Arcanine

Arcanine appears several times in anime television. Many trainers have it, too. Arcanine can be captured in Pearl, Diamond, Heartgold, and Soulsilver, but it is a little less common to find than in Pearl and Diamond. Arcanine resembles a tiger, but instead, he has the DNA and the body of a dog. He is a fire type and evolves from growlithe into arcanine with a Fire Stone. Another fascinating thing about arcanine is that arcanine is half legendary and half pokemon, meaning that only part of his DNA allows him to be legendary. Ash does not have an arcanine, but there is recorded history of a battle: Ash's bayleef V.S ???'s arcanine. Arcanine is victorious in the episode. So as far as history goes, Arcanine has actually been around for a VERY long time.