Arcanine

[sanguine]

[OVERVIEW]

• Arcanine sports 90/80 physical bulk, Intimidate, and Morning Sun, which means in theory it should be able to check threats such as Scizor, Infernape, and Breloom.
• However, this is not the case, as Arcanine is dogged down by a weakness to Stealth Rock, and because of this, cannot reliably pivot into most threats it should check.
• Additionally, common sets such as Swords Dance Fightinium Z Cobalion, and Choice Band Infernape can still break through Arcanine after Intimidate.
• Arcanine’s means of recovery is also semi-unreliable, due to its 8 PP, and Hippowdon’s Sand Stream ability making Morning Sun only 25% recovery, for the duration of Sandstorm, further reducing Arcanine’s longetivity.
• Arcanine is extremely passive, giving top tier metagame threats such as Latias, Gliscor, and Togekiss free setup.
• It also is completely outclassed as a defensive Fire-type as well by Moltres, who sports better recovery and defensive typing.

[SET]
name: Bad Dog!
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Morning Sun
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Impish
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe

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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
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