Growlithe

Growlithe artwork by Ken Sugimori

Pokedex data

National № 058
Kanto № 058
Johto № 127
Hoenn №
Sinnoh №
Type fire -
Species Puppy
Height 2'4'' (0.71m)
Weight 41.9 lbs (19.0 kg)
Abilities Flash Fire
Intimidate

Base stats

HP 55
Attack 70
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 50
Speed 60
Total 350

Pokedex descriptions

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.
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.
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.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.

Type defenses

This chart shows how Growlithe fares against moves of each type. Red indicates a weakness while green or black indicates a defensive strength.

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Diamond/Pearl sprites

ICON
 
Growlithe sprite
MALE/FEMALE
(normal)
Growlithe sprite
MALE/FEMALE
(shiny)
Growlithe sprite

Evolution chain


Moves learned by Growlithe

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
01 Bite dark 60 100
01 Roar normal - 100
06 Ember fire 40 100
09 Leer normal - 100
14 Odor Sleuth normal - -
17 Helping Hand normal - -
20 Flame Wheel fire 60 100
25 Reversal fighting - 100
28 Fire Fang fire 65 95
31 Take Down normal 90 85
34 Flamethrower fire 95 100
39 Agility psychic - -
42 Crunch dark 80 100
45 Heat Wave fire 100 90
48 Flare Blitz fire 120 100

HMs learned by Growlithe

HM Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
04 Strength normal 80 100
06 Rock Smash fighting 40 100

TMs learned by Growlithe

TM Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
05 Roar normal - 100
06 Toxic poison - 85
10 Hidden Power normal - 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 80 100
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
58 Endure normal - -
61 Will-o-wisp fire - 75
78 Captivate normal - 100
82 Sleep Talk normal - -
83 Natural Gift normal - 100
87 Swagger normal - 90
90 Substitute normal - -