Gary's Arcanine
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Gary's Arcanine (Japanese: シゲルのウインディ Shigeru's Windie) is one of Gary's strongest Pokémon.
History
Kanto
Its first appearance was in the Viridian City Gym, in the episode The Battle of the Badge. Gary sent it out to battle Giovanni's Kingler. Despite a type disadvantage, Arcanine came out on top and defeated the Template:Type2. However, both his Arcanine and Nidoking were defeated by Mewtwo, leaving Gary confused as to both why he lost and what Pokémon he had just battled.
This battle is seen again briefly on the Mewtwo's perspective in Mewtwo Strikes Back .
Johto
Arcanine next appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, where he used it to compete in the Extreme Pokémon Race. Ash initially thought Gary was mistreating the Pokémon, but after learning that it wasn't hurt, he competed as well, Ash decides to competing with their Bayleef, which shows a good choice. During the competition, Team Rocket tries to catch Arcanine, however fail thanks to Ash's intervention and after defeating the trio with the help of Gary, both decide to continue the competition where Ash wins Gary with great effort in his first victory over his great rival.
Arcanine also appears as a Pokémon displayed in the Gary's profile when Ash research about Gary in The Ties That Bind!.
It made another appearance in Can't Beat the Heat! during the Silver Conference against Ash's Snorlax, Gary uses him during the beginning of the second half of the battle after having used Blastoise in the previous round of battles. Although it dodged Snorlax's Body Slam, despite Gary's efforts, Arcanine's Take Down and Fire Spin had minimal effect on Snorlax, who knocked it out with Hyper Beam.
After he decided to become a Pokémon Researcher, Gary left his Arcanine along with his other Pokémon with his grandfather.
Personality and characteristics
Arcanine is one of the strongest Pokémon in the Gary's team, in his first appearance, he was strong enough to beat an opponent at a disadvantage to type with only a single blow and fast enough to put Gary in a comfortable position in Extreme Pokémon Race even with the many unforeseen events that occurred during the match. Gary appears to have enough confidence in Arcanine even kissing his Poké Ball before sending it into battle.
Moves used
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In the games
Pokémon Puzzle League
Arcanine appears under Gary's ownership in Pokémon Puzzle League. He is one of three Pokémon's options that Gary uses in the game's final challenge.
In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
Gary also owns Arcanine in The Electric Tale of Pikachu. He appears to be his main Pokémon in manga.
He is first shown in the chapter Ash vs. Gary, when Gary tries to capture a giant Slowpoke, despite his efforts Arcanine has had little success in battle.
He also appears in the following chapter Epilogue: Wild Type alongside to Ash's Pikachu.
Trivia
- In the opening The Rivals and Pokémon World, Gary is shown with a Growlithe. Gary's counterpart in Pokémon Puzzle League also appears to use the same Pokémon which evolves in the progress of the game, but it's unknown if it is the same case in the anime.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Arcanine.
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