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arcanine
#059

Arcanine

Legendary Pokémon

Fire

Its proud and regal appearance has captured the hearts of people since long ago.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 110
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 80
Speed 95
Total 555

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Legendary Pokémon
Height 1.9 m
Weight 155.0 kg
Base Exp 194
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 75% ♂ / 25% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

arcanine Front Front
arcanine Back Back
arcanine Front Shiny Front Shiny
arcanine Back Shiny Back Shiny
arcanine Official Art Official Art
arcanine Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 2.1%
Offensive
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Flash Fire / Intimidate
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 72
Atk 252
SpD 8
Spe 176
Physically Defensive
Moves
Flare Blitz / Flamethrower
Extreme Speed / Hidden Power Grass
Will-O-Wisp / Toxic
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Impish / Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
SpD 8
Sunny Day
Item
Leftovers / Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 192
SpA 248
SpD 4
Spe 64

Strategy Overview

Arcanine is one of those Pokemon that has the BST and movepool to be OU, but its typing and Speed come up just short. This is actually a good thing, however, as in UU, Arcanine has the opportunity to truly shine due to its well-rounded stats, amazing coverage, and impressive versatility. These assets lead to it being able to run a very dangerous physically offensive set, a very sturdy physical wall set, or even a surprising Sunny Day set. However, it's not all peaches for Arcanine. Being affected by every type of entry hazard, with a weakness to Stealth Rock to boot, doesn't do it any favors. Nevertheless, if you play it to its strengths and provide it with the proper support, Arcanine is sure to leave its mark in every battle it takes part in.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Leftovers
64.9%
Life Orb
22.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc