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
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|
| November 2025 | 0.10% | 161 |
| December 2025 | 0.12% | 146 |
| January 2026 | 0.12% | 147 |
| February 2026 | 0.19% | 128 |
| March 2026 | 0.25% | 131 |
| April 2026 | 1.05% | 83 |
Top Arcanine moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|
| Will-O-Wisp | 24.5% |
| Flare Blitz | 24.3% |
| Extreme Speed | 22.7% |
| Protect | 22.3% |
| Snarl | 3.2% |
| Morning Sun | 0.9% |
| Howl | 0.6% |
| Fire Blast | 0.5% |
| Play Rough | 0.2% |
| Body Slam | 0.2% |
Top Arcanine items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|
| Sitrus Berry | 88.5% |
| Eject Button | 2.9% |
| Rocky Helmet | 2.0% |
| Wide Lens | 1.9% |
| Safety Goggles | 1.7% |
| nothing | 0.9% |
| Life Orb | 0.7% |
| Choice Scarf | 0.6% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|
| Intimidate | 100.0% |
| Justified | 0.0% |
| Flash Fire | 0.0% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|
| Impish:252/60/128/0/60/4 | 84.1% |
| Sassy:252/0/252/0/4/0 | 2.9% |
| Jolly:252/0/0/0/52/204 | 2.6% |
| Impish:252/4/144/0/4/100 | 2.0% |
| Modest:252/0/116/0/140/0 | 1.9% |
Tera types
| Tera type | Share |
|---|
| grass | 91.0% |
| fire | 4.3% |
| dragon | 3.5% |
| water | 1.0% |
| ghost | 0.2% |
Common Arcanine teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|
| Gholdengo | 17.7% |
| Gastrodon | 17.3% |
| Annihilape | 17.2% |
| Enamorus | 16.8% |
| Baxcalibur | 16.8% |
| Rillaboom | 0.8% |
| Scizor | 0.7% |
| Amoonguss | 0.7% |
| Iron Hands | 0.6% |
| Ogerpon-Hearthflame | 0.6% |
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.