Growlithe - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Growlithe can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
4	Howl	Normal	—	—
8	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	100
16	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
20	Agility	Psychic	—	—
24	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
28	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
40	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
44	Roar	Normal	—	—
48	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
52	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
56	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
13	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
38	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
68	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
85	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Moves learnt by TR

Growlithe is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
02	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
15	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
21	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
24	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
36	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
43	Overheat	Fire	130	90
53	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
55	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
86	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
90	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
97	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	85	100

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
4	Howl	Normal	—	—
8	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	100
16	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
20	Agility	Psychic	—	—
24	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
28	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
40	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
44	Roar	Normal	—	—
48	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
52	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
56	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100

Egg moves

Growlithe learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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	—	—
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Moves learnt by TM

Growlithe is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
28	Dig	Ground	80	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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
78	Snarl	Dark	55	95
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Growlithe learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Hisuian Growlithe

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
5	Ember	Fire	40	100
9	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
21	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
29	Crunch	Dark	80	100
37	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
47	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Growlithe can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Hisuian Growlithe

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
Snarl	Dark	55	95
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Wild Charge	Electric	90	100

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 either parent (from Gen 6+) 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	Dunsparce Wailmer Wailord Torkoal Spinda Spheal Sealeo Walrein Purugly
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Quagsire Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Burn Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine
Sketch	Smeargle

Close Combat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Blaziken Zangoose Monferno Infernape Lucario
Breeding	Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring
Evolution	Infernape
Sketch	Smeargle

Covet

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Teddiursa Ursaring Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Skitty Delcatty Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Meowth Persian Growlithe Arcanine Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Aipom Espeon Umbreon Poochyena Mightyena Pachirisu Ambipom Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Crunch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Arbok Growlithe Arcanine Girafarig Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Exploud Mawile Seviper Walrein Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Floatzel Hippopotas Hippowdon
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Electrike Manectric Stunky Skuntank Lucario Rhyperior
Evolution	Arbok Exploud
Sketch	Smeargle

Double-Edge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Phanpy Donphan Stantler Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Numel Camerupt Spinda Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Wailmer Wailord Absol Bidoof Bibarel Stunky Skuntank Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Double Kick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Jolteon Combusken Blaziken Buneary Lopunny
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Stantler Zangoose Chimchar Monferno Infernape Shinx Luxio Luxray Leafeon Glaceon
Evolution	Combusken
Sketch	Smeargle

Fire Spin

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Ninetales Ponyta Rapidash Flareon Chimchar Monferno Infernape
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Houndour Houndoom
Sketch	Smeargle

Flare Blitz

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Flareon Torchic Combusken Blaziken Monferno Infernape
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion
Sketch	Smeargle

Heat Wave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Numel Camerupt Chimchar Monferno Infernape
Sketch	Smeargle

Howl

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

Morning Sun

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Espeon
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash
Sketch	Smeargle

Thrash

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

Hisuian Growlithe's egg groups: Field

Growlithe - Generation 8 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by TM

Moves learnt by TR

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by TM

Moves learnt by level up

Move Tutor moves

Growlithe egg move parents

Body Slam

Burn Up

Close Combat

Covet

Crunch

Double-Edge

Double Kick

Fire Spin

Flare Blitz

Heat Wave

Howl

Morning Sun

Thrash

Hisuian Growlithe does not have any egg moves.