Arcanine (Pokémon GO)

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Growlithe

Poliwag

#59

1731

2164

Attacker Rank

C Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/14/15 · L18.5 · CP 1498

F Tier

#772

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/15 · L31.5 · CP 2497

F Tier

#758

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3425

F Tier

#253

Normal

Shiny

Arcanine

#59

Fire

Attack

227

Top 22%

Defense

166

Top 38.8%

Stamina

207

Top 16.8%

Total

600

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1652 -1731 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2066 -2164 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1652 -1731 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1239 -1298 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3425 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Arcanine takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Ground

160%

Rock

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Arcanine can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Fire Fang
Wild Charge
12.55
159.5
1195.2s
10.53
2
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
12.50
158.8
1200.3s
10.49
3
Fire Fang
Fire Blast
12.05
153.1
1245.1s
10.09
4
Snarl
Wild Charge
11.93
151.6
1257.5s
10.00
5
Snarl
Flamethrower
11.81
150.0
1270.3s
9.91
6
Fire Fang
Scorching Sands
11.74
149.2
1277.8s
9.86
7
Thunder Fang
Wild Charge
11.63
147.7
1290.2s
9.77
8
Thunder Fang
Flamethrower
11.48
145.8
1307.2s
9.60
9
Bite
Wild Charge
11.45
145.5
1309.9s
9.58
10
Snarl
Fire Blast
11.31
143.7
1326.2s
9.47

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Arcanine in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
46.75
1622.9
2.2
77.0s
45.51
2
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
43.48
1276.8
2.8
82.8s
42.10
3
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
41.84
2076.3
1.7
86.0s
41.15
4
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
41.18
2656.3
1.4
87.4s
40.69
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
39.19
1511.4
2.4
91.8s
38.32
6
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
38.58
1291.9
2.8
93.3s
37.56
7
Shadow Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
38.08
1481.7
2.4
94.5s
37.17
8
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
37.45
2528.8
1.4
96.1s
37.00
9
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
37.47
1270.6
2.8
96.1s
36.42
10
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
38.68
747.6
4.8
93.1s
36.21

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Arcanine in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Bite

Fast Charge

Wild Charge

Self-Debuff

Psychic Fangs

Debuff Spam

Rank 1 IVs

1498

0/14/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 18.5

130.43

Attack

103.42

Defense

127

Stat Product · 1,713,116

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/14/15	18.5	1498	100.00%
1/13/15	18.5	1500	99.88%
0/15/14	18.5	1498	99.76%
0/15/13	18.5	1495	99.76%
1/14/13	18.5	1497	99.65%
2/13/13	18.5	1500	99.53%
0/13/15	18.5	1493	99.44%
1/15/12	18.5	1498	99.41%
1/15/11	18.5	1495	99.41%
1/12/15	18.5	1496	99.32%
2/14/12	18.5	1500	99.29%
2/14/11	18.5	1497	99.29%
0/14/14	18.5	1494	99.21%
0/14/13	18.5	1491	99.21%
0/15/3	19	1500	99.21%
2/11/15	18.5	1498	99.20%
3/13/11	18.5	1499	99.17%
0/12/6	19	1498	99.16%
0/5/15	19	1499	99.10%
1/13/14	18.5	1497	99.10%
1/13/13	18.5	1493	99.10%
3/10/15	18.5	1500	99.07%
0/9/10	19	1499	99.06%
2/15/10	18.5	1498	99.05%
2/15/9	18.5	1494	99.05%
1/11/6	19	1500	99.04%
2/12/14	18.5	1499	98.97%
2/12/13	18.5	1496	98.97%
0/15/12	18.5	1492	98.97%
0/15/11	18.5	1488	98.97%
3/14/10	18.5	1500	98.93%
3/14/9	18.5	1497	98.93%
0/13/5	19	1499	98.91%
0/6/14	19	1500	98.91%
0/6/13	19	1497	98.91%
0/12/15	18.5	1489	98.89%
1/14/12	18.5	1494	98.86%
1/14/11	18.5	1491	98.86%
3/11/13	18.5	1498	98.85%
6/15/15	18	1500	98.84%
6/15/14	18	1496	98.84%
0/10/9	19	1500	98.84%
0/10/8	19	1497	98.84%
1/15/1	19	1499	98.83%
4/13/9	18.5	1499	98.81%
1/5/13	19	1499	98.77%
1/11/15	18.5	1492	98.77%
2/13/12	18.5	1496	98.74%
2/13/11	18.5	1493	98.74%
7/14/14	18	1499	98.72%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Arcanine can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bite
6
4
0.5s
12
Fire Fang
13
9
1.0s
13
Snarl
11
13
1.0s
11
Thunder Fang
10
13
1.0s
10

