Physical
Sweeper
500High
105Fast
CTier

Rapidash's stats are solid on their own, but Flash Fire is what pushes it over the line. It absorbs Fire moves and powers up its own. Only weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. Known as the Fire Horse Pokemon.

Rapidash's built around mixed offense. Speed leads the charge, HP pays for it. Moderately hard to find, worth 2 Speed EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
500High
HP65
C
Attack100
B
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk80
C
Sp. Def80
C
Speed105
B
Total500
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Rapidash yields +2 Spe
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2
Details
Catch60Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1.7m / 5'07"•95kg / 209.4 lbs•175Base XP
Pokedex Entries

Fiery mane aglow, Rapidash darts like an arrow across the land. This prodigiously swift creature can traverse the vast region of Hisui in a day and a half.

Legends Arceus

Rapidash Weakness

Avg

Type-wise, Rapidash takes extra damage from Water, Ground, and Rock. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Rapidash leans offensive (base 100 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
WaterGroundRock
½xResisti
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
Fire
STAB (4)i
GrassIceBugSteel
3Weak
6Resist
1Immune
Scorei0
Stealth Rock25% on switch
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Run AwayEnsures success fleeing from wild battles.
Flash FireProtects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
Flame BodyHAHas a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Flash Fire grants Fire immunity

Rapidash is the evolved form of Ponyta. Breeding produces Ponyta eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Ponyta gave Rapidash the biggest boost in HP (+15), bringing the total to 500 stats.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions
Ponyta
#077Ponyta
Rapidash
#078RapidashLevel 40
Galar RapidashGalar
#078Galar RapidashLevel 40
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Ponyta
Fire
Rapidash
Fire
Galar Rapidash
Fire
HP
50
65+15
65+15
ATK
85
100+15
100+15
DEF
55
70+15
70+15
SP.ATK
65
80+15
80+15
SP.DEF
65
80+15
80+15
SPE
90
105+15
105+15
BST
410D-Tier
500C-Tier+90
500C-Tier+90
ROLE
Balanced
Sweeper
Sweeper
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Rapidash to get Ponyta eggs easily using 278 partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 278·

the remaining moves keeps opponents guessing about Rapidash's real targets. Life Orb provides extra damage on every hit for a health trade while max Attack and Speed EVs and Jolly nature handle the stat profile. Flashfire ties it together.

Best Build

Physical Sweeper
Ability
Flashfire
Item
Life OrbPOWER
Nature
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Best Rapidash Moveset

  • Flare BlitzSTAB
  • Drill Run
  • High Horsepower
  • Flame ChargeSTAB
All 20 games

Rapidash's movepool balances level-up moves with TM options. Consistent STAB comes from Flare Blitz and Fire Blast, and Normal and Ground coverage and more keeps opponents from switching in for free. No major gaps here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 5
Ember
4010025Fire
Lv 9
Double Hit
359010Normal
Lv 15
Flame Wheel
6010025Fire
Lv 21
Hypnosis
—6020Psychic
Lv 29
Fire Blast
110855Fire
Lv 37
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Lv 47
Flare Blitz
12010015Fire

TM Moves

Rapidash can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Rapidash doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
Tutor
Giga Impact
150905Normal
Tutor
High Horsepower
959510Ground
Tutor
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
Tutor
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
Tutor
Megahorn
1208510Bug
Tutor
Mystical Fire
7510010Fire
Tutor
Poison Jab
8010020Poison
Tutor
Rest
——10Psychic
Tutor
Swift
60—20Normal
Tutor
Wild Charge
9010015Electric
All 20 games

A few locations for Rapidash with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Rapidash in Legends: Arceus

  1. Ponyta
    Step 1Catch Ponyta
    Horseshoe Plains
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
  2. Rapidash
    Step 2Rapidash ✓
    Horseshoe Plains
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
    or evolve from Ponyta (Step 1)

  • Don't let Rapidash's 500 base stat total fool you. Flash Fire is what makes it tick — it punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a sweeper.

  • Rapidash's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Rhydon (Ground), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Rapidash's base 105 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

  • Ponyta evolves into Rapidash at level 40. Rapidash is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Ponyta. At 500 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • Run Flash Fire on Rapidash. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Rapidash also gets Run Away and Flame Body, but they don't compare. With base 105 Speed, Flash Fire gives Rapidash an edge before opponents can react.

  • Rapidash fills the sweeper role. It's a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Base 105 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • Rapidash appears in 20 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.

Rapidash first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 20 games across 9 generations. It later gained a Galarian form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.