Arcanine counters

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Arcanine
#0059 Arcanine
Fire
USAGE 1.3% #99
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 74.5% Snarl 72.3% Roar 51.3% Flamethrower 49.9% Flare Blitz 45.9% Protect 33.1% Extreme Speed 26.9% Howl 13.8%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 49.2% Sitrus Berry 23.7% Assault Vest 4.9% Leftovers 4.7% Rocky Helmet 3.2% Shuca Berry 2.9% Mago Berry 2.5% Safety Goggles 2.4%
Abilities
Intimidate98.1%Justified1.9%Flash Fire0.0%
Tera Types
Fighting 49.0% Grass 16.9% Normal 11.0% Water 9.9% Dark 8.5% Fire 2.4% Stellar 1.4% Fairy 0.4%
Common Teammates
Garganacl51.6%Toxapex48.6%Chansey48.5%Wo-Chien48.5%Latias36.1%Clefairy14.1%Metagross13.0%Espathra12.0%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #99 with 1.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.