Arcanine Set

Turismo2029

http://serebii.net/pokedex-dp/059.shtml

That's his.. serebii page..
Has his stats and movepool which saves me from typing that crud up.

Straight onto Arcy.

He has legendary stats but a very limited movepool meaning his options are little to none but I can make it work.
'Cuz I'm pro and amazing and all.
Check it:

SWEEPER SET

ARCANINE @ Leftovers/Shell Bell/Life Orb
Nature: Modest (+sp.atk, -atk)
Ability: Intimidate
EV's 252sp.atk, 252spd, 4atk
- Flamethrower
- Flare Blitz
- Dragon Pulse
- Extremespeed

Flamethrower is the main source of offence, Dragon Pulse hits everything Flamethrower is NVE against.
Flare Blitz is to help kill anything with decent special defence.
Extremespeed is for pwning any funny buggers who are about to start subrevving..

ENDREV SET

ARCANINE @ Salac Berry
Nature: Jolly (+spd, -sp.atk)
Ability: Intimidate
EV's 100atk, 152sp.atk, 252spd,
- Endure
- Reversal
- Crunch
- Flamethrower/Overheat

This set is about Enduring at the right time, activating Salac Berry which boosts your speed, and then sweeping with Reversal.
Since Reversal can't hit ghosts, Crunch is there to beat them down.
Flamethrower/Overheat are there to deal out some damage since you can't just sit there Enduring every chance you get.. gotta deal some damage besides the Endrev..

Stopped by bulky waters, and the dragons, I know, but still.. he's not too bad.
..and he looks cool!
 
Eh, I've been lurking for a while guess I might as well contribute a few things.

I'm not particularly fond of your mixed sweeper set: two fire moves? Sure, one's physical and the other's SA, but Arcanine should stick to Atk instead of SA imo.

My take on a physical sweeper Arcy:

Arcanine @ Choice Band/Choice Scarf
Nature: Jolly (+Spd -SAtk)
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 6HP
-Flare Blitz
-Crunch
-Extremespeed
-Return / Filler

Choice Scarf if you want to make it a lead, but it's not that great as a lead. CB is a lot better.
 
imo arcanine hasn't changed enough from advance gen to warrant a new moveset. the only great thing about it is flareblitz, but arcanine will always serve the purpose of the extremespeeder. i mean, you could probably howl/extremespeed for a sweeper but arcanine can't survive much.
 
Arcanine: Adherance Scarf
Nature: Adament(+Attack -SAtk)
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 6HP

Flare Blitz
Double-Edge
Thunder Fang
Sleep Talk

If you want it as a Lead use Intimidate, otherwise Flash Fire so you can Switch it in.

Thunder Fang does more damage vs Water Types that Double-edge (130vs 120), and kills Gyarados.

Sleep Talk could definetly go on there as filler. Sleep Talk should be the new filler move with Adherance Scarf for all Pokemon with bad Movesets, as it helps them take 1 for the team and still work well.

Double-Edge because you don't need Extreme Speed.

Now you can switch in on W-O-W and Hypnosis.

Arcanine's Crunch is only useful against the Uber Pokemon That is Ghost/Dragon. That is the only pokemon who takes more from Crunch than Flare Blitz/Extreme Speed/Thunder Fang, so Crunch has no other use for Arcanine.

Dig has improved, but it will be predictable.
 
At least with Flare Blitz, Blissey can't just say "pwnt" upon arrival.

Thunder Fang.. probably better than Crunch for him I suppose.. but it doesn't let him do much to the Dragons.
Actually, the Dragons will just EQ him anyway so it's not like he can do much to them in the first place.

Flamethrower
Thunder Fang
Extremespeed
Flare Blitz

I like that set.
 
What item for your set?

Life Orb

252 Speed Evs, 252 Attack, 4 Special Attack
(+Speed,- Def)

HP Ice
Flare Drive
Extreme Speed
Thunder Fang

Hp Ice for Dragons (Type coverage works well with Thunder Fang), Flare Drive for power, Extreme Speed for speed.

Life Orb allows you to skip on the Special Attack Evs, and you only need them to Hidden power Ice Dragons anyways.
 
Since he has decent enough defences I don't think Life Orb is his best choice, maybe it is though, I'm not sure.

I was thinking more like Leftovers/Shell Bell.

I like your set by the way, but I don't like trying to get the right Hidden Power every tahme.
 
ARCANINE @ Salac Berry
Nature: Jolly (+spd, -sp.atk)
Ability: Intimidate
EV's 100atk, 152sp.atk, 252spd,
- Endure
- Reversal
- Crunch
- Flamethrower/Overheat
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?

Arcanine's movepool is actually somewhat decent this time around - something it has needed for ages to redeem its stats. I mean, it doesn't have anything below 80 but a bad movepool to waste it on! If you're going to Endrev, try Extremespeed to outspeed whatever the fuck you think is going to outspeed you or, for that matter, First move attack you (sucker punch, etc). Fire Fang works in the last slot due to STAB, Physical power, and lack of recoil. So, yes take out the 152 SAttack and place it in the PAttack.

252 Speed Evs, 252 Attack, 4 Special Attack
(+Speed,- Def)

HP Ice
Flare Drive
Extreme Speed
Thunder Fang
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With Intimidate, I hope. You're reducing Defense, and really it's only going to take a Will-O-Wisp or something upon the switch in.
 
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