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Arcaninein Pokémon SoulGold

firerock

Pokédex Entry

Legendary Pokémon

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.

Arcanine in Pokémon SoulGold

Hisuian Arcanine is #59 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its fire/rock typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.

Front
arcanine sprite
Normal
arcanine sprite
Shiny
arcanine sprite
Animated
arcanine sprite
Shiny Animated
Back
arcanine sprite
Normal
arcanine sprite
Shiny
2 Forms Available
Type
FireRock
Dex
#059
Abilities
Intimidate(Primary)

Lowers the foe's Attack.

Flash Fire(Secondary)

Powers up if hit by fire.

Rock Head(Hidden)

Prevents recoil damage.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
75% Male, 25% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
75
pokeball
Poké Ball7.5%
greatball
Great Ball10.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball13.4%
Base Exp
194
EV Yield
2 Attack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×4fighting ×2ground ×4rock ×2
Resists
normal ×0.5fire ×0.25ice ×0.5poison ×0.5flying ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Forms
Normal,Hisuian

How to Obtain

This form of Arcanine has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve growlithe or growlithe to get one.

Level Up Moves (18)

Extreme SpeedLevel: 0normal
PWR80ACC100PP5
An extremely fast and powerful attack.
LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
EmberLevel: 1fire
PWR40ACC100PP25
A weak fire attack that may inflict a burn.
HowlLevel: 4normal
PWR0ACC0PP40
Howls to raise the spirit and boosts Attack.
BiteLevel: 8dark
PWR60ACC100PP25
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
Flame WheelLevel: 12fire
PWR60ACC100PP25
A fiery charge attack that may inflict a burn.
Helping HandLevel: 16normal
PWR0ACC0PP20
Boosts the power of ally recipient's moves.
Rock ThrowLevel: 20rock
PWR50ACC0PP15
Throws small rocks to strike the foe.
Fire FangLevel: 24fire
PWR65ACC95PP15
May cause flinching or leave the foe with a burn.
RetaliateLevel: 28normal
PWR70ACC100PP5
An attack that does more damage if an ally fainted.
CrunchLevel: 32dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense.May lower Sp. Def.
Take DownLevel: 36normal
PWR90ACC85PP20
A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user.
FlamethrowerLevel: 40fire
PWR0ACC100PP15
A powerful fire attack that may inflict a burn.
RoarLevel: 44normal
PWR0ACC0PP20
Switches the foe out or ends wild battle.
Rock SlideLevel: 48rock
PWR75ACC90PP10
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
ReversalLevel: 52fighting
PWR1ACC100PP15
Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down.
Flare BlitzLevel: 56fire
PWR120ACC100PP15
A charge that may burn the foe. Also hurts the user.
Raging FuryLevel: 64fire
PWR0ACC100PP10
A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
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Pre-evolution-only Moves (1)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Arcanine cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

AgilityLevel: 20(Growlithe · Level 20)psychic
PWR0ACC0PP30
Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.

TM/HM Moves (30)

Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Bulldozeground
PWR60ACC100PP20TM78
Stomps down on the ground. Hits all and lowers Speed.
Digground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM77
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Fire Blastfire
PWR0ACC85PP5TM38
Incinerates everything it strikes. May cause a burn.
Flamethrowerfire
PWR0ACC100PP15TM35
A powerful fire attack that may inflict a burn.
Flame Chargefire
PWR50ACC100PP20TM43
Attacks in a cloak of flames. Raises Speed.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Overheatfire
PWR0ACC90PP5TM50
Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp. Atk.
Play Roughfairy
PWR90ACC90PP10TM98
Plays rough with the foe. May lower Attack.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Rock Sliderock
PWR75ACC90PP10TM80
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR0ACC100PP15HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Rock Tombrock
PWR0ACC0PP0TM39
Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed.
Sandstormrock
PWR0ACC0PP10TM37
Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.
Smack Downrock
PWR50ACC100PP15TM23
Throws a rock to knock the foe down to the ground.
Smart Strikesteel
PWR70ACC0PP10TM67
Hits with an accurate horn that never misses.
Snarldark
PWR55ACC95PP15TM95
Yells and rants at the foe lowering its Sp. Atk.
Solar Beamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.
Stone Edgerock
PWR100ACC80PP5TM71
Stabs the foe with stones. High critical-hit ratio.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Wild Chargeelectric
PWR90ACC100PP15TM93
An electrical tackle that also hurts the user.
Will O Wispfire
PWR0ACC0PP15TM61
Inflicts a burn on the foe with intense fire.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
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Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
7
Resistances
0
Immunities
7
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Arcanine. Use these types to counter it effectively.

water4×ground4×fighting2×rock2×

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Arcanine resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

fire0.25×normal0.5×ice0.5×poison0.5×flying0.5×bug0.5×fairy0.5×
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