Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Arcanine Guide: Pokedex, location, moveset, evolution

Last Updated on: 21st November 2022, 11:02 pm

Arcanine is a returning Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, first introduced in the generation 1 games Pokemon Red/Blue.

Pokemon Scarlet/Violet takes players to the Paldea region, which is based on Spain and the iconic architecture of its towns and cities.

Here is everything you need to know about Arcanine in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, including Pokedex, where to find and evolve, and moveset.

Pokedex Data

• Type: Fire
• Resistances: Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
• Weaknesses: Water, Ground, Rock
• Scarlet Entry: An ancient picture scroll shows that people were captivated by its movement as it ran through prairies.
• Violet Entry: Its magnificent bark conveys a sense of majesty. Anyone hearing it can’t help but grovel before it.

Where to find Arcanine

Arcanine can be found in a number of areas, including:

North Province (Area One), North Province (Area Two), North Province (Area Three), East Province (Area One), East Province (Area Two), East Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Four), South Province (Area Five), South Province (Area Six), West Province (Area One), West Province (Area Two), West Province (Area Three), Asado Desert, Casseroya Lake, Glaseado Mountain, The Pokémon League

How to evolve Arcanine

Growlithe evolves into Arcanine when exposed to a fire stone.

Arcanine moveset

With the Paldea games still so early, full moveset charts are still under construction and will be included as soon as they are available.

Moves learnt by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Agility	PSYCHIC	—	—
1	Bite	DARK	60	100
1	Crunch	DARK	80	100
1	Ember	FIRE	40	100
1	Fire Fang	FIRE	65	95
1	Flame Wheel	FIRE	60	100
1	Flare Blitz	FIRE	120	100
1	Helping Hand	NORMAL	—	—
1	Howl	NORMAL	—	—
1	Leer	NORMAL	—	100
1	Play Rough	FAIRY	90	90
1	Retaliate	NORMAL	70	100
1	Reversal	FIGHTING	—	100
1	Roar	NORMAL	—	—
1	Take Down	NORMAL	90	85
5	Flamethrower	FIRE	90	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Extreme Speed	NORMAL	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Take Down	NORMAL	90	85
2	Charm	FAIRY	—	100
4	Agility	PSYCHIC	—	—
6	Scary Face	NORMAL	—	100
7	Protect	NORMAL	—	—
8	Fire Fang	FIRE	65	95
9	Thunder Fang	ELECTRIC	65	95
18	Thief	DARK	60	100
24	Fire Spin	FIRE	35	85
25	Facade	NORMAL	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	FLYING	60	?
28	Bulldoze	GROUND	60	100
30	Snarl	DARK	55	95
32	Swift	NORMAL	60	?
38	Flame Charge	FIRE	50	100
47	Endure	NORMAL	—	—
49	Sunny Day	FIRE	—	—
55	Dig	GROUND	80	100
63	Psychic Fangs	PSYCHIC	85	100
66	Body Slam	NORMAL	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	—	—
85	Rest	PSYCHIC	—	—
99	Iron Head	STEEL	80	100
103	Substitute	NORMAL	—	—
107	Will-O-Wisp	FIRE	—	85
108	Crunch	DARK	80	100
115	Dragon Pulse	DRAGON	85	100
117	Hyper Voice	NORMAL	90	100
118	Heat Wave	FIRE	95	90
125	Flamethrower	FIRE	90	100
127	Play Rough	FAIRY	90	90
130	Helping Hand	NORMAL	—	—
134	Reversal	FIGHTING	—	100
141	Fire Blast	FIRE	110	85
147	Wild Charge	ELECTRIC	90	100
152	Giga Impact	NORMAL	150	90
156	Outrage	DRAGON	120	100
157	Overheat	FIRE	130	90
163	Hyper Beam	NORMAL	150	90
165	Flare Blitz	FIRE	120	100
167	Close Combat	FIGHTING	120	100
168	Solar Beam	GRASS	120	100
171	Tera Blast	NORMAL	80	100

Egg Moves

Arcanine does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

READ MORE: POKEMON SCARLET/VIOLET WIKI

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available now exclusively on Nintendo Switch.