Arcanine

#0059

FireIntimidateFlash FireJustified

Rank: —
Usage: —
BST: 555

Stats & stat points

Lv 50

HP90196

Atk110117

Def80120

SpA100120

SpD80105

Spe95137

Nature

SP used66/ 66

Item

Optimise vs meta →

Champions formula: HP = base + SP + 75 · other stats = (base + SP + 20) × nature. Max 32 SP per stat, 66 total.

How it’s used

Ladder games, M-C

No usage sets for Arcanine in Regulation M-C yet.

Source: Showdown ladder games · gen9championsvgc2026regmc · 2026-09-21/2026-09-28 · 1500+ rating · 1,310 in sample · fetched 28 Sep 2026

Defensive matchups

Takes 2× damage from: WaterGroundRock
Takes half damage from: FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

From the type chart; abilities such as Levitate aren't counted.

Speed context

Max speed · top 20 by usage

146Miloticfaster
143Basculegionfaster
137Arcanine (this spread)you
134Politoedslower
128Pelipperslower
123Incineroar, Farigirafslower

With Choice Scarf: 205 — still slower than Garchomp-Mega-Z at max Speed.

Moves

Moves
Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Used	Notes
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100	—	33% recoil · 10% burn
Raging Fury	Fire	Physical	120	100	—	—
Burn Up	Fire	Special	130	100	—	—
Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90	—	−2 SpA
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	—	10% burn
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	—	10% burn
Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100	—	−1 Def, −1 SpD
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	—	33% recoil

Best hit vs top 10

Timid 0 Atk

RillaboomBurn Up113.1–133.7%OHKO
GholdengoBurn Up97.5–116.0%94% OHKO
KingambitBurn Up96.0–114.3%75% OHKO
Raichu-Mega-YFlare Blitz78.5–93.3%2HKO
Indeedee-FFlare Blitz64.1–76.6%2HKO
SneaslerFlare Blitz64.5–76.1%2HKO
ArchaludonBurn Up62.4–74.5%2HKO
FarigirafFlare Blitz45.1–53.8%2HKO
BasculegionFlare Blitz23.6–28.2%4HKO+
IncineroarBurn Up23.5–28.2%4HKO+

Doubles, no field effects. Tries Flare Blitz, Raging Fury, Burn Up and Overheat against each target's most used spread.

See every move and spread

Moves

Moves
Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Used	Notes
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	—	—
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	—	—
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	—	30% flinch
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	—	30% paralysis
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	—	Spread · hits your partner · −1 Spe
Burn Up	Fire	Special	130	100	—	—
Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	—	—
Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100	—	−1 Def, −1 SpD
Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100	—	—
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	—	20% −1 Def
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	—	—
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	—	33% recoil
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	—	—
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	—	+4 priority
Extreme Speed	Normal	Physical	80	100	—	+2 priority
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	—	—
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	—	10% burn
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	—	10% burn · 10% flinch
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85	—	—
Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100	—	+1 Spe (user)
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	—	10% burn
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100	—	33% recoil · 10% burn
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	—	—
Heat Crash	Fire	Physical	0	100	—	Variable power
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	—	Spread · 10% burn
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	—	+5 priority
Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	—	—
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	—	—
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100	—	Spread
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	—	20% flinch
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	—	30% −1 Def
Morning Sun	Normal	Status	—	—	—	—
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	—	—
Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90	—	−2 SpA
Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90	—	10% −1 Atk
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	—	+4 priority
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	—	—
Raging Fury	Fire	Physical	120	100	—	—
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	—	—
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	0	100	—	Variable power
Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	—	−6 priority
Round	Normal	Special	60	100	—	Variable power
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	—	—
Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100	—	30% burn
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	—	—
Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95	—	Spread · −1 SpA
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	—	30% flinch
Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	—	—
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	—	—
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	—	—
Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100	—	Variable power
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	—	—
Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100	—	—
Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	—	10% paralysis · 10% flinch
Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100	—	1/4 recoil
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85	—	—

Arcanine

Stats & stat points

How it’s used

Defensive matchups

Speed context

Moves

Best hit vs top 10

Sets

Abilities

Moves

Defensive matchups

Speed context

Best hit vs top 10