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Growlithe ガーディ Gardie #058
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Fire ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Puppy Pokémon
Abilities Intimidate or Flash Fire Flash Fire Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #058 Johto #127 Hoenn #245 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'4" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'4"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 41.9 lbs. Imperial 19 kg Metric 41.9 lbs./19 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 91 Battle Exp.: 911*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Growlithe (Japanese: ガーディ Gardie) is a Fire-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

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

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Growlithe first appeared in EP033. 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.

Morrison introduced his Growlithe to Ash and co. in AG126.

In AG139, 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.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

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

Pokémon Yellow

A Pokémon with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory.

Pokémon Gold

It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.

Pokémon Silver

Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own trainer from harm.

Pokémon Crystal

It controls a big territory. If it detects an unknown smell, it roars loudly to force out the intruder.

Pokémon Ruby and 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.

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon FireRed

Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting.

Pokémon LeafGreen

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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

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 100.

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

• Body Slam
• Crunch
• Fire Spin
• Heat Wave
• Howl
• Safeguard
• Thrash

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.

Evolution

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.
• Korean: 가디 Gadi

Related articles

• Growlie

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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