#078
Rapidash
Fire Horse Pokémon
Fire
It gallops at nearly 150 mph. With its mane blazing ferociously, it races as if it were an arrow.
Base Stats
HP 65
Attack 100
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 80
Speed 105
Total 500
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
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Details
Category Fire Horse Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 95.0 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Physical Attacker
Item
Leftovers / Wide Lens
Ability
Flash Fire
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Mixed Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Flash Fire
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 80
SpA 252
Spe 176
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Flash Fire
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Baton Pass
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Flash Fire
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
At first glance, Rapidash may seem like a run-of-the-mill Fire-type who is outclassed by Arcanine and Ninetales, but this is not entirely true. Rapidash plays rather uniquely. It has a few support options, blazingly fast Speed (pardon the pun), an immunity to Fire-type attacks thanks to its Flash Fire ability, and respectable offensive stats. Despite Rapidash's limited movepool, it can still be a valuable asset to any team.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc