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Usage · August 2026
7.2%
Arcanine is ranked #26 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 707 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#26 of 158
Raw count707
Viability ceiling90
Month on month+6.50pp
13 month peak10.9%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 555
HP
90
Atk
110
Def
80
SpA
100
SpD
80
Spe
95
Usage over time7.2%▲ 6.50pppeak 10.9% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
70.0% of Arcanine teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityIntimidate · 99.7%
ItemLife Orb · 67.2%
Tera typeNormal · 99.8%
Moves
100.0%
83.7%
48.5%
46.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant196 HP / 252 Atk / 60 Spe19.1%
Moves
8 tracked100.0%
83.7%
48.5%
46.4%
39.9%
32.6%
26.7%
21.0%
Items
67.2%
27.5%
5.0%
Tera types
99.8%
Abilities
99.7%
0.3%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe70.0%
Adamant196 HP / 252 Atk / 60 Spe19.1%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe2.7%
Careful252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD2.7%
Adamant192 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 60 Spe2.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Arcanine build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 7,821 battles in August 2026. Arcanine sits at rank #26 with 7.2% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 6.50 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.