Arcanine #0059 Shadow
| Max CP | L403029L503425L51 · Best Buddy3466 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Sep 5, 2019Oct 12, 2020 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Arcanine takes 160% from Water, Ground and Rock moves.
Shadow Arcanine is a Fire-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Water, Ground and Rock.
It reaches 3425 CP at level 50, or 3466 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Fire Fang with Wild Charge.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FireFire Fang | ElectricWild Charge | 14.4 | 223 | |
| 2 | FireFire Fang | FireFlamethrower | 14.2 | 221 |
| 3 | DarkSnarl | ElectricWild Charge | 14.2 | 221 |
| 4 | DarkSnarl | FireFlamethrower | 14.0 | 218 |
| 5 | FireFire Fang | FireFire Blast | 13.9 | 216 |
| 6 | DarkSnarl | FireFire Blast | 13.7 | 213 |
| 7 | ElectricThunder Fang | ElectricWild Charge | 13.6 | 212 |
| 8 | FireFire Fang | GroundScorching Sands | 13.5 | 210 |
24 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | ElectricThunder Fang | FireFlamethrower | 13.4 | 208 |
| 10 | DarkSnarl | GroundScorching Sands | 13.1 | 204 |
| 11 | ElectricThunder Fang | FireFire Blast | 13.0 | 202 |
| 12 | DarkBite | ElectricWild Charge | 12.8 | 198 |
| 13 | ElectricThunder Fang | GroundScorching Sands | 12.6 | 196 |
| 14 | DarkBite | FireFlamethrower | 12.5 | 195 |
| 15 | DarkBite | FireFire Blast | 12.1 | 187 |
| 16 | FireFire Fang | DarkCrunch | 12.0 | 187 |
| 17 | DarkBite | GroundScorching Sands | 12.0 | 187 |
| 18 | FireFire Fang | GroundBulldoze | 12.0 | 187 |
| 19 | DarkSnarl | DarkCrunch | 11.5 | 179 |
| 20 | FireFire Fang | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 11.4 | 178 |
| 21 | DarkSnarl | GroundBulldoze | 11.4 | 177 |
| 22 | ElectricThunder Fang | DarkCrunch | 11.1 | 172 |
| 23 | DarkBite | DarkCrunch | 10.9 | 170 |
| 24 | ElectricThunder Fang | GroundBulldoze | 10.9 | 169 |
| 25 | DarkBite | GroundBulldoze | 10.7 | 166 |
| 26 | DarkSnarl | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 10.4 | 162 |
| 27 | FireFire Fang | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 10.0 | 156 |
| 28 | DarkBite | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.8 | 153 |
| 29 | ElectricThunder Fang | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.7 | 152 |
| 30 | DarkSnarl | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 124 |
| 31 | DarkBite | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 124 |
| 32 | ElectricThunder Fang | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 7.0 | 109 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Fang | Fire | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| BiteE | Dark | 6 | 4 | 0.5s | 12.0 | 8.0 | |
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 13 | 1.0s | 11.0 | 13.0 | |
| Thunder Fang | Electric | 10 | 13 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 13.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Charge | Electric | 90 | 50 | 2.5s | 36.0 | 1.80 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 100 | 4.0s | 35.0 | 1.40 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 50 | 2.0s | 32.5 | 1.30 | |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | 90 | 50 | 3.0s | 30.0 | 1.80 | |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic | 25 | 33 | 1.0s | 25.0 | 0.76 | |
| BulldozeE | Ground | 80 | 50 | 3.5s | 22.9 | 1.60 | |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 33 | 3.0s | 21.7 | 1.97 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Fang | Fire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Thunder Fang | Electric | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| BiteE | Dark | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Snarl | Dark | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Charge | Electric | 100 | 45 | 2.22 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 80 | 1.75 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Crunch | Dark | 70 | 45 | 1.56 | |
| BulldozeE | Ground | 80 | 55 | 1.45 | |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic | 40 | 35 | 1.14 | |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | 80 | 50 | 1.60 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+38.5 eDPS - 2
Primal KyogreWaterWaterfallWaterOrigin PulseE37.5 eDPS - 3
Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE36.6 eDPS - 4
Mega StarmiePsychicPsywaveWaterLiquidation+35.1 eDPS - 5
Mega GarchompGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE33.8 eDPS - 6
Mega SwampertGroundMud ShotWaterHydro CannonE33.2 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 123910/10/10 | 129815/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 165210/10/10 | 173115/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 206610/10/10 | 216415/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 26280/0/0 | 302915/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 29710/0/0 | 342515/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 30060/0/0 | 346615/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1298 | 1126 |
| Level 20 | 1731 | 1501 |
| Level 25 | 2164 | 1877 |
| Level 30 | 2597 | 2252 |
| Level 35 | 2813 | 2440 |
| Level 40 | 3029 | 2628 |
| Level 45 | 3224 | 2797 |
| Level 50 | 3425 | 2971 |
| Level 51 | 3466 | 3006 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.9 m · 155 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 75.0%25.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Arcanine in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/14/15 | 1498 | 18.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/13/15 | 1500 | 18.5 | 99.88% |
| #3 | 0/15/13 | 1495 | 18.5 | 99.76% |
| #4 | 0/15/14 | 1498 | 18.5 | 99.76% |
| #5 | 1/14/13 | 1497 | 18.5 | 99.64% |
| #6 | 2/13/13 | 1500 | 18.5 | 99.53% |
| #7 | 0/13/15 | 1493 | 18.5 | 99.44% |
| #8 | 1/15/11 | 1495 | 18.5 | 99.40% |
| #9 | 1/15/12 | 1498 | 18.5 | 99.40% |
| #10 | 1/12/15 | 1496 | 18.5 | 99.32% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2384 of 4,096, with 94.63% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/15 | 2497 | 31.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/12/15 | 2496 | 32 | 99.74% |
| #3 | 0/13/14 | 2497 | 32 | 99.69% |
| #4 | 0/14/13 | 2499 | 32 | 99.64% |
| #5 | 1/11/15 | 2500 | 32 | 99.62% |
| #6 | 0/15/11 | 2494 | 32 | 99.58% |
| #7 | 0/15/12 | 2500 | 32 | 99.58% |
| #8 | 4/15/15 | 2499 | 30.5 | 99.49% |
| #9 | 1/14/11 | 2498 | 32 | 99.46% |
| #10 | 2/15/14 | 2492 | 31 | 99.45% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2920 of 4,096, with 95.19% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.