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National Pokédex #059 · Generation 1

Released in GOKantoStandard species

Arcanine

Fire

Arcanine is National Pokédex #059, a Fire-type standard species associated with Kanto and Generation 1. It is released in Pokémon GO. It has no outgoing evolution route recorded in DexJourney.

At a glance

Arcanine facts

These facts combine DexJourney's National Pokédex, Pokémon GO metadata, release, form and costume catalogs.

Pokédex#059
Generation1
Region groupKanto
TypeFire
ClassStandard species
GO statusReleased

Evolution Journey

How Arcanine evolves

Direct incoming and outgoing evolution routes are shown with every Candy, item, buddy, time, gender, trade or task requirement recorded by DexJourney.

Evolution requirements reviewed July 10, 2026.

Acquisition

How to obtain Arcanine

  • Evolve Growlithe

    Arcanine can be registered by evolving Growlithe with the requirements below.

    50 Candy

Availability outside evolution can rotate through events, research, raids, Eggs or trades. Verify current availability in Pokémon GO.

Live schedule

Current Arcanine appearances

Snapshot checked 2026-10-26. This guide does not establish a current raid or Spotlight appearance. Wild, Egg, research and other access may differ; use the acquisition steps and dated official announcements.

Browse all events, research and regional opportunities → · Plan a hunt →

Form Dex

Arcanine forms and variants

  • Hisuian ArcanineReleased
    Regional · Hisuian Forms

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Costume Dex

Arcanine costumes

No separate costumes entries are recorded for this species in the catalog reviewed 2026-07-17.

Costume entries are historical released appearances, not a promise of current availability.

Search like Pokémon GO

Arcanine search examples

Paste these into DexJourney Collection search. Combine terms with &, use | for alternatives, or add ! to exclude a term.

  • Arcanine by name
    arcanine
  • Exact Pokédex number
    #59
  • Evolution family
    +arcanine
  • Missing and released
    missing&released&arcanine
  • Shiny checklist
    shiny&arcanine
  • Fire-type collection
    fire

PvP & raids

Best Arcanine movesets

Compare a dedicated recommendation for every permanent GO Battle League and a separate raid-attacking set.

Battle sources checked recently
Sources checked October 26, 2026; PvPoke source updated 2026-10-21 03:50:13. Recommendations use the last validated snapshot.

1,500 CP

Great League

#757 · 67.7

Arcanine

Fast MoveBiteElite TM / legacy
Charged Move 1Wild Charge
Charged Move 2Psychic Fangs

Overall open-league recommendation for Arcanine.

2,500 CP

Ultra League

#763 · 58.0

Arcanine

Fast MoveSnarl
Charged Move 1Crunch
Charged Move 2Flamethrower

Overall open-league recommendation for Arcanine.

No CP limit

Master League

#215 · 60.7

Arcanine

Fast MoveFire Fang
Charged Move 1Wild Charge
Charged Move 2Psychic Fangs

Overall open-league recommendation for Arcanine.

Fire-type attacker

Raid attack moveset

Neutral estimate

Arcanine

Fast MoveFire Fang
Charged Move 1Fire Blast
Estimated neutral cycle22.20damage/sec

Use this as a starting point for Arcanine. The actual best raid set depends on the boss's weaknesses, weather, Party Power and available forms.

How to read these recommendations

PvP sets are open-league starting points, not guarantees for every team or matchup. Ranked sets come from PvPoke simulations; unranked Pokémon receive a clearly labeled DexJourney estimate. The raid set is a neutral same-type cycle estimate rather than a boss-specific counter ranking.

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Battle sources checked October 26, 2026. Recommendations use the last validated source check; moves can change between checks. Raid sets are estimates, not boss-specific simulations.

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All recorded Arcanine move names

BiteBulldozeCrunchFire BlastFire FangFlamethrowerPsychic FangsScorching SandsSnarlThunder FangWild Charge

This species-level move-name list supports collection search, not a claim that every form can learn every move. Use the named form on each recommendation and verify unscoped sets before investing. Moves marked Elite TM / legacy may require an Elite TM or a limited event.