Rapidash (Pokémon)

Rapidash ギャロップ Gallop
Artwork from FR/LG
Pronunciation	ra-pi-dash [1]
Type	Fire
Species	Fire Horse Pokémon
Kanto Dex National Dex	#078
Johto Dex	#202
Hoenn Dex	#254*
Sinnoh Dex	#091
Fiore Browser	R-018
Almia Browser	R-177
Height	5′07″ (1.7m)
Weight	209.4 lbs. (95.0kg)
Abilities	Run Away or Flash Fire
Egg group	Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	2 Spd
Exp. yield	192 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Yellow
Catch rate	60
Footprint
Body style
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Rapidash (Japanese: ギャロップ Gallop) is a Fire-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Ponyta at level 40.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 Notes 9 External links

Biology

Physiology

Rapidash is a horse-like Pokémon. It has a horn, reminiscent of a unicorn.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

It runs at 150 miles per hour, on fire, chasing everything that moves in hopes of racing it.

Behavior

Rapidash is a very agile Pokémon. It lives on mountains along with other Rock and Fire Pokémon, so it is quite possibly alone - not with a relation, such as a Rapidash friend or mate. They are the highest evolved form of Ponyta and are highly capable in battle.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

It mostly grazes on grass, but it can sometimes be found with the Shuca Berry.

In the anime

Ash used a Ponyta belonging to Lara Laramie in the Pokémon Marathon in The Flame Pokémon-athon. The Ponyta evolved into Rapidash near the end of the race, winning it.

Rapidash was also one of the Pokémon cloned by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back.

Stella had a Rapidash in her circus in It's Mr. Mime Time.

Jon Dickson used a Rapidash in the final match of the Silver Conference in Johto Photo Finish.

In the manga

Blaine is seen with a Rapidash as his steed in Pokémon Special. He rides Rapidash into Mewtwo's Psywave in an attempt to finish the Genetic Pokémon off. To protect Red, Blaine's Rapidash creates a fireball wall around the Trainer to shield him from the impending blast. It also appeared in the Emerald Saga when Crystal lend the Rapidash she had to Emerald. In the DPPt Saga, Platina's Ponyta evolved in her Gym battle against Byron.

In the TCG

Main article: Rapidash (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	Very competitive, this Pokémon will chase anything that moves fast in the hopes of racing it.
	Blue
	Yellow	Just loves to run. If it sees something faster than itself, it will give chase at top speed.
	Stadium	Unable to restrain itself from running after fast trains or cars. Capable of reaching 150 mph at full speed.
II	Gold	At full gallop, its four hooves barely touch the ground because it moves so incredibly 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 longer the swaying flames of its mane will become.
	Stadium 2	At full gallop, its four hooves barely touch the ground because it moves so incredibly fast.
III	Ruby	Rapidash usually can be seen casually cantering in the fields and plains. However, when this Pokémon turns serious, its fiery manes flare and blaze as it gallops its way up to 150 mph.
	Sapphire	Rapidash usually can be seen casually cantering in the fields and plains. However, when this Pokémon turns serious, its fiery manes flare and blaze as it gallops its way up to 150 mph.
	Emerald	It usually canters casually in the fields and plains. But once a Rapidash turns serious, its fiery manes flare and blaze as it gallops its way up to 150 mph.
	FireRed	It can gallop at a top speed of 150 miles per hour. It can race as fast as a bullet train while ablaze.
	LeafGreen	Very competitive, this Pokémon will chase anything that moves fast in the hopes of racing it.
IV	Diamond	It gallops at nearly 150 mph. With its mane blazing ferociously, it races as if it were an arrow.
	Pearl	It has astounding acceleration. From a standstill, it can reach top speed within 10 steps.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
I	Red	Blue	Rare	Cerulean Cave
	Yellow		None	Evolve Ponyta
II	Gold	Silver	Rare	Mt. Silver area, Routes 28
	Crystal		Rare	Mt. Silver area, Routes 28
III	Ruby	Sapphire	None	Trade
	Emerald		None	Trade
	FireRed	LeafGreen	Common	Kindle Road
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		One	Citadark Isle (Shadow)
IV	Diamond	Pearl	None	Evolve Ponyta
	Platinum		None	Trade
	Pal Park			Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	Volcano
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 60 Forever Level 10 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Evolve from Ponyta
Pokémon Ranger	Kisara Plains
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Volcano Cave (1F-19F) Dark Crater (B4-B15) Dark Crater Pit (B1-B14)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Chroma Highlands

