No. 0059 · Generation I · Legendary Pokémon
ウインディWindie · From 'wind' or 'windy' – a name for a Pokémon that runs as fast as the wind.
The Legendary Pokémon · Fire type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Arcanine
Everything you need to know about the Legendary Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Arcanine's official title is the Legendary Pokémon – which is quite a claim for a Pokémon you can raise from a puppy. Touch a Growlithe with a Fire Stone and it grows into this magnificent great dog: an orange coat slashed with jagged black stripes, a shaggy cream mane spilling over its head, muzzle and chest, feathery tufts at its elbows and ankles, and a billowing tail with a kink in the middle. Two pointed fangs peek out from its upper jaw, and its paws end in three toes and soft pink pads.
What really sets it apart is speed. A fire blazes wildly inside its body, and that flame is the fuel for its legendary stamina: it is said to cover 10,000 km (6,200 miles) in a single day and night – roughly a quarter of the way around the Earth – running so lightly and gracefully that it seems to have wings. It roams open prairies, and it has been spotted bounding around active volcanoes too. Then there is the voice: its bark carries such majesty that anyone who hears it can't help but grovel.
“A Pokémon that is described in Chinese legends. It is said to race at an unbelievable speed.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan) & FireRed · 1996
Arcanine is fiercely brave and loyal, and people have been charmed by it for centuries. Its Pokédex entries read like a book of myths – a legendary Pokémon of China, a star of ancient Eastern folklore, captured on an ancient picture scroll racing through the prairies, even said to have fought alongside a general and conquered a whole country. Ultra Moon cheekily points out that for all the tales, there are far more Arcanine around than you'd expect.
In ancient Hisui the breed took a rockier path. Hisuian Arcanine is a Fire/Rock powerhouse with a grey, stony mane and a horn on its brow, and the noblest of them all – Lord Arcanine, the Lord of the Isles – presides over Firespit Island in Legends: Arceus as one of the region's revered noble Pokémon.
Fans have adored Arcanine since 1996. It is the ace of Blaine's Cinnabar Gym, the loyal partner of Gary Oak in the anime and the owner of Extreme Speed, its signature move in Generation II. It is also the perfect canine counterpart to Ninetales: two Fire Stone evolutions, a dog and a fox, forever split across rival game versions.
How big is Arcanine?
At 1.9 m tall and 155 kg, Arcanine stands nearly as tall as a standard doorway and weighs about as much as two grown adults – a very good, very big dog.
Evolution
Hisuian Arcanine
Hisui form · since Legends: Arceus (2022) · Legendary Pokémon
Long ago, Arcanine in Hisui made their homes on volcanic coastal mountainsides – and the landscape left its mark. Its coat burns a deeper red-orange, while its mane, muzzle, eyebrows, tail and the tufts at its elbows and ankles have turned grey, the fur toughened with igneous rock – fitting for its Fire/Rock typing. A large horn juts from the middle of its head with three little ones beside it, its cheek fur curls, its ankle tufts and tail billow like plumes of smoke, and its elbow fur sweeps back like wings. For all that bulk it moves like a dancer, feinting every which way and leading foes on a merry chase before snapping at them with fangs wreathed in flame.
One Hisuian Arcanine stands above the rest: Lord Arcanine, the Lord of the Isles, a noble Pokémon worshipped by the people of Hisui. He makes his home on Firespit Island in the Cobalt Coastlands under the eye of Palina, the Pearl Clan's Warden. His father, the old lord, lost his life at sea saving his Growlithe pup from drowning; the pup grew up to take his place, only for lightning from the space-time rift to drive him into a frenzy. Calm him at the Molten Arena with Volcano Balms, made from his favourite food, and you earn the Flame Plate.
Base stats
Abilities
- Intimidate
Lowers the Attack of opposing Pokémon the moment it enters battle. - Flash Fire
Fire-type moves can't hurt it – absorbing one powers up its own Fire-type moves instead. - Rock HeadHidden ability
Spares it the recoil damage from moves such as Flare Blitz, Wild Charge and Double-Edge.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits Hisuian Arcanine (Fire/Rock).
Where to find itLegends: Arceus: evolve a Hisuian Growlithe with a Fire Stone, or find one in massive mass outbreaks in the Cobalt Coastlands. Scarlet & Violet: transfer one from Pokémon HOME, or – with The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero – evolve a Hisuian Growlithe. Pokémon GO: evolve a Hisuian Growlithe, which first hatched from 7 km Eggs in July 2022.
Hisuian Arcanine’s Pokédex entries
Snaps at its foes with fangs cloaked in blazing flame. Despite its bulk, it deftly feints every which way, leading opponents on a deceptively merry chase as it all but dances around them.
02In the Pokédex's words
Arcanine's Pokédex entries
18 different entries across 43 games, from 1996 to 2022. Here is how the Pokédex has described Arcanine over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
A Pokémon that is described in Chinese legends. It is said to race at an unbelievable speed.
Kanto Pokédex
A Pokémon that has been admired since the past for its beauty. It runs agilely as if on wings.
Kanto Pokédex
A legendary Pokémon in China. Many people are charmed by its grace and beauty while running.
Kanto Pokédex
A Pokémon whose beauty is legendary in China. It is said to run gracefully and lightly, as if it were flying.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
This legendary Chinese Pokémon is considered magnificent. Many people are enchanted by its grand mane.
Johto Pokédex
Its magnificent bark conveys a sense of majesty. Anyone hearing it can't help but grovel before it.
Johto Pokédex
An ancient picture scroll shows that people were attracted to its movement as it ran through prairies.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
Arcanine is known for its high speed. It is said to be capable of running over 6,200 miles in a single day and night. The fire that blazes wildly within this Pokémon's body is its source of power.
Hoenn Pokédex
A Pokémon that has long been admired for its beauty. It runs agilely as if on wings.
FireRed & LeafGreen Pokédex
This fleet-footed Pokémon is said to run over 6,200 miles in a single day and night. The fire that blazes wildly within its body is its source of power.
Hoenn Pokédex
Generation IV
Its proud and regal appearance has captured the hearts of people since long ago.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Generation V
The sight of it running over 6,200 miles in a single day and night has captivated many people.
Unova Pokédex
Generation VII
Overflowing with beauty and majesty, this strong Pokémon appears in ancient Eastern folklore.
Rotom Pokédex
The fire burning inside its body serves as the energy to fuel it as it runs great distances. It appears in many legends.
Rotom Pokédex
Legends tell of its fighting alongside a general and conquering a whole country.
Rotom Pokédex
There are so many old tales about them that they're called legendary Pokémon, but there are way more of them around than you'd expect.
Rotom Pokédex
A legendary Pokémon in the East. Many people are charmed by the grace and beauty of its running.
Let's Go Pokédex
Generation IX
An ancient picture scroll shows that people were captivated by its movement as it ran through prairies.
Rotom Phone (Scarlet & Violet)
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Arcanine in the video games
Base stat total 555 · 26 core-series games · 28 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
Base stats total 555. In Generation I Arcanine had a single Special stat of 80; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, Sp. Def kept the 80 but Sp. Atk rose to 100, turning it into a genuine mixed attacker. Its other stats (90 HP, 110 Attack, 80 Defense, 95 Speed) have never changed. Hisuian Arcanine has the same 555 total but shifts five points each into HP and Attack (95 and 115) at the expense of Sp. Atk and Speed (95 and 90). Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII; base experience yield was 213 in Generations I–IV and is 194 today. As a Slow-levelling Pokémon, it needs 1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100.
Abilities
- Intimidatesince Gen III
Lowers the Attack of opposing Pokémon the moment Arcanine enters battle. - Flash Firesince Gen III
Fire-type moves can't hurt Arcanine – soaking one up powers up its own Fire-type moves instead. - JustifiedHidden abilitysince Gen V
Raises Arcanine's Attack whenever it is hit by a Dark-type move.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Fire Pokémon.
