Rattata first appeared in the original Pokemon games as one of the early Normal-type Pokemon players meet on the first routes, and its distinctive cry has carried through later games and the animated series. Because Rattata shows up so often, players quickly learned to recognise the short squeak even without seeing the screen. Soundboard clips and short-form videos later turned that familiarity into a joke, using the cry to mark an unexpected appearance or a deliberately underwhelming reveal. Its simplicity and nostalgia keep it useful for Pokemon edits today.