Growlithe (Pokémon)

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

Growlithe ガーディ Gardie #058
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type Fire ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Puppy Pokémon
Abilities Intimidate or Flash Fire Flash Fire Blue-Striped ----- Justified Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #058 Johto #129 Hoenn #245 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-144 Almia R-065 Oblivia
Height 2'04" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'04"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 41.9 lbs. Imperial 19.0 kg Metric 41.9 lbs./19.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 75% male, 25% female
Breeding Ground group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 91 Battle Exp.: 911*
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 Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Arcanine when exposed to a Fire Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Growlithe resembles a puppy. It has bright orange fur with black stripes. Its belly, tail, and fluff on top of its head are a cream color. Unlike its evolution, Growlithe has two claws on its forefeet, and its paw pads are brown (instead of pink).

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Growlithe can spit fire. It has a powerful sense of smell to identify the emotions of others. Upon getting a scent, it will not forget it, no matter what. However, strong, unpleasant smells can disable their sense of smell for short periods, as seen in The Case of the K9 Caper.

Behavior

Extremely loyal, this Pokémon fiercely defends its Trainer and territory.

Habitat

File:Grassland.gif

Grassland Pokémon

Growlithe live in active volcanoes, grassy plains, and scorched plains heated by geothermal energy. Its native range includes Kanto and Johto, but it can be found in Sinnoh on some occasions. In captivity, they're often used as police dogs due to their loyal nature and powerful sense of smell. They're also seen occasionally as pets.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

File:Growlithe hidden p glow.png

Growlithe in the anime

Major appearances

Growlithe first appeared in The Flame Pokémon-athon. This Puppy Pokémon showed up when Ash was making an attempt to attack a herd of Tauros while at a Pokémon Ranch.

James had a pet Growlithe named Growlie when he was a child. He left it behind when he ran away from home at a young age.

Growlithe and its evolved form have also been used as police dogs by Officer Jenny.

Minor appearances

Growlithe was first seen in a Pokémon Center in Sparks Fly for Magnemite.

Morrison introduced his Growlithe to Ash and friends in Saved by the Beldum.

In On Cloud Arcanine, Drew and May discovered that an Arcanine that they were trying to catch had a litter of Growlithe to take care of. Because of this, they decided to leave the Arcanine alone.

A Growlithe appeared in Camping It Up!.

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.

In the manga

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

In Magical Pokémon Journey, Kiaraway, a Trainer who specializes in collecting Fire-type Pokémon, owns a Growlithe. It is seen once in Vulpix and Cyndaquil.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Volume 4 of Pokémon Adventures, Blaine is seen to have a Growlithe, which he uses to track the smell given off by the cloth fragments William took from a frozen form of Red at Mt. Moon.

In the TCG

Main article: Growlithe (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red 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 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 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 {{{sapphiredex}}} 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 Diamond A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer. Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} 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 Black A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer. White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red Blue Uncommon Routes 7 and 8, Pokémon Mansion (Red only) Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow Uncommon Pokémon Mansion
Generation II Gold Silver Common Routes 7, 8, 36, and 37 (Gold only) Crystal Common Routes 8, 36, and 37 (Day)
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen Uncommon Routes 7 and 8, Pokémon Mansion (FireRed only) Colosseum None Trade XD One Cipher Key Lair (Shadow)
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Dongle Routes 201 and 202 (FireRed) Platinum Dongle Routes 201 and 202 (FireRed) HeartGold SoulSilver Uncommon Routes 7, 8, 36, 37, and 48  (HeartGold only) Pal Park Field Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Poké Transfer or Dream World Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	Volcano
Pokémon Pinball	Lavender Town Celadon City Saffron City Cinnabar Island
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 55 Endless Level 75 Forever Level 5 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Mt. Thunder (9F-10F) Mt. Thunder Peak (1F-2F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Giant Volcano (1F-19F) Dark Crater (B1-B13)
Pokémon Ranger	Dusk Factory
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Pueltown Union Road
Pokémon Rumble	Fiery Furnace

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Ice Berry (33%)
Yellow*
Gold	Silver	Ice Berry (33%)
Crystal
Emerald*		Rawst Berry (100%)
FireRed	LeafGreen	Rawst Berry (50%)
Diamond	Pearl	Rawst Berry (100%)
Platinum

