Rapidash

Galarian Rapidash: the Unique Horn Pokémon

Pokémon Sword and Shield gave Ponyta and Rapidash a Galarian form with a white coat, a pastel mane and a long spiraled horn. Galarian Rapidash drops Fire entirely for Psychic and Fairy and is categorized as the Unique Horn Pokémon. Its abilities are Run Away or Pastel Veil, with Anticipation as its hidden ability, and Pastel Veil belongs to Galarian Ponyta and Galarian Rapidash alone. In the wild it appears only in Pokémon Shield.

Rapidash on cards: Jungle Uncommon, Expedition holo and a Galarian V

Rapidash's first card is Jungle #44 from June 1999, an Uncommon illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, who also drew its Wizards Black Star Promo. Expedition Base Set printed it twice in 2002, as a Holo Rare and a Rare, both illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, and Aquapolis added a Rare by Kouki Saitou. FireRed & LeafGreen carried a Ken Sugimori Rare in 2004, and Triumphant gave it a Holo Rare by Kyoko Umemoto in 2010.

Galarian Rapidash debuted on cards in the Sword & Shield base set in 2020. Shining Fates' Shiny Vault then printed it in its shiny colors, drawn by Kagemaru Himeno, and Chilling Reign (2021) carried two Ultra Rare Galarian Rapidash V cards: a full art by Saki Hayashiro and an alternate art by sui. Destined Rivals (2025) returned to the Fire-type form with an Illustration rare by Rond.

Collecting Rapidash

Rapidash splits into two collecting lanes: the Fire-type horse that runs from Jungle through the Wizards, EX and later eras, and the Galarian form, whose cards are concentrated in the Sword & Shield years. It is a Pokémon collected across many sets rather than through one headline card.

Cards to know

• Rapidash (Jungle #44)

  Rapidash's first card, a 1999 Uncommon illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

• Rapidash (Expedition Base Set #26)

  A 2002 Holo Rare illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, one of two Rapidash cards in the set.

• Galarian Rapidash (Shining Fates Shiny Vault #SV048)

  Galarian Rapidash in its shiny colors, from the Shining Fates Shiny Vault subset.

• Galarian Rapidash V (Chilling Reign #168)

  The alternate-art Galarian Rapidash V illustrated by sui, from 2021's Chilling Reign.

• Rapidash (Destined Rivals #189)

  An Illustration rare of the Fire-type form, illustrated by Rond in 2025.