Arcanine

Arcanine on cards: Base Set to Blaine's and Light Arcanine

Arcanine's first card is Base Set #23 (1999), an Uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Gym Challenge (2000) printed Blaine's Arcanine as a holo rare for the Cinnabar Island Gym Leader, and Neo Destiny (2002) printed Light Arcanine, one of the Light Pokémon that set introduced as gentler counterparts to Dark Pokémon. Aquapolis and Skyridge each printed an Arcanine as both a regular rare and a holo in 2003.

The EX era added Arcanine ex in Legend Maker (2006), Rising Rivals (2009) a holo Arcanine, and the XY era an Arcanine BREAK promo. Silver Tempest (2022) printed Hisuian Arcanine V, and the Scarlet & Violet base set (2023) printed Arcanine ex as a Tera Pokémon.

Ken Sugimori holds the most Arcanine credits in our catalog (8), ahead of 5ban Graphics (5), and the Wizards of the Coast era accounts for 10 of its 43 printings, more than any later era.

Why collectors care about Arcanine

Arcanine's best-known cards sit in the Wizards era: the Base Set Uncommon, Blaine's Arcanine and Light Arcanine. Later eras added a handful of special printings, Arcanine ex in both the EX and Scarlet & Violet eras, the BREAK promo and Hisuian Arcanine V, while Rares and Uncommons still make up 27 of its 43 cards.

Cards to know

• Arcanine (Base Set #23)

  Arcanine's first card, a 1999 Uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Blaine's Arcanine (Gym Challenge #1)

  A 2000 holo rare tying Arcanine to the Cinnabar Island Gym Leader.

• Light Arcanine (Neo Destiny #12)

  A 2002 Light Pokémon, a card variant introduced in Neo Destiny.

• Arcanine (Skyridge #H02)

  The holo version of Skyridge's Arcanine (2003), illustrated by Aya Kusube.

• Arcanine ex (Legend Maker #83)

  Arcanine ex from the EX era (2006), illustrated by Hikaru Koike.