Galarian Rapidash
PsychicFairy
Best attacking moveset: Psycho Cut and Psychic, worth 11.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Galarian Rapidash can learn 18 combinations. Psycho Cut with Psychic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Wind | Fairy | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| High Horsepower | Ground | 105 | 1.5s | -100 |
| Megahorn | Bug | 105 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Wild Charge Legacy | Electric | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Rapidash as a species, on the Rapidash page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,782 at level 50, 2,461 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,406 CP at level 20, or 1,757 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,335 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 207 attack · 162 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| 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 | 1.7 m and 95 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Galarian Rapidash does not have one best moveset, it has 9. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Dragon.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Fairy Wind + Psychic | 18.1 |
| Poison | Psycho Cut + Psychic | 17.9 |
| Dragon | Fairy Wind + Play Rough | 17.5 |
| Dark | Fairy Wind + Play Rough | 17.5 |
| Psycho Cut + Wild Charge | 15.2 | |
| Water | Psycho Cut + Wild Charge | 15.2 |
| Rock | Psycho Cut + High Horsepower | 14.4 |
| Fire | Psycho Cut + High Horsepower | 14.4 |
| Electric | Psycho Cut + High Horsepower | 14.4 |
| Steel | Low Kick + High Horsepower | 14.1 |
| Grass | Psycho Cut + Megahorn | 13.7 |
| Psychic | Fairy Wind + Megahorn | 13.2 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Psychic | 12.0 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Psychic | 12.0 |
| Ground | Psycho Cut + Psychic | 11.8 |
| Bug | Psycho Cut + Psychic | 11.8 |
| Ghost | Psycho Cut + Psychic | 11.8 |
| Fairy | Psycho Cut + Psychic | 11.8 |
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 Rapidash is actually for.
Counters: what beats Galarian Rapidash
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 33.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 31.0 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 30.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 29.6 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 29.6 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 29.6 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 29.4 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 28.3 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 28.1 |
 Nihilego | RockPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 27.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Galarian Rapidash's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.