
14. The empty slot in Blue's team in the final battle is likely due to him storing Pokémon in his PC or releasing them.
15. The stats of Raticate and Exeggcutor show that Exeggcutor is a stronger Pokémon, which may explain why Blue replaced Raticate with Exeggcutor.