Arcanine pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

Contents
Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Q&A

Name origin

arcane: ancient, mysterious
canine: relating to dogs

Pokedex data

National №	059
Type	Fire
Species	Legendary Pokémon
Height	6′3″ (1.91m)
Weight	341.7 lbs (155.0 kg)
Abilities	Flash Fire Intimidate Justified (Dream World)
Local №	059 (R/B/Y, FireRed, LeafGreen) 128 (Gold, Silver, Crystal) 130 (HeartGold, SoulSilver) 052 (Black 2, White 2)
Japanese	Uindi

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	75% male, 25% female
Egg cycles	21 (minimum 5,355 steps)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	75 (9.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	70 (normal)
Base EXP	213
Growth Rate	Slow

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste
	0	2		½	½			2			½	2				½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste
	½	2		½	½			2			½	2				½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste
	½	2		½	½			2			½	2				½

Arcanine stats

The base stats for Arcanine are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

HP	90	290 - 384
Attack	110	202 - 350
Defense	80	148 - 284
Sp. Atk	100	184 - 328
Sp. Def	80	148 - 284
Speed	95	175 - 317
Total	555

Pokedex descriptions

Red Blue	A POKéMON that has been admired since the past for its beauty. It runs agilely as if on wings.
Yellow	A legendary POKéMON in China. Many people are charmed by its grace and beauty while running.
Gold HeartGold	This legendary Chinese POKEMON is considered magnificent. Many people are enchanted by its grand mane.
Silver SoulSilver	Its magnificent bark conveys a sense of majesty. Anyone hearing it can’t help but grovel before it.
Crystal	An ancient picture scroll shows that people were attracted to its movement as it ran through prairie s.
Ruby Sapphire	ARCANINE is known for its high speed. It is said to be capable of running over 6,200 miles in a single day and night. The fire that blazes wildly within this POKéMON’s body is its source of power.
Emerald	This fleet-footed POKéMON is said to run over 6,200 miles in a single day and night. The fire that blazes wildly within its body is its source of power.
FireRed	A POKéMON that is described in Chinese legends. It is said to race at an unbelievable speed.
LeafGreen	A POKéMON that has long been admired for its beauty. It runs agilely as if on wings.
Diamond Pearl Platinum Black White	Its proud and regal appearance has captured the hearts of people since long ago.
Black 2 White 2	The sight of it running over 6,200 miles in a single day and night has captivated many people.

Evolution chart

#058
Growlithe
Fire →
(use Fire Stone)

#059
Arcanine
Fire

Moves learnt by level up

Black 2/White 2
White/Black/HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arcanine learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
1	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
1	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	-	-
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
34	ExtremeSpeed	Normal	Physical	80	100

Arcanine learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
1	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
1	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	-	-
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
39	ExtremeSpeed	Normal	Physical	80	100

Other generations: I II III IV V

Pre-evolution moves

Black 2/White 2
White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arcanine can learn these moves only when in a pre-evolved state. Check previous pokedex(es) for the levels required.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Ember	Fire	Special	40	100
Leer	Normal	Status	-	100
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-
Flame Wheel	Fire	Physical	60	100
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
Flame Burst	Fire	Special	70	100
Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100

Arcanine can learn these moves only when in a pre-evolved state. Check previous pokedex(es) for the levels required.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Ember	Fire	Special	40	100
Leer	Normal	Status	-	100
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-
Flame Wheel	Fire	Physical	60	100
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Flame Burst	Fire	Special	70	100
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100
Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100

Arcanine can learn these moves only when in a pre-evolved state. Check previous pokedex(es) for the levels required.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Ember	Fire	Special	40	100
Leer	Normal	Status	-	100
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-
Flame Wheel	Fire	Physical	60	100
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100
Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100

Egg moves

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arcanine learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Arcanine egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Morning Sun	Normal	Status	-	-
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Howl	Normal	Status	-	-
Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100
Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100

Arcanine learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Arcanine egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
Safeguard	Normal	Status	-	-
Morning Sun	Normal	Status	-	-
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Howl	Normal	Status	-	-
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100

Other generations: II III IV V

Move Tutor moves

Black 2/White 2
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arcanine can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-
Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100

Arcanine can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100

Other generations: II III IV V

Moves learnt by HM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arcanine is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100

Arcanine is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100
8	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85

Other generations: I II III IV V

Moves learnt by TM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arcanine is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	Special	140	90
59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	30	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	-	75
67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-
93	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100
95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95

Arcanine is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	Special	140	90
58	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	-	75
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
78	Captivate	Normal	Status	-	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: I II III IV V

Arcanine sprites

NORMAL
Black/White
SHINY
Black/White
NORMAL
HG/SS
SHINY
HG/SS

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Where to find Arcanine

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Pokeathlon stats

Speed	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Power	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Skill	★ ★
Stamina	★ ★ ★
Jump	★ ★ ★

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Arcanine

Name origin

Pokedex data

Breeding

Training

Type defenses

Arcanine stats

Pokedex descriptions

Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Pre-evolution moves

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Arcanine sprites

Where to find Arcanine

Pokeathlon stats

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