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

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25 00Start Roar Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 066 Ember Fire Special 04040 100100% 25 099 Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 1414 Odor Sleuth Normal Status 0000— ——% 40 1717 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— ——% 20 2020 Flame Wheel Fire Physical 06060 100100% 25 2525 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100100% 15 2828 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 09595% 15 3131 Flame Burst Fire Special 07070 100100% 15 3434 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 3939 Flamethrower Fire Special 09595 100100% 15 4242 Agility Psychic Status 0000— ——% 30 4545 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15 4848 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100100% 5 5151 Heat Wave Fire Special 100100 09090% 10 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/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120120	085}}85%	5
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	05050	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	140140	090}}90%	5
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	03030	100}}100%	15
	TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	0000—	075}}75%	15
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM93	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	09090	100}}100%	15
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	05555	095}}95%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	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 TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
	Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100%	40
	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100%	30
	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85%	15
	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100%	15
	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90%	10
	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
	Iron Tail*	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
	Morning Sun	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Growlithe in Generation V 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 V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Growlithe can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Growlithe cannot be tutored the move 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations

Dream World-only moves

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Dream World	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Dream World	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
A superscript level indicates that Growlithe can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level 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 event moves from other generations

Special moves

Shadow moves	<span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 28+	Purified moves
Shadow Blitz	File:Box xd 058.png	Charm	Normal
Shadow Wave		Flamethrower	Fire
--		Bite	Dark
--		Take Down	Normal

TCG-only moves

• Double Kick

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 058.png 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! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. 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   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   It attacks by breathing fire and throwing tackles.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Growlithe  Fire

Fire Stone →

First Evolution Arcanine  Fire

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Growlithe's original name was "Flamie."
• Even though it includes the word in its name and is based on a dog-like creature, Growlithe cannot learn Growl.
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red and Blue Rescue Team, Growlithe's phrases while walking through dungeons on the team references the current Leader Pokémon as "master". This is to reflect its dog-like nature, as dogs are known to obey their human owners, or "masters".
• Growlithe can be seen as a parallel to Vulpix. Both of them are Generation I Pokémon whose only evolutionary event utilizes a Fire Stone into their evolved forms. Vulpix is exclusive to Pokémon Blue/Green and LeafGreen while Growlithe is to Pokémon Red and FireRed, Growlithe has a 75% chance of being male while Vulpix has a 75% of being female, and they are both in the Ground Egg Group. Additionally, both can have Flash Fire as their ability, are based on canines (Growlithe being a dog, Vulpix being a fox), and both changed their alternate coloration to yellow in Generation III.
• It shares its species name with Lillipup. They are both known as Puppy Pokémon.
  • Coincidentally, they also seem to share physical traits. They both have orange and black fur and a tuft of cream fur on their head.

Origin

Growlithe is most likely based on Japanese 獅子 shishi, or 狛犬 koma-inu. They are mythical creatures that share traits with lions, tigers, and dogs. Statues of them in pairs are used as guardians and to invite good luck.

Name origin

Growlithe's name is likely a combination of growl and lithe, meaning limber or flexible. Its Japanese name may simply refer to its abilities as a guard dog.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Fukano From Funke and canis. French Caninos Based on canine, and possibly os. Korean 가디 Gadi Chinese (Taiwan) 卡蒂狗 Kǎ Dì Gǒu Transliteration of Growlithe's Japanese name, Guardie. The last character means dog. Chinese (Hong Kong) 護主犬 Literally "owner protecting hound".

Related articles

• Growlie
• Officer Jenny's Growlithe

Notes

First partner trios

Kanto

Bulbasaur

Charmander

Squirtle

Johto

Chikorita

Cyndaquil

Totodile

Hoenn

Treecko

Torchic

Mudkip

Sinnoh

Turtwig

Chimchar

Piplup

Unova

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Kalos

Chespin

Fennekin

Froakie

Alola

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Galar

Grookey

Scorbunny

Sobble

Paldea

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

See also: List of the player's first Pokémon • Pikachu (Yellow) • Partner Pokémon (LGPE) • Hisui first partner Pokémon

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