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Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Arcanine is ranked #209 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 530 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#209 of 211
Raw count530
Viability ceiling66
Month on month-0.04pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 UU
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 0.2% · Nov '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
45.9% of Arcanine teamsHP
212
Atk
56
Def
224
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
16
NatureImpish
AbilityIntimidate · 98.3%
ItemRocky Helmet · 46.4%
Tera typeNormal · 49.7%
Moves
76.5%
76.0%
70.8%
46.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD14.1%
Timid248 HP / 252 Spe12.6%
Moves
9 tracked76.5%
76.0%
70.8%
46.1%
41.0%
26.7%
19.5%
16.6%
12.6%
Items
46.4%
30.4%
13.2%
9.2%
Tera types
49.7%
33.7%
14.1%
Abilities
98.3%
1.4%
0.4%
EV spreads
top 6Impish212 HP / 56 Atk / 224 Def / 16 Spe45.9%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD14.1%
Timid248 HP / 252 Spe12.6%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe12.4%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe12.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Arcanine build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 41,550 battles in August 2026. Arcanine sits at rank #209 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 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.