Arcanine
No dex entry data available.
Catch rate, size and breeding are current species data.
Combat Profile
Move Pool
| TYPE | CAT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Speed | Normal | 80 | 100 | 5 | |
| 1Agility | Psychic | — | 100 | 30 | |
| 1Bite | Dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| 1Crunch | Dark | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 1Ember | Fire | 40 | 100 | 25 | |
| 1Fire Fang | Fire | 65 | 95 | 15 | |
| 1Flame Wheel | Fire | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| 1Flare Blitz | Fire | 120 | 100 | 15 | |
| 1Helping Hand | Normal | — | 100 | 20 | |
| 1Howl | Normal | — | 100 | 40 | |
| 1Leer | Normal | — | 100 | 30 | |
| 1Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 90 | 10 | |
| 1Retaliate | Normal | 70 | 100 | 5 | |
| 1Reversal | Fighting | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 1Roar | Normal | — | 100 | 20 | |
| 1Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85 | 20 | |
| 5Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 100 | 15 |
Abilities
Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
- Hidden
Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a Dark move.
Type Matchups
Gen 9 chart
Breeding & Growth
Family Tree
Evolution methods are current, not edition-scoped.
Fire StoneEncounters
Not found in the wild — gift, trade or evolution only.
Sprite Museum
Every era of Arcanine, from 1996 pixels to 3D-era GIFs. Pick a tile or scrub the timeline.
Where to catch Arcanine
FRLG snapshot below. Overview follows the edition dock.
Arcanine cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen. You only get it through evolution: Growlithe evolves into Arcanine with a Fire Stone.
Other games? Find every location per route and version in the interactive maps.
Weaknesses & resistances
Defensive profile of Arcanine (Fire), calculated from the gen 3 type chart:
WEAK TO
Water (×2), Ground (×2), Rock (×2)
RESISTS
Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel
IMMUNE TO
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Water (×2), Ground (×2), Rock (×2). Resists Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel. Calculated from the gen 3 type chart (FireRed/LeafGreen).
Growlithe evolves into Arcanine with a Fire Stone..
Not in the wild. Arcanine cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen. You only get it through evolution: Growlithe evolves into Arcanine with a Fire Stone.