Is Arcanine viable in Gen 9 NU?

Arcanine is ranked #51 in Gen 9 NU with 3.47% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Arcanine in Gen 9 NU

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0059 Arcanine

Fire

USAGE 3.5% #51

ABILITYIntimidate

BASE STATS

HP 90

ATK 110

DEF 80

SPA 100

SPD 80

SPE 95

BST555

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRock

½×

FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Moves

Extreme Speed 99.5% Flare Blitz 93.9% Morning Sun 81.5% Curse 58.9% Crunch 24.2% Will-O-Wisp 11.6% Wild Charge 11.6% Howl 8.7%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 69.4% Leftovers 14.9% Choice Band 7.3% Rocky Helmet 6.6% Clear Amulet 1.2% Life Orb 0.3% nothing 0.1% Persim Berry 0.1%

Abilities

Intimidate95.5%Flash Fire4.2%Justified0.3%

Tera Types

Normal 91.9% Grass 5.8% Water 1.1% Fire 0.9% Dragon 0.1% Electric 0.1% Dark 0.1% Fighting 0.0%

Common Teammates

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #51 with 3.47% usage. Sorted by conservative score.