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Arcanine

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Arcanine Weaknesses & Counters

Fire

Arcanine is weak to Water, Ground and Rock. It resists Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel and Fairy.

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Type matchups

2× — weakWaterGroundRock
1× — normal damageNormalElectricFightingPoisonFlyingPsychicGhostDragonDark
½× — resistsFireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Abilities that change this

Flash Fire: Fire ½× → 0×

Best counters

Popular Pokémon that resist Arcanine's STAB attacks and hit it super-effectively.

GarchompGarchompDragonGroundUrshifu-Rapid-StrikeUrshifu-Rapid-StrikeFightingWaterDiancie-MegaMega DiancieRockFairySamurott-HisuiHisuian SamurottWaterDarkTyranitar-MegaMega TyranitarRockDarkToxapexToxapexPoisonWaterDondozoDondozoWaterTyranitarTyranitarRockDark

Other Fire Pokémon

NinetalesNinetalesRapidashRapidashFlareonFlareonTyphlosionTyphlosionEnteiEnteiTorkoalTorkoalMagmortarMagmortarArceus-FireArceus-Fire

Arcanine weakness FAQ

What is Arcanine weak to?

Arcanine is a Fire type, so it takes super-effective damage from Water, Ground and Rock.

What does Arcanine resist?

Arcanine resists Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel and Fairy.

Do Arcanine's abilities change its weaknesses?

With Flash Fire: Fire ½× → 0×.

What are good counters to Arcanine?

Popular Pokémon that resist Arcanine's Fire attacks and hit it super-effectively include Garchomp, Urshifu-Rapid-Strike, Mega Diancie, Hisuian Samurott and Mega Tyranitar.