Galarian Ponyta
Psychic
Best attacking moveset: Low Kick and Play Rough, worth 8.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Galarian Ponyta can learn 6 combinations. Low Kick with Play Rough does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Psybeam | Psychic | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Swift | Normal | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Ponyta as a species, on the Ponyta page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,919 at level 50, 1,697 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 969 CP at level 20, or 1,212 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 911 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 170 attack · 127 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 30 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Galarian Ponyta does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Dark, Poison.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Psycho Cut + Play Rough | 13.3 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Play Rough | 12.4 |
| Poison | Psycho Cut + Psybeam | 12.1 |
| Dragon | Psycho Cut + Play Rough | 11.2 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Play Rough | 9.6 |
| Rock | Low Kick + Play Rough | 9.6 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Play Rough | 9.6 |
| Ground | Low Kick + Play Rough | 8.4 |
| Water | Low Kick + Play Rough | 8.4 |
| Grass | Low Kick + Play Rough | 8.4 |
| Electric | Low Kick + Play Rough | 8.4 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Play Rough | 7.9 |
| Psycho Cut + Play Rough | 7.8 | |
| Bug | Psycho Cut + Play Rough | 7.8 |
| Ghost | Psycho Cut + Play Rough | 7.8 |
| Psychic | Psycho Cut + Play Rough | 7.8 |
| Fairy | Psycho Cut + Play Rough | 7.8 |
| Fire | Low Kick + Psybeam | 7.8 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Galarian Ponyta is actually for.
Counters: what beats Galarian Ponyta
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 41.4 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 39.9 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 37.2 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 36.9 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 36.9 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 36.1 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 35.3 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 35.2 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 34.6 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 34.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Galarian Ponyta's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.