Rapidash
Gold

At full gallop, its four hooves barely touch the ground because it moves so incredi­ bly fast.

Silver

With incredible acceleration, it reaches its top speed of 150 mph after running just ten steps.

Crystal

It just loves to gallop. The faster it goes, the long­ er the swaying flames of its mane will become.

Evolution Chain

ponyta
Ponyta
Level 40
rapidash
Rapidash

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Fire Horse Pokémon
Height 1.7 m (5'07")
Weight 95.0 kg (209.4 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II
EV Yield +2 speed
Catch Rate 60
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate medium
Gender Ratio
♂ ♀
Egg Groups Ground

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #078
Johto (G/S/C) #202
Sinnoh (D/P) #091
Sinnoh (Plat.) #091
Johto (HG/SS) #207
Galar (Sw/Sh) #334
Hisui #024
National #078
Crown Tundra #106

Held Items

None in this generation.

Game Locations

Kanto Route 28 Area
Mt Silver Outside

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Tail Whip
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
1 Growl
— 100% 40 Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.
1 Ember
40 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
4 Growl
— 100% 40 Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.
8 Tail Whip
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
13 Ember
40 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
19 Stomp
65 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
26 Fire Spin
35 85% 15 Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
34 Take Down
90 85% 20 User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
40 Fury Attack
15 85% 20 Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
47 Agility
— — 30 Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.
61 Fire Blast
110 85% 5 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Tail Whip
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
1 Growl
— 100% 40 Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.
1 Ember
40 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
4 Growl
— 100% 40 Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.
8 Tail Whip
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
13 Ember
40 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
19 Stomp
65 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
26 Fire Spin
35 85% 15 Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
34 Take Down
90 85% 20 User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
40 Fury Attack
15 85% 20 Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
47 Agility
— — 30 Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.
61 Fire Blast
110 85% 5 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
TM02 Headbutt
70 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM03 Curse
— — 10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM06 Toxic
— 90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM20 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
— 100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM23 Iron Tail
100 75% 15 Has a 30% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM27 Return
— 100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM32 Double Team
— — 15 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM34 Swagger
— 85% 15 Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM38 Fire Blast
110 85% 5 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
TM39 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
TM44 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
— 100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Flamethrower
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Stats

Hp 65
Attack 100
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 80
Speed 105
Total 500

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

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