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Ponyta, a Fire type Pokémon, official artwork

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Ponyta: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Ponyta is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Speed (90) and Attack (85), with a base stat total of 410.

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What is Ponyta weak to?

How much damage Ponyta takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGroundRockWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFireGrassIceSteel

With Flash Fire, Fire attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Ponyta takes super-effective damage from Ground, Rock, Water. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel. That is by type alone: with Flash Fire, Fire attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Best moveset for Ponyta

Ponyta has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • OverheatFire130
  • Skull BashNormal130
  • Solar BladeGrass125
  • Iron TailSteel100

Best nature for Ponyta

Jolly. Ponyta's Attack (85) far outclasses its Special Attack (65), and its 90 Speed is worth maximising, so Jolly (+Speed, −Sp. Atk) fits best.

Abilities

  • Run AwayNo competitive use.
  • Flash FireThis Pokemon's Fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one Fire move; Fire immunity.
  • Flame Body30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be burned.

Evolution line

Ponyta
Rapidash
Full learnset (67 moves; tap to expand)

Ponyta is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
OverheatFire13090%Special
Skull BashNormal130100%Physical
Solar BladeGrass125100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
InfernoFire10050%Special
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Wild ChargeElectric90100%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
BounceFlying8585%Physical
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
Mystical FireFire75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
StompNormal65100%Physical
Flame WheelFire60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
IncinerateFire60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Echoed VoiceNormal40100%Special
EmberFire40100%Special
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
Double KickFighting30100%Physical
RageNormal20100%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Horn DrillNormal?30%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
MimicNormal--Status
Morning SunNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Tail WhipNormal-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status