Pokémon · Platinum
Ponyta
Arceus · #72 · Common · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.41
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 72 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Rapidash
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 77
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Ponyta plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Ponyta
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.8 copies on average · 5 decks
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Ponyta?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"As a newborn, it can barely stand. However, through galloping, its legs are made tougher and faster."
CTackle — 10
RCStomp — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness:W+10
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.36 | $19.20 | $0.41 | $0.25 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.46 | $10.00 | $10.99 | $5.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.22 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.15 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.48 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.18 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.79 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.85 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ponyta is real?
Ponyta is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Ponyta worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ponyta is $0.41; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Ponyta from?
Ponyta is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Ponyta?
Ponyta is a Common card in the Arceus set.
Other Ponyta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
