Competitive Information for Rapidash [Red/Blue]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rapidash? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Red/Blue generation metagame.
Rapidash is pretty popular Fire-typed Pokemon. It's a usual sight to see Rapidash out in the 1st generation battlefield. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Rapidash is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Moveset:
- Fire Blast
- Double-Edge
- Reflect / Rest
- Substitute
Support Rapidash (Analytic)
Rapidash is a sensational Support. Out of the original 151, Rapidash was quite something to try to play with in the first generation meta. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Reflect is a status move (while active, your Rapidash's defense is doubled).
♦ Rest is a status move (Rapidash sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Rapidash takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Toxic
- Reflect
- Substitute
Physical Sweeper Rapidash (Retro)
Rapidash is popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Gen1 meta was a totally different monster. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Reflect is a status move (while active, your Rapidash's defense is doubled).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Rapidash takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
Moveset:
- Ember
- Toxic
- Reflect
- Substitute
Special Sweeper Rapidash (Retro)
Rapidash is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The rules of gen-one were quite varied from today. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Reflect is a status move (while active, your Rapidash's defense is doubled).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Rapidash takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rapidash learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Rapidash can perform in Red/Blue. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RB Move and Ability Combos for Rapidash
Create a build
Have an idea in mind for Rapidash that you'd like to test? Customize the IVs, EVs and their Red/Blue moveset. This area allows you to examine the typing coverages of selected moves and stat variances.
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