Growlithe - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Growlithe can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Growlithe artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Roar	Normal	—	100
7	Ember	Fire	40	100
13	Leer	Normal	—	100
19	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	100
25	Take Down	Normal	90	85
31	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	100
37	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
43	Agility	Psychic	—	—
49	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100

Egg moves

Growlithe learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Fire Spin	Fire	15	70
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Howl	Normal	—	—
Safeguard	Normal	—	—
Thrash	Normal	90	100

Moves learnt by HM

Growlithe is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Roar	Normal	—	100
7	Ember	Fire	40	100
13	Leer	Normal	—	100
19	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	100
25	Take Down	Normal	90	85
31	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	100
37	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
43	Agility	Psychic	—	—
49	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100

Egg moves

Growlithe learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Fire Spin	Fire	15	70
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Howl	Normal	—	—
Safeguard	Normal	—	—
Thrash	Normal	90	100

Move Tutor moves

Growlithe can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Growlithe is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Roar	Normal	—	100
7	Ember	Fire	40	100
13	Leer	Normal	—	100
19	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	100
25	Take Down	Normal	90	85
31	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	100
37	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
43	Agility	Psychic	—	—
49	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100

Egg moves

Growlithe learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Fire Spin	Fire	15	70
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Howl	Normal	—	—
Safeguard	Normal	—	—
Thrash	Normal	90	100

Move Tutor moves

Growlithe can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Growlithe is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90

Growlithe egg move parents

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Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe

Growlithe's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Growlithe are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Growlithe with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Growlithe with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Body Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Quagsire Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Seviper
Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Sketch	Smeargle

Crunch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Girafarig Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Seviper
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Electrike Manectric
Sketch	Smeargle

Fire Spin

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Ninetales Ponyta Rapidash Flareon Torchic Torkoal
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Houndour Houndoom
Pre-evolution Level up	Combusken Blaziken
Sketch	Smeargle

Heat Wave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine
Sketch	Smeargle

Howl

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Whismur Loudred Exploud Electrike Manectric
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Numel Camerupt
Sketch	Smeargle

Safeguard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Ninetales Seel Dewgong
TM	Vulpix Ninetales Seel Dewgong Skitty Delcatty Spinda
Breeding	Sandshrew Sandslash Growlithe Arcanine Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Quagsire
Sketch	Smeargle

Thrash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoking Mankey Primeape Tauros Teddiursa Ursaring Spinda
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Wailmer Wailord
Sketch	Smeargle

Hisuian Growlithe's egg groups: Field

Growlithe - Generation 3 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe egg move parents

Body Slam

Crunch

Fire Spin

Heat Wave

Howl

Safeguard

Thrash

Hisuian Growlithe does not have any egg moves.