Growlithe

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Growlithe is a Fire type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Puppy Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	058
Type	Fire
Species	Puppy Pokémon
Height	2′04″ (0.7 m)
Weight	41.9 lbs (19.0 kg)
Abilities	1. Intimidate 2. Flash Fire Justified (hidden ability)
Local №	058 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 127 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 058 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 129 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 051 (Black 2/White 2) 052 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 064 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)

Training

EV yield	1 Attack
Catch rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	70
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	75% male, 25% female
Egg cycles	20 (base 5,120 steps)

Base stats

HP	55	220	314
Attack	70	130	262
Defense	45	85	207
Sp. Atk	70	130	262
Sp. Def	50	94	218
Speed	60	112	240
Total	350	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Growlithe.

Intimidate ability Flash Fire ability Justified ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	2		½	½			2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
		½	2				½	½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	0	2		½	½			2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
		½	2				½	½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	2		½	½			2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
		½	2				½	½

Evolution chart

#058
Growlithe
Fire

(use Fire Stone)

#059
Arcanine
Fire

Growlithe changes

In Generation 1, Growlithe has a base Special stat of 50.
In Generations 1-4, Growlithe has a base experience yield of 91.

Pokédex entries

Red 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.
Ruby 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.
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.
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.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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.
Black White	A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
Black 2 White 2	Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town.
X	Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting.
Y	It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
Omega Ruby Alpha 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.
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.
Ultra Sun	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.
Ultra Moon	It has lived alongside humans since ages ago. Its bones have been found in excavations of ruins from the Stone Age.

Moves learned by Growlithe

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Sun/Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Ember	Fire	40	100
8	Leer	Normal	—	100
10	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
12	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
17	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	100
19	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
21	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
23	Take Down	Normal	90	85
28	Flame Burst	Fire	70	100
30	Agility	Psychic	—	—
32	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
34	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
39	Crunch	Dark	80	100
41	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
43	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
45	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100

Egg moves

Growlithe learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Growlithe egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Burn Up	Fire	130	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Covet	Normal	60	100
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Howl	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Growlithe can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Growlithe can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100	Generation 2 — TM
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Ember	Fire	40	100
8	Leer	Normal	—	100
10	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
12	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
17	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	100
19	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
21	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
23	Take Down	Normal	90	85
28	Flame Burst	Fire	70	100
30	Agility	Psychic	—	—
32	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
34	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
39	Crunch	Dark	80	100
41	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
43	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
45	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100

Egg moves

Growlithe learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Growlithe egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Burn Up	Fire	130	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Covet	Normal	60	100
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Howl	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Growlithe can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100	Generation 2 — TM
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Growlithe sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7
Normal
Shiny	—

See all Growlithe sprites

Where to find Growlithe

Red	Route 7, 8, Pokémon Mansion
Blue	Trade/migrate from another game
Yellow	Pokémon Mansion
Gold	Route 7, 8, 36, 37
Silver	Trade/migrate from another game
Crystal	Route 8, 35, 36, 37
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed	Route 7, 8, Pokémon Mansion
LeafGreen Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Route 201, 202
HeartGold	Route 7, 8, 36, 37, 48
SoulSilver	Trade/migrate from another game
Black White	Trade/migrate from another game
Black 2 White 2	Virbank Complex
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Mt. Pyre
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Route 2

Answers to Growlithe questions

Other languages

English	Growlithe
Japanese	ガーディ (Gardie)
German	Fukano
French	Caninos

Name origin

growl: gruff noise made by dogs
lithe: gracefully slender