Arcanine is a Tier 3 Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO (19534 Combat Power). The best counters are strong Water and Rock-types such as Kyogre, Rampardos, Terrakion, Rhyperior, and Swampert. Arcanine is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water moves.
The following CP values are possible when caught in a post-raid encounter:
- 1652 – 1731 CP for a regular Level 20 encounter
- 2066 – 2164 CP for a Sunny weather boosted encounter (Level 25)
Best Arcanine Counters
Arcanine is a easy Tier 3 solo with the proper Rock, Water, and Ground counters. Beyond that, nearly any players can see success in groups of 2 or more.
# | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | TTW | Faints |
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1. | Groudon (Primal) | Mud Shot Ground |
Precipice Blades Ground |
90.56s | 0.87 |
2. | Kyogre (Primal) | Waterfall Water |
Origin Pulse Water |
88.71s | 1.60 |
3. | Groudon | Mud Shot Ground |
Precipice Blades Ground |
113.05s | 2.13 |
4. | Kyogre | Waterfall Water |
Origin Pulse Water |
113.53s | 2.67 |
5. | Rampardos | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
112.44s | 4.07 |
6. | Rhyperior | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Wrecker Rock |
122.78s | 1.73 |
7. | Tyrantrum | Rock Throw Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
125.19s | 2.33 |
8. | Landorus (Therian) | Mud Shot Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
122.96s | 3.21 |
9. | Mamoswine | Mud-Slap Ground |
High Horsepower Ground |
124.84s | 2.56 |
10. | Garchomp | Mud Shot Ground |
Earth Power Ground |
130.08s | 2.00 |
11. | Kingler | Bubble Water |
Crabhammer Water |
121.59s | 4.08 |
12. | Terrakion | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
126.80s | 2.93 |
13. | Excadrill | Mud-Slap Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
126.97s | 2.67 |
14. | Swampert | Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
129.80s | 2.71 |
15. | Gigalith | Smack Down Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
129.57s | 2.93 |
16. | Landorus | Mud Shot Ground |
Earth Power Ground |
129.51s | 3.08 |
17. | Samurott | Waterfall Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
129.12s | 3.50 |
18. | Feraligatr | Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
130.66s | 3.20 |
19. | Landorus (Incarnate) | Rock Throw Rock |
Earth Power Ground |
129.91s | 3.15 |
20. | Tyranitar | Smack Down Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
136.23s | 1.92 |
21. | Empoleon | Waterfall Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
129.43s | 4.25 |
22. | Krookodile | Mud-Slap Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
137.57s | 2.00 |
23. | Palkia | Dragon Tail Dragon |
Hydro Pump Water |
142.18s | 1.00 |
24. | Sharpedo | Waterfall Water |
Hydro Pump Water |
132.25s | 2.00 |
25. | Crawdaunt | Waterfall Water |
Crabhammer Water |
133.09s | 2.50 |
Moveset
Arcanine has access to the following moves:
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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Weather Effects
Weather | Pro | Con |
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Sunny | Allows a level 25 encounter from weather boost and Boosts Ground attackers | Boosts Fire Fang Fire, Fire Blast Fire, and Flamethrower Fire |
Windy | – | Boosts Psychic Fangs Psychic |
Partly Cloudy | Boosts Rock attackers | – |
Cloudy | – | – |
Snow | – | – |
Rainy | Boosts Water attackers | Boosts Wild Charge Electric and Thunder Fang Electric |
Fog | – | Boosts Crunch Dark |