Shadow Rapidash Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Rapidash is a Fire type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Fire Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Rock	160%
Water	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Bug	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Rapidash in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Rapidash.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Fire Spin	Fire Blast	55.27	457.34
Incinerate	Fire Blast	55.13	446.40
Fire Spin	Return	65.27	432.73
Fire Spin	Scorching Sands	44.96	427.88
Incinerate	Return	65.13	425.96
Incinerate	Scorching Sands	44.82	421.64
Ember	Fire Blast	52.00	419.95
Fire Spin	Heat Wave	53.27	415.62
Fire Spin	Drill Run	43.84	409.16
Incinerate	Heat Wave	53.13	409.14

All Moves for Shadow Rapidash

Below are all the moves that Shadow Rapidash can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Flame Charge	Charged	70	22.11	3800ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Scorching Sands	Charged	95	29.69	3200ms	-50
Fire Blast	Charged	140	40	4200ms	-100
Drill Run	Charged	80	28.57	2800ms	-50
Heat Wave	Charged	95	38	3000ms	-100
Ember EliteTM	Quick	10	12	1000ms	10
Low Kick	Quick	6	10	600ms	6
Fire Spin	Quick	14	15.27	1100ms	10
Incinerate	Quick	29	15.13	2300ms	20

Shadow Rapidash Evolution

Shadow Ponyta

Requires 50x Candy

Shadow Rapidash

Best Shadow Rapidash Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Rapidash Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Rapidash in a raid.

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