#0059

Arcanine

Legendary Pokémon

About

Snaps at its foes with fangs cloaked in blazing flame. Despite its bulk, it deftly feints every which way, leading opponents on a deceptively merry chase as it all but dances around them.

Legends: Arceus 1 of 20

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Flash Fire

Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

Justified Hidden ability

Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a Dark move.

Height: 1.9 m 6′03″
Weight: 155.0 kg 341.7 lb
Gender: ♂ 75% ♀ 25%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	90	290–384
Attack	110	202–350
Defense	80	148–284
Sp. Atk	100	184–328
Sp. Def	80	148–284
Speed	95	175–317
Total	555

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: WaterGroundRock
Resists ½×: FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: GrassIceBugSteel
Not very effective ½×: FireWaterRockDragon

Evolution

#0058 Growlithe Fire

Use Fire Stone

#0059 Arcanine Fire

Forms

Alternate forms have their own types, stats and abilities.

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Evo.	Extreme Speed Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	80	100%	5
1	Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
1	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
1	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
1	Ember STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	40	100%	25
1	Fire Fang STAB Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Flame Wheel STAB Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves.	Fire	Physical	60	100%	25
1	Flare Blitz STAB User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Physical	120	100%	15
1	Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
1	Howl Raises the user’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Physical	90	90%	10
1	Retaliate Has double power if a friendly Pokémon fainted last turn.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
1	Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
1	Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
1	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
5	Flamethrower STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages.	Fairy	Status	—	100%	20
Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Dragon Pulse Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fire Blast STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
Fire Fang STAB Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
Fire Spin STAB Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Fire	Special	35	85%	15
Flame Charge STAB Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage.	Fire	Physical	50	100%	20
Flamethrower STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
Flare Blitz STAB User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Physical	120	100%	15
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Heat Crash STAB Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120.	Fire	Physical	—	100%	10
Heat Wave STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	95	90%	10
Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	10
Overheat STAB Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Physical	90	90%	10
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Fangs Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.	Psychic	Physical	85	100%	10
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Scorching Sands Has a chance to burn the target.	Ground	Special	70	100%	10
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Snarl Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking.	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift Never misses.	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Temper Flare STAB Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.	Fire	Physical	75	100%	10
Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief Takes the target’s item.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
Wild Charge User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Electric	Physical	90	100%	15
Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	Fire	Status	—	85%	15

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 2 Attack
Catch rate: 75
Base friendship: 70
Base experience: 194
Growth rate: Slow
Wild held items: Rawst Berry

Breeding

Egg groups: Ground
Egg cycles: 20 (about 5,140 steps)