Forms

#0058

Growlithe

Puppy Pokémon

They patrol their territory in pairs. I believe the igneous rock components in the fur of this species are the result of volcanic activity in its habitat.

In Pokémon GO · 1243 max CP 9 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.7 m

Weight19.0 kg

Gender75.0% ♂ · 25.0% ♀

Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP70

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Flash Fire

Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

JustifiedHidden

Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a Dark move.

Egg groups: Field

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

350

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ground2×

Rock2×

Water2×

Resistant to

Bug½×

Steel½×

Fire½×

Grass½×

Ice½×

Fairy½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Bulky Pivot

Moves

Item

Eviolite

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

EV spread

HP76

Atk36

Def▲156

SpD196

Spe36

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Growlithe

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Red

Pokémon Mansion Route 7 Route 8

Yellow

Pokémon Mansion

Gold

Route 36 Route 37 Route 7 Route 8

Crystal

Route 35 Route 36 Route 37 Route 8

FireRed

Pokémon Mansion Route 7 Route 8

XD: Gale of Darkness

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

HeartGold

Route 36 Route 37 Route 48 Route 7 Route 8

Black 2

White 2

Sun

Moon

Ultra Sun

Ultra Moon

Let's Go Pikachu

Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8

Sword

Dusty Bowl Giant's Mirror Hammerlocke Hills

Shield

Axew's Eye Dappled Grove East Lake Axewell Giant's Seat North Lake Miloch Rolling Fields Route 3 South Lake Miloch Watchtower Ruins West Lake Axewell

Red Japan

Pokémon Mansion Route 7 Route 8

Evolution

#0058Growlithe

Fire Stone

#0059Arcanine

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Growlithe can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
1	Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
4	Howl Raises the user’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
10	Odor Sleuth Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
12	Flame Wheel Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves.	Fire	Physical	60	100	25
16	Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
18	Ember Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	40	100	25
23	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
24	Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
24	Heat Wave Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	95	90	10
28	Flame Burst Deals splash damage to Pokémon next to the target.	Fire	Special	70	100	15
28	Retaliate Has double power if a friendly Pokémon fainted last turn.	Normal	Physical	70	100	5
30	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
31	Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10
32	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
39	Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
48	Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Physical	90	90	10
50	Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100	15
52	Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
56	Flare Blitz User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Physical	120	100	15