With Flash Fire, Fire-type moves don't damage Arcanine at all. In Generation I, Ice-type moves hit it for normal damage – Fire only began resisting Ice in Gold and Silver, which also introduced the Steel type it resists. Its resistance to Fairy arrived with X and Y in Generation VI.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 75
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 194
- Growth rate
- Slow
- EV yield
- 2 Atk
- Egg groups
- Field
- Egg cycles
- 20
- Colour
- Brown
- Gender ratio
- 75% male
- Body shape
- quadruped
Where to find Arcanine
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Red only: evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneGreen players have to trade. |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire Stone |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Red only: evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneBlue players have to trade. Blaine's Cinnabar Gym ace is a level 47 Arcanine, and Blue brings one to the Champion battle if his starter is Blastoise or Venusaur. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneBlaine's Cinnabar Gym team ends with a level 54 Arcanine, after Ninetales and Rapidash. |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Gold only: evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneSilver players have to trade. Blue's Viridian Gym team includes a level 58 Arcanine with Extreme Speed. |
| Crystal | 2000 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire Stone |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Trade only |
| Colosseum | 2003 | Trade only |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | FireRed only: evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneLeafGreen players have to trade. Blaine's Arcanine is level 47; Blue's Champion Arcanine is level 59 or 61, depending on your starter. |
| Emerald | 2004 | Trade only |
| XD: Gale of Darkness | 2005 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire Stone |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneArcanine migrated from the Game Boy Advance games through Pal Park appears in the Field area. Marley partners you on Victory Road with a level 57 Arcanine, and in South Korea a level 50 Arcanine was handed out at the Battle Series 2009 (6–7 June 2009). |
| Platinum | 2008 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneMarley's Victory Road Arcanine is now level 59. |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | HeartGold only: evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneSoulSilver players have to trade. Blue's Viridian Gym Arcanine is level 58, and level 68 in his Fighting Dojo rematch. |
| Black & White | 2010 | Trade or Poké Transfer only |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneBlaine and Blue both bring a level 50 Arcanine to the Pokémon World Tournament. |
| X & Y | 2013 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire Stone |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire Stone |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneA level 50 Arcanine was handed out at the 2017 North American International Championships (30 June – 2 July 2017). |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneKiawe battles you with a level 51 Arcanine at Wela Volcano Park during Mina's trial. |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Let's Go, Pikachu!: wild on Routes 7 and 8. Let's Go, Eevee!: a one-off level 16 gift from a Beauty outside the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City, once you've caught five MeowthBlaine's Cinnabar Gym ace is a level 48 Arcanine – level 57 in his rematch. |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Shield: wild at the Lake of Outrage and in Max Raid Battles at the Dusty Bowl, Giant's Cap, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage and Stony Wilderness. Sword: Max Raid Battles at Giant's CapIn Shield, the Expansion Pass adds Max Raid Battles on the Isle of Armor (Fields of Honor, Challenge Beach, Loop Lagoon, Potbottom Desert) and in the Crown Tundra (Snowslide Slope, Giant's Bed, Ballimere Lake). Kabu's Motostoke Gym team includes a level 25 Arcanine. |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Brilliant Diamond only: evolve Growlithe with a Fire StoneShining Pearl players have to trade. Marley once again partners you on Victory Road with a level 57 Arcanine. |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Hisuian Arcanine only: evolve Hisuian Growlithe with a Fire Stone, or find it in massive mass outbreaks in the Cobalt CoastlandsThe original Arcanine can't be obtained. Lord Arcanine, the noble of Firespit Island, must be calmed in a level 36 battle at the Molten Arena – and returns at level 70 for a post-game rematch. |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Wild in South Province (Area Four) and North Province (Area Two), and in 5★ Tera Raid Battles. Hisuian Arcanine: Pokémon HOMEWith The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, both forms can also be obtained by evolving Growlithe. Paul Chua's Arcanine, a shiny level 50 event Pokémon, was distributed online from 30 June to 3 July 2023. |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Unobtainable |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Super Smash Bros.
Arcanine has never been a fighter, Poké Ball Pokémon or trophy, but it finally made it into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as spirit #435: a two-star (Advanced-class) support spirit that takes up two slots and grants Mouthful of Curry, the fire-breathing effect of Superspicy Curry. Its spirit battle is a lovely bit of casting – you face a giant, faster-than-normal Duck Hunt, dog and all, on the Battlefield form of Gaur Plain, with a lava floor nodding to Arcanine's fiery habitat. It can also be won on the Spirit Board or bought from the Vault shop for 1,000 gold.
Pokémon GO
Arcanine has been in Pokémon GO since launch in July 2016: catch a Growlithe, feed it Candy and you have one of the game's classic Fire-type attackers, with the line earning Candy every 3 km as a buddy. Its moves have been reshuffled over the years – in February 2017 Bite, Bulldoze and Flamethrower made way for Snarl, Wild Charge and Crunch alongside the ever-present Fire Fang and Fire Blast; Thunder Fang arrived in September 2019, Flamethrower returned that December, and Psychic Fangs (September 2022) and Scorching Sands (September 2023) followed – and Shadow and Purified Arcanine join the pack through Team GO Rocket. Hisuian Growlithe made its GO debut in 7 km Eggs during the Hisuian Discoveries event (27 July – 2 August 2022), opening the way to Fire/Rock Hisuian Arcanine, which hits a touch harder (232 Attack to the original's 227) and adds Rock Smash and Rock Slide to the family's moves. Shiny Hisuian Growlithe followed in the Out to Play event (27 September – 2 October 2023). The Growlithe family has yet to headline a Community Day.
Arcanine's Base Set card is part of the handheld card game's Colosseum pack, and the Japan-only sequel Pokémon Card GB2 adds a Rare version of it.
Lob Pester Balls into the craters near the end of the Volcano course and, now and then, a rather disgruntled Arcanine leaps out instead of a Growlithe.
There's no catching one outright: evolve a Growlithe on the table to add Arcanine to your Pinball Pokédex.
Arcanine fights in full 3D with its own Stadium Pokédex entry, and Blaine brings one to Round 1 of the Gym Leader Castle.
Arcanine is one of the Pokémon on Blaine's side when you take him on in this block-swapping puzzler.
Blue and Blaine both field a King's Rock-holding Arcanine with Extreme Speed in the Kanto Gym Leader Castle.
A rare piece that turns up in Endless Levels 24 and 74, Pair Trozei and Mr. Who's Den.
Recruit a Growlithe and evolve it to welcome Arcanine to the Scorched Plains – a teammate that boasts, 'No one can keep up with my speed!'
Browser #145 races around the Jungle Relic – it 'moves at blurring speeds while breathing powerful flames' – and its Burn field move torches obstacles in your way.
Can be recruited in the Dark Crater (B6F–B15F) and Deep Dark Crater (B1F–B9F), Giant Volcano (1F–19F) and Shimmer Hill (1F–17F).
Browser #066 lurks in Altru Tower and the Oil Field Hideout; it 'blasts out expanding rings of fire', and its Burn field move is now at power level 4.
Just as in Time and Darkness, look for it in the Dark Crater, Giant Volcano and Shimmer Hill.
Battle through the Fiery Furnace to add a wind-up Arcanine to your collection.
In Blazing Adventure Squad, evolve a Growlithe to get one.
A 'dashing expert' who keeps the Granite Zone free of suspicious Pokémon, Arcanine also takes part in the Bulbasaur's Daring Dash attraction.
Catch it in Expert Stage EX38 or the 'Arcanine Appears' event; its Power of 4+ skill deals even more damage when you make a match of four.
Waits as the back boss of the Primeval Thicket in the Legend Terrain.
Complete Arcanine's Connection Orb mission to recruit it – and it promises, 'I swear on my mane that I'll fight fair and square!'
Evolve a Growlithe – or, since July 2022, a Hisuian Growlithe for the Fire/Rock form.
A two-star support spirit with Mouthful of Curry – and its spirit battle pits you against a giant, extra-fast Duck Hunt dog on a lava floor.
Sails into the Jirachi, Mewtwo and Bulbasaur Seas, including the Jirachi and Mewtwo Sea finals.
Marley, Blue and Kiawe each team up with an Arcanine – or hatch a Growlithe Egg and evolve it yourself.
