Pokémon · Platinum
Ponyta
Arceus · #SH11 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$215.61
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SH11 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Rapidash
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kanako Eo
- Pokédex #
- 77
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 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.
- Its main attack (Blue Fire) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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
- 3.67 copies on average · 3 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kanako Eo
This card was illustrated by Kanako Eo.
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."
Poké-Body: Star Barrier
As long as Ponyta has any Energy attached to it, Ponyta has no Weakness.
RRBlue Fire — 50
Discard all Fire Energy attached to Ponyta.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse Holofoil | $170.00 | $349.99 | $1,398.90 | $215.61 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €75.00 |
| 7-day average | €82.57 |
| 30-day average | €49.70 |
| Low | €12.00 |
| Trend price | €78.82 |
| Low (excellent+) | €40.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €18.29 |
| averageSellPrice | €105.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €17.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €19.58 |
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 $215.61; 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 Rare card in the Arceus set.
Other Ponyta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
