Shadow Ponyta (Pokémon GO)

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Golem

Rapidash

#77

969

1212

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/14 · L37.5 · CP 1499

F Tier

#679

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1919

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1919

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Ponyta

#77

Fire

Attack

170

Top 52.4%

Defense

127

Top 65.2%

Stamina

137

Top 76.2%

Total

434

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

315 -382 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

548 -630 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

866 -969 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1082 -1212 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1919 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Ponyta takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Ground

160%

Rock

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Ponyta can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Ember
Flame Charge
7.62
43.4
1967.4s
5.31
2
Tackle
Flame Charge
7.41
42.2
2024.7s
5.15
3
Ember
Stomp
7.37
42.0
2036.2s
5.13
4
Ember
Flame Wheel
7.31
41.7
2050.8s
5.08
5
Tackle
Stomp
7.05
40.1
2128.4s
4.90
6
Tackle
Flame Wheel
7.01
39.9
2138.9s
4.88
7
Ember
Fire Blast
6.35
36.2
2362.9s
4.41
8
Tackle
Fire Blast
6.02
34.3
2490.1s
4.20

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Ponyta in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
72.60
3262.7
1.1
49.6s
71.40
2
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
67.65
3398.7
1.1
53.2s
66.82
3
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
63.51
5080.9
0.7
56.7s
63.51
4
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
62.47
4997.5
0.7
57.6s
62.47
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
59.56
3075.2
1.2
60.4s
58.75
6
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
59.86
2057.2
1.7
60.1s
58.72
7
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
59.10
3180.8
1.1
60.9s
58.14
8
Shadow Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
58.22
2304.9
1.6
61.8s
57.29
9
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
56.72
4130.1
0.9
63.5s
56.72
10
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
57.19
3101.9
1.2
62.9s
56.45

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Ponyta in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Ember

Fast Charge

Flame Wheel

General

Stomp

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1499

0/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 37.5

131.93

Attack

110.20

Defense

117

Stat Product · 1,701,059

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/14	37.5	1499	100.00%
0/15/12	38	1500	99.88%
2/15/15	36.5	1499	99.68%
0/11/14	38.5	1499	99.47%
0/12/15	38	1499	99.45%
0/12/13	38.5	1500	99.34%
0/13/14	38	1499	99.32%
0/14/15	37.5	1498	99.30%
0/14/14	37.5	1493	99.30%
0/15/15	37	1493	99.26%
0/13/12	38.5	1500	99.20%
0/14/13	38	1500	99.18%
0/14/12	38	1495	99.18%
1/13/14	37.5	1497	99.17%
0/15/13	37.5	1494	99.15%
1/14/15	37	1496	99.14%
1/15/15	36.5	1490	99.10%
1/13/12	38	1498	99.05%
0/14/11	38.5	1500	99.04%
2/12/14	37.5	1500	99.04%
1/14/13	37.5	1497	99.03%
0/15/11	38	1495	99.02%
2/13/15	37	1499	99.01%
1/15/14	37	1496	98.99%
2/14/15	36.5	1494	98.98%
1/14/11	38	1498	98.90%
0/15/9	38.5	1496	98.88%
1/15/12	37.5	1498	98.87%
2/14/14	37	1500	98.87%
3/13/15	36.5	1497	98.85%
0/8/15	39	1499	98.84%
2/15/14	36.5	1494	98.83%
1/14/9	38.5	1499	98.76%
0/10/15	38.5	1499	98.74%
0/10/14	38.5	1494	98.74%
0/11/15	38	1493	98.74%
0/9/14	39	1499	98.74%
1/15/10	38	1498	98.73%
0/8/13	39.5	1500	98.72%
2/15/13	37	1500	98.71%
2/15/12	37	1495	98.71%
4/12/15	36.5	1500	98.71%
3/14/14	36.5	1497	98.70%
3/15/15	36	1496	98.65%
0/11/13	38.5	1494	98.62%
0/10/13	39	1500	98.62%
0/12/14	38	1494	98.61%
0/9/12	39.5	1500	98.61%
1/10/15	38	1497	98.60%
1/9/14	38.5	1497	98.60%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Ponyta can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Ember
10
10
1.0s
10
Tackle
5
5
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Fire Blast
140
-100
4.0s
35
Flame Charge
70
-33
4.0s
17.5
Flame Wheel
55
-50
2.5s
22
Stomp
50
-50
1.5s
33.33

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Ponyta	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	Rapidash
Galarian Ponyta	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	Galarian Rapidash

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Ponyta including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Ponyta

#77

Galarian Ponyta

#77

Shadow Galarian Ponyta

#77

Shadow Ponyta

#77

Rapidash

#78

Galarian Rapidash

#78

Shadow Galarian Rapidash

#78

Shadow Rapidash

#78

Costumes

Ponyta has 2 costumes in Pokémon GO.

Meloetta Hat Galarian Ponyta

Candela-themed Ponyta

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Fire-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Ponyta with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Blaziken #257

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Delphox #655

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.49 m to 1.75 m tall, averaging 1 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.49 m 1'07"	0.5 m 1'08"
XS	0.5 m 1'08"	0.75 m 2'06"
M	0.75 m 2'06"	1.25 m 4'01"
XL	1.25 m 4'01"	1.5 m 4'11"
XXL	1.5 m 4'11"	1.75 m 5'09"

XXS

0.49 m

1'07"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

1.25 m

4'01"

1.25 m

4'01"

1.5 m

4'11"

XXL

1.5 m

4'11"

1.75 m

5'09"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	8s
Jump time	0.95s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	23s
Dodge probability	20%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Ponyta at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	24 CP	27	1309 CP
2	75 CP	28	1358 CP
3	126 CP	29	1406 CP
4	177 CP	30	1455 CP
5	228 CP	31	1479 CP
6	280 CP	32	1503 CP
7	331 CP	33	1527 CP
8	382 CP	34	1552 CP
9	433 CP	35	1576 CP
10	485 CP	36	1600 CP
11	533 CP	37	1624 CP
12	582 CP	38	1649 CP
13	630 CP	39	1673 CP
14	679 CP	40	1697 CP
15	727 CP	41	1719 CP
16	776 CP	42	1740 CP
17	824 CP	43	1762 CP
18	873 CP	44	1784 CP
19	921 CP	45	1806 CP
20	969 CP	46	1828 CP
21	1018 CP	47	1851 CP
22	1067 CP	48	1873 CP
23	1115 CP	49	1896 CP
24	1164 CP	50	1919 CP
25	1212 CP	51	1942 CP
26	1261 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	24 CP	18	873 CP	35	1576 CP
2	75 CP	19	921 CP	36	1600 CP
3	126 CP	20	969 CP	37	1624 CP
4	177 CP	21	1018 CP	38	1649 CP
5	228 CP	22	1067 CP	39	1673 CP
6	280 CP	23	1115 CP	40	1697 CP
7	331 CP	24	1164 CP	41	1719 CP
8	382 CP	25	1212 CP	42	1740 CP
9	433 CP	26	1261 CP	43	1762 CP
10	485 CP	27	1309 CP	44	1784 CP
11	533 CP	28	1358 CP	45	1806 CP
12	582 CP	29	1406 CP	46	1828 CP
13	630 CP	30	1455 CP	47	1851 CP
14	679 CP	31	1479 CP	48	1873 CP
15	727 CP	32	1503 CP	49	1896 CP
16	776 CP	33	1527 CP	50	1919 CP
17	824 CP	34	1552 CP	51	1942 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Ponyta up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Golem

Rapidash