Recruit one on Mt. Blaze (12F–14F), Mt. Faraway (10F–20F) or deep in Purity Forest (50F–55F), or in Mystery Houses.
A Snoozing-type skills specialist that gathers Leppa Berries and brings Fiery Herbs, Bean Sausages and Moomoo Milk; its Extra Helpful S skill instantly delivers five times the usual help. Find it on Taupe Hollow and Greengrass Isle (Expert).
Arcanine is #089 in the Pokopia Pokédex, which repeats the tale of an ancient picture scroll showing it racing through the prairies.
Moves
Arcanine began life in Red and Blue with four moves and nothing more to learn: Roar, Ember, Leer and Take Down, with Growlithe's Flamethrower lost for good if the Fire Stone came out too early. Gold and Silver gave it ExtremeSpeed at level 50, the dash that has defined it ever since. Later games nudged that move ever earlier and added new toys: Fire Fang and Thunder Fang in Diamond and Pearl, Flare Blitz as an egg move, Wild Charge and Snarl as TMs in Black and White, and Burn Up in Sun and Moon.
Sword and Shield flipped the script, handing Arcanine 18 moves at level 1 and Extreme Speed the moment it evolves, and Scarlet and Violet added Flamethrower at level 5 and 49 TMs. Meanwhile Legends: Arceus introduced the Fire- and Rock-type Hisuian Arcanine, which goes on a rampage with Raging Fury and, in Scarlet and Violet, swaps Play Rough for Rock Slide and Rock Throw and can hurl Stone Edge and Stealth Rock.
Signature moves
Arcanine's calling card, a blur of a dash that strikes before almost anything else can move. It arrived at level 50 in Gold and Silver, crept down to 34 by Black 2 and White 2, and since Sword and Shield Arcanine learns it the moment it evolves; only Let's Go and Legends: Arceus leave it out.
A full-body fireball of a tackle. It debuted as an egg move in Diamond and Pearl, came with the Battle Series 2009 and North American International Championships 2017 event Arcanine, and has been a level 1 move since Sword and Shield.
In Red and Blue only Growlithe could learn it, so trainers who reached for the Fire Stone too early missed out for good. Crystal's tutor fixed that, it was a TM from Ruby and Sapphire onwards, and in Scarlet and Violet Arcanine learns it at level 5.
A burning bite that has been one of Arcanine's starting moves in every generation since Diamond and Pearl (Let's Go aside), alongside a crackling Thunder Fang until Sword and Shield turned that into a TM.
The most dramatic move in the kit: an all-out blaze that burns away Arcanine's own Fire type. It was an egg move in Sun and Moon and a level 1 move in Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, but Scarlet and Violet took it away.
Hisuian Arcanine's fiery rampage, learned at level 29 in Legends: Arceus and level 64 in Scarlet and Violet, where an ordinary Arcanine can pick it up through breeding.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow4 level-up · 18 TM/HM
Outside Japan, Growlithe only lives in Red and Yellow, so Blue players have to trade for an Arcanine; in Red, Yellow and the Japanese Blue you simply give a Growlithe a Fire Stone. Arcanine arrives knowing Roar, Ember, Leer and Take Down and never learns another move by levelling up, so Growlithe's Bite, Agility and Flamethrower have to be learned before the stone comes out. In Generations I to III a move's type decides whether it is physical or special, which makes every Fire move special and Normal moves such as Take Down physical.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM40 | Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Bite | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Fire Spin | Gen II (breeding) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM) |
| Thrash | Gen II (breeding) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal5 level-up · 23 TM/HM · 5 egg · 1 tutor
Gold and Crystal have Growlithe to evolve, while Silver players have to trade. Flame Wheel replaces Ember among the starting moves, and ExtremeSpeed, the lightning dash that would become Arcanine's calling card, arrives at level 50. Breeding brings Crunch, Fire Spin, Safeguard, Thrash and Body Slam (which needs chain breeding), and Crystal's move tutor teaches Flamethrower directly. Bite, Ember and Agility can still only come from Growlithe, as can Flamethrower in Gold and Silver.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 50 | ExtremeSpeed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM02 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM24 | DragonBreath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Wooper, Quagsire (chain breeding needed: the father must itself have inherited the move) |
| Crunch | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | Girafarig, Houndour, Houndoom |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 | Vulpix, Ninetales, Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon |
| Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | Vulpix, Ninetales, Seel, Dewgong |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 90 | 100 | 20 | Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Teddiursa, Ursaring |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Crystal |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up · Gold & Silver |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Dragon Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Teleport | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)5 level-up · 22 TM/HM · 7 egg · 9 tutor
There is no Arcanine to be found in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, LeafGreen or Pokémon Colosseum, but FireRed lets you evolve a Growlithe, and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness has a Shadow Growlithe to snag, purify and evolve. Bite, Ember and Odor Sleuth join Roar as starting moves and ExtremeSpeed slips to level 49. Flamethrower and Overheat become TMs, Torkoal can pass on Heat Wave, and the move tutors of FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald and Pokémon XD add Body Slam, Double-Edge, Swagger and more. Charm is the curiosity: only the purified Shadow Growlithe from Pokémon XD knows it.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Odor Sleuth | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 49 | ExtremeSpeed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Torkoal, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein |
| Crunch | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | Girafarig, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Mawile, Seviper |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 | Vulpix, Ninetales, Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon, Torchic, Torkoal |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Torkoal |
| Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Electrike, Manectric |
| Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | Vulpix, Ninetales, Seel, Dewgong |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 90 | 100 | 20 | Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Spinda |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Emerald |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Growlithe · Shadow Pokémon · Pokémon XD |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver6 level-up · 33 TM/HM · 10 egg · 7 tutor · 2 event
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum and HeartGold all have Growlithe to evolve, while SoulSilver players must trade. This is the first generation in which every move has its own physical, special or status category. Thunder Fang and Fire Fang join the starting moves and ExtremeSpeed drops to level 39. Flare Blitz debuts as an egg move, Espeon can pass on Morning Sun in HeartGold and SoulSilver, and the move tutors of Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver add Heat Wave, Helping Hand, Iron Head, Mud-Slap, Snore and Swift, plus Headbutt in HeartGold and SoulSilver. The Battle Series 2009 Arcanine handed out in South Korea came with Crunch and Flare Blitz.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Odor Sleuth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 39 | ExtremeSpeed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM59 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| HM08 | Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Torkoal, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Rattata, Raticate, Arbok, Growlithe, Arcanine, Girafarig, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Exploud, Mawile, Seviper, Walrein, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Floatzel, Hippopotas, Hippowdon |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Rattata, Raticate, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Phanpy, Donphan, Skitty, Delcatty, Numel, Camerupt, Spinda, Hippopotas, Hippowdon |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 | Vulpix, Ninetales, Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Torkoal, Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Rapidash, Combusken, Blaziken, Monferno, Infernape |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Growlithe, Arcanine, Torkoal |
| Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Electrike, Manectric |
| Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Espeon |
| Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | Vulpix, Ninetales, Seel, Dewgong |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 90 | 100 | 20 | Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Spinda |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | HGSS |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Crunch | Battle Series 2009 Arcanine (a local event distribution in South Korea) |
| Flare Blitz | Battle Series 2009 Arcanine (a local event distribution in South Korea) |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Growlithe · level-up · Diamond & Pearl |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Growlithe · level-up · Diamond & Pearl |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Charm | Gen III (as a purified Shadow Growlithe in Pokémon XD) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 26 level-up · 33 TM/HM · 13 egg · 9 tutor
Black and White have no Arcanine at all, but Black 2 and White 2 let you evolve a Growlithe. The level-up list stays the same apart from ExtremeSpeed, which comes at level 39 in Black and White and at 34 in Black 2 and White 2, hence the two level columns. New TMs include Flame Charge, Incinerate, Retaliate, Wild Charge and Snarl; Close Combat, Covet and Double Kick join the egg moves (Iron Tail needs chain breeding); and Black 2 and White 2's move tutors add Outrage, Dragon Pulse, Iron Head and Iron Tail. A Growlithe from the Dream World could bring Endure along.
