Ponyta
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Fire Blast, worth 9.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Ponyta can learn 8 combinations. Tackle with Fire Blast 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.
That set is legacy. Fire Blast is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Ponyta you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Tackle and Stomp, worth 7.8 damage per second.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flame Charge | Fire | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | 55 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Stomp | Normal | 50 | 1.5s | -50 |
| Fire Blast Legacy | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Ponyta has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
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
Ponyta does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Ember + Fire Blast | 13.6 |
| Steel | Ember + Fire Blast | 13.6 |
| Grass | Ember + Fire Blast | 13.6 |
| Ice | Ember + Fire Blast | 13.6 |
| Normal | Tackle + Fire Blast | 9.2 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Fire Blast | 9.2 |
| Tackle + Fire Blast | 9.2 | |
| Poison | Tackle + Fire Blast | 9.2 |
| Ground | Tackle + Fire Blast | 9.2 |
| Electric | Tackle + Fire Blast | 9.2 |
| Psychic | Tackle + Fire Blast | 9.2 |
| Dark | Tackle + Fire Blast | 9.2 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Fire Blast | 9.2 |
| Ghost | Ember + Fire Blast | 8.5 |
| Fire | Tackle + Stomp | 7.8 |
| Water | Tackle + Stomp | 7.8 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Stomp | 7.8 |
| Rock | Ember + Fire Blast | 5.9 |
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 Ponyta is actually for.
Counters: what beats Ponyta
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 37.5 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 37.3 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 36.8 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 36.6 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 36.5 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 35.4 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 35.3 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 35.3 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 35.0 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 34.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Ponyta's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.