Arcanine
Arcanine is a Fire-type Pokémon, the Legendary Pokémon, number 59 (#0059) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1.9 m tall and weighs 155 kg.
Arcanine is the Legendary Pokémon, a Fire type that the Pokédex says can run 10,000 km (6,200 miles) in 24 hours, so smoothly that it seems to fly. It carries the title of a legend without being a true Legendary.
How to pronounce Arcanine
Arcanine is pronounced AR-kuh-nine. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Arcanine said out loud:
In Japanese it is ウインディ (Windie).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Arcanine stands 1.9 m tall and weighs 155 kg. It is a large orange dog with jagged black stripes, shaggy beige fur on its head, muzzle and chest, tufts of fur trailing from each elbow and ankle, a black underside and a billowing, bent tail. Two pointed teeth poke down from its upper jaw. A fire blazes wildly inside its body and fuels its long runs.
Behaviour
Arcanine is brave and fiercely loyal, and the Pokédex writes about it with awe: its bark makes listeners want to bow, and the sight of it running has captivated many people. In the anime episode 'On Cloud Arcanine', a mother Arcanine carries food in her mane to her litter of Growlithe.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat is grassland, but Bulbapedia says Arcanine is rarely wild, since it comes from an Evolution stone, and Pokémon Snap shows it on active volcanoes. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's North and South Provinces, and by evolving Growlithe in Kitakami; it is not available in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Its Abilities are Intimidate and Flash Fire, with Justified hidden. Extreme Speed, a high-priority move, was its signature in Generation II, and it also uses Flare Blitz, Fire Fang, Flamethrower and Play Rough. Hisuian Arcanine is a Fire and Rock type that snaps with flame-wrapped fangs and dances around foes despite its bulk. With 110 base Attack and 100 base Special Attack it is a strong, fairly quick all-round attacker.
Name origin
Arcanine may combine 'arcane' and 'canine'. Its Japanese name, Windie (ウインディ), may refer to wind or 'windy', for its speed.
Design inspiration
Ken Sugimori designed Arcanine, and Megumi Mizutani designed the Hisuian form, according to Bulbapedia. It may be based on shisa or komainu, lion-dog guardian statues sometimes shown with dragon-like features, and its stripes recall a tiger. The mythical fire-eating dog xiezhi has also been suggested. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Arcanine evolves from Growlithe when it is exposed to a Fire Stone, and Hisuian Arcanine evolves from Hisuian Growlithe the same way. It cannot evolve further.
In the games
In Legends: Arceus, Hisuian Arcanine is the Noble of the Cobalt Coastlands, a Pokémon the people of Hisui worship. Arcanine debuted in Generation I. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in 5-star Tera Raid Battles, and the Hisuian form arrives through Pokémon HOME.
In the anime
Gary Oak's Arcanine debuted in 'The Battle of the Badge', where it beat Giovanni's Kingler despite the type disadvantage, and it became one of Gary's most used Pokémon. Kent's Arcanine debuted in 'Where I Belong' in Pokémon Concierge, where it rescued Haru during a rainstorm.
Fun facts
- In the Red and Green beta its English name was Blaze, and Bulbapedia says it originally had no stripes and had hooves.
- An engraving in the anime episode 'Pokémon Emergency!' shows Arcanine alongside the legendary birds Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos.
- No other Pokémon that evolves with a stone has a higher base stat total than Arcanine's 555; Florges comes closest with 552.
Base stats
- HP: 90
- Attack: 110
- Defense: 80
- Sp. Atk: 100
- Sp. Def: 80
- Speed: 95
Arcanine’s base stat total is 555. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Arcanine weak to?
Arcanine takes extra damage from Water (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
What does Arcanine evolve from?
Arcanine evolves from Growlithe (Fire Stone; Hisuian Growlithe: Fire Stone).
Arcanine is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Growlithe, Arcanine.
Forms
- Hisuian Arcanine (Hisuian form): Fire/Rock-type, base stat total 555 (HP 95, Attack 115, Defense 80, Sp. Atk 95, Sp. Def 80, Speed 90). Abilities: Intimidate, Flash Fire, Rock Head (hidden).
Abilities
- Intimidate: Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
- Flash Fire: Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
- Justified (hidden ability): Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a Dark move.
Moves
Moves Arcanine learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 |
| 1 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 |
| 1 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 |
| 1 | Howl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 1 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 1 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 1 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 5 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 |
“Evo” means Arcanine learns the move the moment it evolves: Extreme Speed.
TM moves (49)
Arcanine can learn 49 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Thief, Fire Spin, Facade, Aerial Ace, Bulldoze, Snarl, Swift, Flame Charge, Endure, Sunny Day, Dig, Psychic Fangs, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Rest, Iron Head, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Crunch, Dragon Pulse, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave, Flamethrower, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Reversal, Fire Blast, Wild Charge, Giga Impact, Outrage, Overheat, Hyper Beam, Flare Blitz, Close Combat, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Heat Crash, Double-Edge, Temper Flare, Scorching Sands, Curse.
Egg moves (6), which Growlithe can hatch knowing:Covet, Double Kick, Double-Edge, Morning Sun, Raging Fury, Thrash.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 75% male, 25% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 194.
Pokédex entries
Snaps at its foes with fangs cloaked in blazing flame. Despite its bulk, it deftly feints every which way, leading opponents on a deceptively merry chase as it all but dances around them. (Legends: Arceus)
A Pokémon that has long been admired for its beauty. It runs agilely as if on wings. (LeafGreen, X, Shield)
The sight of it running over 6,200 miles in a single day and night has captivated many people. (Black 2, White 2, Sword)
A legendary Pokémon in the East. Many people are charmed by the grace and beauty of its running. (Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)
There are so many old tales about them that they're called legendary Pokémon, but there are way more of them around than you'd expect. (Ultra Moon)
Legends tell of its fighting alongside a general and conquering a whole country. (Ultra Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ウインディ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Windie |
| French | Arcanin |
| German | Arkani |
| Spanish | Arcanine |
| Italian | Arcanine |
| Korean | 윈디 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 风速狗 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 風速狗 |
Trivia
- Heaviest Fire type in Gen 1: 155 kg.
- Highest HP among Fire types in Gen 1: 90, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 86% of all Pokémon (1.9 m).
- Heavier than 89% of all Pokémon (155 kg).
- Base stat total 555, ranked #124 of 1,025.
- One of 81 Fire-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 59 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 61 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 17 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Arcanine (Pokémon), Serebii: Arcanine (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (AR-kuh-nine): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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