Shadow Arcanine best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Arcanine's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Fire Fang and Flamethrower, with 17.54 damage per second, and it can deal 407.6 damage before Shadow Arcanine faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Arcanine are:

Fire Fang

Flamethrower

DPS17.54

TDO407.60

Score38.5

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All Shadow Arcanine movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Arcanine movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	17.54	407.6	38.5
2.	Fire Fang	Wild Charge	17.19	399.4	37.7
3.	Fire Fang	Fire Blast	16.94	393.5	37.2
4.	Fire Fang	Scorching Sands	16.33	379.4	35.8
5.	Snarl	Flamethrower	16.32	379.3	35.8
6.	Thunder Fang	Flamethrower	16.08	373.5	35.3
7.	Snarl	Wild Charge	15.99	371.6	35.1
8.	Bite *	Flamethrower	15.96	371.0	35.0
9.	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	15.75	366.1	34.6
10.	Bite *	Wild Charge	15.72	365.4	34.5
11.	Snarl	Fire Blast	15.42	358.3	33.8
12.	Bite *	Fire Blast	15.30	355.5	33.6

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Shadow Arcanine fast moves guide

Moves

Bite *64

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Bite has no special effects.

See Bite details page ↗

Fire Fang128

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	8
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.9s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	5

Effects

Fire Fang has no special effects.

See Fire Fang details page ↗

Snarl1214

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	14
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	13

Effects

Snarl has no special effects.

See Snarl details page ↗

Thunder Fang1216

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	16
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.2s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	5

Effects

Thunder Fang has no special effects.

See Thunder Fang details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bite *	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	4.00	2.00	1s
Fire Fang	12	13.33	8	8.89	0.9s	8	5	4.00	2.50	1s
Snarl	12	10.91	14	12.73	1.1s	5	13	1.67	4.33	2s
Thunder Fang	12	10.00	16	13.33	1.2s	8	5	4.00	2.50	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Shadow Arcanine's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Shadow Arcanine charge moves guide

Shadow Arcanine has access to 8 Charge moves (Flamethrower, Bulldoze, Fire Blast, Wild Charge, Crunch, Frustration, Psychic Fangs, and Scorching Sands), which cover Fire, Ground, Electric, Dark, Normal, and Psychic-type attacks. When using Flamethrower and Fire Blast you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Flamethrower7050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Flamethrower has no special effects.

See Flamethrower details page ↗

Bulldoze *8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.6s - 3.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	60

Effects

Bulldoze has no special effects.

See Bulldoze details page ↗

Fire Blast140100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.2s
Damage window	3.1s - 3.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	140
Energy	80

Effects

Fire Blast has no special effects.

See Fire Blast details page ↗

Wild Charge9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

See Wild Charge details page ↗

Crunch7033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Crunch details page ↗

Frustration1033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Psychic Fangs3033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	30
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.2s
Damage window	0.4s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	40
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Psychic Fangs details page ↗

Scorching Sands9550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	95
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	1.6s - 2.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Scorching Sands has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Scorching Sands details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Bulldoze *	80	22.86	50	1.33	3.5s	80	60	1.33
Crunch Special Crunch has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	70	21.88	33	1.56	3.2s	70	45	1.56
Fire Blast	140	33.33	100	1.75	4.2s	140	80	1.75
Flamethrower	70	31.82	50	1.64	2.2s	90	55	1.64
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Psychic Fangs Special Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	30	25.00	33	1.14	1.2s	40	35	1.14
Scorching Sands Special Scorching Sands has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	95	29.69	50	1.60	3.2s	80	50	1.60
Wild Charge Special Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%	90	34.62	50	2.22	2.6s	100	45	2.22

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Scorching Sands has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Shadow Arcanine's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0