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Rapidash, the Fire Horse Pokémon — Fire-type Pokémon official artwork
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Rapidash
ID:#78Fire Horse Pokémon
Height
1.7m
Weight
95.0kg
Catch Rate
60
Exp
175

Rapidash Pokémon Gold: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Rapidash in Pokémon Gold. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 32 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Gold
Kanto

Rapidash Pokemon Gold Pokedex Entry

Fiery mane aglow, Rapidash darts like an arrow across the land. This prodigiously swift creature can traverse the vast region of Hisui in a day and a half.

Pokemon Gold Rapidash Sprites

Rapidash front-facing sprite from Pokémon GoldPrimary
Rapidash back-facing sprite from Pokémon GoldReverse
Rapidash shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon GoldShiny
Rapidash shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon GoldShiny Reverse

Pokémon Gold Rapidash Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Rapidash via various methods in Pokémon Gold.

MoveTypeRequirement
TacklenormalLv. 1
Tail WhipnormalLv. 1
GrowlnormalLv. 1
EmberfireLv. 1
GrowlnormalLv. 4
Tail WhipnormalLv. 8
EmberfireLv. 13
StompnormalLv. 19
Fire SpinfireLv. 26
Take DownnormalLv. 34
Fury AttacknormalLv. 40
AgilitypsychicLv. 47
Fire BlastfireLv. 61

End of Move Database

Pokémon Gold Rapidash Locations

Rapidash can be caught in 3 locations across Pokémon Gold, including Pewter City Area and Mt Silver Outside. The most reliable spawn is at Pewter City Area, where you'll find it between Lv. 15 and 100 by npc trade with a 100% encounter rate (trade gloom).

Mt Silver Outside

3 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 44
    Morning
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 44
    Day
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 44
    Night
    10%Uncommon

Kanto Route 28 Area

5 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 42
    Day
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 42
    Morning
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 42
    Night
    5%Rare
  • walk
    Lv. 42
    Night
    4%Very Rare
  • walk
    Lv. 42
    Night
    1%Very Rare

Pewter City Area

1 encounter
  • npc trade
    Lv. 15-100
    Trade gloom
    100%Common