Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Ponyta? 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 an interesting Fire-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 Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Ponyta Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band Ability: Flash Fire Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA) Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe Moveset: - Flare Blitz / Flame Wheel - Double-Edge / Body Slam - High Horsepower - Wild Charge / Play Rough
Physical Sweeper Ponyta (Flash Fire)
Ponyta is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts 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 Flash Fire, Ponyta's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Ponyta). ◆ Flame Wheel is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target. Thaws Ponyta). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a decent 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? 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 Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band Ability: Flash Fire Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA) Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe Moveset: - Flare Blitz / Flame Wheel - Double-Edge / Body Slam - High Horsepower - Wild Charge / Play Rough
Doubles Physical Sweeper Ponyta (Flash Fire)
Ponyta is a notable Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's meant 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 Flash Fire, Ponyta's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Ponyta). ◆ Flame Wheel is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target. Thaws Ponyta). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a mighty 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 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 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
Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Inferno
Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Ally Switch
Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Ponyta's stats
Agility
Curse
Flame Charge
Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Ponyta
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Ponyta in Sword and Shield
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