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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#059 Arcanine
Fire
- SpeciesLegendary Pokémon
- Japanese nameWindie
- PronunciationAR-KUH-NINE
- Height6′ 3″ 1.91 m
- Weight342.0 lb 153.90 kg
- Gender♂ 75% · ♀ 25%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of ARCANE, meaning “obscure” (rare) and CANINE meaning “doglike”.
Evolution
- GrowlitheFire Stone
Arcanine
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | A POKEMON that has been admired since the past for its beauty. It runs agilely as if on wings. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | A legendary POKEMON in China. Many people are charmed by its grace and beauty while running. |
| Stadium | A Pokémon whose beauty is legendary in China. It is said to run gracefully and lightly, as if it were flying. |
| GoldStadium 2 | This legendary Chinese POKEMON is considered magnificent. Many people are enchanted by its grand mane. |
| Silver | Its magnificent bark conveys a sense of majesty. Anyone hearing it but cant grovel before it. |
| Crystal | An ancient picture scroll shows that people were attracted to its movement as it ran through prairies. |
Where to find Arcanine
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Must Evolve from a Growlithe by using a Fire Stone | NA | Evolve |
| Red | NA | Evolve | |
| Yellow | NA | Evolve | |
| Gold | Any | Evolve | |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×2
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- IceG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 1
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×2
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has more resistances in GSC than RBY, thus has a better defense ratio in GSC.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireBad
- WaterBad
- ElectricNormal
- GrassGood
- IceGood
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugGood
- RockBad
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelGood
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 3:4 (75%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Start | Bite | DarkG/S/C NormalR/B/Y | Special |
| Start | Start | Start | Roar | Normal | Status |
| Start | — | — | Ember | Fire | Special |
| Start | — | — | Leer | Normal | Status |
| — | — | — | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| — | — | — | Flame Wheel | Fire | Special |
| — | — | — | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| — | — | — | Flamethrower | Fire | Special |
| — | — | 50 | Extreme Speed | Normal | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM05Roar
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM24Dragonbreath
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM23Dragon Rage
- TM28Dig
- TM30Teleport
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Breed a male Poliwag/Poliwhirl or Lapras with a female Wooper/Quagsire or breed a male from Chikorita Family, Lapras, or Snorlax with a female from Mareep Family. Then mate the male offspring with the move to a female from Growlithe Family. |
| Crunch | Mate with a male Girafarig or Houndour/Houndoom. |
| Fire Spin | Mate with a male Flareon, Ponyta/Rapidash, or Vulpix/Ninetales. |
| Safeguard | Mate with a male Seel/Dewgong or Vulpix/Ninetales. |
| Thrash | Mate with a male Mankey/Primeape, Nidoking, Tauros, or Teddiursa/Ursaring. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 90 | 353-383 | 14/4577.31% | 11/4281.59% |
| Attack | 110 | 288-318 | 6/4992.62% | 6/4591.92% |
| Defense | 80 | 228-258 | 18/5563.67% | 15/4465.54% |
| Speed | 95 | 258-288 | 9/4785.28% | 9/4281.59% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 100 | 268-298 | 10/4689.41% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4165.54% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 80 | 228-258 | — | 13/2963.67% |
| Total | 555 G/S/C 455 R/B/Y |
1623-1803 1355-1505 |
4/8791.92% | 7/6591.12% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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