No. 59 · Kanto · Fire
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Arcanine is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 59 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 42
- Sets
- 35
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Illustrators
- 28
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The strongest Arcanine art

01/06Hisuian Arcanine
Rare

02/06Arcanine ex
Ultra Rare

03/06Arcanine BREAK
Promo

04/06Hisuian Arcanine V
Ultra Rare

05/06Hisuian Arcanine
Rare

06/06Arcanine
Promo
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Which is the better picture?
Two Arcanine cards, side by side.
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Arcanine by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Arcanine cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Arcanine gets drawn
Arcanine is usually drawn fierce and epic, often running.
Across 35 Arcanine artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
Drawn against type
The Arcanine pictures least like the rest.
1999–2025
Arcanine through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set
2000 Gym Challenge
2002 Neo Destiny
2003 Aquapolis
2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
2006 EX trainer Kit 2 (Minun)
2007 Secret Wonders
2009 Rising Rivals
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2012 Next Destinies
2013 XY Black Star Promos
2016 Evolutions
2017 Sun & Moon
2019 SWSH Black Star Promos
2020 Rebel Clash
2021 Fusion Strike
2022 Lost Origin Trainer Gallery
2023 Scarlet & Violet
2024 Twilight Masquerade
2025 Destined Rivals
Evolves from
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Arcaninethis page · 42 cards
Every Arcanine card
42 cards, strongest artwork first.
Arcanine in numbers
- Cards
- 42
- Sets
- 35since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 28most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 1, BREAK
- HP on card
- 70–280
They span 35 sets, from Base Set to Destined Rivals. 28 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, 5ban Graphics and Atsuko Nishida. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 1 and BREAK.
Who draws Arcanine
28 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
35 sets, by how many Arcanine cards each holds.
Silver Tempest3
Aquapolis2
Next Destinies2
Scarlet & Violet2
Skyridge2
Supreme Victors2
1511
Astral Radiance1
BREAKpoint1
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Destined Rivals1
23 more sets
Detective Pikachu1
EX trainer Kit 2 (Minun)1
Evolutions1
FireRed & LeafGreen1
Fusion Strike1
Gym Challenge1
HeartGold SoulSilver1
Legend Maker1
Legendary Collection1
Lost Origin1
Lost Origin Trainer Gallery1
Neo Destiny1
Rebel Clash1
Rising Rivals1
SVP Black Star Promos1
SWSH Black Star Promos1
Sandstorm1
Secret Wonders1
Sun & Moon1
Twilight Masquerade1
Unbroken Bonds1
Wizards Black Star Promos1
XY Black Star Promos1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Arcanine cards are there?
- There are 42 Arcanine cards, printed between 1999 and 2025 across 35 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Arcanine card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Arcanine art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Arcanine cards?
- 28 illustrators have drawn Arcanine. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 8, followed by 5ban Graphics and Atsuko Nishida.
- What was the first Arcanine card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 19 of its 42 cards are Rare.





















