#0077 · Gen 1

Ponyta (Galar) — Best counters

Weaknesses

bug×1.60ghost×1.60dark×1.60

	Pokémon	Fast move	Charged move	Weather	Score
1	Gengar (Mega)	ghostLickELITE	ghostShadow Ball	Fog	10013.0
2	Absol (Mega)	darkSnarl	darkBrutal SwingELITE	Fog	9111.8
3	Banette (Mega)	ghostHex	ghostShadow Ball	Fog	8711.3
4	Blacephalon	ghostAstonish	ghostShadow Ball	Fog	8511.1
5	Tyranitar (Mega)	darkBite	darkBrutal Swing	Fog	8410.9
6	Heracross (Mega)	bugStruggle Bug	bugMegahorn	Rainy	8310.8
7	Pheromosa	bugBug Bite	bugBug Buzz	Rainy	8210.6
8	Houndoom (Mega)	darkSnarl	darkFoul Play	Fog	8110.5
9	Darkrai	darkSnarl	ghostShadow Ball	Fog	7710.0
10	Chandelure	ghostHex	ghostShadow Ball	Fog	769.8
11	Zoroark (Hisui)	darkSnarl	ghostShadow Ball	Fog	769.8
12	Pinsir (Mega)	bugBug Bite	bugX Scissor	Rainy	759.8
13	Beedrill (Mega)	bugBug BiteELITE	bugX Scissor	Rainy	759.7
14	Gengar	ghostLickELITE	ghostShadow Ball	Fog	759.7
15	Alakazam (Mega)	psychicPsycho Cut	ghostShadow Ball	Fog · partial	749.6
16	Deoxys (Attack)	poisonPoison Jab	darkDark Pulse	Fog · partial	739.5
17	Dragapult	ghostAstonish	ghostShadow Ball	Fog	729.3
18	Absol	darkSnarl	darkBrutal SwingELITE	Fog	719.3
19	Lunala	ghostShadow Claw	ghostShadow Ball	Fog	719.2
20	Gardevoir (Mega)	grassMagical Leaf	ghostShadow Ball	Fog · partial	719.2

Ponyta (Galar) is weak to Bug (×1.6), Ghost (×1.6), Dark (×1.6).
Watch its Fighting/Psychic/Fairy/Normal moves — counters like Gengar (Mega) and Absol (Mega) take super-effective damage from them.
Fog weather boosts Ghost moves ×1.2 — the best time to battle Ponyta (Galar).

Rankings are estimated cycle DPS (attack stat × move damage ÷ cycle time, with STAB and type effectiveness). Not a full battle simulation.