My first post ever. Guys I noticed that arcanine has a interesting trick that other pokes can probably do, but I wanted to point it out anyway. (all at level 50 with assumed perfect IVs. no weather either but sun would power up arcanine even farther.) a jolly max attack 252 attack arcanine @life orb can
switch into a ferrothorn, and ohko it with a flare blitz 100% of the time (no matter its defenses). here is where it gets interesting, if they switch to a jellicent the jellicent takes a medium chunk and then the next turn has a chance (I don't mean by criticals) to be ko'd with a wild charge unless its 252 hp/def evs, def+ nature.
here are my calcs:
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (any) ferrothorn 100%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252hp 252def, def+ nature) jellicent 25.6%~30.4%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 252def, def+) jellicent 51.2%~60.9%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252hp 252def) jellicent 28.5%~33.5%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 252def) jellicent 57%~67.6%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252 hp 128def, def+) jellicent 29.5%~34.8%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 128def, def+) jellicent 58.9%~69.6%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252 hp 128def) jellicent 32.4%~38.2%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 128def) jellicent 65.7%~77.3%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252hp 4def, def+) jellicent 34.8~40.6%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 4def, def+) jellicent 69.3%~82.1%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252hp 4def) jellicent 37.7%~44.4%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 4def) jellicent 76.3%~89.9%
also for lols:
arcanine w/ close combat vs (252hp 252def, def+) evolite chansey 57.1%~67.2%
I'm not even sure if I know what I'm saying myself, but to me It looks like arcanine could take out some walls unexpectedly in wifi. I think that's a good thing for him even if all my calcs are fairly circumstantial.
switch into a ferrothorn, and ohko it with a flare blitz 100% of the time (no matter its defenses). here is where it gets interesting, if they switch to a jellicent the jellicent takes a medium chunk and then the next turn has a chance (I don't mean by criticals) to be ko'd with a wild charge unless its 252 hp/def evs, def+ nature.
here are my calcs:
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (any) ferrothorn 100%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252hp 252def, def+ nature) jellicent 25.6%~30.4%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 252def, def+) jellicent 51.2%~60.9%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252hp 252def) jellicent 28.5%~33.5%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 252def) jellicent 57%~67.6%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252 hp 128def, def+) jellicent 29.5%~34.8%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 128def, def+) jellicent 58.9%~69.6%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252 hp 128def) jellicent 32.4%~38.2%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 128def) jellicent 65.7%~77.3%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252hp 4def, def+) jellicent 34.8~40.6%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 4def, def+) jellicent 69.3%~82.1%
arcanine w/ flare blitz vs (252hp 4def) jellicent 37.7%~44.4%
arcanine w/ wild bolt vs (252hp 4def) jellicent 76.3%~89.9%
also for lols:
arcanine w/ close combat vs (252hp 252def, def+) evolite chansey 57.1%~67.2%
I'm not even sure if I know what I'm saying myself, but to me It looks like arcanine could take out some walls unexpectedly in wifi. I think that's a good thing for him even if all my calcs are fairly circumstantial.