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arcanine
#059

Arcanine

Legendary Pokémon

Fire

Arcanine is known for its high speed. It is said to be capable of running over 6,200 miles in a single day and night. The fire that blazes wildly within this Pokémon’s body is its source of power.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

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
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arcanine Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Curse Sweeper
Item
Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 248
Atk 252
SpD 8
Tera Type
Normal

Strategy Overview

Access to the powerful priority of Extreme Speed, the simultaneous offensive and defensive boosting of Curse, and the healing of Morning Sun solidifies Arcanine as a sweeper to be respected, capable of taking advantage of common passive foes such as Bronzong, Sylveon, Amoonguss, Klefki, and Wo-Chien as well as KOing common offensive threats like Flygon, Munkidori, and Flamigo. Additionally, Arcanine complements many sweepers such as Alolan Ninetales, Flygon, Oricorio-P, and Diancie, making it slot in easily on tons of offensive teams. Arcanine also has use throughout the course of a game, as with Intimidate, it can slow down opposing wallbreakers and sweepers, easing the burden on its teammates. However, if Arcanine wants to get past bulky Water-types like Vaporeon and Swampert, then it's forced to Terastallize and, consequently, risk a Scald burn from Vaporeon. On top of that, Arcanine often finds itself stuck between Stealth Rock and a hard place by having to choose between Leftovers + Crunch and Heavy-Duty Boots + Morning Sun; the former combination provides Arcanine coverage to nail Basculegion-M and Chandelure at the risk of being chipped heavily by entry hazards, while the latter offers reliable healing and more chances to set up during a game at the cost of being hard walled by the aforementioned Ghost-types.

Most Used Moves

Curse
80.7%
Crunch
8.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc