Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Hisuian Arcanine Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Hisuian Arcanine's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Fire / Rock typing.
Hisuian Arcanine
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Resistances (7)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Hisuian Arcanine's Fire / Rock typing is best attacked with Water (4x), Ground (4x), Fighting (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Fire, Normal, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Hisuian Arcanine resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Hisuian Arcanine's base defensive typing is Fire / Rock. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Hisuian Arcanine weak to?
Hisuian Arcanine is weak to Water (4x), Ground (4x), Fighting (2x), Rock (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Hisuian Arcanine?
Water and Ground are tied as the strongest attacking types against Hisuian Arcanine, each dealing 4x damage.
Does Hisuian Arcanine's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.