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Growlithe

Category: Puppy Pokémon

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#0057 primeape
#0059 arcanine
Growlithe #0058

Basic Information

Height

0.7 m

Weight

19 kg

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers the foe’s ATTACK.
Flash Fire

Powers up if hit by fire.
Justified Hidden

Raises Attack when hit by a Dark-type move.
Fire
Generation I Type matchups on PokeTypes

Growlithe

"Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space."

Base Stats

Total350
HPATKDEFSP.ATKSP.DEFSPD
HP55
Attack70
Defense45
Sp. Atk.70
Sp. Def.50
Speed60

Training

Base experience
70
Capture rate
190
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Slow
EV yield
1 Attack

Breeding

Egg groups
Field
Gender ratio
♂ 75% · ♀ 25%
Egg cycles
20

Pokédex numbers

Total historical: 14
National
#058
Paldea
#213
Kitakami
#078

Historical changes

  • Generation I and earlier: Special 50

Other Forms

growlithe-hisui growlithe hisui

Evolution Chain

growlithe
growlithe#0058

Use Item

Fire Stone

O

Use Item

Fire Stone

arcanine
arcanine#0059

Smogon tier

Source: Smogon (via Pokémon Showdown)

LC
Tier Categories Legend

Tier Categories Legend

Uber

Uber

Pokémon too powerful for the standard tiers.

OU

Overused

The competitive standard.

UU

Underused

Strong mid-usage Pokémon.

RU

Rarely Used

Pokémon of the intermediate league.

NU

Never Used

Pokémon with specific niches.

PU

PU

Low-usage category.

LC

Little Cup

Level 5 Pokémon.

AG

Anything Goes

No rules.

Moves

Learned moves

Lv. Move Category Priority Method Version Effect / Description
- Double Kick Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Body Slam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Take Down TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thrash Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Double Edge Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Double Edge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Roar TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Flamethrower TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Fire Spin TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Dig TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Agility TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Fire Blast TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Swift TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rest TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Substitute TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thief TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Curse TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Reversal TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Protect TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Scary Face TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Outrage TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Endure TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Charm TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sleep Talk TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Morning Sun Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Sunny Day TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Crunch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Heat Wave TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Will O Wisp TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Facade TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Helping Hand TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Overheat TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Covet Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Close Combat TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Flare Blitz TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder Fang TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Fire Fang TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Flame Charge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Wild Charge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Snarl TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Play Rough TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Psychic Fangs TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Raging Fury Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Tera Blast TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Temper Flare TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
1 Leer Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Ember Level Scarlet / Violet
4 Howl Level Scarlet / Violet
8 Bite Level Scarlet / Violet
12 Flame Wheel Level Scarlet / Violet
16 Helping Hand Level Scarlet / Violet
20 Agility Level Scarlet / Violet
24 Fire Fang Level Scarlet / Violet
28 Retaliate Level Scarlet / Violet
32 Crunch Level Scarlet / Violet
36 Take Down Level Scarlet / Violet
40 Flamethrower Level Scarlet / Violet
44 Roar Level Scarlet / Violet
48 Play Rough Level Scarlet / Violet
52 Reversal Level Scarlet / Violet
56 Flare Blitz Level Scarlet / Violet