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rapidash
#078

Rapidash

Fire Horse Pokémon

Fire

Just loves to run. If it sees something faster than itself, it will give chase at top speed.

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

rapidash Rapidash Lv. 40

Moves

Locations

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

rapidash Front Front
rapidash Back Back
rapidash Front Shiny Front Shiny
rapidash Back Shiny Back Shiny
rapidash Official Art Official Art
rapidash Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

zu Usage: 7.5%
Offensive
Item
Firium Z / Life Orb
Ability
Flash Fire / Flame Body
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Flash Fire
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Rapidash has a niche as one of the few purely physical Fire-types in ZU, and it is one of the best thanks to strong Fire- and Electric-type coverage in Flare Blitz and Wild Charge, high Speed, and access to instant recovery in Morning Sun, providing great offensive utility and making a great revenge killer against attackers like Exeggutor, Swanna, and Leafeon. When equipped with a Choice Scarf, Rapidash is able to revenge kill slower Choice Scarf users like Swanna and Electivire thanks to its superior Speed and coverage. However, its weakness to entry hazards, lackluster bulk, and reliance on recoil-heavy attacks all cause Rapidash to be worn down quickly, preventing it from revenge killing multiple foes in a game. Furthermore, physical walls like Golem and Altaria can shrug off most of Rapidash's attacks and capitalize on its vulnerability to residual damage by using Stealth Rock or Toxic while facing it.

Most Used Moves

Megahorn
11.6%

Most Used Items

Firium Z
18.0%
Life Orb
12.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc