In Legends: Arceus, 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. Flare Blitz with Choice Band is the standard set.

What is Rapidash weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, 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.

What is the best ability for Rapidash?

In Legends: Arceus, 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.

What role does Rapidash play in battle?

In Legends: Arceus, 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.

What counters Rapidash?

In Legends: Arceus, the best way to handle Rapidash: Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.

Rapidash - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Sweeper

CTier

105Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

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

High

HP65

Attack100

Defense70

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def80

Speed105

Total500

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.7 m

Weight95.0 kg

Base XP175

Abilities

Run Away

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

Flash FireTop Pick

Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

Flame BodyHANiche

Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Flash Fire grants Fire immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

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

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.

Rapidash Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Fire

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Rapidash in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Available Move Moves Water PulseLv. 1 Damage vs Rapidash Water Pulse 2x 65-78% View Gyarados builds →
Vaporeon Water	B
Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 1 Damage vs Rapidash Bubble 2x 52-65% View Vaporeon builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Available Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Rapidash Mud-Slap 2x 30-39% View Gastrodon builds →
Rampardos Rock	C
Available Move Moves Ancient PowerLv. 5 Damage vs Rapidash Ancient Power 2x 65-78% View Rampardos builds →
Bastiodon RockSteel	C
Available Move Moves Ancient PowerLv. 5 Damage vs Rapidash Ancient Power 2x 52-65% View Bastiodon builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#077Ponyta

Level 40

#078Rapidash

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Ponyta

Fire

Rapidash

Fire

65+15

ATK

100+15

DEF

70+15

SP.ATK

80+15

SP.DEF

80+15

SPE

105+15

BST

410D-Tier

500C-Tier+90

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Rapidash Best Moveset

Flare Blitz is the safe click most turns. Choice Band locks Rapidash into it but rewards with raw power at the cost of move flexibility. Jolly nature and max Attack and Speed EVs maximize that first hit. Flashfire helps on the margins.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

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

D4010035Normal

Lv 5

Ember

D4010025Fire

Lv 9

Double Hit

D359010Normal

Lv 15

Flame Wheel

C6010025Fire

Lv 21

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 29

Fire Blast

S110855Fire

Lv 37

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Lv 47

Flare Blitz

S12010015Fire

TM Moves

Rapidash can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Rapidash doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

Tutor

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

Tutor

High Horsepower

A959510Ground

Tutor

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

Tutor

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Tutor

Megahorn

A1208510Bug

Tutor

Mystical Fire

C7510010Fire

Tutor

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Tutor

Wild Charge

A9010015Electric

How to Get Rapidash in Legends: Arceus

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

Step 1Catch Ponyta
Horseshoe Plains
Grass
Uncommon
Train until Level 40
Step 2Rapidash ✓
Horseshoe Plains
Grass
Uncommon
or evolve from Ponyta (Step 1)

Rapidash Guide

In Legends: Arceus, 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. Flare Blitz with Choice Band is the standard set.
In Legends: Arceus, 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.
In Legends: Arceus, 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.
In Legends: Arceus, 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.
In Legends: Arceus, the best way to handle Rapidash: Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.

Game Availability

Rapidash first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 20 games across 10 generations. It later gained a Galarian form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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