Competitive Information for Arcanine [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fire
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Arcanine? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Arcanine is a spectacular Fire-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Arcanine out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Arcanine is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / White Herb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Fire Blast
- Extreme Speed / Howl
- Roar
- Toxic
Physical Tank Arcanine (Popular/Trending)
Arcanine is an extraordinary Physical Tank. It's meant to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Arcanine's negative stat changes once. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Arcanine last longer regaining it's it's life every turn. With Intimidate, on switch-in Arcanine lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Extreme Speed is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Normal-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Howl is a status move (raises your Arcanine's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ds10a3b
Item: Leftovers / White Herb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EVs: 80 Hp / 252 SpA / 176 Spe
Moveset:
- Fire Blast / Flamethrower
- Howl
- Roar
- Toxic
Mixed Sweeper Arcanine (Popular/Trending)
Arcanine is a remarkable Mixed Sweeper. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Arcanine's negative stat changes once. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Arcanine last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Intimidate, on switch-in Arcanine lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Howl is a status move (raises your Arcanine's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ds11a3b
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Dig
- Rock Smash
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Arcanine (Flash Fire)
Arcanine is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Flash Fire, Arcanine's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum 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).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ds12a3b
Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Crunch / Bite
- Protect
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Arcanine (Flash Fire)
Arcanine is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Arcanine's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Arcanine this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ds13a3b
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Arcanine? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Dig
- Rock Smash
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Arcanine (Flash Fire)
Arcanine is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Flash Fire, Arcanine's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum 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).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/dd10a3b
Item: Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Crunch / Bite
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Arcanine (Flash Fire)
Arcanine is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Arcanine this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/dd11a3b
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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Arcanine can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Arcanine
- Moves: Safeguard + Thrash
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Arcanine's stats
- Agility
- Howl
Most notable and possible best moves for Arcanine
- Extreme Speed
- Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Hidden Power Grass
- Howl
- Overheat
- Protect
- Rest
- Roar
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Arcanine in Ruby and Sapphire
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0/ )
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/4/0/0/ )
- Optimize Arcanine's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Arcanine in Ruby/Sapphire. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Arcanine in Ruby/Sapphire
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Arcanine. Top rated Arcanine Ruby/Sapphire movesets. You can find Arcanine builds Ruby/Sapphire. Arcanine movesets Ruby/Sapphire are listed here. VGC Arcanine Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Arcanine in Ruby/Sapphire along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for evolution