Galarian Ponyta Raid Guide

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Galarian Ponyta is a 1 star raid boss in Pokémon GO. The best counters for Galarian Ponyta are Dark and Ghost types. It is a pure Psychic type and has a raid boss CP of 5399. It can be caught with the following perfect CPs:

  • 800 – 969 CP (raid catch with no weather boost, level 20)
  • 1000 – 1212 CP (raid catch with [Windy] weather boost, level 25)

As a tier 1 raid boss Galarian Ponyta should be an easy solo for any player, even without the top rated counters.

Galarian Ponyta Sprites

Ponyta (Galarian)

The shiny form of Galarian Ponyta is available from Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 10:00 a.m local time.

Normal Sprite Shiny Sprite

Galarian Ponyta Counters

Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.

The following table lists the best Galarian Ponyta raid counters in Pokémon GO.

# Pokémon Fast Move Charge Move Time to win Deaths
1. Gengar (Mega) Lick
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
6.60s 0.00
2. Banette (Mega) Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
8.20s 0.00
3. Absol (Mega) Snarl
Dark
Payback
Dark
8.72s 0.00
4. Houndoom (Mega) Snarl
Dark
Crunch
Dark
9.75s 0.00
5. Beedrill (Mega) Bug Bite
Bug
X-Scissor
Bug
10.47s 0.00
6. Scizor (Mega) Fury Cutter
Bug
X-Scissor
Bug
11.09s 0.00
7. Sceptile (Mega) Fury Cutter
Bug
Frenzy Plant
Grass
11.30s 0.00
8. Gyarados (Mega) Bite
Dark
Crunch
Dark
11.49s 0.00
9. Charizard (Mega Y) Wing Attack
Flying
Overheat
Fire
11.70s 0.00
10. Pheromosa Bug Bite
Bug
Bug Buzz
Bug
11.87s 0.00
11. Darkrai Snarl
Dark
Dark Pulse
Dark
12.13s 0.00
12. Ampharos (Mega) Volt Switch
Electric
Brutal Swing
Dark
12.44s 0.00
13. Hoopa (Unbound) Astonish
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
12.51s 0.00
14. Blaziken (Mega) Fire Spin
Fire
Blaze Kick
Fire
12.53s 0.00
15. Gengar Sucker Punch
Dark
Shadow Ball
Ghost
12.54s 0.00
16. Manectric (Mega) Snarl
Dark
Wild Charge
Electric
12.65s 0.00
17. Giratina (Origin) Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Force
Ghost
12.78s 0.00
18. Alakazam (Mega) Psycho Cut
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Ghost
12.89s 0.00
19. Chandelure Hex
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
12.88s 0.00
20. Deoxys (Attack) Zen Headbutt
Psychic
Dark Pulse
Dark
12.88s 0.00
21. Gholdengo Hex
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
13.00s 0.00
22. Charizard (Mega X) Fire Spin
Fire
Overheat
Fire
13.07s 0.00
23. Gardevoir (Mega) Charm
Fairy
Shadow Ball
Ghost
13.20s 0.00
24. Pidgeot (Mega) Gust
Flying
Brave Bird
Flying
13.22s 0.00
25. Hoopa (Confined) Astonish
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
13.16s 0.00
26. Hydreigon Bite
Dark
Brutal Swing
Dark
13.29s 0.00
27. Yanmega Bug Bite
Bug
Bug Buzz
Bug
13.79s 0.00
28. Swampert (Mega) Water Gun
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
13.82s 0.00
29. Blastoise (Mega) Bite
Dark
Hydro Cannon
Water
13.84s 0.00
30. Haunter Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
13.92s 0.00
31. Latios (Mega) Dragon Breath
Dragon
Solar Beam
Grass
14.03s 0.00
32. Salamence (Mega) Dragon Tail
Dragon
Draco Meteor
Dragon
14.21s 0.00
33. Zarude Bite
Dark
Dark Pulse
Dark
14.36s 0.00
34. Venusaur (Mega) Razor Leaf
Grass
Solar Beam
Grass
14.15s 0.00
35. Glalie (Mega) Ice Shard
Ice
Shadow Ball
Ghost
14.49s 0.00

Galarian Ponyta Moveset

Galarian Ponyta has an unusual mixture of moves, from Fighting to Psychic to Fairy and Normal, but none should really cause you any problems no matter the choice of Pokémon you use to raid it.

Fast move Charge move
  • Low Kick Fighting
  • Psycho Cut Psychic
  • Play Rough Fairy
  • Psybeam Psychic
  • Swift Normal

 

Conclusion

Galarian Ponyta is an easy solo for any trainer, and a cutie to boot! It has a beautiful shiny and will be a prize in any trainers collection.

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