By level-up
| BW | B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | 1 | Odor Sleuth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 39 | 34 | ExtremeSpeed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| TM59 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| TM67 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM93 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM95 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Torkoal, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein, Purugly |
| Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | Mankey, Primeape, Zangoose, Monferno, Infernape, Lucario |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 40 | Mankey, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Slakoth, Slaking, Skitty |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Rattata, Raticate, Arbok, Growlithe, Girafarig, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Exploud, Mawile, Seviper, Walrein, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Floatzel, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Patrat, Watchog, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Pansage, Simisage, Pansear, Simisear, Panpour, Simipour, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Scraggy, Scrafty |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Rattata, Raticate, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Phanpy, Skitty, Numel, Spinda, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Deerling, Sawsbuck |
| Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Deerling, Sawsbuck |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | Vulpix, Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon, Torchic, Torkoal, Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape, Heatmor |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Combusken, Blaziken, Monferno, Infernape, Tepig, Pignite, Emboar, Darumaka, Darmanitan |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Growlithe, Torkoal |
| Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Electrike, Manectric |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | Nidoran♂, Rhyhorn, Mareep (chain breeding needed: the father must itself have inherited the move) |
| Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Espeon |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Spinda, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Darumaka, Darmanitan, Cubchoo, Beartic, Bouffalant |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 40 | B2W2 |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | B2W2 |
| Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Growlithe · level-up · Black & White |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Growlithe · level-up · Black & White |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Growlithe · Dream World |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Charm | Gen III (as a purified Shadow Growlithe in Pokémon XD) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III–IV (TM) |
| Swift | Gen III–IV (tutor) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire6 level-up · 37 TM/HM · 13 egg · 8 tutor
X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire all let you evolve a Growlithe, and one level-up list covers all four, with Extreme Speed (now written with a space) at level 34. Some fiery numbers change: Fire Blast drops to 110 power, Flamethrower to 90 and Heat Wave to 95. TM94 is Rock Smash in X and Y but Secret Power in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where Rock Smash becomes HM06, and the move tutors are found in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire only.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Odor Sleuth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 34 | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | ||
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM43 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM59 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 | |
| TM67 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM93 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | XY |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM95 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Torkoal, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein, Purugly, Chespin, Quilladin, Chesnaught, Pancham, Pangoro |
| Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | Mankey, Primeape, Zangoose, Monferno, Infernape, Lucario |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Mankey, Eevee, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Slakoth, Slaking, Skitty, Espurr, Meowstic |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Rattata, Raticate, Arbok, Growlithe, Girafarig, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Exploud, Mawile, Seviper, Walrein, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Floatzel, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Patrat, Watchog, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Pansage, Simisage, Pansear, Simisear, Panpour, Simipour, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Scraggy, Scrafty, Litleo, Pyroar, Pancham, Pangoro |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Rattata, Raticate, Eevee, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Phanpy, Skitty, Numel, Spinda, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Skiddo, Gogoat |
| Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Bunnelby, Diggersby |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | Vulpix, Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon, Torchic, Torkoal, Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape, Heatmor, Fennekin, Braixen, Delphox |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Combusken, Blaziken, Monferno, Infernape, Tepig, Pignite, Emboar, Darumaka, Darmanitan |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | Growlithe, Torkoal |
| Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Electrike, Manectric, Fennekin, Braixen, Delphox |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | Nidoran♂, Rhyhorn, Mareep (chain breeding needed: the father must itself have inherited the move) |
| Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Espeon |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Spinda, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Darumaka, Darmanitan, Cubchoo, Beartic, Bouffalant |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | ORAS |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | ORAS |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | ORAS |
| Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | ORAS |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Charm | Gen III (as a purified Shadow Growlithe in Pokémon XD) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (as a Dream World Growlithe) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Swift | Gen III–IV (tutor) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon6 level-up · 30 TM/HM · 14 egg · 9 tutor · 1 event
Every Alolan game lets you evolve a Growlithe. The level-up list matches X and Y's, while the TM list loses Dig, Incinerate, Retaliate, Rock Smash, Secret Power and Strength, which now have to come from older games or, in Retaliate's case, from Growlithe. Burn Up, a blaze so fierce that it burns away Arcanine's own Fire type, joins the egg moves via the Cyndaquil family, and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon's tutors add Laser Focus. The North American International Championships 2017 Arcanine came with Flare Blitz.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Odor Sleuth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 34 | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM93 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM95 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Dunsparce, Torkoal, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein, Purugly, Chespin, Quilladin, Chesnaught, Pancham, Pangoro |
| Burn Up | Fire | Special | 130 | 100 | 5 | Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion |
| Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | Mankey, Primeape, Zangoose, Monferno, Infernape, Lucario, Passimian |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Mankey, Eevee, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Slakoth, Slaking, Skitty, Espurr, Meowstic |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Rattata, Alolan Rattata, Raticate, Alolan Raticate, Arbok, Growlithe, Girafarig, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Exploud, Mawile, Seviper, Walrein, Bidoof, Bibarel, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Floatzel, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Patrat, Watchog, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Pansage, Pansear, Panpour, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Scraggy, Scrafty, Litleo, Pyroar, Pancham, Pangoro, Yungoos, Gumshoos, Rockruff, Lycanroc, Lycanroc (Midnight Form) |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Rattata, Alolan Rattata, Raticate, Alolan Raticate, Tauros, Eevee, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Dunsparce, Phanpy, Linoone, Skitty, Numel, Spinda, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Skiddo, Gogoat, Stufful, Bewear, Passimian |
| Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Bunnelby, Diggersby, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Mudbray, Mudsdale |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | Vulpix, Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon, Torchic, Torkoal, Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape, Heatmor, Fennekin, Braixen, Delphox |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon, Combusken, Blaziken, Monferno, Infernape, Tepig, Pignite, Emboar, Darumaka, Darmanitan, Heatmor, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | Growlithe, Torkoal |
| Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Electrike, Manectric, Fennekin, Braixen, Delphox, Rockruff, Lycanroc, Lycanroc (Midnight Form) |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | Ekans, Nidoran♂, Meowth, Growlithe, Seel, Rhyhorn, Sentret, Mareep, Zangoose, Seviper, Pachirisu, Stunky, Snivy, Patrat, Minccino, Emolga (chain breeding needed: the father must itself have inherited the move) |
| Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Espeon |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Spinda, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Sandile, Krokorok, Darumaka, Darmanitan, Cubchoo, Beartic, Bouffalant, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Yungoos, Gumshoos, Stufful, Bewear, Passimian, Komala |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | USUM |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | USUM |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | USUM |
| Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | USUM |
| Laser Focus | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | USUM |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Flare Blitz | North American International Championships 2017 Arcanine (United States) |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Growlithe · level-up · Sun & Moon |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | Growlithe · level-up · Sun & Moon |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Growlithe · level-up · Sun & Moon |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Charm | Gen III (as a purified Shadow Growlithe in Pokémon XD) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Dig | Gen I–VI (TM) |
| Dragon Breath | Gen II (TM) |
| Dragon Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Endure | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (as a Dream World Growlithe) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Incinerate | Gen V–VI (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Rock Smash | Gen II (TM), Gen V–VI (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III–IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Strength | Gen V–VI (TM) |
| Swift | Gen I–II (TM), Gen III–IV (tutor) |
| Teleport | Gen I (TM) |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!5 level-up · 20 TM/HM
Let's Go keeps things short and sweet: Arcanine's level-up list is just Double-Edge, Bite, Roar, Ember and Leer, all at level 1, so Take Down, Agility, Heat Wave, Crunch and Flare Blitz have to be learned as Growlithe. There is no breeding and there are no move tutors. Its 20 TMs include Superpower, Play Rough, Outrage and a Solar Beam that hits for a whopping 200 power in these games.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM03 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM04 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM09 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM10 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM11 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM19 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM34 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| TM37 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM39 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM44 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| TM45 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 200 | 100 | 10 |
| TM46 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM48 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM49 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Growlithe · level-up |
Generation VIII · Sword & Shield (incl. Expansion Pass), Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl19 level-up · 73 TM/HM · 18 egg · 1 tutor
One level-up list serves Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and it is generous: 18 moves at level 1, from Bite and Howl to Burn Up, Play Rough and Flare Blitz, with Extreme Speed learned the moment Arcanine evolves. Sword and Shield teach moves through 23 TMs and 21 TRs, Psychic Fangs and Close Combat among them, and the Expansion Pass tutor adds Scorching Sands; Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have their own list of 29 TMs. Breeding differs too, with five egg moves in Sword and Shield and thirteen in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, where Burn Up can be passed down. A few old moves, such as Odor Sleuth, Return and Hidden Power, cannot be used in Sword and Shield even by an Arcanine brought over from an older game.
