Arcanine (Pokémon)

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Arcanine (Japanese: ウインディ Windie) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from when exposed to a Fire Stone.
In Hisui, Arcanine has a dual-type regional form. It evolves from Hisuian when exposed to a Fire Stone.
==Biology==
Arcanine is a quadrupedal, 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 in 24 hours with a speed and grace reminiscent of flight. In Generation II, was its signature move. 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 , and Pokémon Snap has also shown it living in active volcanoes. In the Pokémon the Series episode On Cloud Arcanine, it was shown that it stashes food in its mane and carries it to its nest for its young. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Arcanine is known to sleep at supremely comfortable sleeping spot.Sleep Style Dex Arcanine when it sleeps is said to be similar to how an innocent child sleeps.
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.
===Forms===
Arcanine has a regional form: 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 worshiped by the Hisui people due to him being descended from one of the 10 ancient Pokémon who received a blessing from . He is one of the noble Pokémon who resides in Cobalt Coastlands watched by a Warden Palina.
===Evolution===
Arcanine evolves from .
 Arcanine evolves from Hisuian Growlithe.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Arcanine
Hisuian Arcanine
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Legends: Arceus: Two Hisuian Arcanine are supporting characters, one of which is a . These Arcanine are father and son, with the father having died to save his pup. Later on, the son evolved and took his father's place as a Noble Pokémon. Both are descendants of the Arcanine that the Ancient hero befriended ages ago. They were beloved by the people of the Hisui region along with the other Noble and Ride Pokémon.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
====Arcanine====
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear. In , Arcanine can only be found in the .
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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Due to the different way stats are calculated in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, exact minimum and maximum stats are not shown in this table.
====Pokéathlon stats====
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===Learnset===
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====By TM====
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====By ====
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====By a prior Evolution====
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====-only moves====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
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===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Gary's Arcanine=====
Arcanine debuted in The Battle Of The Badge, under the ownership of , who was first seen using it against in a Gym . It defeated Giovanni's , despite the type disadvantage, but was then completely overwhelmed by . It has made multiple reappearances since then as one of Gary's most commonly used Pokémon.
=====Other=====
In Fire and Ice, Pete Pebbleman used an Arcanine during his battle against at the Indigo Plateau Conference. Despite the type disadvantage, Arcanine easily defeated by dodging its attack and using . then managed to defeat the Arcanine with after its melted the Ice Field.
In The Stolen Stones, Keegan owned an Arcanine, while Ramona owned two others. Keegan's Arcanine was nicknamed Arcky. The Pokémon were used to deliver some Fire Stones that were meant to be used as prizes for a local Fire Pokémon tournament. Keegan and Ramona later used their Arcanine to save Ash, , and from falling off a cliff.
In On Cloud Arcanine, Drew and wanted to catch a female Arcanine for use in a Pokémon Contest. When it was discovered that she had a litter of puppies to take care of, the two decided to leave Arcanine alone.
In Tactics Theatrics!!, Tucker owns an Arcanine. Nicknamed the "Fiery Fleet-Footed" Arcanine, it was used along with a to battle Ash and his and at the Battle Dome. Both of Tucker's Pokémon were eventually defeated after a hard-fought battle.
In flashbacks in Keeping In Top Forme!, Marley used an Arcanine when she was first attacked by , in order to send them blasting off. Later, she used Arcanine to escape when she was confronted by them again.
An Arcanine appeared during a flashback in For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!, under the ownership of Liko's grandmother Diana. It has since made further appearances in .
====Minor appearances====
An Arcanine appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
An Arcanine appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
In Beauty and the Breeder, an Arcanine participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
An Arcanine appeared in 's fantasy in Imitation Confrontation.
In Extreme Pokémon!, a 's Arcanine was in a field by Eggseter.
In Training Daze, an Arcanine was a security guard for a penthouse.
Multiple Arcanine appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In Arriving in Style!, a Pokémon Stylist's Arcanine participated in the Hearthome Collection.
In Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, a Trainer's Arcanine participated in the fake Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle that had set up.
An Arcanine appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
In the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, 's Arcanine battled a 's alongside Hugh's .
===Pokémon Origins===
Blaine's Arcanine appeared in File 3: Giovanni.
In File 4: Charizard, used an Arcanine to battle at the Pokémon League.
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Chase, an International Police team used an Arcanine during the raid on the Viridian Gym. It melted one of the Gym's walls down with .
===GOTCHA!===
An Arcanine briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of .
===Pokémon Evolutions===
An Arcanine appeared in The Discovery, under the ownership of a . It was used to challenge to a battle and lost almost immediately.
===POKÉTOON===
's Arcanine appeared in a flashback in The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
's Arcanine only appeared on the scoreboard in One Half Of A Poké Ball.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Gary's main Pokémon is an Arcanine, which is usually used as a means of transportation. It debuted in Ash vs. Gary.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Holy Moltres, Blaine's Arcanine fought members of Team Rocket.
An Arcanine owned by Evan appeared in Putting It on the Line...Against Arcanine, where it helped in Blaine's by setting the rocks thrown by the trainer's Haunter on fire.
In Rock, Paper...Scizor, a Arcanine. He added it to his Gym team and trained it to the point of being able to defeat any challenger without his present.
 has an Arcanine, nicknamed Archy, which first appeared in Slugging It Out with Slugma. She uses him for transportation at times. He is able to hit targets fast and hard using . As explained in a flashback in Lively Larvitar, Arcanine was a wild Pokémon from Mt. Mortar whose left eye was injured five years before. The cause was revealed to be a prankster, which Crystal later managed to catch, regaining the confidence that was ruined by her failed capture of .
An Arcanine appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
Marley has an Arcanine that was first seen battling Buck's in Leaping Past Lopunny.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Blaine sent out an Arcanine during the battle portion of the Pokémon Quiz Battle in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Quiz Battle!!.
 was revealed to have caught an Arcanine, as seen in The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1).
===Pokémon Zensho===
Arcanine is Blaine's main battling Pokémon. It went up against 's in PZ08 and lost.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
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Two Arcanine appeared in .
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Arcanine appears as a .
==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 , , and in Pokémon Emergency!.
* Many of Arcanine's Pokédex entries—starting with the one in the Japanese —reference the real world, specifically .
* Arcanine and its pre-evolved form are the only Pokémon with a male-female ratio of 3:1 that aren't in the .
* Hisuian Arcanine and its pre-evolved form were designed by Megumi Mizutani.Tweet by 水谷恵 (@megtany). Posted on March 6, 2022.
* In Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Hisuian Arcanine's Hidden Ability is instead of .
===Origin===
Arcanine may be based on the シーサー , or 狛犬 , mythical creatures that resemble a mix between s and s. Given its earliest Pokédex entries state it's from China, however, it may more precisely derive from the 獅 . Statues of komainu in pairs are used as guardians that invite good spirits and repel evil ones. Its stripes and coloration are reminiscent of s. It could also be based on the , 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 .
In its Hisuian Form, its typing and appearance may be based on the komainu statues. Its ankle fur and tail resemble s of smoke.
====Name origin====
Arcanine may be a combination of arcane and .
Windie may refer to wind or windy, reflecting its defining nature of being fast like the wind, further emphasized by being its signature move in Generation II.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Gary's Arcanine
* Archy
* Regional form
==References==
==External links==
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