Ponyta

Ponyta in the anime: Ash's race and Chloe's Galarian Ponyta

Ponyta debuted in The Flame Pokémon-athon!, where Ash rides Lara Laramie's Ponyta in the Big P Pokémon Race after her injury keeps her out; it evolves into Rapidash mid-race and wins. Galarian Ponyta arrived in Pokémon Journeys, when Chloe meets one in the Glimwood Tangle and helps it heal an injured Galarian Rapidash.

Ponyta on cards: Base Set, Blaine's Gym and the shiny printings

Ponyta's first English card is Base Set #60 from January 1999, a common illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Seven of its printings come from the Wizards of the Coast era, including Team Rocket and two Blaine's Ponyta commons, one in Gym Heroes and one in Gym Challenge, both also drawn by Sugimori.

Nearly all of Ponyta's cards are commons. The exceptions stand out: Arceus (2009) carries Ponyta SH11, one of three shiny Pokémon cards (with Bagon and Shinx) numbered past that set's main list, drawn by Kanako Eo with an attack called Blue Fire. Galarian Ponyta has a SWSH Black Star Promo and a shiny rare in the Shining Fates Shiny Vault, while the Kanto form keeps turning up as a common in Scarlet & Violet sets such as Destined Rivals.

Cards to know

• Ponyta (Base Set #60)

  Ponyta's first English card, a 1999 common illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Blaine's Ponyta (Gym Heroes #63)

  One of two Blaine's Ponyta commons, tying the card to the Cinnabar Gym Leader's team from Red and Blue.

• Ponyta (Arceus #SH11)

  One of three shiny Pokémon cards numbered past the Arceus main set, illustrated by Kanako Eo.

• Galarian Ponyta (SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH013)

  A promo printing of the Psychic type Galarian form, illustrated by kirisAki.

• Galarian Ponyta (Shining Fates Shiny Vault #SV047)

  A shiny rare of Galarian Ponyta from the 2021 Shining Fates Shiny Vault subset.