Growlithe

The Fire type Pokemon. Discover comprehensive stats, moves, and evolutions across all games.

Pokédex #58• Available in 12 game versions

Fire

Pokemon Details

Species: Puppy Pokémon

Height: 0.7 m

Weight: 19 kg

Abilities:

Training

EV Yield: 1 Attack

Catch Rate: 190

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 70

Growth Rate: Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Min:
Max:

Gender:

Male: %
Female: %

Available Game Versions

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Red / Blue Yellow Gold / Silver Crystal FireRed / LeafGreen HeartGold / SoulSilver Black 2 / White 2 Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Sword / Shield Legends: Arceus Scarlet / Violet

Stats

Total

350

Type Guide

Learn when this Pokémon is a good pick. “Great against” are types your moves hit hard. “Watch out for” are move types that hit you hard.

Great against

Grass×2

Ice×2

Bug×2

Steel×2

Watch out for

Water×2

Ground×2

Rock×2

Not very effective on

Fire×0.5

Water×0.5

Rock×0.5

Dragon×0.5

Takes reduced damage from

Fire×0.5

Grass×0.5

Ice×0.5

Bug×0.5

Steel×0.5

Fairy×0.5

Try a matchup

Pick the opponent’s types to see how your moves perform.

Opponent type 1Opponent type 2

Your damage:×1Even

Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, Water/Flying takes ×4 from Electric moves.

Evolutions

Moves from All Games

The moves shown below are collected from all games where Growlithe appears. These may not match the specific moveset available in your game. Select a specific game version above to see the exact moves for that game.

Moves learned by leveling up, sorted by level required
Name	Level	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Bite	1	Normal	Physical	60	100
Roar	1	Normal	Status	-	100
Tackle	1	Normal	Physical	40	100
Charm	2	Fairy	Status	-	100
Howl	4	Normal	Status	-	-
Scary Face	6	Normal	Status	-	100
Protect	7	Normal	Status	-	-
Thunder Fang	9	Electric	Physical	65	95
Ember	18	Fire	Special	40	100
Thief	18	Dark	Physical	60	100
Odor Sleuth	19	Normal	Status	-	100
Rock Slide	21	Rock	Physical	75	90
Leer	23	Normal	Status	-	100
Fire Spin	24	Fire	Special	35	85
Reversal	25	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Facade	25	Normal	Physical	70	100
Fire Fang	28	Fire	Physical	65	95
Flame Burst	28	Fire	Special	70	100
Take Down	30	Normal	Physical	90	85
Snarl	30	Dark	Special	55	95
Retaliate	32	Normal	Physical	70	100
Swift	32	Normal	Special	60	-
Flame Wheel	34	Fire	Special	60	100
Rock Tomb	36	Rock	Physical	60	95
Helping Hand	37	Normal	Status	-	-
Double Edge	37	Normal	Physical	120	100
Flame Charge	38	Fire	Physical	50	100
Agility	39	Psychic	Status	-	-
Crunch	42	Dark	Physical	80	100
Outrage	43	Dragon	Physical	120	100
Heat Wave	45	Fire	Special	100	90
Endure	47	Normal	Status	-	-
Flare Blitz	48	Fire	Physical	120	100
Play Rough	48	Fairy	Physical	90	90
Sunny Day	49	Fire	Status	-	-
Flamethrower	50	Fire	Special	95	100
Sandstorm	51	Rock	Status	-	-
Smart Strike	53	Steel	Physical	70	-
Dig	55	Ground	Physical	80	100
Psychic Fangs	63	Psychic	Physical	85	100
Body Slam	66	Normal	Physical	85	100
Sleep Talk	70	Normal	Status	-	-
Rock Blast	76	Rock	Physical	25	90
Rest	85	Psychic	Status	-	-
Power Gem	101	Rock	Special	80	100
Substitute	103	Normal	Status	-	-
Will O Wisp	107	Fire	Status	-	85
Stealth Rock	116	Rock	Status	-	-
Fire Blast	141	Fire	Special	110	85
Wild Charge	147	Electric	Physical	90	100
Stone Edge	150	Rock	Physical	100	80
Overheat	157	Fire	Special	130	90
Close Combat	167	Fighting	Physical	120	100
Tera Blast	171	Normal	Special	80	100
Smack Down	179	Rock	Physical	50	100
Temper Flare	207	Fire	Physical	75	100
Scorching Sands	215	Ground	Special	70	100
Curse	224	Ghost	Status	-	-

Game Locations

Game	Location
LegendsArceus	Veilstone Cape - Wild Windbreak Stand - Wild
Red	8 - Wild Pokémon Mansion - Wild Route 7 - Wild
Blue	Trade/migrate From Another Game - Wild
Yellow	Pokémon Mansion - Wild
Gold	36 - Wild 37 - Wild 8 - Wild Route 7 - Wild
Crystal	35 - Wild 36 - Wild 37 - Wild Route 8 - Wild
Heartgold	36 - Wild 37 - Wild 48 - Wild 8 - Wild Route 7 - Wild
Black2	Virbank Complex - Wild
Moon	Route 2 - Wild
Sword	Dusty Bowl - Wild Hammerlocke Hills - Wild
Shield	Axew's Eye - Wild Dappled Grove - Wild East Lake Axewell - Wild Giant's Seat - Wild North Lake Miloch - Wild Rolling Fields - Wild Route 3 - Wild South Lake Miloch - Wild Watchtower Ruins - Wild West Lake Axewell - Wild
Scarlet	East Province (Area Three) - Wild North Province (Area Two) - Wild South Province (Area Three) - Wild

Pokedex Entries

Game	Entry
LegendsArceus	They patrol their territory in pairs. I believe the igneous rock components in the fur of this species are the result of volcanic activity in its habitat.
Red	Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
Blue	Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
Yellow	A POKéMON with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory.
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.
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.
Heartgold	It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
Soulsilver	Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.
Black2	Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town.
White2	Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town.
Sun	It’s both clever and loyal, but if a stranger tries to invade its territory, it barks threateningly.
Moon	It looks cute, but when you approach another Trainer’s Growlithe, it will bark at you and bite.
UltraSun	While it’s quite friendly toward humans once it’s grown used to them, in the wild it must be quite fierce to defend its territory from Rockruff.
UltraMoon	It has lived alongside humans since ages ago. Its bones have been found in excavations of ruins from the Stone Age.
Sword	It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
Shield	Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.
Scarlet	It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
Violet	It’s very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting.

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Growlithe

Pokemon Details

Species: Puppy Pokémon

Height: 0.7 m

Weight: 19 kg

Abilities:

Training

EV Yield: 1 Attack

Catch Rate: 190

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 70

Growth Rate: Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Gender:

Available Game Versions

Stats

Type Guide

Great against

Watch out for

Not very effective on

Takes reduced damage from

Try a matchup

Evolutions

Growlithe(Current)

Use Item

Arcanine

Pokémon Moves by Learning Method

Moves from All Games

Level Up Moves

Level Up Moves

TM Moves

TM Moves

HM Moves

HM Moves

TR Moves

TR Moves

Tutor Moves

Tutor Moves

Egg Moves

Egg Moves

Game Locations

Pokedex Entries

Evolutions

Growlithe(Current)

Use Item

Arcanine