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Growlithe ガーディ Gardie
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Type	Fire
Species	Puppy Pokémon
Height	2′04″ (0.7m)
Weight	41.9 lbs. (19.0kg)
Abilities	Intimidate
	Flash Fire
Egg group	Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk
Exp. yield	91 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	25% ♀ / 75% ♂
Pokédex color	Brown
Catch rate	190
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Growlithe (Japanese: ガーディ Gardie) is a Fire-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special Moves 5.5.6 TCG-only Moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 Related articles 7 External links

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.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Growlithe can spit fire.

Behavior

Extremely loyal, this Pokémon fiercely defends its trainer.

Habitat

Growlithe live in active volcanoes, grassy plains, and scorched plains heated by geothermal energy.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

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

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.

Morrison introduced his Growlithe to Ash and co. 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.

In the manga

As of Volume 4 of Pokémon Special, Blaine is seen to have a Growlithe.

In the TCG

Main article: Growlithe (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
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.
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.
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	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.
IV	Diamond	A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
	Pearl	A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
I	Pokémon Red and Blue	Few	Routes 7 and 8, Pokémon Mansion (Red only)
	Pokémon Yellow	Few	Pokémon Mansion
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Common	Routes 7, 8, 36, and 37 (Gold only)
	Pokémon Crystal	Common	Routes 8, 36, and 37
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Uncommon	Routes 7 and 8, Pokémon Mansion (FireRed only)
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Cipher Key Lair (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Routes 201 and 202 (dongle method: FireRed)
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei	Endless Level 55 Endless Level 75 Forever Level 5 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Mt. Thunder (9F-10F) Mt. Thunder Peak (1F-2F)
Pokémon Ranger	Dusk Factory
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Pueru City Union Highway

Base stats

HP:	55
Attack:	70
Defense:	45
Special:	50
SpAtk:	70
SpDef:	50
Speed:	60

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2× Rock: 2× Water: 2×	Bug: ½× Steel: ½× Grass: ½× Fire: ½× Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ghost: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Notes:

1. If Growlithe has the Flash Fire ability, the effectiveness of Fire attacks will be 0×.
2. In Generation I, the effectiveness of Ice-type moves is 1×.

Learnset

Growlithe is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Start Bite Roar 18 Ember 23 Leer 30 Take Down 39 Agility 50 Flamethrower

Generation II Level Move Type Start Bite Roar 9 Ember 18 Leer 26 Take Down 34 Flame Wheel 42 Agility 50 Flamethrower

Generation III Level Move Type Start Bite Roar 7 Ember 13 Leer 19 Odor Sleuth 25 Take Down 31 Flame Wheel 37 Helping Hand 43 Agility 49 Flamethrower

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Bite Roar 6 Ember 9 Leer 14 Odor Sleuth 17 Helping Hand 20 Flame Wheel 25 Reversal 28 Fire Fang 31 Take Down 34 Flamethrower 39 Agility 42 Crunch 45 Heat Wave 48 Flare Blitz

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM06 Toxic TM08 Body Slam TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM20 Rage TM23 Dragon Rage TM28 Dig TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM38 Fire Blast TM39 Swift TM40 Skull Bash TM44 Rest TM50 Substitute

Generation II # Move Type TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM08 Rock Smash TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Snore TM17 Protect TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM24 Dragonbreath TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM38 Fire Blast TM39 Swift TM44 Rest TM45 Attract

Generation III # Move Type TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM17 Protect TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM32 Double Team TM35 Flamethrower TM38 Fire Blast TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM50 Overheat HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM17 Protect TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM32 Double Team TM35 Flamethrower TM38 Fire Blast TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM50 Overheat TM58 Endure TM61 Will-O-Wisp TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Body Slam			Torkoal Spheal, Sealeo Walrein Purugly
Crunch			Rattata, Raticate Arbok Girafarig Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom Poochyena Exploud Mawile Seviper Walrein Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Floatzel Hippopotas, Hippowdon
Double-Edge			Rattata, Raticate Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Phanpy Skitty Numel Spinda Hippopotas, Hippowdon
Fire Spin			Vulpix Ponyta, Rapidash Flareon Torchic, Torkoal, Chimchar Monferno, Infernape
Heat Wave			Torkoal
Howl			Houndour, Houndoom Poochyena, Mightyena Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Electrike, Manectric Dugtrio Meowth, Persian Farfetch'd Seviper Absol Stunky, Skuntank Weavile
Safeguard			Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong
Thrash			Nidoking Mankey, Primeape Tauros Teddiursa, Ursaring Spinda
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding.

By tutoring

Move	Type	Cat.	Version
Body Slam			FR	LG	E
Double-Edge			FR	LG	E
Mimic			FR	LG	E
Substitute			FR	LG	E
Endure					E
Sleep Talk					E
Snore					E
Swagger					E
Swift					E

Special Moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Growlithe knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Wave as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Charm after being purified.

TCG-only Moves

• Double Kick

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
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 Ranger
Group:	Loops: 4	Minimum Experience: -
Poké Assist:	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: -
Growlithe is a lively Pokémon that breathes embers while scampering about.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Burn x2

Evolution

Basic Growlithe

Fire Stone Arcanine

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 058.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 058 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 058 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 058.png			Image:Spr 3f 058.png
	Image:Spr 3r 058 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 058 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 058 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 058 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl				Back
	Image:Spr 4d 058.png
						Image:Spr b g4 058 s.png

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

Trivia

• Growlithe's original name was "Flame".

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

• German: Fukano
• French: Caninos - Based off of the word canine. Os means bone.
• Korean: 가디 Gadi

Related articles

• Growlie
• Officer Jenny's Growlithe

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Great Paws of Fire, the fanlisting for Growlithe at The Anime Fanlistings Network

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