Forms
#0077
Ponyta
Fire Horse Pokémon
These Pokémon live in herds out in the grassland. Newborn foals lack their fiery manes, which will develop about an hour after birth.
Details
Height1.0 m
Weight30.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP82
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
85
Defense
55
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
65
Speed
90
Total
410
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Eviolite
LC
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Ponyta
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Shield
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Red Japan
Green Japan
Evolution
Lv. 40
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Ponyta can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 9 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 10 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Double Kick Hits twice in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Flame Wheel Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves. | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 21 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 29 | Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| 30 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 32 | Stomp Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 37 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 39 | Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 43 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 45 | Bounce User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 |
| 45 | Inferno Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 47 | Flare Blitz User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
Breeding & egg moves
Ponyta can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Ponyta.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Ponyta”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/ponyta.
Species data from PokéAPI.