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Arcanine — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends

Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics

Arcanine ranks #83 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 1.05% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has held steady.

Usage history

MonthUsageRank
November 20250.10%161
December 20250.12%146
January 20260.12%147
February 20260.19%128
March 20260.25%131
April 20261.05%83

Top Arcanine moves (ladder share)

MoveShare
Will-O-Wisp24.5%
Flare Blitz24.3%
Extreme Speed22.7%
Protect22.3%
Snarl3.2%
Morning Sun0.9%
Howl0.6%
Fire Blast0.5%
Play Rough0.2%
Body Slam0.2%

Top Arcanine items (ladder share)

ItemShare
Sitrus Berry88.5%
Eject Button2.9%
Rocky Helmet2.0%
Wide Lens1.9%
Safety Goggles1.7%
nothing0.9%
Life Orb0.7%
Choice Scarf0.6%

Abilities (ladder share)

AbilityShare
Intimidate100.0%
Justified0.0%
Flash Fire0.0%

Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)

SpreadShare
Impish:252/60/128/0/60/484.1%
Sassy:252/0/252/0/4/02.9%
Jolly:252/0/0/0/52/2042.6%
Impish:252/4/144/0/4/1002.0%
Modest:252/0/116/0/140/01.9%

Tera types

Tera typeShare
grass91.0%
fire4.3%
dragon3.5%
water1.0%
ghost0.2%

Common Arcanine teammates (ladder share)

TeammateShare
Gholdengo17.7%
Gastrodon17.3%
Annihilape17.2%
Enamorus16.8%
Baxcalibur16.8%
Rillaboom0.8%
Scizor0.7%
Amoonguss0.7%
Iron Hands0.6%
Ogerpon-Hearthflame0.6%

Is Arcanine good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?

By usage, Arcanine is the #83 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 1.05% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has held steady over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Arcanine or a reason you are not running it.