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Arcanine build and sets

Tier DReg M-CUpdated

FireAbilities: Intimidate · Flash Fire · Justified

#1 tournament set

4 teams

Items
Focus Sash
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Timid
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+
11 HP / 29 SpA / 26 Spe
  • NormalExtreme Speed
  • FogoFlare Blitz
  • PedraHead Smash
  • NormalProtect
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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

Tournament usage
0.3%
Win rate
47.5%
Top cuts
1
Games
186

Base stats

  • HP90
  • Attack110
  • Defense80
  • Sp. Atk100
  • Sp. Def80
  • Speed95
  • Total555

In Reg M-C, Arcanine showed up on 0.3% of tournament teams (47 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 47.5% win rate and 1 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Arcanine sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Focus Sash
Rock Head
  • NormalExtreme Speed
  • FogoFlare Blitz
  • PedraHead Smash
  • NormalProtect
4 teams · best finish: 17th
Sitrus Berry
Intimidate
  • NormalExtreme Speed
  • FogoFlare Blitz
  • NormalHowl
  • NormalProtect
3 teams · best finish: 3rd
Sitrus Berry
Intimidate
  • FogoFlare Blitz
  • NormalProtect
  • SombrioSnarl
  • FogoWill-O-Wisp
3 teams · best finish: 8th

Items, moves and abilities

Items

  • Sitrus Berry51.1%
  • Focus Sash21.3%
  • Rocky Helmet10.6%
  • Leftovers4.3%
  • Eject Button4.3%

Moves

  • NormalProtect76.6%
  • FogoFlare Blitz63.8%
  • SombrioSnarl61.7%
  • FogoWill-O-Wisp53.2%
  • NormalExtreme Speed42.6%
  • NormalHowl14.9%
  • PedraHead Smash12.8%
  • FogoHeat Wave8.5%

Abilities

  • Intimidate78.7%
  • Rock Head14.9%
  • Justified4.3%

Nature (stat alignment)

  • Adamant29.8%
  • Jolly29.8%
  • Timid17%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

NatureSPAs EVsStats at level 50usage
Timid11 HP / 29 SpA / 26 Spe84 HP / 228 SpA / 204 Spe176 / 117 / 100 / 149 / 100 / 15517.1%
Adamant32 HP / 15 Def / 16 SpD / 3 Spe252 HP / 116 Def / 124 SpD / 20 Spe197 / 143 / 115 / 108 / 116 / 11815.5%
Impish26 HP / 6 Atk / 18 Def / 16 SpD204 HP / 44 Atk / 140 Def / 124 SpD191 / 136 / 129 / 108 / 116 / 11511.3%
Adamant32 HP / 21 Def / 13 SpD252 HP / 164 Def / 100 SpD197 / 143 / 121 / 108 / 113 / 1156.1%
Adamant30 HP / 21 Def / 15 SpD236 HP / 164 Def / 116 SpD195 / 143 / 121 / 108 / 115 / 1155.7%

Arcanine Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

PokémonBaseMin (TR)0 SP32 SPMaxScarf
Arcanine95103115147161241

See the full Speed tier table

Most common partners

% of teams with Arcanine that also bring each Pokémon.

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

  • Water
  • Ground
  • Rock

Resists (½)

  • Fire
  • Grass
  • Ice
  • Bug
  • Steel
  • Fairy

Resists (¼)

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Immune

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Arcanine build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Arcanine @ Focus Sash with Rock Head and Extreme Speed, Flare Blitz, Head Smash and Protect (4 teams).

What item should Arcanine hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Sitrus Berry (51.1%), Focus Sash (21.3%) and Rocky Helmet (10.6%).

What spread (SP) should Arcanine run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 11 HP / 29 SpA / 26 Spe with a Timid nature (as EVs: 84 HP / 228 SpA / 204 Spe).

What is Arcanine's Speed at level 50?

Base 95: 103 at minimum (Trick Room), 147 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 161 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.