Arcanine - Generation 5 learnset

Arcanine artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Arcanine can learn in Generation 5, which consists of:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

In other generations
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Moves learnt by level up

Arcanine learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
1	Roar	Normal	—	—
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
39	Extreme Speed	Normal	80	100

Egg moves

Arcanine learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Arcanine egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Covet	Normal	60	100
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Howl	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black & White by a previous evolution of Arcanine. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

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

Moves learnt by HM

Arcanine is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Arcanine is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
59	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Transfer-only moves

Arcanine can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Arcanine learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
1	Roar	Normal	—	—
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
34	Extreme Speed	Normal	80	100

Egg moves

Arcanine learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Arcanine egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Covet	Normal	60	100
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Howl	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Arcanine can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 by a previous evolution of Arcanine. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

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

Moves learnt by HM

Arcanine is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Arcanine is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
59	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Transfer-only moves

Arcanine can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor