Hisuian Arcanine

#59 (Kanto)

#60 Poliwag ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Rock

Hisuian Arcanine weaknesses

Hisuian Arcanine is weak to Fighting and Rock-type moves, and doubly weak to Ground and Water-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Hisuian Arcanine is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison, Bug, Ice and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fire-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Hisuian Arcanine

The best moves for Hisuian Arcanine are Fire Fang and Rock Slide when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Fire Fang and Wild Charge deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Fire Fang

15.6DPS

Rock Slide

36DPS

Defending

Rock Smash

11.3DPS

Rock Slide

36DPS

Trainer Battles

Fire Fang

3EPT

Wild Charge

2.22DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Hisuian Growlithe family. Hisuian Arcanine evolves from Hisuian Growlithe for 50 Candy.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Arcanine:

Normal

Hisuian Form

Game images

Hisuian Arcanine, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Hisuian Arcanine is a Fire & Rock Pokémon which evolves from Growlithe. It is weak to Ground, Water, Fighting and Rock moves. Arcanine's best moveset is Fire Fang & Rock Slide and it has a Max CP of 3,556.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Fire Fang	13	9	15.6
Rock Smash	17	8	11.3
Snarl	11	13	11

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Crunch	65	3	1.97
Wild Charge	90	2	1.8
Rock Slide	75	2	1.8
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Snarl	5	3	1.7	4.3
Fire Fang	8	2	4.8	3
Rock Smash	9	3	3	2.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Wild Charge ▼▼ def	100	45	2.22
Rock Slide	75	45	2
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Crunch ▼ def	70	45	1.56
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	12.3	100%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	12.3	100%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	12.3	100%
Snarl 11 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	11.7	95%
Snarl 11 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	11.7	95%
Snarl 11 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	11.6	94%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11.3	92%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	10.3	84%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	10.3	83%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	10.3	83%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	10.1	82%
Snarl 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10	82%
Snarl 11 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	9.4	77%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9	73%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.8	72%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	8.8	71%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.5	53%
Snarl 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.5	53%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	4.7	100%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	4.7	100%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	4.7	100%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	4.7	100%
Snarl 11 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	4.6	98%
Snarl 11 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	4.6	98%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	4.5	96%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	4.5	95%
Snarl 11 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	4.3	92%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	4.3	91%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	4.3	91%
Snarl 11 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	4.1	88%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.5	74%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.4	72%
Snarl 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3	64%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.6	55%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.4	51%
Snarl 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.9	41%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Wild Charge 2.22 DPE	16	11.5	100%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Wild Charge 2.22 DPE	12	11.3	99%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	16	10.8	94%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	20	10.7	93%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	10.4	90%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	12	10.3	90%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	15	10.2	89%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.7	85%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	16	9.5	83%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	12	8.4	73%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Wild Charge 2.22 DPE	21	8.2	71%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	21	7.7	67%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	24	7.6	66%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	30	7.3	64%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	21	6.6	58%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	5.2	46%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	30	3.3	29%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	2.3	20%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Hisuian Arcanine?

Hisuian Arcanine is weak to Fighting and Rock moves, and doubly weak to Ground and Water moves.

The best counter to Hisuian Arcanine is Primal Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse, followed by Primal Groudon, Mega Greninja and Mega Starmie.

The top Hisuian Arcanine counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	100%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	99%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	97%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Surf+	97%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Hydro Cannon	95%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Surf+	94%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Hydro Pump	93%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Surf	92%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Earthquake	91%
Mega Starmie	Water Gun Liquidation+	89%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		232
Defense		165
Stamina		216

Max HP

Level 40

182

Size

Height	2 m
Weight	168 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,348
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,797
Level 30 Max wild	2,696
Level 40	3,145
Level 50	3,556

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,247
Level 35 (wild)	2,921