

Rock
[SET]
Arcanine-Hisui @ Choice Band
Name: Choice Band (Rock)
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Head Smash
- Flare Blitz
- Close Combat
- Extreme Speed
[SET COMMENT]
Hisuian Arcanine is a terrifying wallbreaker capable of threatening Steel- and Grass-types due to its strong STAB moves and supporting ability, great coverage, and Fire typing, helping Rock teams combat the aforementioned type matchups. Notably, it lives all of Meowscarada's attacks and +2 Scizor's Bullet Punch. Rock Head allows Hisuian Arcanine to freely use Head Smash and Flare Blitz without their recoil damage. Head Smash is an immensely powerful move, enabling Hisuian Arcanine to 2HKO Toxapex and defensive Landorus-T after Intimidate. Flare Blitz threatens Amoonguss, Corviknight, and Toedscruel, while breaking through Steel teams in general with ease in conjunction with Close Combat. Close Combat provides coverage for Hisuian Goodra, Ursaluna, and Heatran, while also fighting off Dark-types such as Kingambit, Ting-Lu, and non-Choice Scarf Hisuian Samurott. Extreme Speed allows Hisuian Arcanine to revenge kill faster opponents like weakened Greninja, Azumarill, and Breloom.
Lycanroc-D appreciates Hisuian Arcanine threatening walls like Toxapex, Corviknight, and Amoonguss; in return, Lycanroc-D deals with Chien-Pao, Hydreigon, and Greninja under sand. Garganacl is one of Hisuian Arcanine's best teammates due to its ability to force progress against Water and Steel, notably wearing down Quagsire, Gastrodon, and Quaquaval with Salt Cure. Glimmora forms a potent wallbreaking core with Hisuian Arcanine, taking on Grass and Fairy teams effectively. Furthermore, Glimmora provides entry hazard control with Mortal Spin and sets its own array of hazards to wear down Hisuian Arcanine's switch-ins. In return, Glimmora appreciates Hisuian Arcanine removing Steel-types for it so it can freely use Mortal Spin. Tyranitar provides sandstorm to help chip down opponents and improve Hisuian Arcanine's special bulk, making it trickier to shut down, as well as sets Stealth Rock and spreads paralysis with Thunder Wave to help Hisuian Arcanine outpace and OHKO faster offensive Pokemon. Kleavor provides Stealth Rock with Stone Axe and pivots into Hisuian Arcanine with U-turn, as well as provides additional support in the Steel matchup by hitting Gholdengo, Iron Treads, and Heatran with either Night Slash or Close Combat. Shell Smash Drednaw is a great asset in the Water and Ground matchups due to Swift Swim and Air Balloon, heavily weakening those types for Hisuian Arcanine. In return, Drednaw appreciates Amoonguss and Toxapex being removed by Hisuian Arcanine.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/giyu.574288/
Rock analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/giyu.574288/
Quality check by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/aqua-jet.531302/
Grammar check by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ut.523866/
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