What is a good competitive moveset for Ponyta-galar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Ponyta is a phenomenal Psychic-typed Pokemon. Ponyta is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Ponyta can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Ponyta is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Species: Ponyta-Galar Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band Ability: Pastel Veil Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA) Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe Moveset: - Play Rough / Double Kick - Zen Headbutt - High Horsepower - Wild Charge / Play Rough
Physical Sweeper Ponyta-Galar (Pastel Veil)
Ponyta is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Ponyta from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Ponyta's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Pastel Veil, Ponyta and its allies cannot be poisoned. On switch-in cures poisoned allies. Play Rough or Double Kick are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage). ◆ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn). ◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a large amount of damage. ◆ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Ponyta-galar? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Ponyta-Galar Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band Ability: Pastel Veil Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA) Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe Moveset: - Play Rough / Double Kick - Zen Headbutt - High Horsepower - Wild Charge / Play Rough
Ponyta is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Ponyta from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Ponyta's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Pastel Veil, Ponyta and its allies cannot be poisoned. On switch-in cures poisoned allies. Play Rough or Double Kick are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage). ◆ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn). ◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage. ◆ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Ponyta-galar 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 Ponyta-galar can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Ponyta-galar
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis
Moves that boost Ponyta-galar's stats
Agility
Calm Mind
Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Ponyta-galar
Protect
Rest
Stored Power
Common Effort Values for Ponyta-galar in Sword and Shield
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