#0078
Rapidash
Fire Horse Pokémon
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.
Details
Height1.7 m
Weight95.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP175
Base stats
HP
65
Attack
100
Defense
70
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
80
Speed
105
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Swords Dance
ZUSun Wallbreaker
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Where to find Rapidash
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Crystal
FireRed
LeafGreen
XD: Gale of Darkness
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Evolution
Lv. 40
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Rapidash can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 0 | Smart Strike Never misses. | Steel | Physical | 70 | — | 10 |
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Horn Drill Causes a one-hit KO. | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| 1 | Megahorn Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Stomp Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 45 | Bounce User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85 | 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 |
| 47 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 49 | Inferno Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 55 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Rapidash.
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“Rapidash”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/rapidash.
Species data from PokéAPI.