Competitive Information for Arcanine [Black/White]
Fire
Abilities:
This Pokemon's Fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one Fire move; Fire immunity.
On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
This Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a Dark-type move.
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Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Arcanine? These builds are optimized for Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Black/White metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Meet Arcanine, an exceptional Pokémon ready to dominate with its Fire typing! It's to see Arcanine show up as a Black/White opponent. It is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks. Explore the movesets below to see how Arcanine performs in battles.
Item: Leftovers / Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz / Will-O-Wisp
- Wild Charge
- Extreme Speed / Morning Sun
Arcanine is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Arcanine last longer regaining it's HP every turn. Choice Band will increase the damage of Arcanine's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Intimidate, on switch-in Arcanine lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Arcanine).
♦ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Extreme Speed is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Normal-type move (nearly always goes first).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Arcanine by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Leftovers / Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Extreme Speed
- Morning Sun
- Sunny Day
- Will-O-Wisp / Flamethrower
Arcanine is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Arcanine last longer regaining it's HP every turn. Choice Band will increase the damage of Arcanine's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Intimidate, on switch-in Arcanine lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Arcanine by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
♦ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Fang
- Close Combat
- Wild Charge / Iron Head
- Outrage
Arcanine is popular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Arcanine's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Close Combat). Life Orb boosts the power of Arcanine's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Arcanine's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. Wild Charge or Iron Head are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Arcanine's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Arcanine afterwards).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Dragon Pulse
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Solar Beam
Arcanine is an awesome Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Arcanine's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). Life Orb boosts the power of Arcanine's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Arcanine's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Arcanine cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk
Moveset:
- Bulldoze
- Flame Charge
- Close Combat
- Aerial Ace
Arcanine is a spectacular Physical Tank. This moveset attempts to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Arcanine's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Arcanine's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Arcanine's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Arcanine's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Aerial Ace is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz
- Close Combat
- Extreme Speed
- Morning Sun
Arcanine is popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Arcanine's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Arcanine's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Arcanine's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Extreme Speed is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Normal-type move (nearly always goes first).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Arcanine by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Arcanine? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Black/White Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Black/White metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Fang
- Bulldoze / Wild Charge
- Outrage
- Close Combat
Arcanine is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Arcanine's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Close Combat). Life Orb boosts the power of Arcanine's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Arcanine's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. Bulldoze or Wild Charge are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Arcanine afterwards).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Arcanine's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Snarl
- Dragon Pulse
- Hyper Beam / Round
Arcanine is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Arcanine's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Arcanine's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Arcanine's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Arcanine cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Arcanine can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Black/White generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Arcanine.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Arcanine can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Arcanine
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Safeguard + Thrash
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Intimidate + Move: Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Extreme Speed
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Arcanine's stats
- Agility
- Flame Charge
- Howl
Most notable and possible best moves for Arcanine
- Close Combat
- Extreme Speed
- Flamethrower
- Flare Blitz
- Howl
- Morning Sun
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Sunny Day
- Toxic
- Wild Charge
- Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Arcanine in Black and White
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Arcanine's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Black and White
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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