Growlithe Pokédex: Stats, Moves, Evolution & Locations

Skip to main content

• Data Pokémon data
  • Pokédex
  • Moves
  • Type chart
  • Abilities
  • Items
  • Evolution chains
  • Pokémon locations
  • Sprite gallery
  • Quick links
  • National Pokédex
  • Pokémon list with stats
  • Legends: Arceus Pokédex
  • Scarlet & Violet Pokédex
• Mechanics Game mechanics
  • Breeding & egg groups
  • Move Tutors
  • Dual type chart
  • Effort Values (EVs)
  • Natures
  • IVs/Personality
  • Useful tools
  • Moveset searcher
  • Type coverage checker
  • Text list generator
• Games Pokémon games
  • Winds & Waves
  • Pokémon GO
  • Legends: Z-A
  • Scarlet & Violet
  • Legends: Arceus
  • Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
  • Sword & Shield
  • Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee
  • Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
  • Sun & Moon
  • Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
  • X & Y
  • Black 2 & White 2
  • Black & White
  • HeartGold & SoulSilver
  • Platinum
  • Diamond & Pearl
  • Emerald
  • FireRed & LeafGreen
  • Ruby & Sapphire
  • Crystal
  • Gold & Silver
  • Yellow
  • Red & Blue
  • Spin-off games
• Other Community/Other
  • Pokémon Q&A
  • Pokémon Rate My Team
  • Chat Room
  • Meta (Suggestion Box)
  • Other pages
  • Pokémon News
  • Maps/Puzzles
  • Pokémon name origins
  • About/Contact us
• Search

Growlithe #0057 Primeape #0059 Arcanine

• Contents
• Info
• Base stats
• Evolution chart
• Pokédex entries
• Moves learned
• Sprites
• Locations
• Language

Growlithe is a Fire type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Growlithe has a Hisuian Form, introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0058
Type	Fire
Species	Puppy Pokémon
Height	0.7 m (2′04″)
Weight	19.0 kg (41.9 lbs)
Abilities	1. Intimidate2. Flash FireJustified (hidden ability)
Local №	0058 (Red/Blue/Yellow)0127 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)0058 (FireRed/LeafGreen)0129 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)0051 (Black 2/White 2)0052 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)0064 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)0058 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)0070 (Sword/Shield)0150 (Legends: Arceus)0213 (Scarlet/Violet)0078 (The Teal Mask)

Training

EV yield	1 Attack
Catch rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	70
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	75% male, 25% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	55	220	314
Attack	70	130	262
Defense	45	85	207
Sp. Atk	70	130	262
Sp. Def	50	94	218
Speed	60	112	240
Total	350	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Growlithe.

Intimidate ability Flash Fire ability Justified ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	2	½	½	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½	2	½	½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
0	2	½	½	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½	2	½	½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	2	½	½	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½	2	½	½

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0058
Type	Fire Rock
Species	Scout Pokémon
Height	0.8 m (2′07″)
Weight	22.7 kg (50.0 lbs)
Abilities	1. Intimidate2. Flash FireRock Head (hidden ability)
Local №	0058 (Red/Blue/Yellow)0127 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)0058 (FireRed/LeafGreen)0129 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)0051 (Black 2/White 2)0052 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)0064 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)0058 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)0070 (Sword/Shield)0150 (Legends: Arceus)0213 (Scarlet/Violet)0078 (The Teal Mask)

Training

EV yield	1 Attack
Catch rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	70
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	75% male, 25% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	60	230	324
Attack	75	139	273
Defense	45	85	207
Sp. Atk	65	121	251
Sp. Def	50	94	218
Speed	55	103	229
Total	350	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Growlithe.

