Jun 21, 2016, 10:53 PM
Whoever told you that doesn't know what they're talking about in the slightest unless you misunderstood.
The thing is, Rapidash is viable but it isn't as viable as other Pokemon. To start things off, Rapidash's best stats, it's speed and attack, are outclassed by a plethora of other Pokemon of the same typing and different typings. Rapidash doesn't take hits as well as other fast sweepers nor does it hit as hard as other glass cannons. It's abilities and movepool don't complement it's stats very well either (seriously, Flame Body and Flash Fire are borderline useless or extremely situational). And lastly, it can only run so little sets that make it stand out from most Pokemon but even then, those sets find themselves getting outclassed
Rapidash is still a good Pokemon in competitive but not in formats like VGC 16 or Smogon OU-RU
The thing is, Rapidash is viable but it isn't as viable as other Pokemon. To start things off, Rapidash's best stats, it's speed and attack, are outclassed by a plethora of other Pokemon of the same typing and different typings. Rapidash doesn't take hits as well as other fast sweepers nor does it hit as hard as other glass cannons. It's abilities and movepool don't complement it's stats very well either (seriously, Flame Body and Flash Fire are borderline useless or extremely situational). And lastly, it can only run so little sets that make it stand out from most Pokemon but even then, those sets find themselves getting outclassed
Rapidash is still a good Pokemon in competitive but not in formats like VGC 16 or Smogon OU-RU
