Growlithe (Pokémon)

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Growlithe ガーディ Gardie #058
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
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 #129 Hoenn #245 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-144 Almia R-065 Oblivia
Height 2'04" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'04"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 41.9 lbs. Imperial 19.0 kg Metric 41.9 lbs./19.0 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 75% male, 25% female
Breeding Ground group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 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 Template:Type2 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. Unlike its evolution, Growlithe has two claws on its forefeet, 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, unpleasent 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, 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

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 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

In the 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 William took from a frozen form of Red at Mt. Moon.

In the TCG

Main article: Growlithe (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Ice Berry (33%)
Yellow*
Gold	Silver	Ice Berry (33%)
Crystal
Emerald*		Rawst Berry (100%)
FireRed	LeafGreen	Rawst Berry (50%)
Diamond	Pearl	Rawst Berry (100%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By breeding

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By tutoring

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Special moves

TCG-only moves

• Double Kick

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 058.png 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! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Yes! Leveled up! You can count on me!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Fire  Poké Assist: ( Fire ) Field move: None Loops: 4 Min. exp.: 26 Max. exp.: 31 Browser entry   Growlithe is a lively Pokémon that breathes embers while scampering about.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Fire  Poké Assist: ( Fire ) Field move: (Burn ×2) Browser entry   It attacks by breathing fire and throwing tackles.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Growlithe  Fire

Fire Stone →

First evolution Arcanine  Fire

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Growlithe's original name was "Flame."
• Growlithe can learn Safeguard via breeding but not through TM.
• Even though it includes the word in its name and is based on a dog-like creature, Growlithe cannot learn Growl.
• 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 Ground 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.

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 on canine, and possibly os (bone).
• Korean: 가디 Gadi
• Chinese (Taiwan): 卡蒂狗 Kǎ Dì Gǒu - Transliteration of Growlithe's Japanese name, Guardie. The last character means dog.
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 護主犬 - Literally "owner protecting hound".

Related articles

• Growlie
• Officer Jenny's Growlithe

External links

• Great Paws of Fire, the fanlisting for Growlithe

Notes

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Pokémon

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