Growlithe (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Growlithe (disambiguation).

Growlithe Puppy Pokémon ガーディ Gardie #058 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fire Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Intimidate or Flash Fire Cacophony Cacophony Justified Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 75% male, 25% female	Catch rate 190 (35.2%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Growlithe 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 41.9 lbs. 19.0 kg Growlithe 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 91 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 70 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Growlithe 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Growlithe (Japanese: ガーディ Gardie) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Arcanine when exposed to a Fire Stone.

Biology

Growlithe is a quadruped, canine Pokémon. It has orange fur with black stripes along its back and legs. The fur on its muzzle, chest, belly, and tail is beige, as well as an additional tuft of fur on top of its head. Growlithe's coat is noticeably longer on its chest and tail. It has gray eyes, a black nose, and large, round ears with beige interiors. Its forepaws have two visible claws, while its hind paws have three toes each. Each paw has a brown pad.

Growlithe is a friendly and loyal Pokémon that will fearlessly defend its Trainer and territory from harm, even against larger, stronger enemies. In particular, it has been known to fight with Rockruff over territory. It will fiercely bark at, bite, and chase away any perceived threat. Otherwise, this obedient Pokémon will wait motionlessly until given an order. It has a long history with people, as its bones have been found in Stone Age ruins. In the wild, Growlithe can be commonly found in grassy plains.

Growlithe also has a powerful olfactory sense. If it detects an unknown smell in its territory, it roars to flush out the intruder. It is able to smell the emotions of others, and never forgets a scent. However, strong, unpleasant smells can disable its sense of smell for short periods, as seen in the anime.

In the anime

In the main series

Growlithe in the anime

Major appearances

Growlie

James had a pet Growlithe nicknamed Growlie, which he owned as a child. However, he left it behind when he ran away from home. Despite this, it remains loyal to James.

Officer Jenny's Growlithe

Growlithe and its evolved form have been frequently used as police dogs by Officer Jenny prior to the Best Wishes series. A Growlithe also appeared in The Power of Us, which is set in a timeline different from the main series; it was under the ownership of the Officer Jenny of Fula City.

Other

A Growlithe appeared in The Flame Pokémon-athon!, under the ownership of Lara Laramie. It battled Ash while defending a Tauros from a ranch that he mistakenly tried to catch.

A Growlithe appeared in Saved by the Beldum, under the ownership of Morrison. He used it in his battle against Gavin, where it was defeated by Marowak. During his battle against Ash, Morrison's reluctance to fight his friend led Growlithe to be defeated by Corphish.

Multiple Growlithe appeared in On Cloud Arcanine as a whole litter taken care of by an Arcanine. Drew and May attempted to catch the Arcanine, but after finding the Growlithe litter, they decided to leave it alone.

A Growlithe appeared in Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, under the ownership of Tedesco. Growlithe helped defend Ash and his friends when Teaque's Vanillite's attacked them.

Minor appearances

Growlithe debuted in Sparks Fly for Magnemite, where it was seen in Gringey City's Pokémon Center.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back as one of the Pokémon Mewtwo defeated while serving for Giovanni.

A Growlithe appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.

Multiple Growlithe appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where they were among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

A Growlithe appeared in Pikachu Re-Volts, where it was among the Pokémon controlled by Cassidy and Butch at Mandarin Island North.

Two Growlithe appeared in Shell Shock!, under the ownership of an expedition crew led by Nurse Joy, which was looking for Kabuto Fossils. They helped alert the group when boulders began to rain down on them.

Multiple Growlithe appeared in The Power of One, where they were among the numerous Pokémon who sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

A Growlithe appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

A Growlithe appeared in Snubbull Snobbery, under the ownership of some security guards in Palm Hills.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Hot Matches!.

A Growlithe appeared in Beauty and the Breeder, under the ownership of a Pokémon Breeder participating in a Pokémon breeding competition.

A Growlithe, along with an Arcanine, acted as security guards for a penthouse in Training Daze.

Multiple Growlithe appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Off the Unbeaten Path, where it was seen participating in the Pokémon Orienteering competition.

A Coordinator's Growlithe appeared in What I Did for Love!.

A Coordinator's Growlithe appeared in Once More With Reeling!, where it was seen participating in the Terracotta Contest.

A Growlithe appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.