By level-up
| SwSh/BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Burn Up | Fire | Special | 130 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| Evo. | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM08 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM09 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM11 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM13 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM15 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM19 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | SwSh |
| TM21 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM23 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | SwSh |
| TM24 | Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM25 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM26 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM31 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM34 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh |
| TM38 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM39 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM40 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TM41 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TM66 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM68 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM76 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM79 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM81 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM85 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR01 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR02 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR12 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | SwSh |
| TR15 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR20 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR21 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR24 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR26 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR31 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR32 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR36 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR42 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR43 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR53 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR55 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR62 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR74 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR86 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR90 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR97 | Psychic Fangs | Psychic | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM05 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | BDSP |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | BDSP |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | BDSP |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | BDSP | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | BDSP |
| TM50 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM59 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM78 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM83 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM96 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM98 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM100 | Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | BDSP |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | SwSh | Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Espurr, Meowstic, Greedent |
| Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | SwSh | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Buneary, Lopunny, Bunnelby, Diggersby, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Mudbray, Mudsdale, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Wooloo, Dubwool |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | SwSh | Tauros, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Dunsparce, Zigzagoon, Galarian Zigzagoon, Linoone, Galarian Linoone, Obstagoon, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Stufful, Bewear, Passimian, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Wooloo, Dubwool |
| Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh | Espeon |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | SwSh | Galarian Meowth, Perrserker, Tauros, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Darumaka, Galarian Darumaka, Darmanitan, Galarian Darmanitan, Cubchoo, Beartic, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Stufful, Bewear, Passimian, Morpeko |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | BDSP | Dunsparce, Wailmer, Wailord, Torkoal, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein, Purugly |
| Burn Up | Fire | Special | 130 | 100 | 5 | BDSP | Arcanine, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion |
| Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | BDSP | Mankey, Primeape, Blaziken, Zangoose, Monferno, Infernape, Lucario |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | BDSP | Mankey, Primeape, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Skitty, Delcatty |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | BDSP | Rattata, Raticate, Arbok, Growlithe, Arcanine, Girafarig, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Exploud, Mawile, Seviper, Walrein, Bidoof, Bibarel, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Floatzel, Hippopotas, Hippowdon |
| Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | BDSP | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Buneary, Lopunny |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | BDSP | Rattata, Raticate, Tauros, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Dunsparce, Phanpy, Donphan, Stantler, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Skitty, Delcatty, Numel, Camerupt, Spinda, Hippopotas, Hippowdon |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | BDSP | Vulpix, Ninetales, Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon, Torkoal, Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | BDSP | Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Monferno, Infernape |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | BDSP | Torkoal |
| Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | BDSP | Growlithe, Arcanine, Houndour, Houndoom, Poochyena, Mightyena, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Electrike, Manectric |
| Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | BDSP | Espeon |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | BDSP | Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Spinda |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorching Sands | Ground | Special | 70 | 100 | 10 | Expansion Pass |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Charm | Gen III (as a purified Shadow Growlithe in Pokémon XD) |
| Confide | Gen VI–VII (TM) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Dragon Breath | Gen II (TM) |
| Dragon Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Flame Burst | Gen V–VII (as Growlithe) |
| Flame Charge | Gen V–VII (TM) |
| Frustration | Gen II–VII (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor), Gen VII (TM in Let's Go) |
| Hidden Power | Gen II–VII (TM) |
| Incinerate | Gen V–VI (TM) |
| Laser Focus | Gen VII (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Odor Sleuth | Gen III–VII (level-up) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM), Gen VII (TM in Let's Go) |
| Return | Gen II–VII (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III–IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Superpower | Gen VII (TM in Let's Go) |
| Teleport | Gen I (TM), Gen VII (TM in Let's Go) |
| Toxic | Gen I–VII (TM) |
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Only Hisuian Arcanine appears in Legends: Arceus; the familiar Fire-type Arcanine cannot be obtained there.
Hisuian ArcanineFireRock
Hisuian Arcanine is part Rock type, and its moves in Hisui show it: Rock Slide at level 21 and the rampaging Raging Fury at 29, before Double-Edge at 37 and Flare Blitz at 47. Moves work differently here: each is learned at one level and mastered at a higher one, after which it can be used in strong or agile style, so power is listed for normal, strong and agile style and accuracy for normal and strong style. There are no TMs or breeding; the move tutor teaches 18 moves, including Stone Edge, Play Rough and Wild Charge.
By level-up
| Learn | Master | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. normal / strong / agile |
Acc. normal / strong |
PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 / 50 / 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | 14 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 / 50 / 30 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | 18 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 / 75 / 45 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | 25 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 / 80 / 50 | 95 / 100 | 15 |
| 21 | 31 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 / 90 / 60 | 90 / 100 | 10 |
| 29 | 40 | Raging Fury | Fire | Physical | 90 / 120 / 60 | 85 / 95 | 10 |
| 29 | 40 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 / 100 / 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 37 | 48 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 / 120 / 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 47 | 59 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 100 / 120 / 80 | 100 | 5 |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. normal / strong / agile |
Acc. normal / strong |
PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 / 75 / 45 | — | 20 | ||
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 / 75 / 45 | 100 | 20 | |
| Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 / 80 / 50 | 95 / 100 | 15 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 80 / 100 / 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 120 / 150 / 100 | 90 / 95 | 5 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 120 / 150 / 100 | 90 / 95 | 5 | |
| Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 / 100 / 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 / 120 / 80 | 75 / 90 | 5 | |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 90 / 120 / 60 | 85 / 95 | 10 | |
| Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 85 / 105 / 65 | 90 / 100 | 10 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 / 90 / 60 | 90 / 100 | 10 | |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 / 50 / 30 | 100 | 20 | |
| Snarl | Dark | Special | 60 / 75 / 45 | 100 | 15 | |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 / 120 / 80 | 80 / 90 | 5 | |
| Swift | Normal | Special | 60 / 75 / 45 | — | 20 | |
| Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 / 80 / 50 | 95 / 100 | 15 | |
| Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 85 / 105 / 65 | 100 | 10 |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet (incl. The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero)17 level-up · 49 TM/HM · 6 egg · + Hisuian Arcanine
Scarlet and Violet keep Sword and Shield's generous approach: 15 moves at level 1, Extreme Speed on evolving and Flamethrower at level 5, though Burn Up has gone. Raging Fury can now be inherited from Hisuian Arcanine or Infernape, and the 49 TMs bring Temper Flare, Heat Crash, Scorching Sands, Tera Blast and even Charm. Neither form of Arcanine appears in Legends: Z-A.
