Arcanine

Arcanine Sets & Builds

#059 Fire BST: 555
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Overview Weaknesses Competitive Sets Moves

Base Stats

HP
90
Attack
110
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
100
Sp. Def
80
Speed
95

OU Sets

Choice Band

OverUsed
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Jolly
Tera Type
Normal Rock Fire
Moves
Head Smash
Flare Blitz
Extreme Speed
Close Combat
or Double-Edge
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

UU Sets

Offensive

UnderUsed
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots / Focus Sash
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Head Smash
Flare Blitz
Extreme Speed
Stealth Rock
or Morning Sun, Double-Edge
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

NU Sets

Curse Sweeper

NeverUsed
Item
Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Nature
Adamant
Moves
Curse
Flare Blitz
Extreme Speed
Crunch
or Morning Sun
EVs
248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD

VGC Sets

Choice Band

VGC 2024
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Nature
Adamant
Tera Type
Fairy Normal
Moves
Flare Blitz
Rock Slide
Extreme Speed
Tera Blast
or Head Smash
EVs
52 HP / 196 Atk / 28 Def / 4 SpD / 228 Spe

Mono Sets

Choice Band (Rock)

Monotype
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Head Smash
Flare Blitz
Close Combat
Extreme Speed
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Choice Scarf (Rock)

Monotype
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Flare Blitz
Head Smash
Wild Charge
Close Combat
EVs
252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Choice Scarf (Fire)

Monotype
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Flare Blitz
Head Smash
Close Combat
Outrage
or Stealth Rock
EVs
252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Substitute + 3 Attacks (Rock)

Monotype
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Substitute
Head Smash
Flare Blitz
Close Combat
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Choice Band (Fire)

Monotype
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Flare Blitz
Head Smash
Extreme Speed
Close Combat
or Wild Charge
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

What Players Actually Run

Ranked-ladder usage for Arcanine, updated monthly. Data: Smogon usage statistics (ranked ladder).

VGC (June 2026)

#91 · 0.2% of teams

Most-used form: Arcanine-Hisui

Moves
Flare Blitz (23.9%) · Head Smash (22%) · Extreme Speed (15.5%) · Rock Slide (14.8%) · Close Combat (9.2%)
Items
Choice Band (87.3%) · Assault Vest (4.2%) · Safety Goggles (3.4%) · Clear Amulet (1.6%) · Sitrus Berry (1.2%)
Natures
Jolly (56.5%) · Adamant (39.5%) · Hardy (3.8%)

Smogon OU (July 2026)

#101 · 0.3% of teams

Most-used form: Arcanine-Hisui

Moves
Head Smash (25%) · Extreme Speed (24.1%) · Flare Blitz (23.3%) · Stealth Rock (20.6%) · Will O Wisp (2.6%)
Items
Choice Band (87.2%) · Focus Sash (6.8%) · Heavy Duty Boots (3.4%) · Choice Scarf (1.4%) · Life Orb (1.1%)
Natures
Jolly (92.9%) · Adamant (5.8%) · Naive (1.4%)

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