Arcanine counters

Gen 9 Champions BSS Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Arcanine
#0059 Arcanine
Fire
USAGE 1.6% #73
ABILITYIntimidate
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 110
DEF 80
SPA 100
SPD 80
SPE 95
BST555
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Will-O-Wisp 88.4% Flamethrower 56.4% Extreme Speed 56.0% Morning Sun 51.8% Flare Blitz 43.3% Snarl 42.8% Play Rough 16.4% Roar 11.4%
Items
Leftovers 66.4% Sitrus Berry 21.2% Shuca Berry 2.9% Charcoal 2.5% Passho Berry 2.1% Lum Berry 1.6% White Herb 1.5% Shell Bell 0.7%
Abilities
Intimidate97.8%Flash Fire2.2%Justified0.0%
Common Teammates
Gyarados-Mega44.7%Garchomp43.7%Primarina40.2%Gengar-Mega38.6%Glimmora32.6%Kingambit30.1%Mimikyu24.1%Aegislash12.9%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #73 with 1.58% usage. Sorted by reliability score.