Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.0 m
- Weight
- 30.0 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
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
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Eviolite
LC
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Ponyta
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (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
19 of 19
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| 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
29 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.