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Arcanine-Hisui build and sets

Tier AReg M-CUpdated

FireRockAbilities: Intimidate · Flash Fire · Rock Head

#1 tournament set

1,583 teams · has won a tournament

Items
Focus Sash
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Jolly
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+
2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 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
10.3%
Win rate
51.9%
Top cuts
171
Games
8,833

Base stats

  • HP95
  • Attack115
  • Defense80
  • Sp. Atk95
  • Sp. Def80
  • Speed90
  • Total555

In Reg M-C, Arcanine-Hisui showed up on 10.3% of tournament teams (1,915 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 51.9% win rate and 171 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Arcanine-Hisui 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
1,583 teams · has won a tournament
Focus Sash
Rock Head
  • FogoFlare Blitz
  • PedraHead Smash
  • NormalProtect
  • PedraRock Slide
142 teams · has won a tournament
Focus Sash
Rock Head
  • NormalExtreme Speed
  • FogoFlare Blitz
  • NormalProtect
  • PedraRock Slide
41 teams · best finish: 5th

Items, moves and abilities

Items

  • Focus Sash97.2%
  • Choice Scarf1.3%
  • Life Orb0.5%
  • Shuca Berry0.3%
  • Sitrus Berry0.2%

Moves

  • FogoFlare Blitz99.4%
  • NormalProtect98.5%
  • PedraHead Smash96.4%
  • NormalExtreme Speed89.2%
  • PedraRock Slide11.9%
  • ElétricoWild Charge1.4%
  • LutadorClose Combat0.9%
  • FogoTemper Flare0.3%

Abilities

  • Rock Head96.5%
  • Intimidate3.3%

Nature (stat alignment)

  • Jolly88%
  • Adamant11.2%
  • jolly0.2%

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
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe172 / 167 / 100 / 103 / 100 / 15636.9%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe4 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe171 / 167 / 100 / 103 / 101 / 15630.5%
Jolly32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD / 32 Spe252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 252 Spe170 / 167 / 101 / 103 / 101 / 1569%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe4 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe171 / 167 / 101 / 103 / 100 / 1568.2%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe172 / 183 / 100 / 103 / 100 / 1424.2%

Arcanine-Hisui Speed

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

PokémonBaseMin (TR)0 SP32 SPMaxScarf
Arcanine-Hisui9099110142156234

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Most common partners

% of teams with Arcanine-Hisui that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Struggles against

Weaknesses and resistances

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

4x weakness

  • Water
  • Ground

2x weakness

  • Fighting
  • Rock

Resists (½)

  • Normal
  • Ice
  • Poison
  • Flying
  • Bug
  • Fairy

Resists (¼)

  • Fire

Immune

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In Showdown games

457 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle
65.4%
in the lead
28.7%

Most used moves in games

  • FogoFlare Blitz59.2%
  • PedraHead Smash45.5%
  • NormalProtect44.8%
  • NormalExtreme Speed28.1%
  • PedraRock Slide7%
  • NormalRoar0.3%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Arcanine-Hisui build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Arcanine-Hisui @ Focus Sash with Rock Head and Extreme Speed, Flare Blitz, Head Smash and Protect (1,583 teams).

What item should Arcanine-Hisui hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Focus Sash (97.2%), Choice Scarf (1.3%) and Life Orb (0.5%).

What spread (SP) should Arcanine-Hisui run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe with a Jolly nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe).

What counters Arcanine-Hisui?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Delphox, Venusaur and Kommo-o have the best results against it.

What is Arcanine-Hisui's Speed at level 50?

Base 90: 99 at minimum (Trick Room), 142 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 156 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.