Charged Attacks

Bulldoze
80
-50
3.5s
22.86
Crunch
65
-33
3.0s
21.67
Fire Blast
140
-100
4.0s
35
Flamethrower
65
-50
2.0s
32.5
Psychic Fangs
25
-33
1.0s
25
Scorching Sands
90
-50
3.0s
30
Wild Charge
90
-50
2.5s
36

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Growlithe	50 Candy	Arcanine
Hisuian Growlithe	50 Candy	Hisuian Arcanine

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Arcanine including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Growlithe

#58

Dynamax Growlithe

#58

Hisuian Growlithe

#58

Shadow Hisuian Growlithe

#58

Shadow Growlithe

#58

Arcanine

#59

Dynamax Arcanine

#59

Hisuian Arcanine

#59

Shadow Hisuian Arcanine

#59

Shadow Arcanine

#59

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Fire-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Arcanine with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Blaziken #257

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Delphox #655

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.931 m to 3.325 m tall, averaging 1.9 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.931 m 3'01"	0.95 m 3'01"
XS	0.95 m 3'01"	1.425 m 4'08"
M	1.425 m 4'08"	2.375 m 7'10"
XL	2.375 m 7'10"	2.85 m 9'04"
XXL	2.85 m 9'04"	3.325 m 10'11"

XXS

0.931 m

3'01"

0.95 m

3'01"

0.95 m

3'01"

1.425 m

4'08"

1.425 m

4'08"

2.375 m

7'10"

2.375 m

7'10"

2.85 m

9'04"

XXL

2.85 m

9'04"

3.325 m

10'11"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	4s
Jump time	1.25s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	11s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Arcanine at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	42 CP	27	2337 CP
2	134 CP	28	2423 CP
3	225 CP	29	2510 CP
4	317 CP	30	2597 CP
5	408 CP	31	2640 CP
6	500 CP	32	2683 CP
7	591 CP	33	2726 CP
8	683 CP	34	2770 CP
9	774 CP	35	2813 CP
10	865 CP	36	2856 CP
11	952 CP	37	2900 CP
12	1038 CP	38	2943 CP
13	1125 CP	39	2986 CP
14	1212 CP	40	3029 CP
15	1298 CP	41	3068 CP
16	1385 CP	42	3106 CP
17	1471 CP	43	3145 CP
18	1558 CP	44	3185 CP
19	1644 CP	45	3224 CP
20	1731 CP	46	3264 CP
21	1817 CP	47	3304 CP
22	1904 CP	48	3344 CP
23	1991 CP	49	3384 CP
24	2077 CP	50	3425 CP
25	2164 CP	51	3466 CP
26	2250 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	42 CP	18	1558 CP	35	2813 CP
2	134 CP	19	1644 CP	36	2856 CP
3	225 CP	20	1731 CP	37	2900 CP
4	317 CP	21	1817 CP	38	2943 CP
5	408 CP	22	1904 CP	39	2986 CP
6	500 CP	23	1991 CP	40	3029 CP
7	591 CP	24	2077 CP	41	3068 CP
8	683 CP	25	2164 CP	42	3106 CP
9	774 CP	26	2250 CP	43	3145 CP
10	865 CP	27	2337 CP	44	3185 CP
11	952 CP	28	2423 CP	45	3224 CP
12	1038 CP	29	2510 CP	46	3264 CP
13	1125 CP	30	2597 CP	47	3304 CP
14	1212 CP	31	2640 CP	48	3344 CP
15	1298 CP	32	2683 CP	49	3384 CP
16	1385 CP	33	2726 CP	50	3425 CP
17	1471 CP	34	2770 CP	51	3466 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Arcanine up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Growlithe

Poliwag