Intimidate ability Flash Fire ability Rock Head ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	¼	4	½	2	½	4

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½	½	2	½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	0	4	½	2	½	4

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½	½	2	½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	¼	4	½	2	½	4

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½	½	2	½

Evolution chart

#0058 Growlithe Fire (use Fire Stone)#0059 Arcanine Fire #0058 Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe Fire · Rock (use Fire Stone)#0059 Arcanine Hisuian Arcanine Fire · Rock

Growlithe changes

• In Generation 8, Hisuian Growlithe has Justified as its hidden ability.
• In Generation 1, Growlithe has a base Special stat of 50.
• In Generations 1-4, Growlithe has a base experience yield of 91.
• In Generations 2-7, Growlithe has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Growlithe

RedBlue	Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
Yellow	A POKéMON with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory.
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.
RubySapphire	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.
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.
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.
DiamondPearlPlatinum	A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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.
BlackWhite	A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
Black 2White 2	Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town.
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 RubyAlpha Sapphire	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.
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 PikachuLet's Go Eevee	A Pokémon with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory.
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.
Brilliant DiamondShining Pearl	It is a Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
Scarlet	It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
Violet	It’s very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting.

Hisuian Growlithe

Legends: Arceus	They patrol their territory in pairs. I believe the igneous rock components in the fur of this species are the result of volcanic activity in its habitat.

Moves learned by Growlithe

• In other generations
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Legends: Z-A Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

GrowlitheHisuian Growlithe

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire		40	100
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
4	Howl	Normal		—	—
8	Bite	Dark		60	100
12	Flame Wheel	Fire		60	100
16	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
20	Agility	Psychic		—	—
24	Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
28	Retaliate	Normal		70	100
32	Crunch	Dark		80	100
36	Take Down	Normal		90	85
40	Flamethrower	Fire		90	100
44	Roar	Normal		—	—
48	Play Rough	Fairy		90	90
52	Reversal	Fighting		—	100
56	Flare Blitz	Fire		120	100

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire		40	100
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
4	Howl	Normal		—	—
8	Bite	Dark		60	100
12	Flame Wheel	Fire		60	100
16	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
24	Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
28	Retaliate	Normal		70	100
32	Crunch	Dark		80	100
36	Take Down	Normal		90	85
40	Flamethrower	Fire		90	100
44	Roar	Normal		—	—
48	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
52	Reversal	Fighting		—	100
56	Flare Blitz	Fire		120	100

Egg moves

Growlithe learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Growlithe gen 9 learnset page.

GrowlitheHisuian Growlithe

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal		60	100
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
Double Kick	Fighting		30	100
Morning Sun	Normal		—	—
Raging Fury	Fire		120	100
Thrash	Normal		120	100

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal		60	100
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
Double Kick	Fighting		30	100
Head Smash	Rock		150	80
Morning Sun	Normal		—	—
Thrash	Normal		120	100

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

GrowlitheHisuian Growlithe

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
02	Charm	Fairy		—	100
04	Agility	Psychic		—	—
06	Scary Face	Normal		—	100
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
08	Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
09	Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95
18	Thief	Dark		60	100
24	Fire Spin	Fire		35	85
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
30	Snarl	Dark		55	95
32	Swift	Normal		60	∞
38	Flame Charge	Fire		50	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
63	Psychic Fangs	Psychic		85	100
66	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
107	Will-O-Wisp	Fire		—	85
108	Crunch	Dark		80	100
118	Heat Wave	Fire		95	90
125	Flamethrower	Fire		90	100
127	Play Rough	Fairy		90	90
130	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting		—	100
141	Fire Blast	Fire		110	85
147	Wild Charge	Electric		90	100
156	Outrage	Dragon		120	100
157	Overheat	Fire		130	90
165	Flare Blitz	Fire		120	100
167	Close Combat	Fighting		120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
172	Roar	Normal		—	—
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
207	Temper Flare	Fire		75	100
224	Curse	Ghost		—	—

