Arcanine

Arcanine

Fire. Rank 171 by usage, on 0.2% of teams, leads 12.5% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 27, on 5.7% of teams, now 0.2% down 5 points.

Then: Focus Sash or White Herb, Flare Blitz, Protect, Head Smash, Extreme Speed, Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32.

Moves

  • Flare Blitz76.0%
  • Extreme Speed72.5%
  • Protect70.1%
  • Howl38.1%
  • Snarl27.8%
  • Will-O-Wisp25.2%
  • Wild Charge12.6%
  • Heat Wave11.8%

Items

  • Sitrus Berry63.1%
  • Leftovers8.1%
  • Life Orb4.5%
  • Rocky Helmet3.8%
  • Charcoal2.9%
  • Shell Bell2.8%
  • White Herb2.3%
  • Shuca Berry2.2%

Abilities

  • Intimidate93.1%
  • Flash Fire3.5%
  • Justified3.3%

Spreads

  • Adamant 31/3/3/0/29/026.3%
  • Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/212.2%
  • Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/325.0%
  • Adamant 30/11/15/0/2/82.7%
  • Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/02.0%
  • Adamant 31/0/12/7/13/31.3%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

KingambitKingambit 37.5%SneaslerSneasler 37.5%Floette-EternalFloette-Eternal 25.0%GlimmoraGlimmora 25.0%BasculegionBasculegion 25.0%WhimsicottWhimsicott 25.0%RillaboomRillaboom 25.0%MabosstiffMabosstiff 25.0%

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Sitrus Berry, Intimidate, Adamant 31/3/3/0/29/0. Flare Blitz, Extreme Speed, Protect, Howl.

Stats 196 / 146 / 103 / 108 / 129 / 115. Weak to Ground, Rock, Water. Resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel.

Good against, and why

  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Flare Blitz 148.3–176.9%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
  • Ninetales-Alola
    Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usage
    Flare Blitz 140–165.3%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Flare Blitz 137.2–163.5%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Flare Blitz 132.6–157.2%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (87% of usage)
  • Golisopod-Mega
    Golisopod-Mega 17.1% usage
    Flare Blitz 112.1–134.1%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (57% of usage)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Flare Blitz 106.1–125.6%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (20%), 87.5% to OHKO (11%), OHKO (6%)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Flare Blitz 96.4–113.9%, 75% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 75% to OHKO (20%), 2HKO (6%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    Flare Blitz 87.9–104.3%, 18.8% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 18.8% to OHKO (10%), 18.8% to OHKO (9%), 37.5% to OHKO (5%)
  • Gardevoir-Mega
    Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
    Flare Blitz 80.7–95.2%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Flare Blitz 79–93.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (61% of usage)
  • Sinistcha
    Sinistcha 6.7% usage
    Flare Blitz 74.2–87.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Kingambit
    Kingambit 24.1% usage
    Flare Blitz 69.6–82.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
    Flare Blitz 61.6–73.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (17%), 2HKO (4%), 3HKO (3%)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Flare Blitz 56.4–66.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (23% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 161.2–191.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (44% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Head Smash 140.8–166.3%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (44% of usage)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    High Horsepower 110.2–129.6%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (44% of usage)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Glaive Rush 83.2–98.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (26%), 6.3% to OHKO (12%), OHKO (5%)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Rock Slide 74.5–88.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (26%), 2HKO (12%), 43.8% to OHKO (5%)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Close Combat 67.3–79.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (44% of usage)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Close Combat 59.7–70.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (44% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Zap Cannon 56.6–67.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (26%), 2HKO (12%), 6.3% to OHKO (5%)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 17.8% usage
    Earthquake 51–60.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (44% of usage)
  • Salamence-Mega
    Salamence-Mega 22.8% usage
    Draco Meteor 50.5–59.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (44% of usage)