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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#077 Ponyta
Fire
- SpeciesFire Horse Pokémon
- Japanese namePonyta
- PronunciationPO-NEE-TUH
- Height3′ 3″ 0.99 m
- Weight66.0 lb 29.70 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from PONY and PONYTAIL. “pony with a ponytail (at the end of its mane).”
Evolution
PonytaLevel 40Rapidash
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Its hooves are 10 times harder than diamonds. It can trample anything completely flat in little time. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Capable of jumping incredibly high. Its hooves and sturdy legs absorb the impact of a hard landing. |
| Stadium | Capable of jumping over the Eiffel Tower in a single giant leap. Its hooves are ten times harder than diamonds. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It is a weak runner immediately after birth. It gradually becomes faster by chasing after its parents. |
| Silver | Its hind legs, which have harder-then-diamond hooves, kick back at any presence it senses behind it. |
| Crystal | Training by jumping over grass that grows longer every day has made it a world-class jumper. |
Where to find Ponyta
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Cinnabar Island (Pokémon Mansion) | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | Route 17 | NA | Many |
| Gold | Mt. Silver, Routes 22, 26, 27, 28 | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Morn. or Day | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×2
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- IceG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 1
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×2
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has more resistances in GSC than RBY, thus has a better defense ratio in GSC.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireBad
- WaterBad
- ElectricNormal
- GrassGood
- IceGood
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugGood
- RockBad
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelGood
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 3:4 (75%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| 35 | 4 | Growl | Normal | Status |
| 30 | 8 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status |
| Start | 13 | Ember | Fire | Special |
| 32 | 19 | Stomp | Normal | Physical |
| 39 | 26 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special |
| 43 | 34 | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| 48 | 43 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| — | 53 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Horn Drill
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM20Rage
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Charm | Mate with a male Snubbull/Granbull or Pikachu/Raichu (via Pichu). |
| Double Kick | Mate with a male Jolteon or Pokémon from Nidoran(M) Family. |
| Flame Wheel | Mate with a male from Cyndaquil or Growlithe Family. |
| Hypnosis | Mate with a male Stantler. |
| Quick Attack | Mate with a male from Cyndaquil, Eevee, Pikachu, Rattata, Sentret, Sneasel, or Vulpix Family. |
| Thrash | Mate with a male Mankey/Primeape, Tauros, or Teddiursa/Ursaring. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 50 | 273-303 | 32/4527.43% | 29/4230.85% |
| Attack | 85 | 238-268 | 12/4969.15% | 12/4567.35% |
| Defense | 55 | 178-208 | 34/5532.66% | 29/4430.85% |
| Speed | 90 | 248-278 | 12/4780.20% | 12/4277.31% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 65 | 198-228 | 23/4648.01% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 65 | 198-228 | 22/4144.05% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 65 | 198-228 | — | 16/2944.05% |
| Total | 410 G/S/C 345 R/B/Y |
1333-1513 1135-1285 |
37/8750.00% | 29/6550.00% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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