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Hisuian Arcanine VGC: best sets, teams and usage
Hisuian Arcanine appears on 16.0% of Pokémon Champions (Reg M-C) teams (1,895 of 11,839 teams across 177 online tournaments from Sep 12, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026). It ranks #9 in usage, with an adjusted win rate of 51.1% and a Top 8 index of 0.89: it reaches Top 8 less often than its usage suggests.
- 16.0%Usage
- 51.1%Adj. win rate
- 0.89Top 8 index
- #9Usage rank
- 1,895Teams
The most common Hisuian Arcanine set runs Focus Sash with Flare Blitz, Protect, Head Smash, Extreme Speed.
What item does Hisuian Arcanine use?
| Item | Usage | Adj. win rate |
|---|
| Focus Sash | 97.5% | 51.1% |
| Choice Scarf | 1.3% | 52.3% |
| Life Orb | 0.5% | 47.1% |
| Shuca Berry | 0.2% | 47.1% |
| Charcoal | 0.1% | 47.1% |
| Sitrus Berry | 0.1% | 45.5% |
What ability does Hisuian Arcanine use?
| Ability | Usage | Adj. win rate |
|---|
| Rock Head | 97.6% | 51.1% |
| Intimidate | 2.3% | 46.6% |
| Flash Fire | 0.1% | 42.9% |
| Punk Rock | 0.1% | 57.6% |
What moves does Hisuian Arcanine use?
| Move | Usage | Adj. win rate |
|---|
| Flare Blitz | 99.7% | 51.1% |
| Protect | 98.4% | 51.1% |
| Head Smash | 97.4% | 51.2% |
| Extreme Speed | 89.7% | 51.2% |
| Rock Slide | 11.0% | 50.4% |
| Wild Charge | 1.2% | 45.8% |
| Close Combat | 0.8% | 48.0% |
| Snarl | 0.3% | 44.4% |
| Psychic Fangs | 0.2% | 46.5% |
| Iron Head | 0.2% | 41.7% |
Hisuian Arcanine natures
| Nature | Usage | Adj. win rate |
|---|
| Jolly | 89.7% | 51.7% |
| Adamant | 9.5% | 45.7% |
| Careful | 0.2% | 40.5% |
| Timid | 0.2% | 36.8% |
| Brave | 0.1% | 45.5% |
Most common Hisuian Arcanine sets
| Item | Ability | Moves | Usage |
|---|
| Focus Sash | Rock Head | Extreme Speed / Flare Blitz / Head Smash / Protect | 84.7% |
| Focus Sash | Rock Head | Flare Blitz / Head Smash / Protect / Rock Slide | 7.5% |
| Focus Sash | Rock Head | Extreme Speed / Flare Blitz / Protect / Rock Slide | 1.5% |
| Focus Sash | Intimidate | Extreme Speed / Flare Blitz / Head Smash / Protect | 1.4% |
| Focus Sash | Rock Head | Flare Blitz / Head Smash / Protect / Wild Charge | 0.5% |
Best Hisuian Arcanine teammates
Is Hisuian Arcanine rising or falling?
Over the last 14 days Hisuian Arcanine is on 12.6% of teams, against 19.6% in the 14 days before: down 7.0 points.
What does Hisuian Arcanine beat and lose to?
Results of teams with Hisuian Arcanine by what the opponent brings, over 11,115 tournament games. Its average is a 51.0% win rate.
Best matchups
Worst matchups
Recent Top 8 teams with Hisuian Arcanine
| Date | Tournament | Place | Player | Team |
|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗠-𝐂 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 🏆 #𝟕𝟑 | 6 of 46 | Kremling | Eternal Flower Floette (Mega), Gholdengo, Kingambit, Staraptor (Mega), Whimsicott |
| Oct 10, 2026 | DMV Open #2 | 1 of 20 | SoravTheWorld | Alolan Ninetales, Kingambit, Raichu (Mega Y), Rillaboom, Sneasler |
| Oct 10, 2026 | ⛩️Chadweezy95 VGC Champions Tournament Ep 32!⛩️ | 2 of 23 | Storm2184 | Incineroar, Kingambit, Raichu (Mega Y), Rillaboom, Salamence (Mega) |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Girls & They's Sunday Smackdown #2 | 2 of 12 | MightyAnt43 | Farigiraf, Gholdengo, Meganium (Mega), Noivern, Raichu (Mega Y) |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Girls & They's Sunday Smackdown #2 | 8 of 12 | kopo555 | Froslass (Mega), Kingambit, Raichu (Mega Y), Rillaboom, Sneasler |
| Oct 10, 2026 | ⛩️Chadweezy95 VGC Champions Tournament Ep 31!⛩️ | 6 of 12 | elithebull | Basculegion, Froslass (Mega), Kingambit, Raichu (Mega Y), Rillaboom |
How fast is Hisuian Arcanine?
Hisuian Arcanine has 90 base Speed. With 32 points and a +Speed nature it reaches 156; neutral, 142. At max it outspeeds 11 of the 21 most used Pokémon. At max, the ones just above it: Eternal Flower Floette (Mega) (158), Volcarona (167), Charizard (Mega Y) (167). And just below: Rillaboom (150), Archaludon (150), Gholdengo (149).
How these stats are calculated
All figures come from the public team lists of official online tournaments. The adjusted win rate adds 20 games at 50% so a small sample doesn't mislead you, and the Top 8 index divides Top 8 usage by overall usage.
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