September Community Day features two Pokémon: Ponyta, the Fire Horse Pokémon, and Galarian Ponyta, the Unique Horn Pokémon! Players have the chance to encounter Shiny Ponyta and Galarian Ponyta in the wild. Ponyta Community Day takes place on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.
Evolving either form of Ponyta during the event will result in Rapidash knowing the exclusive charge attack Wild Charge Electric. Read on to find Ponyta’s CP chart, shiny comparison, exclusive moves, best items to use during the September Community Day, and more.
Ponyta Community Day
The eighth 2024 Community Day features Ponyta, the Fire Horse Pokémon, and Galarian Ponyta, the Unique Horn Pokémon! Ponyta Community Day takes place Saturday, September 14th, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Both forms of Ponyta will appear more frequently in the wild, with community day shiny odds.
Date & Time 📅
- Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
Bonuses ⭐
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3× Stardust for catching Pokémon
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2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
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2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL from catching Pokémon.
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Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for 3 hours.
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Lure Modules activated during the event will last for 3 hours.
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Take a few Snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!
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One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of two for the day.*
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Trades will require 50% less Stardust.*
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Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during Ponyta Community Day!
*While most bonuses are only active during the three-hour event period, these bonuses will be active from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time.
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Featured Pokémon: Ponyta
On Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time, Ponyta and Galarian Ponyta will appear more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Ponyta! Kanto Ponyta is a Fire type Pokémon in Pokémon GO which is boosted by Sunny weather. Galarian Ponyta is a Psychic and Fairy type Pokémon in Pokémon GO and is boosted by Windy and Cloudy weather.
Ponyta evolved into Rapidash during the event will know Wild Charge, an Electric-type charge move exclusively available for this Community Day.
How to evolve Ponyta into Rapidash
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Ponyta
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50 Candy |
Rapidash
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Ponyta (Galarian)
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50 Candy |
Rapidash (Galarian)
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Shiny Ponyta and Rapidash
Here is a quick comparison between regular and Shiny Ponyta and Rapidash.
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Exclusive Move: Wild Charge
Evolve Ponyta to get a Rapidash with Wild Charge Electric
Ponyta gains access to the exclusive Electric type Charge Attack Wild Charge, which will be available during the event hours and up to five hours afterward. Evolve Ponyta, into Rapidash to get the exclusive move Wild Charge.
Wild Charge Electric
- Trainer Battles: 90 power
- Gyms and raids: 100 power
You can lean more about Wild Charge and its impact to Rapidash in PvP in this article:
Ponyta in Four-Star Raids
Both forms of Ponyta will appear in four-star raids! After the three-hour Community Day event ends, Trainers will be able to take on unique 4-Star Raid Battles. Check out our Kanto Ponyta Raid Guide and Galarian Ponyta Raid Guide to defeat these special raids. Spoiler alert, you won’t be able to solo it!
Claiming victory in one of these raids will cause more Ponyta to appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes! Brionne cannot be shiny from raids.
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September 14th, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. local time
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You can only join these raids using Raid Passes and Premium Battle Passes. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used to join these Raid Battles.
Bonus for completing four-star Raid Battles
Once you successfully complete a four-star Raid Battle against Ponyta, Ponyta will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one (*)!
(*) Ponyta that appear under these circumstances will have the same chance of appearing as a Shiny Pokémon as those that appear during September’s Community Day’s three-hour event period.
Ponyta Max CP chart
Kanto Ponyta
This table shows Kanto Ponyta’s maximum Combat Power on every level, from Level 1 to Level 50. In wild encounters, Ponyta can be caught from Level 1 – 30, and if weather boosted, from Levels 6 – 35. Ponyta is boosted by Sunny weather.
| LVL | CP | LVL | CP | LVL | CP |
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| 1 | 24 CP | 2 | 75 CP | 3 | 126 CP |
| 4 | 177 CP | 5 | 228 CP | 6 | 280 CP |
| 7 | 331 CP | 8 | 382 CP | 9 | 433 CP |
| 10 | 485 CP | 11 | 533 CP | 12 | 582 CP |
| 13 | 630 CP | 14 | 679 CP | 15 | 727 CP |
| 16 | 776 CP | 17 | 824 CP | 18 | 873 CP |
| 19 | 921 CP | 20 | 969 CP | 21 | 1018 CP |
| 22 | 1067 CP | 23 | 1115 CP | 24 | 1164 CP |
| 25 | 1212 CP | 26 | 1261 CP | 27 | 1309 CP |
| 28 | 1358 CP | 29 | 1406 CP | 30 | 1455 CP |
| 31 | 1479 CP | 32 | 1503 CP | 33 | 1527 CP |
| 34 | 1552 CP | 35 | 1576 CP | 36 | 1600 CP |
| 37 | 1624 CP | 38 | 1649 CP | 39 | 1673 CP |
| 40 | 1697 CP | 41 | 1719 CP | 42 | 1740 CP |
| 43 | 1762 CP | 44 | 1784 CP | 45 | 1806 CP |
| 46 | 1828 CP | 47 | 1851 CP | 48 | 1873 CP |
| 49 | 1896 CP | 50 | 1919 CP |
Galarian Ponyta
This table shows Galarian Ponyta’s maximum Combat Power on every level, from Level 1 to Level 50. In wild encounters, Galarian Ponyta can be caught from Level 1 – 30, and if weather boosted, from Levels 6 – 35. Galarian Ponyta is boosted by Windy and Cloudy weather.
