What is a good competitive moveset for Arcanine? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Arcanine is a phenomenal Fire-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to see Arcanine show up as a Gold/Silver opponent. Arcanine is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Arcanine is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Arcanine is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2). ♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Arcanine this turn).
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Arcanine is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Flame Wheel is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target. thaws Arcanine). ♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Dragon Rage is a special 0-base power Dragon-type move (deals 40 hp of damage to the target). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Arcanine this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Arcanine learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Arcanine can perform in Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Arcanine
Moves: Safeguard + Thrash
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Arcanine's stats
Agility
Curse
Rage
Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Arcanine
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Teleport
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Arcanine in Gold and Silver
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