Rapidash
firefairy
A psychic attack unleashed from Rapidash's horn can punch a hole right through a thick metal sheet.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
2 Forms Available
Type
FireFairy
Dex
#232
Abilities
Run Away(Primary)
Sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Flash Fire(Secondary)
Boosts Fire moves if hit by one. Nullifies Fire-type damage.
Flame Body(Hidden)
Contact may burn the foe.
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
ground
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
60
Base Exp
192
EV Yield
2 Speed
Wild Held Items
Weak To
water ×2poison ×2ground ×2rock ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5grass ×0.5ice ×0.5fighting ×0.5bug ×0.25dark ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Immune To
dragon
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Rapidash can be found in Route 28 (rare) in the morning and day-time, in Silver Cave Outside (rare) in the morning and day-time, and in Pokémon Mansion 1F (rare), among one other area. Wild ones range from level 59 to 74.
Wild Encounters (7)
| Silver Cave Outside | morning | Field | Lv. 74 | 10% |
| Silver Cave Outside | day | Field | Lv. 74 | 10% |
| Pokémon Mansion 1F | any | Field | Lv. 59-60 | 10% |
| Pokémon Mansion B1F | morning | Field | Lv. 59 | 5% |
| Pokémon Mansion B1F | day | Field | Lv. 59 | 5% |
| Route 28 | morning | Field | Lv. 70 | 10% |
| Route 28 | day | Field | Lv. 70 | 10% |
Evolution Moves (1)
Moves learned upon evolving into Rapidash.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Rough | |||||
| fairy |  | 90 | 90 | 10 | |
| An attack that may lower Attack. | |||||
Level Up Moves (16)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison JabLevel: 1 | ||||||
| poison | | 80 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| MegahornLevel: 1 | ||||||
| bug | | 120 | 85 | 10 | ||
| A powerful charge attack. | ||||||
| GrowlLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| TackleLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| A full-body charge attack. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 4 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| EmberLevel: 9 | ||||||
| fire |  | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| StompLevel: 13 | ||||||
| normal | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Flame ChargeLevel: 17 | ||||||
| fire | | 50 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may up user's Speed. | ||||||
| Low KickLevel: 21 | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Deals more damage to heavier foes. | ||||||
| Fire SpinLevel: 25 | ||||||
| fire | | 40 | 90 | 15 | ||
| Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| Take DownLevel: 29 | ||||||
| normal | | 90 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Double KickLevel: 33 | ||||||
| fighting | | 30 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A double kicking attack. | ||||||
| AgilityLevel: 37 | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | ||||||
| Fire BlastLevel: 41 | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| ExtremespeedLevel: 45 | ||||||
| normal | | 80 | 100 | 5 | ||
| A powerful firststrike attack. | ||||||
| Flare BlitzLevel: 49 | ||||||
| fire | | 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A charge that also hurts the user. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (8)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | |||||
| fairy | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Sharply lowers the foe's Attack. | |||||
| Double Kick | |||||
| fighting | | 30 | 100 | 30 | |
| A double kicking attack. | |||||
| Hypnosis | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 60 | 20 | |
| May cause the foe to fall asleep. | |||||
| Healinglight | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | |
| Restores HP based on weather. | |||||
| Thrash | |||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| Works 2-3 turns and confuses user. | |||||
| Quick Attack | |||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| Lets the user get in the first hit. | |||||
| Extremespeed | |||||
| normal | | 80 | 100 | 5 | |
| A powerful firststrike attack. | |||||
| Play Rough | |||||
| fairy | | 90 | 90 | 10 | |
| An attack that may lower Attack. | |||||
Wild Moves (1)
Note: These moves are only available on wild Pokémon caught at specific locations.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasty Plot(Pokemon Mansion) | ||||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk. | ||||||
TM/HM Moves (25)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Solar Beam | ||||||
| grass | | 120 | 100 | 10 | TM22 | |
| 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| An attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Reflect | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM33 | |
| Raises Defense with a barrier. | ||||||
| Flamethrower | ||||||
| fire | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM35 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Fire Blast | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | TM38 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Swift | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM39 | |
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Flame Charge | ||||||
| fire | | 50 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack that may up user's Speed. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Wild Charge | ||||||
| electric | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM57 | |
| A charge that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Will O Wisp | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 85 | 15 | TM61 | |
| A move that may burn the foe. | ||||||
| Poison Jab | ||||||
| poison | | 80 | 100 | 20 | TM66 | |
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Giga Impact | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Swords Dance | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM75 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Attack. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| fighting | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| A powerful physical attack. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (10)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | MT01 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | ||||||
| Baton Pass | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | MT03 | |
| Switches while keeping effects. | ||||||
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Charm | ||||||
| fairy | | 0 | 100 | 20 | MT05 | |
| Sharply lowers the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Headbutt | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | MT13 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Pay Day | ||||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 20 | MT19 | |
| Throws coins. Gets them back later. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||