#0078

Rapidash

Fire Horse Pokémon

Fire

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 1.7 m
Weight: 95.0 kg

Alternate forms (2)

Rapidash Rapidash Galar

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP175

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.

In Pokémon GO · 2461 max CP 6 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

100

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

105

Total

500

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Run Away

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

Flash Fire

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

Flame BodyHidden

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

Egg groups: Field

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ground2×

Rock2×

Water2×

Resistant to

Bug½×

Steel½×

Fire½×

Grass½×

Ice½×

Fairy½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Utility

Moves

Item

Heavy-Duty Boots

AbilityFlame Body

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

EV spread

HP252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Swords Dance

Moves

Item

Heavy-Duty Boots

AbilityFlame Body

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

EV spread

Atk252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Sun Wallbreaker

Moves

Item

Heavy-Duty Boots

AbilityFlash Fire

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

EV spread

Atk252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Rapidash

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Gold

Mt. Silver Pewter City Route 28

Silver

Mt. Silver Pewter City Route 28

Crystal

Mt. Silver Route 28

FireRed

Kindle Road Mt. Ember

LeafGreen

Kindle Road Mt. Ember

XD: Gale of Darkness

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Black

White

Let's Go Pikachu

Let's Go Eevee

Shield

Bridge Field Hammerlocke Hills Lake of Outrage Rolling Fields

Crown Tundra (Shield)

Ballimere Lake Giant's Bed Old Cemetery Path to the Peak Snowslide Slope

Evolution

#0077Ponyta

Lv. 40

#0078Rapidash

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Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Rapidash can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move24 of 24

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

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