Arcanine - Generation 6 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Arcanine can learn in Generation 6, which consists of these games:

Pokémon X
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Arcanine artwork by Ken Sugimori

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X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Arcanine learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y 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 X & Y. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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 X & Y 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 X & Y:

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

Moves learnt by TM

Arcanine is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

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	—	90
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

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 X & Y.

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
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor