Growlithe
ガーディ Gardie
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Height
2'04"
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0.7m
Metric
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2'04"/0.7m
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0.0m
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Weight
41.9lbs
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19.0kg
Metric
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41.9lbs/19.0kg
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0.0kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
1
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 91
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Battle Exp.: 911*
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Growlithe (Japanese: ガーディ Gardie) is a Fire-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Arcanine when exposed to a Fire Stone.
Biology
Physiology
Growlithe is a quadruped, canine Pokémon. It has a short, rounded muzzle, a small, fluffy tail, a tuft of fur on top of its head, and rounded ears. It has bright orange fur with black stripes over its back and on its forelegs. Its belly, tail, and fluff on top of its head are a cream color. Its nose is shiny black, while the insides of its ears are like brown. Unlike its evolution, Growlithe has two claws on its forepaws, and its paw pads are brown (instead of pink).
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. However, strong, unpleasant smells can disable their sense of smell for short periods, as seen in The Case of the K9 Caper.
Behavior
Extremely loyal, this Pokémon fiercely defends its Trainer and territory.
Habitat
Growlithe live in active volcanoes, grassy plains, and scorched plains heated by geothermal energy. Its native range includes Kanto and Johto, as well as Fiore and Almia, but it can be found in Sinnoh on some occasions. In captivity, they're often used as police dogs due to their loyal nature and powerful sense of smell. They're also seen occasionally as pets.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
James has a pet Growlithe named Growlie that he has had since he was a child. He left it behind when he ran away from home at a young age.
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.
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 friends 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
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Pokémon
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Source
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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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| This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.
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In the manga
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
In Magical Pokémon Journey, Kiaraway, a Trainer who specializes in collecting Fire-type Pokémon, owns a Growlithe. It is seen once in Vulpix and Cyndaquil.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Volume 4 of Pokémon Adventures, Blaine is seen to have a Growlithe, which he uses to track the smell given off by the cloth fragments Miles took from a frozen form of Red at Mt. Moon.
In the TCG
- Main article: Growlithe (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
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A Pokémon with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory.
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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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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.
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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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| Generation III
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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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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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Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting.
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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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| Generation IV
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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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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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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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A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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No Pokédex data is available.
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
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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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 50.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Resistant against
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Unaffected by
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Damaged normally by
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Learnset
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PP
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| This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Growlithe can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Growlithe cannot be tutored the move 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 move tutor moves from other generations
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Special moves
TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Growlithe's original name was "Flamie".
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red and Blue Rescue Team, Growlithe's phrases while walking through dungeons on the team references the current Leader Pokémon as "master". This is to reflect its dog-like nature, as dogs are known to obey their human owners, or "masters".
- Growlithe can be seen as a parallel to Vulpix. Both of them are Generation I Pokémon whose only evolutionary event utilizes a Fire Stone into their evolved forms. Vulpix is exclusive to Pokémon Blue/Green and LeafGreen while Growlithe is to Pokémon Red and FireRed, Growlithe has a 75% chance of being male while Vulpix has a 75% of being female, and they are both in the Field egg group. Additionally, both can have Flash Fire as their ability, are based on canines (Growlithe being a dog, Vulpix being a fox), and both changed their alternate coloration to yellow in Generation III. Both are based on animals of Japanese folklore,
- It shares its species name with Lillipup. They are both known as Puppy Pokémon.
- Coincidentally, they also seem to share physical traits. They both have orange and black fur and a tuft of cream fur on their head.
Origin
Growlithe is most likely based on Japanese 獅子 Shisa, which are Japanese dog statues. It is also possible that they could take homage from shishi, or 狛犬 koma-inu, which are guardian statues found in China that resemble lions, with traits of tigers and dogs. They are incorrectly called "Foo dogs" in the West. Both Shisa and Shishi statues alike are often found in pairs, are used as guardians, and are believed to invite good luck. This could have been inspiration for Growlithe's protective nature.
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
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Name
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Name Origin
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| German
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Fukano
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From Funke and canis.
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| French
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Caninos
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Based on canine, and possibly os.
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| Korean
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가디 Gadi
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Transliteration of Growlithe's Japanese name, Gardie.
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| Chinese (Mandarin)
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卡蒂狗 Kǎdìgǒu
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Transliteration of Gardie. The last character means dog.
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| Chinese (Cantonese)
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護主犬 Wuhjyúhyún
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Literally "Owner protecting hound".
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Related articles
Notes
External links
Rawst Berry (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Growlithe images on Bulbagarden Archives.
