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Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Arcanine is ranked #162 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 4,690 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#162 of 230
Raw count4,690
Viability ceiling88
Month on month+0.04pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 555
HP
90
Atk
110
Def
80
SpA
100
SpD
80
Spe
95
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.04pppeak 0.0% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
95.9% of Arcanine teamsHP
160
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
96
NatureAdamant
AbilityIntimidate · 99.8%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 97.0%
Tera typeNormal · 97.9%
Moves
99.7%
99.2%
97.5%
96.1%
Moves
4 tracked99.7%
99.2%
97.5%
96.1%
Best Arcanine build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Arcanine sits at rank #162 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.04 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.