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
Major appearances
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.
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
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Pokémon
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Entry
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| EP033
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Growlithe
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Ash's Pokédex
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Growlithe, a Puppy Pokémon of pleasant demeanor and great diligence. It drives enemies away with barks and bites.
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| EP054
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Growlithe
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Ash's Pokédex
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Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. While loyal to its master, the Growlithe will drive away enemies by barking and biting.
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Pokémon
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| DP153
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Growlithe
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. Growlithe are very loyal and won't move unless their Trainer commands it.
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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
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
Multiple Growlithe appeared in Detective Pikachu.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Kanto
#058
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| Red(ENG)
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Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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A Pokémon with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory.
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| Stadium
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Friendly and loyal, but also jealously protective of its territory. Carelessly approaching it may result in a bite.
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| Generation II
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Johto
#127
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| Gold
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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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| Silver
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Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.
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| Crystal
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It controls a big territory. If it detects an unknown smell, it roars loudly to force out the intruder.
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| Stadium 2
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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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| Generation III
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Hoenn
#—
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Kanto
#058
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| Ruby
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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.
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| Sapphire
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| Emerald
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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.
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| FireRed
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Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting.
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| LeafGreen
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It is very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
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Sinnoh
#—
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Johto
#129
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| Diamond
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A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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| Pearl
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| Platinum
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| HeartGold
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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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| SoulSilver
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Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.
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| Generation V
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Unova
B2W2: #051
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| Black
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A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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| White
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| Black 2
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Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town.
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Kalos
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Hoenn
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| X
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Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting.
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| Y
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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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| Omega Ruby
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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.
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| Generation VII
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Alola
SM: #052
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Alola
USUM: #064
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Kanto
#058
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| Sun
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It's both clever and loyal, but if a stranger tries to invade its territory, it barks threateningly.
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| Moon
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It looks cute, but when you approach another Trainer's Growlithe, it will bark at you and bite.
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| Ultra Sun
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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.
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| Ultra Moon
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It has lived alongside humans since ages ago. Its bones have been found in excavations of ruins from the Stone Age.
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| Let's Go Pikachu
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A Pokémon with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory.
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| Let's Go Eevee
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| Generation VIII
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Galar
#070
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| Sword
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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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| Shield
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Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.
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Game locations
In side games
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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55
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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 350
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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None
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| Loops: 4
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Min. exp.: 26
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Max. exp.: 31
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Browser entry R-144
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| Growlithe is a lively Pokémon that breathes embers while scampering about.
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Evolution
Sprites
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
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Title
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Meaning
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 Japanese
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ガーディ Gardie
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From guardian/guard dog
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 French
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Caninos
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Based on canine
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 Spanish
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Growlithe
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Same as English name
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 German
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Fukano
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From Funke, canis and Vulkan
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 Italian
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Growlithe
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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가디 Gadi
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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 Mandarin Chinese
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卡蒂狗 Kǎdìgǒu
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Transliteration of Gardie. The last character means dog
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 Cantonese Chinese
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護主犬 Wuhjyú'hyún
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Literally "Owner-protecting hound"
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| More languages
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 Hindi
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ग्रोवलिथ Growlithe
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Transcription of English name
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 Lithuanian
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Graulitas
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From English name
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 Russian
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Гроулит Groulit
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Transcription of English name
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Related articles
External links
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For other sprites and images, please see Growlithe images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
