Arcanine (Pokémon)


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Arcanine (Japanese: ウインディ Windie) is a  introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from when exposed to a Fire Stone.

Biology
Arcanine is a quadruped, canine Pokémon with an orange pelt marked by jagged black stripes. It has diamond-shaped ears with beige insides, black eyes, a round, black nose, and two pointed teeth protruding from its upper jaw. Its head, muzzle, and chest are covered in shaggy, beige fur, except for two oval sections around each eye and ear. Long tufts of fur grow behind its knees and around its ankles. Its underside is black, and it has a billowing, beige tail that is bent in the middle. Each paw has three toes and a round, pink pad.

Arcanine is a fiercely brave and loyal Pokémon. It is capable of running 6,200 miles (10,000 kilometers) in 24 hours with a speed and grace reminiscent of flight. Additionally, the move was its signature move in the past. Arcanine has long been admired for its beauty and speed, and anyone who hears its bark will grovel before it. The source of its power is a flame blazing wildly inside its body. In the anime, it was shown that it stashes food in its mane and carries it to its nest for its young. Arcanine lives on, and Pokémon Snap has also shown it living in active volcanoes.

Gary's Arcanine
has an Arcanine that was first seen in The Battle of the Badge, where it faced off against in a Gym. Gary later used Arcanine to help him in the Extreme Pokémon Race in Extreme Pokémon!, during which it competed against Ash's Bayleef.

Other
battled an Arcanine in Fire and Ice. This Arcanine was under the ownership of Pete Pebbleman and was his final Pokémon. Despite the type disadvantage, Pete's Arcanine easily defeated by dodging its  attack and using. managed to defeat the Arcanine with a attack after its  melted the Ice Field.

Three Arcanine appeared in The Stolen Stones, one under the ownership of Keegan and two belonging to his sister Ramona. Keegan's Arcanine was nicknamed Arcky. The Pokémon were used to deliver some Fire Stones that were meant to be used as prizes for a local Fire Pokémon tournament. Keegan and Ramona later used their Arcanine to save Ash,, and from falling off a cliff.

In On Cloud Arcanine, Drew and wanted to capture an Arcanine for use in a Pokémon Contest. When it was discovered that the Pokémon had a litter of puppies to take care of, the two rivals decided to leave Arcanine alone.

In Tactics Theatrics!!, used the "Fiery Fleet-Footed" Arcanine along with a  to  Ash and his  and  at the Battle Dome. Both Tucker's Pokémon were eventually defeated after a hard-fought battle.

Marley owns an Arcanine, as seen in Keeping In Top Forme! during flashbacks. Marley first used Arcanine when she first attacked by to send them blasting off, and later used Arcanine to escape when she was confronted by them again.

Minor appearances
An Arcanine appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

An Arcanine appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.

An Arcanine appeared in Beauty and the Breeder, where it participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.

An Arcanine appeared in 's fantasy in Imitation Confrontation.

A 's Arcanine appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, where it and its Trainer were seen in a field by Eggseter.

An Arcanine and a Growlithe were acting as security guards for a penthouse in Training Daze.

Multiple Arcanine appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

An Arcanine appeared in Arriving in Style!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Stylist. They both participated in the Hearthome Collection.

A Trainer's Arcanine appeared in Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, where it was seen participating in the fake Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle that had set up.

In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer
An Arcanine appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, under the ownership of. It was first seen battling against a 's alongside Hugh's.

In Pokémon Origins
Blaine's Arcanine appeared in File 3: Giovanni.

Arcanine appeared in File 4: Charizard, where used it to battle  at the Pokémon League.

In Pokémon Generations
An Arcanine appeared in The Chase, under the ownership of an International Police team. It was used during the raid on the Viridian Gym, during which it melted one of its walls down with.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Holy Moltres, Blaine's Arcanine fights members of Team Rocket.

An Arcanine owned by appeared in Putting It on the Line...Against Arcanine, where it helped in  Blaine's  by setting the rocks thrown by the trainer's Haunter on fire.

In Rock, Paper...Scizor,  a  Arcanine. He adds it to his Gym team and trains it to the point of being able to defeat any challenger without his present.

has an Arcanine, nicknamed Archy, which first appeared in Slugging It Out with Slugma. She uses him for transportation at times. He is able to hit targets fast and hard using. As explained in a flashback in Lively Larvitar, Arcanine was a wild Pokémon from Mt. Mortar whose left eye was injured five years before. The cause is revealed to be a prankster, which Crystal later manages to catch, regaining the confidence that was ruined by her failed capture of.

An Arcanine appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

Marley has an Arcanine that was first seen battling Buck's in Leaping Past Lopunny.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Blaine sent out Arcanine during the battle portion of the Pokémon Quiz Battle in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Quiz Battle!!.

caught an Arcanine off-screen in The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1).

In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Arcanine is Blaine's battling Pokémon. It went up against 's and lost.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Gary's main Pokémon is an Arcanine, and usually used as a means of transportation. It debuted in Ash vs. Gary.

Pokédex entries

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In events

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Trivia

 * In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Arcanine was originally known as Blaze.
 * Despite the Pokémon category name, Arcanine is not an actual Legendary Pokémon. It is the only Pokémon species to have "Legendary Pokémon" as the Pokémon category.
 * However, Arcanine was seen in an engraving along with Legendary Birds, , and in Pokémon Emergency!.
 * Many of Arcanine's Pokédex entries—starting with the one in the Japanese —reference the real world, specifically.

Origin
Arcanine is based on the Ryukyuan シーサー ', or 狛犬 ', mythical creatures inspired by lions, tigers, and dogs. Statues of them in pairs are used as guardians that invite good spirits and repel evil ones. It could also be based on the, a mythical fire-eating dog with similarities to lions and tigers.

Name origin
Arcanine is a combination of arcane and .

Windie may refer to wind or windy, reflecting its defining nature of being fast like the wind, further emphasized by being its signature move in Generation II.

Related articles

 * Gary's Arcanine
 * Archy