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
04	Agility	Psychic		—	—
06	Scary Face	Normal		—	100
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
08	Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
09	Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95
24	Fire Spin	Fire		35	85
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
36	Rock Tomb	Rock		60	95
38	Flame Charge	Fire		50	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
53	Smart Strike	Steel		70	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
63	Psychic Fangs	Psychic		85	100
66	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
76	Rock Blast	Rock		25	90
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
101	Power Gem	Rock		80	100
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
107	Will-O-Wisp	Fire		—	85
108	Crunch	Dark		80	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock		—	—
118	Heat Wave	Fire		95	90
125	Flamethrower	Fire		90	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting		—	100
141	Fire Blast	Fire		110	85
147	Wild Charge	Electric		90	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock		100	80
156	Outrage	Dragon		120	100
157	Overheat	Fire		130	90
165	Flare Blitz	Fire		120	100
167	Close Combat	Fighting		120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
172	Roar	Normal		—	—
179	Smack Down	Rock		50	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
207	Temper Flare	Fire		75	100
215	Scorching Sands	Ground		70	100

• In other generations
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Growlithe sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal
Shiny	—							—	—

• See all Growlithe sprites

Where to find Growlithe

Red	Route 7, 8, Pokémon Mansion
Blue	Trade/migrate from another game
Yellow	Pokémon Mansion
Gold	Route 7, 8, 36, 37
Silver	Trade/migrate from another game
Crystal	Route 8, 35, 36, 37
RubySapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed	Route 7, 8, Pokémon Mansion
LeafGreenEmerald	Trade/migrate from another game
DiamondPearlPlatinum	Route 201, 202
HeartGold	Route 7, 8, 36, 37, 48
SoulSilver	Trade/migrate from another game
BlackWhite	Trade/migrate from another game
Black 2White 2	Virbank Complex
XY	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega RubyAlpha Sapphire	Mt. Pyre
SunMoonUltra SunUltra Moon	Route 2
Let's Go Pikachu	Route 5, 6, 7, 8
Let's Go Eevee	Trade/migrate from another game
Sword	Dusty Bowl, Hammerlocke Hills
Shield	Route 3, Rolling Fields, South Lake Miloch, East Lake Axewell, Axew's Eye, Dappled Grove, West Lake Axewell, Giant's Seat, North Lake Miloch, Watchtower Ruins
Brilliant Diamond	Spacious Cave, Volcanic Cave, Sandsear Cave, Typhlo Cavern
Shining Pearl	Trade/migrate from another game
Legends: Arceus	Veilstone Cape, Windbreak Stand
ScarletViolet	North Province (Area Two), East Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Three)
Legends: Z-A	Location data not yet available

Answers to Growlithe questions

• If you can only catch a Growlithe in HeartGold, what can you only catch in SoulSilver?
• Can I catch Vulpix in White 2?
• Why is Growlithe the 'puppy Pokemon'?
• How do I get my Arcanine to know Flamethrower and Extremespeed in Gold?
• What is a good LC moveset for Growlithe?
• Why is 600 so special for pseudo-legendaries?
• How do you get Seadra and Growlithe to evolve in Pokemon Gold?
• Why is Espeon not passing down Morning Sun onto Growlithe?
• Can I get a torchic on soul silver or can I catch a growlithe?
• Where can I catch Growlithe in Pokemon Emerald?
• View more questions on PokéBase »

Other languages

English	Growlithe
Japanese	ガーディ (Gardie)
German	Fukano
French	Caninos
Italian	Growlithe
Spanish	Growlithe
Korean	가디 (gadi)
Chinese (Simplified)	卡蒂狗
Chinese (Traditional)	卡蒂狗

English	Puppy Pokémon Scout Pokémon
Japanese	こいぬポケモンみはりポケモン
German	Welpen-PokémonSpäher-Pokémon
French	Pokémon ChiotPokémon Espion
Italian	Pokémon CagnolinoPokémon Esplorante
Spanish	Pokémon PerritoPokémon Explorador
Korean	강아지포켓몬망보기포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	小狗宝可梦放哨宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	小狗寶可夢放哨寶可夢

Name origin

growl gruff noise made by dogs lithe gracefully slender #0057 Primeape #0059 Arcanine