By level-up
| SV | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| Evo. | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 5 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM002 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM004 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM006 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM007 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM008 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| TM009 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| TM018 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM024 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| TM025 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM027 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM028 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM030 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM032 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM038 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM047 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM049 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM055 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM063 | Psychic Fangs | Psychic | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| TM066 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM070 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM085 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM099 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM103 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM107 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM108 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM115 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| TM117 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM118 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| TM125 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM127 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| TM130 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM134 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM141 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM147 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM152 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM156 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM157 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| TM163 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM165 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM167 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| TM168 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM171 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM172 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM189 | Heat Crash | Fire | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM204 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM207 | Temper Flare | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM215 | Scorching Sands | Ground | Special | 70 | 100 | 10 |
| TM224 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Mankey, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Ursaluna, Slakoth, Slaking, Espurr, Meowstic, Greedent, Lechonk, Oinkologne, Fidough, Dachsbun |
| Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed), Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed), Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed), Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Zangoose, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Mudbray, Mudsdale, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Tauros, Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed), Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Hisuian Typhlosion, Sentret, Furret, Dunsparce, Dudunsparce, Phanpy, Stantler, Wyrdeer, Numel, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Skiddo, Gogoat, Passimian, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Lechonk, Oinkologne, Fidough, Dachsbun, Maschiff, Mabosstiff, Cyclizar, Greavard, Houndstone, Cetoddle, Cetitan |
| Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Espeon |
| Raging Fury | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Hisuian Arcanine, Infernape |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Galarian Meowth, Perrserker, Mankey, Primeape, Annihilape, Tauros, Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed), Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed), Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed), Teddiursa, Ursaring, Ursaluna, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Cubchoo, Beartic, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Yungoos, Gumshoos, Passimian, Komala, Morpeko |
Hisuian ArcanineFireRock
Hisuian Arcanine swaps Play Rough for Rock Slide and Rock Throw at level 1 and adds Raging Fury at level 64. Its 54 TMs drop Charm, Swift, Play Rough and Curse but gain a rocky haul of Stealth Rock, Stone Edge, Rock Blast, Rock Slide, Rock Tomb, Power Gem and Smack Down, plus Sandstorm and Smart Strike, and Head Smash takes Raging Fury's place among its egg moves.
By level-up
| SV | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| Evo. | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 5 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 64 | Raging Fury | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM004 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM006 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM007 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM008 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| TM009 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| TM018 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM024 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| TM025 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM027 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM028 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM030 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM036 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM038 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM047 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM049 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM051 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM053 | Smart Strike | Steel | Physical | 70 | — | 10 |
| TM055 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM063 | Psychic Fangs | Psychic | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| TM066 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM070 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM076 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| TM085 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM086 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM099 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM101 | Power Gem | Rock | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| TM103 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM107 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM108 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM115 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| TM116 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM117 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM118 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| TM125 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM130 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM134 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM141 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM147 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM150 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| TM152 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM156 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM157 | Overheat | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| TM163 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM165 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM167 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| TM168 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM171 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM172 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM179 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM189 | Heat Crash | Fire | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM204 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM207 | Temper Flare | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM215 | Scorching Sands | Ground | Special | 70 | 100 | 10 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Mankey, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Ursaluna, Slakoth, Slaking, Espurr, Meowstic, Greedent, Lechonk, Oinkologne, Fidough, Dachsbun |
| Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed), Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed), Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed), Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Zangoose, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Mudbray, Mudsdale, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Tauros, Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed), Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Hisuian Typhlosion, Sentret, Furret, Dunsparce, Dudunsparce, Phanpy, Stantler, Wyrdeer, Numel, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Skiddo, Gogoat, Passimian, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Lechonk, Oinkologne, Fidough, Dachsbun, Maschiff, Mabosstiff, Cyclizar, Greavard, Houndstone, Cetoddle, Cetitan |
| Head Smash | Rock | Physical | 150 | 80 | 5 | Tepig, Pignite, Emboar, Scraggy, Scrafty |
| Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Espeon |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | Galarian Meowth, Perrserker, Mankey, Primeape, Annihilape, Tauros, Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed), Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed), Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed), Teddiursa, Ursaring, Ursaluna, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Cubchoo, Beartic, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Yungoos, Gumshoos, Passimian, Komala, Morpeko |
04On screen
Arcanine in the anime
Debut EP063The Battle Of The Badge · Its appearances on screen, and 7 other trainers who raised one.
Arcanine has never been one of Ash's Pokémon, yet for nearly three decades it has been the anime's shorthand for a Trainer who means business. It burst onto the screen as Gary's prized partner at the Viridian Gym, torching Giovanni's Kingler before Mewtwo swatted it aside (EP063), and it went on to test Ash at the Indigo Plateau, the Silver Conference and the Battle Dome, where Frontier Brain Tucker paired it with Swampert (AG153).
Away from the battlefield it is the loyal workhorse of the Pokémon world: couriers ride it across Johto, Sinnoh's Officer Jennys take it on patrol, and Drew and May once chased a wild Arcanine through the Kanto countryside only to find it had three Growlithe pups to feed (AG139). Gary's Arcanine later returned for a raid on Articuno (JN102), and Pokémon Horizons has given the species a starring role as the faithful partner of Liko's grandmother Diana, the great dog that carries her from one adventure to the next.
Other trainers’ Arcanine
First seen: EP063The Battle Of The Badge
Gary's Arcanine made a dazzling entrance at the Viridian Gym, shrugging off a type disadvantage to beat Giovanni's Kingler with Take Down, Fire Spin and Fire Blast, only for the Gym Leader's armoured Mewtwo to fling it about with Psychic and leave Gary baffled (EP063). In Johto it towed Gary's skateboard through the Extreme Pokémon Race and blasted Team Rocket away with Flame Wheel, though Ash and Bayleef pipped them in a photo finish (EP228), and at the Silver Conference it fell to a Hyper Beam from Ash's Snorlax (EP270). When Gary turned researcher it stayed behind with his grandfather, but it was back by his side in Journeys, the last Pokémon standing after Articuno's Blizzard until Sheer Cold finally froze it (JN102).
- EP063The Battle Of The Badge · vs Kingler Won
- EP063The Battle Of The Badge · vs Mewtwo Lost
- EP228Extreme Pokémon! · vs Arbok Won
- EP270Can't Beat the Heat! · vs Snorlax Lost
- JN102Battling in the Freezing Raid! · vs Articuno Lost
First seen: HZ003For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!
Liko's grandmother Diana is a seasoned adventurer, and Arcanine is her long-time partner: it was a Growlithe when she was young and evolved on her travels. It is the first to greet Liko at the ancient castle where she finally finds her grandmother (HZ024), holds off the Explorers and carries Diana in one mighty leap onto the Brave Olivine's wing deck (HZ025), and doubles as a fearsome sparring partner for the Rising Volt Tacklers. Liko and Roy needed every trick just to land a single Scratch on it (HZ033), and Liko's Terastallized Floragato finally beat it (HZ074), but alongside Wash Rotom it took down Meowscarada and Charcadet together (HZ108). In the final push into Laqua it carried Diana, Liko, Ann and Captain Pikachu towards the heart of Laqua (HZ133).
- HZ033Roar of the Black Rayquaza · vs Sprigatito and Fuecoco Lost
- HZ074The Three Explorers · vs Floragato Lost
- HZ108Taking the Next Steps · vs Meowscarada and Charcadet Won
- HZ134One Step Closer · vs Laquium-affected Onix and Gliscor Lost
First seen: AG153Tactics Theatrics!!
Tucker, the Battle Dome's crowd-pleasing Frontier Brain, built his Double Battle with Ash around Arcanine's speed and Swampert's sturdiness. Swampert shielded its partner with Protect while Arcanine darted about with Extreme Speed and even used Aerial Ace without a wing to its name, and Swampert's Water Pulse and Arcanine's Fire Blast combined into the spectacular fusion of fire and water promised by the Japanese title. It still wasn't enough: Swellow dodged so that Arcanine slammed into its own teammate, and a Crabhammer and an Aerial Ace landing at the same moment knocked out both of Tucker's Pokémon, winning Ash the Tactics Symbol (AG153). Arcanine later popped up again in flashbacks (AG182, DP128).
- AG153Tactics Theatrics!! · vs Swellow and Corphish Lost
First seen: EP190The Stolen Stones!
Ramona and her younger brother Keegan run a courier service on Arcanine-back, and their pack of three, Keegan's Arcky among them, first gallops in to rescue Ash, Misty and Brock from a rockslide on the road to Olivine City. They were carrying Fire Stones to a Fire-type Pokémon contest when Team Rocket stole the stones, and soon Pikachu too. Keegan taught Ash to ride and to treat his Arcanine as a partner, and that night Ash's mount followed Pikachu's scent straight to Team Rocket's camp. The Arcanine then charged up Onix like a ramp to set the villains' balloon alight, and the Fire Stones arrived just in time (EP190).
