8 Crazy Pokemon Fan Theories That Are DEFINITELY True
1. Blue’s Raticate Died, But You Didn’t Kill It
The theory that you, the player, killed Blue's Raticate on the SS Anne is one of the most well known Pokemon theories. In case you haven't heard it, the basic idea is that after your battle on the SS Anne, Blue cannot get to a Pokecentre in time. As a result, his Raticate dies.
However, this theory doesn't really hold up. You can carry a fainted Pokemon around with you forever without it dying, so why would this Raticate be different? However, while the rest of his party stays with him, that is Raticate's last hurrah. And there is a considerable amount of evidence that it did indeed die.
For one, Blue literally says we don't know how it feels to have a Pokemon die, implying that he does. What's even more interesting is the fact Blue tells you he's just caught a Cubone. Yet, there's not one in his party. Well, it must have been transferred to the PC, right? Except there's a free slot in his party. A free slot where Raticate once was.
Conclusion: Raticate did die, but in the Lavender Town tower and not on the SS Anne.