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Arcanine Build & Best Moveset
Fire Role: Attacker
A attacker build put together from Arcanine's base stats. Damage is already there; how far you push Speed decides the matchups you win. Stat points go to Attack 32, Speed 32, HP 2 with a Adamant nature. Base stats & learnset / How to counter Arcanine
Stat point spread (66 total, max 32 per stat)
| Stat | Base | Points | Nature | Actual (Lv50) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 90 | 2 | — | 167 |
| Attack | 110 | 32 | ↑1.1 | 178 |
| Defense | 80 | 0 | — | 100 |
| Sp. Atk | 100 | 0 | ↓0.9 | 108 |
| Sp. Def | 80 | 0 | — | 100 |
| Speed | 95 | 32 | — | 147 |
Nature: Adamant (Attack ↑ / Sp. Atk ↓). Few opponents can be outsped anyway, so take the damage over the Speed.
Best moveset
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | Same-type main attack. |
| Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | Coverage with a Fighting-type move. |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | Coverage with a Normal-type move. |
| Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | Scout and buy chip-damage turns. |
Held item options
This build is generated mechanically from base stats and the learnset, so treat it as a starting point and shift the spread or a move to suit what you expect to face.