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Arcanine
Now who couldn't like this dog. It can back a punch on both ends of the spectrum and has a great physical movepool. Arcanine can even do some revenge killing with extremeSpeed. Its abilities, flash fire and intimidate make Arcanine even more useful. Using this could end a battle in a red flash.
Physical attacker
Arcanine @life orb/leftovers
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252atk/252spe/4HP
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpAtk)
-Flare Blitz
-Close Combat
-ExtremeSpeed
-Wild Charge/Crunch
The premise of this set is to hit hard physically with good coverage. Flare Blitz is the obligatory powerful STAB move. Close combat hits Chansey and Heatran hard. ExtremeSpeed is great for cleaning up weakened opponents that don't resist. Finally the last move depends on what your team needs to hit. Wild Charge can hit some of the water types that threaten Arcanine, while crunch can secure super effective hits on ghosts and pyschics. Life orb allows Arcanine to hit hard at the cost of health, so if you are worried about taking too much recoil leftovers is always an option.
Mixed Arcanine
Arcanine @Life Orb
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 108Atk/252SAtk/148Spd
Nature: Naive (+Spd, -SDef)
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast/Overheat
-Hidden Power Ice
-Close Combat
-ExtremeSpeed
This set taps into both of Arcanine's attacking stats to hit a different variety of pokemon. The EVs allow Arcanine to revenge kill numerous gliscor sets that don't invest heavily in speed. It can also still hit heatran hard with close combat on the physical side. The fire attack is a matter of preference. ExtremeSpeed is as present as ever to pick off weakened opponents.
Defensive Dog
Arcanine @Leftovers
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 252Hp/252Def/4
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SAtk)/Bold (+Def, -Atk)
-Will-O-Wisp
-Rest
-Sleep Talk
-Flamethrower/ExtremeSpeed
This is a little creative spin on things. With intimidate and the EV spread, Arcanine can be extremely difficult to damaage on the physical side. He can further incease its defensive capabilities by burning opponents with will-o-wisp. Rest and Sleep talk take care of healing Arcanine. The final movest is of preference. The main probelm with this set is that it can have trouble dealing damage and is better used in the lower tiers.
Its a Hot Dog... ...puns...
Now who couldn't like this dog. It can back a punch on both ends of the spectrum and has a great physical movepool. Arcanine can even do some revenge killing with extremeSpeed. Its abilities, flash fire and intimidate make Arcanine even more useful. Using this could end a battle in a red flash.
Physical attacker
Arcanine @life orb/leftovers
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252atk/252spe/4HP
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpAtk)
-Flare Blitz
-Close Combat
-ExtremeSpeed
-Wild Charge/Crunch
The premise of this set is to hit hard physically with good coverage. Flare Blitz is the obligatory powerful STAB move. Close combat hits Chansey and Heatran hard. ExtremeSpeed is great for cleaning up weakened opponents that don't resist. Finally the last move depends on what your team needs to hit. Wild Charge can hit some of the water types that threaten Arcanine, while crunch can secure super effective hits on ghosts and pyschics. Life orb allows Arcanine to hit hard at the cost of health, so if you are worried about taking too much recoil leftovers is always an option.
Mixed Arcanine
Arcanine @Life Orb
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 108Atk/252SAtk/148Spd
Nature: Naive (+Spd, -SDef)
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast/Overheat
-Hidden Power Ice
-Close Combat
-ExtremeSpeed
This set taps into both of Arcanine's attacking stats to hit a different variety of pokemon. The EVs allow Arcanine to revenge kill numerous gliscor sets that don't invest heavily in speed. It can also still hit heatran hard with close combat on the physical side. The fire attack is a matter of preference. ExtremeSpeed is as present as ever to pick off weakened opponents.
Defensive Dog
Arcanine @Leftovers
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 252Hp/252Def/4
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SAtk)/Bold (+Def, -Atk)
-Will-O-Wisp
-Rest
-Sleep Talk
-Flamethrower/ExtremeSpeed
This is a little creative spin on things. With intimidate and the EV spread, Arcanine can be extremely difficult to damaage on the physical side. He can further incease its defensive capabilities by burning opponents with will-o-wisp. Rest and Sleep talk take care of healing Arcanine. The final movest is of preference. The main probelm with this set is that it can have trouble dealing damage and is better used in the lower tiers.
Its a Hot Dog... ...puns...
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