How to solo defeat Arcanine in Pokemon GO 3-star raids?

If you have counters above level 40 with their best moveset, you can solo defeat Arcanine in Pokemon GO. Arcanine, the Legendary Pokemon, appears as a 3-star Raid Boss from January 4, 2025, until the next raid cycle begins. This is one of the best ways to add this creature to your collection. The alternative is to evolve Growlithe using Candy.

This guide will tell you how to solo defeat Pokemon GO Arcanine raids.

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Best counters and strategy to solo defeat Arcanine in Pokemon GO

Arcanine in the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The best counters for Arcanine are those that can exploit its weaknesses and don’t take much of your time to complete the battle.

As a Fire-type Pokemon, this creature is weak to Ground-, Rock-, and Water-type attacks, taking 160% additional damage. Therefore, you need to teach these moves to the best counters to solo defeat Arcanine in Pokemon GO.

It can get difficult for a solo challenger to take down the Legendary Pokemon when it appears in Gyms in Sunny Weather. In this weather, Arcanine becomes powerful, with its moves doing more damage to your counters.

Level 40+ Ground-type counters:

• Primal Groudon: Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
• Mega Garchomp: Mud Shot and Earth Power
• Therian Forme Landorus: Mud Shot and Sandsear Storm
• Rhyperior: Mud Slap and Earthquake
• Shadow Excadrill: Mud Slap and Scorching Sands

Level 40+ Rock-type counters:

• Mega Tyranitar: Smack Down and Stone Edge
• Mega Diancie: Rock Throw and Rock Slide
• Shadow Rampardos: Smack Down and Rock Slide
• Shadow Gigalith: Smack Down and Meteor Beam
• Tyranturm: Rock Throw and Meteor Beam

Level 40+ Water-type counters:

• Primal Kyogre: Water Fall and Origin Pulse
• Mega Swampert: Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
• Mega Gyarados: Waterfall and Hydro Pump
• Shadow Kingler: Bubble and Crabhammer
• Primarina: Waterfall and Hydro Pump

To solo defeat Arcanine in Pokemon GO, you can use Ground-type counters during sunny weather, Rock-type counters during partly cloudy weather, and Water-type counters during rainy weather.

Keep in mind that your team needs healing items to recover from the damage incurred in battles. As such, you should carry Max Revives to revive and heal your fainted counters in one go.

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