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Arcanine-Hisui.

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #101
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Arcanine-Hisui
firePokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.3%
Arcanine-Hisui is ranked #101 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 16,352 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#101 of 230
Raw count16,352
Viability ceiling87
Month on month-0.06pp
13 month peak1.0%
FormatGen 9 OU
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sets and counters from 730.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 555
HP
90
Atk
110
Def
80
SpA
100
SpD
80
Spe
95
Usage over time0.3% 0.06pppeak 1.0% · Feb '26
0.40.60.91.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

56.8% of Arcanine-Hisui teams
HP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityRock Head · 96.6%
ItemChoice Band · 75.5%
Tera typeNormal · 60.5%
Moves
Head Smash98.6%
Extreme Speed93.9%
Flare Blitz92.4%
Double-Edge49.1%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe24.7%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe7.4%

Moves

8 tracked
Head Smash98.6%
Extreme Speed93.9%
Flare Blitz92.4%
Double-Edge49.1%
Stealth Rock17.3%
Close Combat13.0%
Will-O-Wisp9.6%
Howl7.4%

Items

Choice Band75.5%
Heavy-Duty Boots11.1%
Focus Sash5.2%
Hard Stone4.0%

Tera types

Normal60.5%
Rock22.8%
Fire14.1%

Abilities

Rock Head96.6%
Intimidate2.9%
Flash Fire0.5%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe56.8%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe24.7%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe7.4%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe5.1%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe1.6%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Arcanine-Hisui 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-Hisui sits at rank #101 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.06 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.

Related
Gen 9 OU tier listEvery ranked PokémonArcanine-Hisui Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutionsAll formatsSmogon and VGC tier listsDamage calculatorRun this set through the calcTeam builderCoverage and weaknesses