Competitive Information for Rapidash [Red/Blue]
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Water
2x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
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 a remarkable Fire-typed Pokemon. Rapidash are common Pokemon to see in the RB metagame. 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.
Species: Rapidash
Moveset:
- Fire Blast
- Double-Edge
- Reflect / Rest
- Substitute
Moveset:
- Fire Blast
- Double-Edge
- Reflect / Rest
- Substitute
Support Rapidash (Popular/Trending)
Rapidash is a spectacular Support. From the original 151, few Pokemon could compare to Rapidash at the start of the Pokemon metagame. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Rapidash
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Toxic
- Reflect
- Substitute
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Toxic
- Reflect
- Substitute
Physical Sweeper Rapidash (Retro)
Rapidash is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Things definately worked differently in the first generation. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Hyper Beam is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (can't move next turn if target or sub is not koed).
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Rapidash
Moveset:
- Ember
- Toxic
- Reflect
- Substitute
Moveset:
- Ember
- Toxic
- Reflect
- Substitute
Special Sweeper Rapidash (Retro)
Rapidash is a decent Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Generation one was a completely different game from what it is now. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Ember is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
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
Optimize Rapidash's EVs for Red/Blue
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