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Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Arcanine is ranked #177 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 365 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#177 of 204
Raw count365
Viability ceiling74
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.8%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 555
HP
90
Atk
110
Def
80
SpA
100
SpD
80
Spe
95
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.01pppeak 0.8% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
42.9% of Arcanine teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityIntimidate · 99.2%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 56.5%
Tera typeNormal · 90.6%
Moves
98.1%
96.9%
76.4%
44.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe30.0%
Impish248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe17.2%
Moves
7 tracked98.1%
96.9%
76.4%
44.5%
28.7%
24.1%
22.1%
Items
56.5%
21.6%
19.2%
Tera types
90.6%
5.1%
Abilities
99.2%
0.8%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe42.9%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe30.0%
Impish248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe17.2%
Adamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Spe3.1%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD2.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Arcanine build for Gen 9 RU
The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 21,932 battles in August 2026. Arcanine sits at rank #177 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 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.