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Growlithe

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Growlithe ガーディ

Fire Generation I Puppy Pokémon
Height 0.7m Weight 19.0kg
Intimidate Flash Fire Justified (Hidden Ability)

Pokémon Profile

Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.

Base Stats

Form Base Stats：Growlithe · Total 350

HP 55
Attack 70
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 50
Speed 60

Basic Info

Gender Ratio
♂ 75% / ♀ 25%
Catch Rate
190（24.8%）
Egg Groups
Field
Egg Cycles
20
Base Friendship
50
EV Yield
Attack+1
Base Experience
70
Shape
Quadrupedal
Color
Brown
Experience
1,250,000（Slow）

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Defensive (when attacked)

2× Weakness Water ×2 Ground ×2 Rock ×2
1/2 Resistance Fire ×0.5 Grass ×0.5 Ice ×0.5 Bug ×0.5 Steel ×0.5 Fairy ×0.5

Offensive (when attacking)

2× Weakness Grass ×2 Ice ×2 Bug ×2 Steel ×2
1/2 Resistance Fire ×0.5 Water ×0.5 Rock ×0.5 Dragon ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Hisuian Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe
Use Fire Stone
Hisuian Arcanine Hisuian Arcanine
Hisuian Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe
Use Fire Stone
Hisuian Arcanine Hisuian Arcanine

Learnset

Level Moves Type Category Power Accuracy PP
— Leer Normal Status — 100 30
— Ember Fire Special 40 100 25
— Leer Normal Status — 100 30
— Ember Fire Special 40 100 25
4 Howl Normal Status — — 40
4 Howl Normal Status — — 40
8 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
8 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
12 Flame Wheel Fire Physical 60 100 25
12 Flame Wheel Fire Physical 60 100 25
16 Helping Hand Normal Status — — 20
16 Helping Hand Normal Status — — 20
20 Agility Psychic Status — — 30
24 Fire Fang Fire Physical 65 95 15
24 Fire Fang Fire Physical 65 95 15
28 Retaliate Normal Physical 70 100 5
28 Retaliate Normal Physical 70 100 5
32 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
32 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
36 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
36 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
40 Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 15
40 Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 15
44 Roar Normal Status — — 20
44 Roar Normal Status — — 20
48 Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 10
48 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
52 Reversal Fighting Physical — 100 15
52 Reversal Fighting Physical — 100 15
56 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100 15
56 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100 15

Wild Encounters

Generation I

Red

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Pokémon MansionLv.32-35Walking20%
Route 7Lv.18-20Walking5%
Route 8Lv.15-18Walking10%

Yellow

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Pokémon MansionLv.26-38Walking10%
Generation II

Crystal

Johto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 35Lv.13WalkingSwarm: noDay20%
Lv.13WalkingSwarm: noMorning20%
Route 36Lv.5WalkingDay10%
Lv.5WalkingMorning10%
Route 37Lv.14-16WalkingDay30%
Lv.14-16WalkingMorning30%

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 8Lv.17WalkingDay10%
Lv.17WalkingMorning10%

Gold

Johto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 36Lv.13-15WalkingDay10%
Lv.13WalkingMorning10%
Lv.13WalkingNight10%
Route 37Lv.14-16WalkingDay10%
Lv.14WalkingMorning10%
Lv.14WalkingNight10%

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 7Lv.15-18WalkingDay20%
Lv.18WalkingMorning20%
Lv.18WalkingNight20%
Route 8Lv.18WalkingMorning10%
Lv.18WalkingDay10%
Lv.18WalkingNight5%
Generation III

FireRed

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Pokémon MansionLv.30-32Walking10%
Route 7Lv.18-20Walking5%
Route 8Lv.15-18Walking10%

XD: Gale of Darkness

Location Level Method Chance
Cipher Key Lair 1fLv.28Snag100%
Generation IV

Diamond

Sinnoh

Location Level Method Chance
Route 201Lv.2WalkingSlot 2: FireRed4%
Route 202Lv.2WalkingSlot 2: FireRed4%

HeartGold

Johto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 36Lv.13Walking5%
Lv.15WalkingDay4%
Route 37Lv.14Walking5%
Lv.15WalkingDay4%
Route 48Lv.25WalkingNight20%
Lv.21-22Walking5%

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 7Lv.18WalkingRadio: off10%
Lv.15WalkingDay4%
Route 8Lv.18WalkingMorning5%
Lv.18WalkingDay5%
Lv.17WalkingNight4%

Pearl

Sinnoh

Location Level Method Chance
Route 201Lv.2WalkingSlot 2: FireRed4%
Route 202Lv.2WalkingSlot 2: FireRed4%

Platinum

Sinnoh

Location Level Method Chance
Route 201Lv.2WalkingSlot 2: FireRed4%
Route 202Lv.2WalkingSlot 2: FireRed4%
Generation V

Black 2

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Virbank ComplexLv.11-13Walking10%
Lv.12-14Dark grass10%

White 2

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Virbank ComplexLv.11-13Walking10%
Lv.12-14Dark grass10%
Generation VI

X

Kalos

Location Level Method Chance
Friend SafariLv.30Walking33%

Y

Kalos

Location Level Method Chance
Friend SafariLv.30Walking33%
Generation VII

Let's Go, Pikachu!

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 5Lv.11-16Overworld100%
Route 6Lv.11-16Overworld100%
Route 7Lv.22-27Overworld100%
Route 8Lv.22-27Overworld100%

Moon

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Route 2Lv.7-10Walking20%

Sun

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Route 2Lv.7-10Walking20%

Ultra Moon

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Route 2Lv.7-10Walking10%

Ultra Sun

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Route 2Lv.7-10Walking10%

Growlithe Competitive Movesets & Sets

Growlithe movesets cover 6 generations and 8 formats with 9 sets in total, including moves, abilities, items, natures, EVs and Tera types with analysis.

6 Generation 8 Format 9 set
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Pokédex Entries

Generation I
Red：
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.
Generation II
Gold：
It has a brave and trustworthy na­ ture. It fear­ lessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
Silver：
Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any oppo­ nent 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.
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.
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.
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.
Black 2：
Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town.
Generation VI
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.
Generation VII
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.
Generation VIII
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.
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.