Complete moveset and learnset for Arcanine in Pokémon Polished Crystal. Learn which moves Arcanine can learn by level up, TM/HM, egg moves, and move tutors.
Moves that Arcanine learns naturally as it levels up.
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon DanceLevel: 1 | ||||||
| dragon | 0 | 100 | 20 | |||
| Raises the user's Attack and Speed. | ||||||
| GrowlLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 40 | |||
| A move that lowers the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| BiteLevel: 1 | ||||||
| dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | |||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| RoarLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | |||
| Scares wild foes to end battle. | ||||||
| Flame ChargeLevel: 1 | ||||||
| fire | 50 | 100 | 20 | |||
| An attack that may up user's Speed. | ||||||
| Take DownLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | 90 | 100 | 15 | |||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| ExtremespeedLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | 80 | 100 | 5 | |||
| A powerful firststrike attack. | ||||||
Moves that Arcanine can learn through breeding with compatible Pokémon.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Kick | |||||
| fighting | 30 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A double kicking attack. | |||||
| Fire Spin | |||||
| fire | 40 | 90 | 15 | ||
| Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. | |||||
| Healinglight | |||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Restores HP based on weather. | |||||
| Thrash | |||||
| normal | 120 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Works 2-3 turns and confuses user. | |||||
| Crunch | |||||
| dark | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may lower Defense. | |||||
| Flare Blitz | |||||
| fire | 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A charge that also hurts the user. | |||||
| Body Slam | |||||
| normal | 85 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | |||||
| Safeguard | |||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Prevents all status problems. | |||||
| Close Combat | |||||
| fighting | 120 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def. | |||||
Moves that Arcanine can learn via Technical Machines (TMs) and Hidden Machines (HMs).
| TM/HM | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | ||
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Roar | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM05 | ||
| Scares wild foes to end battle. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | ||
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | ||
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | ||
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | ||
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Safeguard | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 25 | TM20 | ||
| Prevents all status problems. | ||||||
| Bulldoze | ||||||
| ground | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | ||
| A Ground attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Solar Beam | ||||||
| grass | 120 | 100 | 10 | TM22 | ||
| 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | ||
| An attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | ||
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | ||
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | ||
| Removes Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | ||
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Flamethrower | ||||||
| fire | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM35 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Fire Blast | ||||||
| fire | 110 | 85 | 5 | TM38 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Swift | ||||||
| normal | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM39 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 100 | 20 | TM40 | |||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | ||
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | ||
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Flame Charge | ||||||
| fire | 50 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | ||
| An attack that may up user's Speed. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | ||
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | ||
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | ||
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Wild Charge | ||||||
| electric | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM57 | ||
| A charge that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Dragon Pulse | ||||||
| dragon | 85 | 100 | 10 | TM59 | ||
| Attacks foe with a shock wave. | ||||||
| Will O Wisp | ||||||
| fire | 0 | 85 | 15 | TM61 | ||
| A move that may burn the foe. | ||||||
| Giga Impact | ||||||
| normal | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68 | ||
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| fighting | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | ||
| A powerful physical attack. | ||||||
Moves that Arcanine can learn from Move Tutors found throughout the game.
| MT | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | ||||||
| psychic | 0 | 100 | 30 | MT01 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | ||||||
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | ||
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Charm | ||||||
| fairy | 0 | 100 | 20 | MT05 | ||
| Sharply lowers the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | ||
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Headbutt | ||||||
| normal | 70 | 100 | 15 | MT13 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Hyper Voice | ||||||
| normal | 90 | 100 | 10 | MT14 | ||
| Attack the foe with sound waves. | ||||||
| Iron Head | ||||||
| steel | 80 | 100 | 15 | MT17 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | ||
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | ||
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||