Pokemon Legends Arceus Ponyta | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Ponyta

Fire Horse Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #023

Pokemon Legends Arceus Ponyta is a Fire Type Fire Horse Pokémon with a Medium Fast growth rate and a 1 Speed EV Yield. Ponyta can be found with Run Away, Flash Fire and Flame Body as an Ability; we recommend the Hasty Nature, based on 410 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Ponyta Stats and Abilities

Based on Ponyta Base IVs we consider this pokemon D-Tier choice. Ponyta Highest IV Stat is Speed (90) and the Lowest being Defense (55).

Ponyta Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
F	HP	50
C	Attack	85
F	Defense	55
D	Special Attack	65
E	Special Defense	65
D	Speed	90
D	Total	410

Ponyta Details
Ponyta	Detail
Best Nature	Hasty ↑ +10% Speed ↓ -10% Defense
Liked Foods	Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	35% Rawst Berry 15% Apricorn 15% Spoiled Apricorn
Catch Rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Field

Ponyta Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Run Away Run Away allows the bearer to flee a battle with a wild Pokémon without fail, even if the opposing Pokémon has used a move like Mean Look or Bind, or has an ability such as Arena Trap.
Ability 2	Flash Fire When a Pokémon with Flash Fire is hit by a Fire-type move, it does not deal damage but instead raises the power of the bearer's Fire-type moves by 50%. Subsequent hits do not raise the power even more, but the effect remains while the ability-bearer is in battle.
Hidden Ability	Flame Body If a Pokémon with Flame Body is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance the attacker will become burned.

How To Evolve Ponyta in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Ponyta requires (Level 40) to evolve into Rapidash.

Ponyta Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Ponyta		Level 40 →	Rapidash

Ponyta Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Ponyta	410	50	85	65	55	65	90
Stat Change	+90	+15	+15	+15	+15	+15	+15
Rapidash	500	65	100	80	70	80	105

Where To Find Ponyta Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Ponyta in PLA.

Pokemon LA Ponyta Weakness

Ponyta is a Fire Type pokemon. This will cause Ponyta to take More Damage from Ground, Rock, Water Type Moves, and Less Damage from Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Fairy Type moves.

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Ponyta Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Ground Rock Water
0.5x Less Damage	Bug Steel Fire Grass Ice Fairy
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Ponyta Weak Against?

Ponyta Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Palkia
S	Origin Palkia
S	Landorus Therian
S	Garchomp
S	Manaphy

What pokemon is Ponyta Strong Against?

Ponyta Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Dialga
S	Origin Dialga
S	Shaymin Sky
S	Heatran
S	Shaymin Land

How To Complete Ponyta Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	4	10	15
Number of heavy specimens caught	1	2	3	4	5
Number defeated	1	2	4	10	15
Number of you've defeated with Water-type moves	1	2	4	6	10
Times you have seen it use Ember	1	3	6	12	25
Times you've given it food	1	2	3	4	5
Investigated a sighting of an unusual Ponyta	1

Best Ponyta Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Ponyta Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Ponyta Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
37	Double-Edge	Physical	120	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
47	Flare Blitz	Physical	180	100	15	User receives recoil damage. May burn opponent.
29	Fire Blast	Special	165	85	5	May burn opponent.
15	Flame Wheel	Physical	90	100	25	May burn opponent.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

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Ponyta Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Ponyta can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Ponyta Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (9)	Tackle	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
5 (14)	Ember	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special May burn opponent.
9 (18)	Double Hit	Power: 35 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Hits twice in one turn.
15 (25)	Flame Wheel	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical May burn opponent.
21 (31)	Hypnosis	Power: — Acc: 60 PP: 20 Status Puts opponent to sleep.
29 (40)	Fire Blast	Power: 165 Acc: 85 PP: 5 Special May burn opponent.
37 (48)	Double-Edge	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.
47 (59)	Flare Blitz	Power: 180 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage. May burn opponent.

Ponyta Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Ponyta can learn from the Move Shop.

Ponyta Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Swift	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Iron Tail	Power: 100 Acc: 75 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Mystical Fire	Power: 112.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
Wild Charge	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.
High Horsepower	Power: 95 Acc: 95 PP: 10 Physical The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body.
Flamethrower	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.

Pokemon similar to Ponyta based on

Fire Type

Similar Fire Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Heatran	600	91	90	130	106	106	77
S	Hisuian Arcanine	555	95	115	95	80	80	90
A	Magmortar	540	75	95	125	67	95	83
A	Infernape	534	76	104	104	71	71	108
A	Hisuian Typhlosion	534	73	84	119	78	85	95

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Last updated 3 years ago on May 31, 2022 by RankedBoost