A WHOLE THREAD DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO ARCANINE BECAUSE I FUCKING CHERISH ARCANINE AND YOU SHOULD TOO
>>59460823Tell me more about this Arcanine creature
Is arcanine dog or is it a lion?
>>59460832It's a legendary. Whatever that means
>>59460832>>59460825It's based on Chinese guardian lion statues which are also called lion-dogs cuz they're a mix of a dog's loyalty and a lion's supposed noble, evil-thwarting nature. (Which is why Arcanine has Justified.) I suppose they also threw some tiger in there just to make it more Chinese.
I like to affectionately refer to Arcanines as 'firebears'.
>>59460823Did americans seriously saw this and thought; "i want a morbidly obese non-dragon instead"
>>59460823this thread is now about the REAL best fire type in all of pokemon! Arcanine
why is his regional form>A) ugly as fuck>B) just a more literal, less subtle take on the dog-lion statues concept which adds nothing that wasn't already there and just makes it very heavy-handed>C) still part Fire Type, which therefore makes both the new form AND the old form less original, unique or interesting
nigger
>>59460848Hence it should have been mono Fairy (prev.Normal/Psychic) type with access to fire moves and dragon dance
>>59460909Because they want Arcanine's popularity to be closer to Ninetales' than Charizard's.
>>59460848>I suppose they also threw some tiger in there
Has such a high BST yet such an awful distribution.
firebear!
>>59460823
>>59460823He's a good boy
>>59461305Correct
>>59460909>hisHer.
The best
>>59460960>Normal/Psychic > FairyNo, going by this typing, it would’ve been pure Normal > Fairy if it debuted in Gen 1, 2, or 3, or Normal/Psychic > Fairy/Psychic if it debuted in 4 or 5. Gamefreak wasn’t as “give anything Normal” in early generations.Either way, it sure wouldn’t have gone from dual type to monotype.
>>59461480>Either way, it sure wouldn’t have gone from dual type to monotype.Slowpoke went from dual to mono and so did Farfetch'd and Corsola
>>59461483is this bait?
I dun like dags.
>>59461480Yesso in a hypothetical rom hacknu-Arcanine would be Fairy type with fire movesnu-Scyther would be Bug/Dragonnu-Koffing Poison Rocknu-Cubone Ground Rock (no other rock ground exists)nu-Arbok Poison Darknu-Primape Fighting Dark nu-Cloyster Water Rock, and Lapras Water Dragon (lowered bst)
>>59460823i used to really like it a lot but over time it felt like it slowly lost its charm. it doesn't really seem like a legendary shisa anymore and most fanart and official stuff like https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GuXytmjidbA embrace it being a big, goofy golden retriever instead. makes me wish it'd get a slight redesign like this that replaces the thick fur with billowing smoke to tone down the 'floofy dog' side of it and reemphasize it being mythical and majestic
>breed for competitive back in xy>accidental shiny>later read about niche defensive setup>now using in ChampionsWorks in singles too, but GrilledLemon is my common doubles lead. Intimidate & burn is detrimental>willowisp>roar>morning sun>flare blitz
>>59460960Never let this guy make decisions holy shit what a soulless idea
>>59460960>>59461480>>59462599she is beautiful
>>59460823If Meowth can get two regional forms, one with a regional Persian and the other with a cross-gen evolution, I would love to see the same with Growlithe.
>>59462609yes, Ninetales is beautifulbut this is an Arcanine thread
cute boyfriends
Give quiver dance
Actually give everything in this collage setup moves
>>59463026Take away dragon dance
>>59460823Why do you cherish it?
>>59463200why not?
Give defense curl
Nice Arcanine, but, I'm going to post a Sneasler! LOL!
>>59464175unless it has dragon dance, go home
>>59465166Give Fletchling dragon dance too
Arcanine will NEVER have Dragon Dance.
>>59462609yes
>>59463223Was just curious if there was a story behind that mon specifically
>>59461630Slowpoke: Water/Psychic (dual)Galarian Slowpoke: Psychic (mono)Farfetch'd: Normal/Flying (dual)Galarian Farfetch'd: Fighting (mono)Corsola: Rock/Water (dual)Galarian Corsola: Ghost (mono)
i like how he's "legendary" and has really high stats, almost that of a pseudo-legendary.
