Arcanine.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #127
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Arcanine is ranked #127 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 768 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#127 of 191
Raw count768
Viability ceiling75
Month on month+0.06pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 555
HP
90
Atk
110
Def
80
SpA
100
SpD
80
Spe
95
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.06pppeak 0.1% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
34.6% of Arcanine teamsHP
11
Atk
0
Def
2
SpA
21
SpD
4
Spe
28
NatureTimid
AbilityIntimidate · 99.8%
ItemSitrus Berry · 62.9%
EV spread11 HP / 2 Def / 21 SpA / 4 SpD / 28 Spe
Moves
95.6%
55.7%
55.1%
55.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant31 HP / 1 Atk / 6 Def / 6 SpD / 22 Spe31.9%
Adamant31 HP / 3 Atk / 3 Def / 29 SpD21.0%
Moves
8 tracked95.6%
55.7%
55.1%
55.0%
43.0%
34.7%
34.6%
12.0%
Items
62.9%
31.0%
5.1%
Abilities
99.8%
0.2%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid11 HP / 2 Def / 21 SpA / 4 SpD / 28 Spe34.6%
Adamant31 HP / 1 Atk / 6 Def / 6 SpD / 22 Spe31.9%
Adamant31 HP / 3 Atk / 3 Def / 29 SpD21.0%
Timid27 HP / 31 Def / 2 SpD / 6 Spe2.8%
Calm32 HP / 12 Def / 22 SpD1.9%
Impish32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD1.4%
Top teammates
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Best Arcanine build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 players run most often, taken from 223,477 battles in September 2026. Arcanine sits at rank #127 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 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.