Growlithe Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Growlithe Pokemon Guide

Growlithe is a Fire-type Pokemon known for its loyalty, brave nature, strong Fire-type attacks and evolution into Arcanine. This guide covers Growlithe’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and Hisuian Growlithe form information.

Normal Form

Growlithe

Shiny Form

Shiny Growlithe

Regional Form

Hisuian Growlithe

Growlithe Description

Growlithe is a loyal Fire-type Pokemon that fearlessly protects its trainer and territory. It evolves into Arcanine when exposed to a Fire Stone.

Growlithe Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Growlithe, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Growlithe

National Dex

#0058

Type

Fire

Species

Puppy Pokemon

Height

2’04” / 0.7 m

70 cm

Weight

41.9 lbs / 19.0 kg

19.0 kg

Abilities

Intimidate, Flash Fire, Justified

Growlithe Stats

Growlithe has balanced early-stage stats with solid Attack and Special Attack. It usually functions best as a Fire-type attacker or support Pokemon before evolving into Arcanine.

Growlithe Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Growlithe uses Fire, Dark, Normal and Fairy coverage across Pokemon games. These are some of Growlithe’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Growlithe All Moves

Growlithe can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Growlithe’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

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

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Charm	Fairy	Status	–	100
TM	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
TM	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
TM	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100
TM	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
TM	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90
TM	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
TM	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100
Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100
Morning Sun	Normal	Status	–	–
Raging Fury	Fire	Physical	120	100
Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100

Growlithe Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Growlithe is a Fire-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances to Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves, but leaves it weak to Ground, Rock and Water-type attacks.

Type

Fire

Weaknesses

Ground, Rock, Water

Resistances

Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Fairy

Immunity

None

None

Growlithe Abilities

Growlithe’s abilities support defensive switching, Fire immunity or offensive boosts against Dark-type moves.

Growlithe Evolution

Growlithe evolves into Arcanine when exposed to a Fire Stone. Hisuian Growlithe evolves into Hisuian Arcanine with a Fire Stone in supported games.

Stage 1

Growlithe

Starting form

Stage 2

Arcanine

Evolves from Growlithe with a Fire Stone

Regional Form

Hisuian Growlithe

Regional form from Hisui

Regional Evolution

Hisuian Arcanine

Evolves from Hisuian Growlithe with a Fire Stone

Where to Find Growlithe in Pokemon Games

Growlithe’s availability changes by game. It is often version-exclusive and commonly found on routes, mansions, volcanic areas or dry regions depending on the generation.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon Red	Routes 7 and 8, and Pokemon Mansion.
Pokemon Blue	Trade from Pokemon Red or another compatible game.
Pokemon Yellow	Pokemon Mansion.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon Gold	Routes 7, 8, 36 and 37.
Pokemon Silver	Trade from Pokemon Gold or another compatible game.
Pokemon Crystal	Routes 8, 35, 36 and 37.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Routes 7 and 8, and Pokemon Mansion.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade from Pokemon FireRed or another compatible game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon Diamond	Routes 201 and 202 with dual-slot FireRed.
Pokemon Pearl	Routes 201 and 202 with dual-slot FireRed.
Pokemon Platinum	Route 201 with dual-slot FireRed.
Pokemon HeartGold	Routes 7, 8, 36, 37 and 48.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade from Pokemon HeartGold or another compatible game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon Black	Route 15.
Pokemon White	Route 15.
Pokemon Black 2	Virbank Complex.
Pokemon White 2	Virbank Complex.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon X	Route 8.
Pokemon Y	Route 8.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Mt. Pyre.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Mt. Pyre.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon Sun	Route 2.
Pokemon Moon	Route 2.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Route 2.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Route 2.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Routes 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Trade from Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu or another compatible game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon Sword	Dusty Bowl and Hammerlocke Hills.
Pokemon Shield	Route 3, Rolling Fields, South Lake Miloch, East Lake Axewell, Axew’s Eye, Dappled Grove, West Lake Axewell, Giant’s Seat, North Lake Miloch and Watchtower Ruins.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Spacious Cave, Volcanic Cave, Sandsear Cave and Typhlo Cavern.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Trade from Pokemon Brilliant Diamond or another compatible game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Veilstone Cape and Windbreak Stand as Hisuian Growlithe.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon Scarlet	North Province Area Two, East Province Area Three and South Province Area Three.
Pokemon Violet	North Province Area Two, East Province Area Three and South Province Area Three.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Growlithe
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

Hisuian Growlithe

Hisuian Growlithe is Growlithe’s regional form from Hisui. It changes Growlithe’s typing to Fire and Rock and evolves into Hisuian Arcanine with a Fire Stone.

Hisuian Growlithe is a Fire and Rock-type regional form introduced in Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

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