Arcanine

Species          Quote “A legendary Pokémon in the East. Many people are charmed by the grace and beauty of its running.” — Arcanine's Pokédex entry[src]     C Arcanine   [Edit]   [Talk]

Arcanine<sup>(JPJapanese: ウインディ

Romaji: Windie)</sup> is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is a Fire-type Pokémon that made its first appearance in the first generation games Red and Blue. It has a Hisui form that gains a secondary Rock type. Both forms evolve from Growlithe using a Fire Stone.

Physiology and Behavior

Arcanine is a quadrupedal, canine Pokémon with an orange pelt marked by jagged black stripes. It has diamond-shaped ears with beige insides, black eyes, a round, black nose, and two pointed teeth protruding from its upper jaw. Its head, muzzle, and chest are covered in shaggy, beige fur, except for two oval sections around each eye and ear. Long tufts of fur grow behind its elbows and around its ankles. Its underside is black, and it has a billowing, beige tail that is bent in the middle. Each paw has three toes and a round, pink pad.

Arcanine is a fiercely brave and loyal Pokémon. It is capable of running 6,200 miles in 24 hours with a speed and grace reminiscent of flight. Arcanine has long been admired for its beauty and speed, and anyone who hears its bark will grovel before it. The source of its power is a flame blazing wildly inside its body. Being the result of an evolution via Evolution stone, Arcanine is rarely found in the wild, but when found, it is usually seen living in prairies, and Pokémon Snap has also shown it living in active volcanoes. In the anime, it was shown that it stashes food in its mane and carries it to its nest for its young.

In some locations, such as China, Arcanine is seen as a Legendary Pokémon, where it's revered for its speed and power; it is also categorized as Legendary in An Illustrated Book of POCKET MONSTERS.

Hisuian Arcanine

In Hisui, Arcanine has a different look due to the volcanic activity of the environment it lives in. Its body fur is red-orange while its muzzle, mane, tail, eyebrows, and tufts of fur behind its elbows and around its ankles are gray, and the insides of its ears are light gray. The gray fur is made out of igneous rock components. Its cheek mane, ankle fur, and tail form into curls. Its elbow fur resemble wings. It has a large horn in the center of its head and three small horns between its head and ears. Its mane form into curled clumps at the back of its neck and large rectangular clumps on the sides and bottom of its neck. The rectangular clumps have light red-orange markings on them.

Hisuian Arcanine uses its fangs while engulfed in flames to snap at foes. Despite how deceivingly bulky Hisuian Arcanine is, it moves around nimbly like a dancer. This allows it to lead opponents in a merry chase while avoiding them at the same time. It lives in coastal mountainsides.

A special Hisuian Arcanine is worshipped by the Hisui people due to him being descended from one of the 10 ancient Pokémon who received a blessing from Arceus. He is one of the Noble Pokémon who resides in Cobalt Coastlands watched by Warden Palina.

Appearances

Main Pokémon games

Other Pokémon games

Super Smash Bros. series

Trophy descriptions

In the anime

Origin and inspiration

Arcanine may be based on the Ryukyuan シーサー shisa, or 狛犬 komainu, mythical creatures that resemble a mix between lions and dogs. Statues of komainu in pairs are used as guardians that invite good spirits and repel evil ones. Its stripes and coloration are reminiscent of tigers. It could also be based on the xiezhi, a mythical fire-eating dog with similarities to lions and tigers. It may also draw inspiration from dogs with brindle ("tiger-striped") coat patterns, such as the 甲斐犬 Kai Ken. Growlithe and Arcanine also share traits with the extinct marsupial species known as the Tasmanian tiger, given its orange fur with black stripes.

In its Hisuian Form, its Rock typing and appearance may be based on the komainu statues. Its ankle fur and tail resemble plumes of smoke.

Arcanine may be a combination of arcane and canine.

In-game information

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In most of the main games, Arcanine is only obtainable by evolving Growlithe using a Fire Stone.

Evolution

Growlithe	Use Fire Stone	Arcanine

Growlithe	Use Fire Stone	Arcanine

Base Stats

Kanto

Base Stats
HP	90
Attack	110
Defense	80
Sp. Attack	100
Sp. Defense	80
Speed	95
Total	555

Hisui

Base Stats
HP	95
Attack	115
Defense	80
Sp. Attack	95
Sp. Defense	80
Speed	950
Total	555

Moveset

Main article: Arcanine/moveset

Gallery

Sprites

Sprites
Red Green	Red Blue	Yellow
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Ruby Sapphire File:PKMNRS059.png File:PKMNRS059-S.png	Emerald File:PKMNE059.gif File:PKMNE059-S.gif	Fire Leaf File:PKMNFRLG059-S.png
Diamond Pearl File:PKMNDP059-S.png	Platinum File:PKMNP059.png File:PKMNP059-S.png	Heart Soul File:PKMNHGSS059.png File:PKMNHGSS059-S.png
Black White File:PKMNBW059-S.png	Black 2 White 2 File:PKMNBW2059.png File:PKMNBW2059-S.png	X Y File:PKMNXY059-S.png
Pikachu Eevee File:PKMNLGPE059-S.png	Sword Shield File:PKMNSS059-S.png	Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl File:PKMNBDSP059.png File:PKMNBDSP059-S.png
Scarlet Violet File:PKMNSV059-S.png

Renders
Legends Arceus File:PKMNPLA059-H-S.png Scarlet Violet File:PKMNSV059-H-S.png

Trivia

• In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Arcanine was originally known as Blaze.
• Despite the Pokémon category name, Arcanine is not an actual Legendary Pokémon. It is the only Pokémon species to have "Legendary Pokémon" as the Pokémon category.
  • However, Arcanine was seen in an engraving along with Legendary birds Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos in Pokémon Emergency!.
• Many of Arcanine's Pokédex entries—starting with the one in the Japanese Pokémon Red—reference the real world, specifically China.
• Arcanine and its pre-evolved form are the only Pokémon with a male-female ratio of 3:1 that aren't in the Human-Like Egg Group.