A Growlithe appeared in The Champ Twins!.

A Growlithe appeared in Camping It Up!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League! and Lost at the League!.

A Growlithe appeared in a flashback in Secrets From Out of the Fog!.

A Growlithe appeared in Go, Go Gogoat! as a resident of an unnamed island in the Decolore Islands.

A Growlithe appeared in BWS01.

A Growlithe appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

Two Trainers Growlithe appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.

A Growlithe appeared in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, where it was seen happily giving some Berries to a group of Pikipek.

Six Trainers' Growlithe appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!.

Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in To Top a Totem!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Racing to a Big Event!, where it participated in the Pokémon Pancake Race.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in They Might Not Be Giants!.

Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.

Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in One Journey Ends, Another Begins....

Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in Getting the Band Back Together!.

Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in A Glaring Rivalry!. One of them reappeared in a flashback in A Masked Warning!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in I Choose You!.

Four Trainers' Growlithe appeared in A Crowning Moment of Truth!, with one appearing in a flashback. They were among the Pokémon attending the Wela Fire Festival‎.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.

Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in Alola, Kanto!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Faba's Revenge!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in the banned episode SM064.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Love at First Twirl!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Sours for the Sweet!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in The Power of Us.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in The Shape of Love to Come!.

A Growlithe appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Securing the Future!, where it joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its normal form.

Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Got Meltan?.

A student's Growlithe appeared in Aiming for the Top Floor!.

Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in League Offenders and Defenders!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Battle Royal 151!, where it competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Exhibition Unmasked!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in SS002 as one of the Pokémon that were attacking Lugia.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Ash's fantasy in SS013.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in SS014.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP033 Growlithe Ash's Pokédex Growlithe, a Puppy Pokémon of pleasant demeanor and great diligence. It drives enemies away with barks and bites. EP054 Growlithe Ash's Pokédex Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. While loyal to its master, the Growlithe will drive away enemies by barking and biting.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP153 Growlithe Dawn's Pokédex Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. Growlithe are very loyal and won't move unless their Trainer commands it.

Growlithe in Pokémon Origins

Growlithe in Pokémon Generations

In Pokémon Origins

A Growlithe appeared in File 2: Cubone at the Pokémon House in Lavender Town.

In Pokémon Generations

A Growlithe appeared in The Chase, under the ownership of Looker. It was used during the raid on the Viridian Gym, during which it accompanied Looker in his search for Giovanni and investigated the traces of explosions at the Gym's battlefield.

A Growlithe appeared in The Reawakening, during a flashback about the creation of the legendary beasts.

In the manga

Growlithe in Pokémon Adventures

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Similar to his anime counterpart, Morrison owns a Growlithe. It appeared in A Clash Of Wills!! Eternal Rivals?!.

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

Kiaraway, a Trainer who specializes in collecting Fire-type Pokémon, owns a Growlithe. It appeared in Vulpix and Cyndaquil.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Paras Sight, Blaine has a Growlithe, which he used to track the scent given off by the cloth fragments Miles took from a frozen form of Red at Mt. Moon.

A Growlithe appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in The Decision and the Tournament of Six.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Koya's Growlithe first appeared in a flashback in Hearts and Spirits Collide.

In the Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic manga

A wild Growlithe appeared in Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic, where it was caught by Soul.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

A Growlithe appeared in PZ05.

In the TCG

Main article: Growlithe (TCG)

Other appearances

Detective Pikachu

Multiple Growlithe appeared in Detective Pikachu.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Generation I Kanto #058 Red(ENG) Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space. Blue Yellow A Pokémon with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory. Stadium Friendly and loyal, but also jealously protective of its territory. Carelessly approaching it may result in a bite.

Generation II Johto #127 Gold It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes. Silver Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm. Crystal It controls a big territory. If it detects an unknown smell, it roars loudly to force out the intruder. Stadium 2 It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.

Generation III Hoenn #— Kanto #058 Ruby Growlithe has a superb sense of smell. Once it smells anything, this Pokémon won't forget the scent, no matter what. It uses its advanced olfactory sense to determine the emotions of other living things. Sapphire Emerald Its superb sense of smell ensures that this Pokémon won't forget any scent, no matter what. It uses its sense of smell to detect the emotions of others. FireRed Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting. LeafGreen It is very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.

