Growlithe
ガーディ Gardie
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HP
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| Atk
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| Def
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| Speed
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| Exp.
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Growlithe (Japanese: ガーディ Gardie) is a Fire-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Arcanine via 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.
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.
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
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 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.
A Growlithe appeared in Camping It Up!.
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| EP033
| Growlithe
| Ash's Pokédex
| Growlithe, a Puppy Pokémon of pleasant demeanor and great diligence. It drives enemies away with barks and bites.
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| EP054
| Growlithe
| Ash's Pokédex
| Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. While loyal to its master, the Growlithe will drive away enemies by barking and biting.
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| This concludes the entries from the Original series.
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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
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| I
| Red
| Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
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| Blue
| Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
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| Yellow
| A Pokémon with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory.
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| Stadium
| Friendly and loyal, but also jealously protective of its territory. Carelessly approaching it may result in a bite.
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| II
| Gold
| It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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| Silver
| Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.
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| Crystal
| 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
| It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| FireRed
| Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting.
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| LeafGreen
| It is very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
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| IV
| Diamond
| A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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| Pearl
| A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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| Platinum
| A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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Game locations
In side games
Held items
Base stats
Type effectiveness
| Weak to
| Resistant to
| Immune to
| Normal effectiveness
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Learnset
Growlithe is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: II - III
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| Father
| Move
| Type
| Cat.
| Pwr.
| Acc.
| PP
| Contest
| Appeal
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Torkoal
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
| Body Slam
| Normal
| Physical
| 85
| 100%
| 15
| Tough
| 3 ♥♥♥
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Rattata, Raticate
Arbok
Growlithe, Arcanine
Girafarig
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Seviper
Walrein
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray
Floatzel
Hippopotas, Hippowdon
| Crunch
| Dark
| Physical
| 80
| 100%
| 15
| Tough
| 2 ♥♥
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Rattata, Raticate
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Phanpy, Donphan
Skitty, Delcatty
Numel, Camerupt
Spinda
Hippopotas, Hippowdon
| Double-Edge
| Normal
| Physical
| 120
| 100%
| 15
| Tough
| 0 |
Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Torkoal
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
| Fire Spin
| Fire
| Special
| 15
| 70%
| 15
| Beauty
| 0 |
Growlithe, Arcanine
Ponyta, Rapidash
Combusken, Blaziken
Monferno, Infernape
| Flare Blitz
| Fire
| Physical
| 120
| 100%
| 15
| Smart
| 2 ♥♥
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Growlithe, Arcanine
Torkoal
| Heat Wave
| Fire
| Special
| 100
| 90%
| 10
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
| Howl
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 40
| Cool
| 0 |
Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong
| Safeguard
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 25
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Tauros
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Spinda
| Thrash
| Normal
| Physical
| 90
| 100%
| 20
| Tough
| 2 ♥♥
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Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding
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Special moves
TCG-only Moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Growlithe's original name was "Flame".
- Growlithe can learn Safeguard via breeding but not through TM.
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
Related articles
External links
Notes
( Fire )
Body size: 1
(Burn ×2)
For other sprites and images, please see Growlithe images on Bulbagarden Archives.