- EP190The Stolen Stones! · vs Arbok and Wobbuffet Won
First seen: EP076Fire and Ice
Pete Pebbleman was Ash's third-round opponent at the Indigo Plateau, and his Arcanine had a plan for the Ice Field. It sidestepped Kingler's Bubble and caught it in an icy twister of Dragon Rage, then fired Fire Blast after Fire Blast at a nimble Pikachu, not to hit it but to melt the ice. The trick backfired: Pikachu dived into the meltwater and a Thunderbolt through the water knocked Arcanine out, sending Ash through to the fourth round (EP076).
- EP076Fire and Ice · vs Kingler Interrupted
- EP076Fire and Ice · vs Pikachu Lost
First seen: DP020Mutiny in the Bounty!
Officer Jenny is usually seen with a Growlithe, but in Sinnoh some Jennys have graduated to Arcanine. One Jenny and her Arcanine went after Pokémon Hunter J only to arrive too late, and when Jenny moved to arrest the hunter, J's Salamence blasted through Arcanine's Flamethrower with Hyper Beam and knocked it out (DP020). Another Jenny's Arcanine turns up in Marble's memories, stepping in to stop a crook when Luxray's electric attack failed, which left Luxray thoroughly put out (DP059).
- DP020Mutiny in the Bounty! · vs Salamence Lost
First seen: DP168Keeping In Top Forme!
Dreamy, softly spoken Marley spent Keeping In Top Forme! escorting a Shaymin on the run from Team Rocket to the Gracidea Flower Garden, and her Arcanine was the muscle behind the quiet. Flashbacks show it sending Team Rocket blasting off with Flamethrower the first time they came after Shaymin, and helping Marley give them the slip when they caught up with her again (DP168).
- DP168Keeping In Top Forme! · vs Team Rocket Won
Ash & Arcanine
Ash has never caught an Arcanine, but he has faced some formidable ones. Pete Pebbleman's Arcanine tried to melt the Ice Field out from under him at the Indigo Plateau before Pikachu won (EP076), Snorlax flattened Gary's with Hyper Beam at the Silver Conference (EP270) and Corphish and Swellow outlasted Tucker's at the Battle Dome (AG153). His warmest moment with one came in Johto, when he learned to ride one of Keegan and Ramona's courier Arcanine and it tracked Pikachu down by scent (EP190).
Featured episodes
- AG139On Cloud ArcanineDrew and May both set their hearts on a speedy wild Arcanine that had started coming down from the mountains near a Kanto town, but it left Flygon and Combusken standing with Extreme Speed and sent Squirtle packing with Roar. When they finally tracked it down they found it feeding three Growlithe pups, and after Flygon freed the whole family from Team Rocket's nets, the rivals agreed to let the parent go.
More appearances
- EP169Beauty and the Breeder An Arcanine is one of the entrants in the Pokémon beauty contest.
- HS12Training Daze Pokémon Chronicles: an Arcanine works as the security guard of a penthouse.
- DP086Arriving in Style! A Pokémon Stylist's Arcanine takes part in the Hearthome Collection.
- DP135Beating the Bustle and Hustle! A Trainer's Arcanine joins the fake Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle that Team Rocket set up.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Arcanine is the Who's That Pokémon? in its debut episode, The Battle Of The Badge (EP063), but only in Japan: English-speaking viewers were quizzed on Mr. Mime instead. The same thing happened in The Stolen Stones! (EP190), where the dub used Gloom.
- In its first battle, Gary's Arcanine used Fire Spin, a move Arcanine could not learn in the games until Generation II.
- In the Japanese version of The Battle Of The Badge, Gary sends Arcanine out with a fond 'my honey', a line the English dub dropped.
- Ash's Pokédex introduces Arcanine as 'a Legendary Pokémon', a nod to its official category, the Legendary Pokémon, even though Arcanine is not a Legendary at all.
- Diana's Arcanine has the Hidden Ability Justified, which kicked in when Liko's Floragato hit it with the Dark-type Sucker Punch (HZ074).
“Arcanine, a Legendary Pokémon. The evolved form of Growlithe. Arcanine is known for its bravery and fierce loyalty. Growlithe evolves into Arcanine through its use of a Fire Stone.”
Ash's Pokédex (Dexter) · EP190
05On the big screen
Arcanine in the movies
2 films and 1 special featuring Arcanine.
Arcanine has never had a film to itself, but it has a knack for memorable walk-ons. Gary's Arcanine makes its big-screen debut in Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) as one of the challengers Mewtwo flattens at the Viridian Gym, and the 2019 CGI remake, Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, brings the moment back in 3D. Its oddest outing is the 2006 special The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, in which Dr. Yung's Mirage Mewtwo turns its own hand into a fire-breathing Arcanine head and aims a Flamethrower at Professor Oak.
Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back
M01 · 1998
Gary's Arcanine (with his Nidoking)
Arcanine's big-screen debut is brief but memorable. In the flashback to Mewtwo's days as Giovanni's armoured enforcer, the Viridian Gym becomes a place where challengers go to lose, and Gary is one of them: his Arcanine and Nidoking are brushed aside by Mewtwo's psychic power. The scene replays Gary's Gym battle from The Battle of the Badge (EP063) from Mewtwo's side, redrawn so that only its eyes glow when it uses Psychic, while Giovanni never gets out of his chair.
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
M22 · 2019
Gary's Arcanine (with his Nidoking)
The CGI remake keeps the moment. Gary once again sends Arcanine and Nidoking against Giovanni's Gym, and once again Mewtwo's psychic power overwhelms them. It is still only a glimpse from Mewtwo's point of view, but this time Gary's partner arrives in full 3D.
TV specials
- The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006)
Arcanine's strangest screen role isn't really an Arcanine at all. Right after bidding Professor Oak goodbye, Dr. Yung has his Mirage Mewtwo morph its hand into an Arcanine's head, which breathes a Flamethrower straight at the professor. The special aired in the US first, five and a half months before its Japanese broadcast.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Arcanine in the Pokémon TCG
56 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Arcanine has been charging across the card table since the very beginning. It was in Japan's first Expansion Pack in October 1996 and reached English players in Base Set in January 1999: a hefty 100 HP Stage 1 that hit hard and singed itself doing it. That reckless streak has never gone away. Blaine's Arcanine hit for 120 in Gym Challenge, and Heat Tackle, the self-damaging charge it introduced, keeps coming back. In between came the soft-hearted Light Arcanine, e-Reader cards in Aquapolis and Skyridge, an EX-era Arcanine ex, Team Galactic's Arcanine G and a promo-only Arcanine BREAK. Then in 2022 Hisuian Arcanine arrived as a Fighting-type bruiser with a Pokémon V of its own, and Scarlet & Violet brought back Arcanine ex as a 280 HP Terastallised giant. Arcanine has never had a GX, VMAX or Mega card, but the family tree is plenty big without them.
The art tells its own story. Ken Sugimori drew four of the early cards, including the very first, and the late 1990s and early 2000s brought in Kagemaru Himeno, Atsuko Nishida, Kyoko Umemoto and Aya Kusube. Later came 5ban Graphics' glossy CGI for the BREAK, V and ex cards, and MPC Film's photorealistic Arcanine for the Detective Pikachu set. Modern illustrators put Arcanine in real places: Shin Nagasawa set it against Cinnabar Island, You Iribi put the Hisuian form beside Rei on Firespit Island, and REND's artwork won the 2022 Illustration Contest outright. Pokémon TCG Pocket keeps the legend running, giving classic pieces by kodama, match and Yuu Nishida a second life and adding PLANETA Saito's Arcanine ex, the card guaranteed to new players who open a Pikachu pack first.
Cards to know
- Base Set 23/102 — Ken Sugimori's original Arcanine from 1999. Japan's first print even spelt its name wrong, and the slip made it into the Game Boy games too.
- Gym Challenge 1/132 (Blaine's Arcanine) — Firestorm hits for 120 damage, a huge number for its time.
- EX Sandstorm 15/100 — One of 46 Sandstorm cards that reached English players before Japan.
- SWSH304 — Fan art made official: REND's painting won the Grand Prize in the 2022 Illustration Contest.
- Lost Origin TG08/TG30 (Hisuian Arcanine) — You Iribi's Trainer Gallery card puts Hisuian Arcanine and Rei together on Firespit Island.