Generation IV Sinnoh #— Johto #129 Diamond A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer. Pearl Platinum HeartGold It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes. SoulSilver Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.

Generation V Unova B2W2: #051 Black A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer. White Black 2 Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town. White 2

Generation VI Kalos #— Hoenn #— X Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting. Y It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes. Omega Ruby Growlithe has a superb sense of smell. Once it smells anything, this Pokémon won't forget the scent, no matter what. It uses its advanced olfactory sense to determine the emotions of other living things. Alpha Sapphire

Generation VII Alola SM: #052 Alola USUM: #064 Kanto #058 Sun It's both clever and loyal, but if a stranger tries to invade its territory, it barks threateningly. Moon It looks cute, but when you approach another Trainer's Growlithe, it will bark at you and bite. Ultra Sun While it's quite friendly toward humans once it's grown used to them, in the wild it must be quite fierce to defend its territory from Rockruff. Ultra Moon It has lived alongside humans since ages ago. Its bones have been found in excavations of ruins from the Stone Age. Let's Go Pikachu A Pokémon with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory. Let's Go Eevee

Generation VIII Galar #070 Sword It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes. Shield Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.

Game locations

Generation I Red Routes 7 and 8, Pokémon Mansion Blue Trade Blue (Japan) Routes 7 and 8, Pokémon Mansion Yellow Pokémon Mansion

Generation II Gold Routes 7, 8, 36, and 37 Silver Trade Crystal Routes 8, 35, 36, and 37Day

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Trade, Event Emerald Trade, Event FireRed Routes 7 and 8, Pokémon Mansion LeafGreen Trade Colosseum Trade XD Cipher Key Lair (Shadow)

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Routes 201 and 202 (FireRed) Platinum Routes 201 and 202 (FireRed) HeartGold Routes 7, 8, 36, 37, and 48 SoulSilver Trade Pal Park Field

Generation V Black White Trade Black 2 White 2 Virbank Complex Dream World Pleasant Forest

Generation VI X Y Friend Safari (Fire) Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Mt. Pyre exterior (hidden Pokémon*)

Generation VII Sun Moon Route 2 Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Route 2 Let's Go Pikachu Routes 5, 6, 7 and 8 Let's Go Eevee Trade

Generation VIII Sword Dusty Bowl, Hammerlocke Hills Shield Route 3, Rolling Fields, Dappled Grove, Watchtower Ruins, East Lake Axewell, West Lake Axewell, Axew's Eye, South Lake Miloch, Giant's Seat, North Lake Miloch

In side games

Generation I Snap Volcano Pinball Red Field: Celadon City, Saffron City Blue Field: Lavender Town, Cinnabar Island

Generation II This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.

Generation III Trozei! Endless Level 55, Endless Level 75, Forever Level 5, Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue Mt. Thunder (9F-10F, Mt. Thunder Peak 1F-2F) Ranger Dusk Factory

Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Dark Crater (B1F-B13F), Giant Volcano (1F-10F) MD Sky Dark Crater (B1F-B13F), Giant Volcano (1F-10F) Ranger: SoA Pueltown, Union Road Rumble Fiery Furnace (Normal Mode B) MD Blazing Starter Pokémon

Generation V Rumble Blast Cave: Echo Valley; Lava: Sunny Seashore, World Axle - B1F Rumble U Wonder Area: Go Big or Go Home!

Generation VI Battle Trozei Island of Haste: Stage 3 Shuffle Desert Umbra: Stage 313 Rumble World Legend Terrain: Primeval Thicket (All Areas)

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
FRLG	Pokémon Trade and Battle Day Growlithe	English	United States	32	September 25, 2004
RSEFRLG	Gather More Pokémon! Third Campaign Growlithe	Japanese	Japan	10	January 14 to 29, 2006