| LVL | CP | LVL | CP | LVL | CP |
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| 1 | 24 CP | 2 | 75 CP | 3 | 126 CP |
| 4 | 177 CP | 5 | 228 CP | 6 | 280 CP |
| 7 | 331 CP | 8 | 382 CP | 9 | 433 CP |
| 10 | 485 CP | 11 | 533 CP | 12 | 582 CP |
| 13 | 630 CP | 14 | 679 CP | 15 | 727 CP |
| 16 | 776 CP | 17 | 824 CP | 18 | 873 CP |
| 19 | 921 CP | 20 | 969 CP | 21 | 1018 CP |
| 22 | 1067 CP | 23 | 1115 CP | 24 | 1164 CP |
| 25 | 1212 CP | 26 | 1261 CP | 27 | 1309 CP |
| 28 | 1358 CP | 29 | 1406 CP | 30 | 1455 CP |
| 31 | 1479 CP | 32 | 1503 CP | 33 | 1527 CP |
| 34 | 1552 CP | 35 | 1576 CP | 36 | 1600 CP |
| 37 | 1624 CP | 38 | 1649 CP | 39 | 1673 CP |
| 40 | 1697 CP | 41 | 1719 CP | 42 | 1740 CP |
| 43 | 1762 CP | 44 | 1784 CP | 45 | 1806 CP |
| 46 | 1828 CP | 47 | 1851 CP | 48 | 1873 CP |
| 49 | 1896 CP | 50 | 1919 CP |
Field and Timed Research
Field Research
Community Day–themed Field Research will be available during the event. Catch Ponyta to earn rewards such as additional encounters with Ponyta, Stardust, Great Balls, and more!
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5×
Great Ball
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2×
Ultra Ball
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2×
Pinap Berry
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2×
Golden Razz Berry
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500×
Stardust
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Special Research Story
For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the September Community Day–exclusive Special Research story.
Tasks and Rewards
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Shop Offers and Stickers
Web Store Community Day Bundle
An Ultra Community Day Box featuring 10 Ultra Balls, one Elite Charged TM, and one Special Research story ticket will be available on the Pokémon GO Web Store during the event for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency).
This web store deal will be available starting September 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PDT, three days before the ticket is available in the in-game shop!
Now even more Trainers can enjoy the web store! Trainers with Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts will now be able to log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store with the same credentials used to log in to Pokémon GO. Trainers can get a 15% discount on their first web store purchase of any item that costs US$9.99 or more!
In-Game Community Day Bundles
Two Community Day bundles will be available during this event:
- For 1,350 PokéCoins, you will get 50 Ultra Balls, five Super Incubators, one Elite Charged TM, and five Lucky Eggs.
- For 480 PokéCoins, you will get 30 Ultra Balls, one Incense, three Super Incubators, and one Lure Module.
Check out the in-game shop to snag one of these bundles!
Stickers
You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.
Tips and Tricks
Mega Level Up a Fire, Psychic or Fairy type now!
Try to get a Fire, Psychic or Fairy Mega Pokémon to at least a high level, or even Max level to enjoy the bonuses that having that Pokémon Mega evolved during the event can give you. Be sure to Mega Evolve for extra Candy from catches.
Base Level
- 1 Bonus Catch Candy
High Level
- 1 Bonus Catch Candy *
- 50 Bonus Catch XP *
- 10% Boost to XL Candy Chance *
Max Level
- 2 Bonus Catch Candy *
- 100 Bonus Catch XP *
- 25% Boost to XL Candy Chance *
(*) Note: The catch candy and catch XP bonuses only apply to Pokémon caught of the same type as your Mega/Primal-evolved Pokémon.
Don’t catch Pokémon before the event starts
Pokémon you have not caught before the event starts can turn into Ponyta, which means it is best to arrive at your spot early and wait to catch it until the event starts.
Restart the app before the event
Be patient – there will always be errors and bugs at the start of the event. It is best to restart the app in most, if not all, cases.
Don’t forget to spin PokéStops
Remember PokéStops give out quests that are very beneficial on Community Day, giving you rewards for Stardust, Great and Ultra Balls, and Pinap Berries, all things that can help you if your stocks are low. Don’t complete any field research from Pokéstops that are in the area where you are playing your community day.
Don’t activate lures before the event starts
To ensure that you have Lures up the entire duration, do not set your lures before the start of the event, as those will only last 30 minutes. The Lure has to go up after the event has started to last for three hours. Not to mention it will block the boosted CD spawns from spawning until it has depleted.
Use Incense
Use Incense to attract even more Pokémon to you while you’re out hunting. If you are wondering, yes, Incense can spawn Community Day ‘mons, that can be shiny. There is no reason why you should avoid Incense if you have it.
Don’t forget to enjoy the event
- Chat with your fellow Trainers and grow your local Pokémon GO community. Make good use of the QR code feature to make some new friends!
- Promote the new Pokémon GO features and events to Trainers who are just starting their adventure or haven’t been playing for a while. People are coming back around due to trading, new Pokémon, PvP, the numerous events, and these community-based events.
- Most importantly, have fun, get some shinies, and hope for no game-breaking glitches!
Looking for other trainers to play with?
If you’re looking for other Trainers in your area to trade, battle, or join raids with on Community Day, check out the Niantic Community Day map! Here you can find Community Ambassador events and Community Parks.
Community Ambassadors run Pokémon GO events for their communities that receive support by Niantic. If there are no Community Ambassadors near you, you can also search Campfire by downloading the app and find other local meetups in your area.
Community Parks are areas in your city that are historically popular places for Community Day. These parks may be a fun place to play with your local community while enjoying some fresh air.*
*Popular locations are provided for informational purposes only. Niantic is not hosting or operating official or unofficial events at these locations.