Base stats

HP:	65
Attack:	100
Defense:	70
Special:	80
SpAtk:	80
SpDef:	80
Speed:	105

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Ground : 2×  Rock : 2×  Water : 2×	Bug : ½×  Steel : ½×  Grass : ½×  Fire : ½×  Ice : ½×		Normal : 1×  Fighting : 1×  Flying : 1×  Poison : 1×  Ghost : 1×  Electric : 1×  Psychic : 1×  Dragon : 1×  Dark : 1×
Notes: If this Pokémon has Flash Fire, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is 0×. In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

Rapidash is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
Start	Megahorn	Bug	Physical	120	85%	10	Cool	2 ♥♥
Start	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
Start	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40	Cute	2 ♥♥
Start	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	Cute	2 ♥♥
Start	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100%	25	Beauty	3 ♥♥♥
6	Tail WhipPt	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	Cute	2 ♥♥
7	GrowlDP	Normal	Status	—	100%	40	Cute	2 ♥♥
10	EmberPt	Fire	Special	40	100%	25	Beauty	3 ♥♥♥
15	Flame WheelPt	Fire	Physical	60	100%	25	Beauty	4 ♥♥♥♥
16	EmberDP	Fire	Special	40	100%	25	Beauty	3 ♥♥♥
19	Stomp	Normal	Physical	65	100%	20	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
24	Fire SpinPt	Fire	Special	15	70%	15	Beauty	0
25	Fire SpinDP	Fire	Special	15	70%	15	Beauty	0
28	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
34	AgilityPt	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
34	AgilityDP	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
37	Fire BlastPt	Fire	Special	120	85%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
38	Fire BlastDP	Fire	Special	120	85%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
40	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
47	BouncePt	Flying	Physical	85	85%	5	Cute	1 ♥
49	BounceDP	Flying	Physical	85	85%	5	Cute	1 ♥
56	Flare BlitzPt	Fire	Physical	120	100%	15	Smart	2 ♥♥
58	Flare BlitzDP	Fire	Physical	120	100%	15	Smart	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10	Cool	1 ♥
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	140	90%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	75%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: II - III
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa, Ursaring Phanpy, Donphan Skitty, Delcatty Pachirisu Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly	Charm	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
Rattata, Raticate Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Phanpy, Donphan Skitty, Delcatty Numel, Camerupt Spinda Hippopotas, Hippowdon	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Jolteon Combusken, Blaziken	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
Growlithe, Arcanine Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape	Flame Wheel	Fire	Physical	60	100%	25	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior	Horn Drill	Normal	Physical	—	30%	5	Cool	0
Stantler Spinda Glameow, Purugly	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	70%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
Nidoking Mankey, Primeape Tauros Teddiursa, Ursaring Spinda	Thrash	Normal	Physical	90	100%	20	Tough	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III
Game							Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Bounce	Flying	Physical	85	85%	5	Cute	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 40+	Purified moves
Shadow Down	???		Baton Pass	Normal
Shadow Rave	???		SolarBeam	Grass
Shadow Sky	???		Sunny Day	Fire
--			Flamethrower	Fire

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Scorched Plains
Phrases
51%-100% HP	If I gallop flat out, I can outrun a bullet train!
26%-50% HP	My health is half gone...
1%-25% HP	It's hopeless... My flames are about to fizzle...
Level Up	Hm! My level's gone up!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 7	Minimum Experience: -
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Burn x3	Maximum Experience: -
Rapidash charges while cloaked in flames that can incinerate anything.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -4.5%	IQ Group: D
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Burn x3

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 40	First evolution
	Ponyta  Fire		Rapidash  Fire

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back