Is Arcanine-Hisui viable in Gen 9 UU?

Arcanine-Hisui is ranked #12 in Gen 9 UU with 14.24% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Arcanine-Hisui in Gen 9 UU?

Hippowdon has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 65.2% of 28.456445828168548 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Arcanine-Hisui matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 UU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Arcanine-Hisui was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Arcanine-Hisui counters

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

#0059 Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock

USAGE 14.2% #12

ABILITYRock Head

BASE STATS

HP 95

ATK 115

DEF 80

SPA 95

SPD 80

SPE 90

BST555

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

WaterGround

2×

FightingRock

½×

NormalIcePoisonFlyingBugFairy

¼×

Fire

Moves

Flare Blitz 93.9% Head Smash 93.8% Extreme Speed 89.2% Stealth Rock 26.3% Close Combat 22.4% Morning Sun 17.7% Double-Edge 10.3% Psychic Fangs 9.2%

Items

Choice Band 35.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 34.0% Choice Scarf 13.9% Focus Sash 10.0% Life Orb 2.8% Assault Vest 1.8% Charcoal 0.6% Wide Lens 0.4%

Abilities

Rock Head93.7%Flash Fire6.1%Intimidate0.2%

Tera Types

Normal 53.0% Fire 26.6% Ghost 8.7% Ground 3.4% Fighting 2.8% Rock 1.8% Fairy 1.3% Water 1.2%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Arcanine-Hisui + Excadrill 26.4% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Hippowdon

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

28.456

29.5

65.2% Standard error 8.93 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hippowdon: 190-225 (45.2 - 53.5%) -- 38.7% chance to 2HKO

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Manaphy

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.542

27.1

66.1% Standard error 9.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Manaphy: 265-313 (65.5 - 77.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Latios

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

84.116

18.9

49.3% Standard error 7.61 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arcanine-Hisui: 232-274 (58.8 - 69.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock SOFT CHECK View matchup

41.496

17.5

48.6% Standard error 7.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 888-1046 (225.3 - 265.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

96.469

15.9

44.4% Standard error 7.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arcanine-Hisui: 304-364 (77.1 - 92.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

27.22

10.2

48.5% Standard error 9.58 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 604-712 (153.2 - 180.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Hydrapple

GrassDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

78.995

7.2

38.1% Standard error 7.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hydrapple Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arcanine-Hisui: 340-404 (86.2 - 102.5%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

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Lokix

BugDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

32.275

5.8

40.4% Standard error 8.64 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Lokix Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 265-313 (67.2 - 79.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Keldeo

WaterFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

43.052

5.7

48.7% Standard error 10.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Keldeo Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arcanine-Hisui: 540-636 (137 - 161.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Donphan

Ground SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.525

5.3

45.5% Standard error 10.06 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Donphan Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 816-964 (207.1 - 244.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.392

2.0

40.2% Standard error 9.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 888-1048 (225.3 - 265.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Slither Wing

BugFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.158

0.2

42.2% Standard error 10.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Slither Wing Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 592-700 (150.2 - 177.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Slowking

WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.982

-6.2

30.6% Standard error 9.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking Scald vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arcanine-Hisui: 400-472 (101.5 - 119.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Talonflame

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.732

-7.3

2.4% Standard error 2.42 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 94-111 (23.8 - 28.1%) -- 95.3% chance to 4HKO

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Mandibuzz

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

68.932

-9.5

13.3% Standard error 5.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mandibuzz Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 135-159 (34.2 - 40.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

52.815

-10.6

20.5% Standard error 7.77 points

DAMAGE CALC

0 Def Skarmory Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 186-220 (47.2 - 55.8%) -- 78.5% chance to 2HKO

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Tinkaton

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.014

-11.4

17.0% Standard error 7.10 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tinkaton Gigaton Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arcanine-Hisui: 240-283 (60.9 - 71.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Skeledirge

FireGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.495

-11.4

25.1% Standard error 9.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Skeledirge Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arcanine-Hisui: 320-380 (81.2 - 96.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.549

-15.2

14.5% Standard error 7.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

Blissey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Arcanine-Hisui: 100-100 (25.3 - 25.3%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ranked #12 with 14.24% usage. Sorted by conservative score.