Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Ponyta
Temporal Forces · #26 · Common · 2024
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Market reference
$0.16
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Rapidash
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- takashi shiraishi
- Pokédex #
- 77
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ponyta plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Ponyta
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.67 copies on average · 3 decks
More by takashi shiraishi
This card was illustrated by takashi shiraishi.
Building around Ponyta?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can't run properly when it's newly born. As it races around with others of its kind, its legs grow stronger."
CCharge Energy
Search your deck for a Basic Energy card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
RCFlame Tail — 20
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Ponyta or Temporal Forces.
SEASAC League Cup #1 (SEASON 4) [150 CODES]
Aug 1, 2026
4to Torneo Tropical Beach
Aug 1, 2026
The Stache Series
Aug 1, 2026
Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
Aug 1, 2026
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Aug 2, 2026
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Aug 2, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ponyta was legal.
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! DRAGAPULT IS....
today
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #21 💙 $5 Cash Prize!
today
ASRcristiano # 178 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17
today
⚡Surge's TCG Vault WEBCAM Cash Prize Event⚡
today
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
3
ran Ponyta
Tournaments scanned
291
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Ponyta
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.18 | $20.00 | $0.16 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.23 | $0.12 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.12 |
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 $0.16; 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 "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Ponyta?
Ponyta is a Common card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Ponyta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