>>59460823Her cookie milked billions...
He milked billions of cookies...*
arcanines were built for big lopunny cock.
>>59460823where's the "nine"?
It's cool but it's kind of a boring favourite. People like dogs. Arcanine is a dog. So it's a pokemon that you like probably mostly cause it's a dog.
>>59472729>So it's a pokemon that you like probably mostly cause it's a dog.better than "TPC forced me to like it"
gay pokemon for girlsno kidding every girl loves arcanine or gengar
What if, hear me out, he clicked rockslide
>>59481274My (retarded) dog does this but with bees as well as non-flying bugs
does anyone remember the "takis" incident? That was weird
I want Arcanine(female) to pin me down against my will so badly, bros.....
>>59482207Entei pls
>Growlithe learns flamethrower at lvl 50 in gen 1Did anyone actually endure that or just say fuck it and use a fire stone and Blaine's fire blast?
a cat is fine too because a dog is already fine
>>59485648Nah. That info wasn't readily available on the internet, and as a kid I never bothered with any of the printed guidebooks, so I wasn't even aware. And even if I had known, kid me definitely would have been too impatient to wait that long anyway.
>>59460832Yes
>>59472461wait the mc gets an arcanine? maybe I should watch the new show(s)...
>>59460823this pokemon doesnt exist
>>59460825its a myth by the government and the fbiDo say, have you ever seen this dog and the current United States president, Donald J. Trump, in the same place, at the same time - voice included?I didn't think so.He's not real and you should wake up.
>>59460832its a chupacabra
>>59460837that much is true, only i own it
>>59460858ok larper
>>59494180It belongs to her grandmother.
>>59460832He's my husband
A thread which i will hide.
>>59499307... Hiding from what?
>>59499307No, you'll cherish Arcanine.
>>59499097Based
>>59461642>fairy typeNah, Ninetales would be fire/psychic or fire/ghost
>>59505512cute collar
>>59460823give dragon dance
>>59508145*dies*
>>59508154and accelerock
>>59508198Absolute legend.
yeah so I spent a shit ton of time catching growlithe pokemon, found one with really good stats trained the shit out of it had it as a main pokemon in my party I relied on. Teh problem was the growlithe always died easily but I thought "no problem, it will probably get better as it levels up and evolves" >turns into an Arcanine the thing still dies all the time, can barely take any hits despite solid stats and giving it candies what the fuck, so I just gave up on the whole pokemon in general, but I love the thing. But that's why it will never be that good.
>>59510640actual skill issuefiltered, even
>>59510960yeh and maybe the whole entire skill issue I have is that the world is over-populated by total imbeciles like you and gosh I just end up playing pokemon in such a sporadic kooky way like why do did god make so many mouth breathing imbeciles?
>>59510960just keep gaslighting everybody y'know, there's nothing at all wrong with it in fact, it's all part of the plan.
>>59509654cozy
Running an Arcanine with Flash Fire in Black 2.Flash Fire has only come in handy for Pokestar studios.
>>59515910I know it's hot during the summer but this is ridiculous!
>>59494180This anime treats Arcanine better than the original.
>>59518033The only prominent Arcanine I remember in the old anime was Gary's and because of how poorly that series handled Gary as a rival, we rarely got to see it.
woof
>>59462692same
>>59508154Never ever ever
>>59524755eww he looks diseased
>>59524755Now I want to see Liepard with Arcanine's stripes
>>59526266>eww he looks diseasedAlmost like a leper-d.
>>59529570Badum-tsh.
>>59529570kek
>>59529570Take my like and shuddap...
The dog can learn Teleport in Gen 1 for some reason. Can't hate it.
>>59531503*teleports behind you* M-masaka! He's fast...
>>59460823My good boy Ace
Give bulk up
>>59532501An Arcanine is an ideal service animal and man's best friend along with Houndoom.
>>59533039I thought he already had it.
>>59539998
>>59539996Where'd he go!?
>>59547879He's back
>>59514637Unfortunately the competitor who used Hisuian Arcanine didn't reach the final.
>>59460823This little twerp goes down in 1 hit from a squirt gun.
>>59460823mmm takis
