Is Arcanine Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Wild Arcanine and Growlithe appear only in Let's Go Pikachu, and Let's Go Eevee players get Arcanine as a Vermilion City gift. Arcanine is one of the strongest Pokemon in the game. Fire typing tears through Erika and Koga, and the raw stats hit hard enough to contribute against almost anyone. A reliable team member from the moment you get it through the Champion fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Arcanine before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Arcanine before this fight.
Arcanine has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Arcanine resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Arcanine has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Arcanine trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Arcanine trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Arcanine trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Arcanine has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Arcanine has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Arcanine has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Lance's team hits Arcanine's weaknesses hard.
Arcanine has the type edge here and should clean up Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Gift
Arcanine is given to you as a gift in Vermilion City at Lv 16. Gift from a person on a bench in Vermilion City after you catch 5 Meowth.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 16)
- LV 16NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMDragonDragon PulsePower 85Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 165Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
Catch Arcanine
Catch Arcanine on Route 8 (walking, Lv 22-27).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMDragonDragon PulsePower 85Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 165Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Arcanine in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu, Arcanine turns up rarely on Routes 7 and 8 (Lv 22-27), or you can use a Fire Stone on a Growlithe from Routes 5 to 8. In Let's Go Eevee, a person on a Vermilion City bench gives you one after you catch 5 Meowth.
3 locations to catch Arcanine4 locations to catch Growlithe
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2
Badge 3Catch Growlithe at any of the 4 locations below, then use fire stone, and it evolves into Arcanine.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3Where To Catch Arcanine in Let's Go
The path to Arcanine starts with Growlithe at Lv. 11+ via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
How to Get Shiny Arcanine in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Arcanine is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Shininess carries through evolution, so hunting an earlier stage and evolving it counts too. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Arcanine odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Arcanine Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds calculator with Arcanine already selected.
Arcanine Weakness
Arcanine's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Arcanine can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
Arcanine Evolutions
Arcanine evolved from Growlithe's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. The evolution from Growlithe pushed Arcanine to 555 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Arcanine Best Moveset
110 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk at 95 Speed on pure Fire. With no abilities or held items in Let's Go, the moveset runs fast mixed Fire TermStab on natural stats alone. Still one of the best stat distributions in the Kanto roster.
Best Build
Growlithe Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKLonely raises Attack and lowers Defense. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Yellow. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Arcanine
- Growlithe Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Growlithe Candy raises every stat, but only Growlithe and Arcanine can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Arcanine is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Satch battles with one level 75 Arcanine that knows Facade, Hyper Beam, Double-Edge and Reflect. It takes extra damage from Water, Ground and Rock moves. Win to earn the Arcanine Master title. Find Satch in Celadon City.
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Arcanine's coverage across 8 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Fire Blast and Flamethrower for same-type damage. Double-Edge and Fire Blast are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A legendary Pokémon in the East. Many people are charmed by the grace and beauty of its running.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Arcanine appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Hisuian form in Generation 8.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLAHisuian
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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