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Gold	Silver	Burnt Berry (25%)
Crystal
Emerald*		Rawst Berry (100%)
FireRed	LeafGreen	Rawst Berry (50%)
Diamond	Pearl	Rawst Berry (100%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Rawst Berry (100%)
Black 2	White 2	Rawst Berry (50%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 55		115 - 162	220 - 314
Attack: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Defense: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Atk: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp. Def: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Total: 350	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 50.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/4 ★★★☆	Power 2/4 ★★☆☆
Skill 3/4 ★★★☆	Stamina 2/3 ★★☆
Jump 3/4 ★★★☆	Total 13/19 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Flash Fire, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is 0×. In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Ember Fire Special 04040 100100% 25 011 Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 044 Howl Normal Status 0000— 00——% 40 088 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25 1212 Flame Wheel Fire Physical 06060 100100% 25 1616 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 2020 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 30 2424 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 09595% 15 2828 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100100% 5 3232 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15 3636 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 4040 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100100% 15 4444 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 4848 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 09090% 10 5252 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100100% 15 5656 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Growlithe Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Growlithe Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM13 TM13 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM38 TM38 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM68 TM68 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM79 TM79 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5 TM85 TM85 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR02 TR02 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR12 TR12 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR15 TR15 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR21 TR21 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TR24 TR24 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TR32 TR32 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR36 TR36 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TR43 TR43 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TR53 TR53 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR55 TR55 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TR86 TR86 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 TR90 TR90 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TR97 TR97 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Growlithe Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Growlithe Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 Double Kick Fighting Physical 30 100% 30 Morning Sun Normal Status — —% 5 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Growlithe in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Growlithe in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Growlithe Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Growlithe Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Growlithe Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Growlithe Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Move	Card
Double Kick	Growlithe (Skyridge 62)

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 10.6% Friend Area: Scorched Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll protect my master! 26%-50% HP My HP is getting down to half. 1%-25% HP I'm sorry... I can't protect my master much longer... Level up Yes! Leveled up! You can count on me!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group: Fire Poké Assist: Fire Field move: None Loops: 4 Min. exp.: 26 Max. exp.: 31 Browser entry R-144 Growlithe is a lively Pokémon that breathes embers while scampering about.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Fire Poké Assist: Fire Field move: (Burn ×2) Browser entry R-065 It attacks by breathing fire and throwing tackles.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Battle Trozei Fire Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Fire Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #438 Risk-Taker Increases damage randomly.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 110 Base Attack: 136 Base Defense: 96 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Ember, Bite Charged Attacks: Flame Wheel, Body Slam, Flamethrower

Evolution

Unevolved Growlithe  Fire

Fire Stone →

First Evolution Arcanine  Fire

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Growlithe images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• The beta Pokémon names in Red and Blue listed Growlithe as Flamie.
• Growlithe can be seen as a parallel to Vulpix. Both are Generation I Pokémon that evolve once via a Fire Stone. Growlithe is exclusive to Pokémon Red, Blue (Japan), Gold, FireRed, and HeartGold while Vulpix is to Green, Blue, Silver, LeafGreen, and SoulSilver. Growlithe has a 75% chance of being male while Vulpix has a 75% of being female, they are both in the Field Egg Group, can have the Ability Flash Fire, and are yellow when Shiny from Generation III on. Furthermore, both are based primarily on canine-like creatures of Japanese folklore: Growlithe on the shisa, Vulpix on the kitsune.
• Growlithe shares its category with Lillipup, Rockruff, and Yamper. They are all known as the Puppy Pokémon.
• Growlithe and its evolutionary relative are the only Pokémon with a male-female ratio of 3:1 that aren't in the Human-Like Egg Group.

Origin

Growlithe is most likely based on Japanese dog statues called 獅子 shisa. They may also originate from Chinese 獅 shī or Japanese 狛犬 komainu, which are guardian statues that resemble lions, with traits of tigers and dogs. They are incorrectly called "Foo dogs" in the West. Both shisa and shī statues alike are often found in pairs, believed to invite good luck, and used as guardians, which may have inspired Growlithe's protective nature.

Name origin

Growlithe may be a combination of growl and lithe.

Gardie may refer to its abilities as a guard dog, as a corruption of guard or guardian.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ガーディ Gardie From guardian/guard dog French Caninos Based on canine Spanish Growlithe Same as English name German Fukano From Funke, canis and Vulkan Italian Growlithe Same as English name Korean 가디 Gadi Transliteration of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 卡蒂狗 Kǎdìgǒu Transliteration of Gardie. The last character means dog Cantonese Chinese 護主犬 Wuhjyú'hyún Literally "Owner-protecting hound"

More languages Hindi ग्रोवलिथ Growlithe Transcription of English name Lithuanian Graulitas From English name Russian Гроулит Groulit Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Growlie
• Officer Jenny's Growlithe
• Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)

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