- TCG Pocket Genetic Apex 041/226 (Arcanine ex) — Choose the Pikachu pack as your first-ever Genetic Apex pack and this Arcanine ex is guaranteed.
Every English-language card
Promo cards
Japan-exclusive cards
Other regional releases
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Arcanine (Base Set 23 art, Ken Sugimori), card A09, Uncommon, from the Colosseum booster pack.
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): the Level 34 promotional Arcanine (Wizards Promo 6 art, Ken Sugimori), card P01.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Arcanine (Base Set 23 art), card B13, Rare, from the Legendary Power pack. Three copies lead the Fire-type Go Arcanine! Deck, which only the duellist Ken uses.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Arcanine (Intro Pack Squirtle Deck art, Kagemaru Himeno), card A17, Rare, from the Beginning Pokémon pack; the misspelt Japanese name carries over.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): the Level 34 promotional Arcanine (Wizards Promo 6 art), card P03.
The artists behind the cards
- 5ban Graphics — 5 artworks (Arcanine BREAK XY180, Hisuian Arcanine V and its Full Art, Arcanine ex and its Full Art)
- Ken Sugimori — 4 (Base Set, Wizards Promo 6, Blaine's Arcanine, EX FireRed & LeafGreen), with the Base Set art reused for Evolutions
- Atsuko Nishida — 2 (Light Arcanine, Supreme Victors 50), the second reused for TCG Pocket's Promo-B 013
- Kagemaru Himeno — 2 (Intro Pack Squirtle Deck, Hisuian Arcanine in Astral Radiance)
- One artwork each: Kyoko Umemoto, Aya Kusube, Hajime Kusajima, Hikaru Koike, Kouki Saitou, Masakazu Fukuda, Yusuke Ishikawa, Naoki Saito, Mitsuhiro Arita, Ryo Ueda, match, kodama, MPC Film, Shin Nagasawa, Hasuno, Yuu Nishida, Oswaldo KATO, You Iribi, OKACHEKE, REND, Ryuta Fuse, Atsushi Furusawa, nisimono, SIE NANAHARA, Nisota Niso, Felicia Chen, Gemi (China only)
- TCG Pocket originals: PLANETA Saito (three Arcanine ex illustrations) and Saya Tsuruta (Shiny Arcanine); art by kodama, match, Yuu Nishida and Atsuko Nishida is reused there
07On the page & beyond
Arcanine in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
In print, Arcanine is everybody's loyal heavyweight. In Pokémon Adventures, Archy, the Extreme Speed sprinter that once ran wild on Mt. Mortar, becomes Crystal's hot-headed steed, while Blaine, Blue, Marley and a young Trainer called Evan all keep one too. In The Electric Tale of Pikachu it is Gary's ride of choice, and in Pokémon Zensho and Pocket Monsters it fights for Blaine, not always successfully.
On the bookshelf, Gary's Arcanine trades embers with Ash's Charizard in Scholastic's Talent Showdown, and a wild one poses for Todd's camera in the Pokémon Snap novel. Arcanine also races beside Ash and Pikachu in the anime's first opening and gets a name-check in the Pokérap.
Manga
Books
Other media
More from the page
08Did you know?
Arcanine trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Arcanine such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Arcanine most likely fuses 'arcane' – ancient, mysterious, the stuff of legend – with 'canine', a neat summary of a dog that Pokédex after Pokédex places in old Chinese tales. Its Japanese name, Windie (ウインディ), comes from 'wind' or 'windy' and is all about its speed: this is the Pokémon that can cross 10,000 km in a day and night, and Extreme Speed was its signature move in Generation II. Other languages run with both ideas – the Chinese 風速狗 Fēngsùgǒu means 'wind-speed dog', while the German Arkani blends 'arcane', the Latin canis (dog) and Vulkan (volcano). Back in development, its English name was going to be Blaze.
Design origins
Ken Sugimori designed Arcanine, and a 1990 sprite sheet from the days when the games were still called Capsule Monsters shows an early version with no stripes – and hooves instead of paws. The finished creature looks to the guardian lion-dogs of East Asia: the Ryukyuan shisa and the Japanese komainu, part lion and part dog, often given dragon-like touches, whose statues stand in pairs to welcome good spirits and keep evil ones out. Since its earliest Pokédex entries place it in China, the Chinese guardian lion may be the most direct ancestor of all. Its striped orange coat recalls a tiger, and brindle, 'tiger-striped' dog breeds such as the Kai Ken may have played a part too. Hisuian Arcanine, designed by Megumi Mizutani along with Hisuian Growlithe, leans even further into those temple guardians: its Rock type and craggy grey mane echo stone komainu statues, while its curling ankle fur and tail look like plumes of smoke.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウインディ Windie | From 'wind' or 'windy' |
| French | Arcanin | Similar to the English name |
| German | Arkani | From arcane, the Latin canis (dog) and Vulkan (volcano) |
| Spanish | Arcanine | Same as the English name |
| Italian | Arcanine | Same as the English name |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Arcanine | Same as the English name |
| Korean | 윈디 Windi | Transcription of the Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 风速狗 / 風速狗 Fēngsùgǒu | From fēngsù (wind speed) and gǒu (dog) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 風速狗 Fūngchūkgáu / 奉神犬 Fuhngsānhyún | The first, used in the games, means 'wind-speed dog'; the second, used in media before Generation VII, comes from fuhngsān (to serve a deity) and hyún (dog) |
| Russian | Арканайн Arkanayn | Transcription of the English name |
| Thai | วินดี Windi | Transcription of the Japanese name |
| Hindi | आर्केनाइन Arcanine | Transcription of the English name |
| Lithuanian | Arkaninas | From the English name |
Did you know?
- Despite its official category, the Legendary Pokémon, Arcanine isn't a true Legendary – though the anime's second episode, Pokémon Emergency!, shows it in an engraving of 'Legendary Pokémon' alongside Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres.
- Arcanine is Ninetales's mirror image: both are pure Fire-type final evolutions from Generation I that evolve with a Fire Stone, can have Flash Fire, belong to the Field Egg Group and have a regional form – and Arcanine is 75% male where Ninetales is 75% female.
- The pair are version rivals too: Growlithe has been the pick of Red, Gold, FireRed, HeartGold, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Brilliant Diamond, while Vulpix lives in their partner versions.
- Arcanine's very first Pokédex entry, in the Japanese Red and Green, describes it as a creature of Chinese legend – and many later entries kept the link, from Yellow's 'legendary Pokémon in China' to Sun's 'ancient Eastern folklore'.
- Ultra Moon's entry gently teases its reputation: there are so many old tales about Arcanine that they're called legendary Pokémon, 'but there are way more of them around than you'd expect.'
- Its 10,000 km a day works out at an average of more than 400 km/h, around the clock.
- During development of Red and Green, Arcanine's English name was 'Blaze'.
- An early 1990 sprite sheet shows Arcanine with hooves and no stripes.
- In Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal data, Hisuian Arcanine's Hidden Ability is listed as Justified rather than Rock Head.
- The Japanese printing of its Base Set card misspells its name as ウィンディ, with a small ィ in place of イ – a slip repeated in Japan's Game Boy card games.
- In Legends: Arceus, the late noble Arcanine – who died at sea saving his pup – has a grave at Veilstone Cape.
- In Pokémon Sleep, an Arcanine that finds a supremely comfortable spot is said to sleep like an innocent child.
- Before Generation VII, Cantonese media called it 奉神犬 – roughly 'the dog that serves a deity'.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Arcanine
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →
Pokémon Horizons Anime: BeginnerAll aboard for a brand-new adventure! See how well you know Liko, Roy and the crew of Pokémon Horizons: The Series.Take the quiz →
Mewtwo Strikes Back: BeginnerThe film that brought Pokémon to cinemas everywhere! How well do you remember Pokémon: The First Movie?Take the quiz →Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: IntermediateYou've got your badges, but does Professor Oak think you're ready for the Indigo Plateau? Dig deeper into Red, Blue, FireRed, LeafGreen and Let's Go.Take the quiz →From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex
Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Arcanine entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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