Compared with other species it is not impressive; its strongest stat is Attack. On the other hand, Defense — lower than 86% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. In defense it has 3 weaknesses and 6 resistances at its disposal.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Defense.
Attack and Sp. Atk share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (70) and Sp. Atk (70) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The boost goes into the stronger offensive stat and the drop into a defense that does not decide anything anyway.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 10
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kanto | #058 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #127 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
| Johto | #129 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Unova | #051 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Alola | #052 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #064 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Galar | #070 | Sword / Shield |
| Hisui | #150 | Legends: Arceus |
| Paldea | #213 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Kitakami | #078 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
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.
- Justified Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move.
Pokédex entry
Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Growlithe takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
1996–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Growlithe appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (21)
All Growlithe cards →Growlithe has 21 cards in 19 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (31)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Johto
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (81)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (67 via TM/TR, 16 via Egg, 17 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 4 | Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 8 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 10 | Odor Sleuth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 12 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 16 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 24 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95% | 15 |
| 24 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90% | 10 |
| 28 | Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 28 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 5 |
| 31 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 32 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 36 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 |
| 40 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 44 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 48 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 |
| 52 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| 56 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |