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Height
2'04" Imperial
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0.7 m Metric
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2'04"/0.7 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
41.9 lbs. Imperial
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19.0 kg Metric
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41.9 lbs./19.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 1
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 91
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Battle Exp.: 911*
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Growlithe (Japanese: ガーディ Gardie) is a Fire-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Arcanine when exposed to a Fire Stone.
Biology
Physiology
Growlithe is a quadruped, canine Pokémon. It has a short, rounded muzzle, a small, fluffy tail, a tuft of fur on top of its head, and rounded ears. It has bright orange fur with black stripes over its back and on its forelegs. Its belly, tail, and fluff on top of its head are a cream color. Its nose is shiny black, while the insides of its ears are light brown. Growlithe has two claws on its forepaws, and its paw pads are brown.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Growlithe can spit fire. It has a powerful sense of smell to identify the emotions of others. Upon getting a scent, it will not forget it, no matter what. However, strong, unpleasant smells can disable their sense of smell for short periods, as seen in The Case of the K-9 Caper.
Behavior
Extremely loyal, this Pokémon fiercely defends its Trainer and territory.
Habitat
Growlithe live in active volcanoes, grassy plains, and scorched plains heated by geothermal energy. Its native range includes Kanto and Johto, as well as Fiore and Almia, but it can be found in Sinnoh and Unova on some occasions. In captivity, they're often used as police dogs due to their loyal nature and powerful sense of smell. They're also seen occasionally as pets.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Generation I
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Red
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Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
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Blue
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Yellow
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A Pokémon with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory.
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Stadium
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Friendly and loyal, but also jealously protective of its territory. Carelessly approaching it may result in a bite.
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Generation II
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Gold
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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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Silver
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Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.
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Crystal
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It controls a big territory. If it detects an unknown smell, it roars loudly to force out the intruder.
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Stadium 2
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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting.
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LeafGreen
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It is very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes.
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SoulSilver
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Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm.
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Generation V
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Black
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A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer.
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White
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Black 2
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Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town.
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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55
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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 350
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 50.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Growlithe
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Growlithe
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Special moves
TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Growlithe's original name was "Flamie".
- Growlithe can be seen as a parallel to Vulpix. Both of them are Generation I Pokémon whose only evolutionary event utilizes a Fire Stone into their evolved forms. Vulpix is exclusive to Pokémon Blue/Green and LeafGreen while Growlithe is to Pokémon Red and FireRed, Growlithe has a 75% chance of being male while Vulpix has a 75% of being female, and they are both in the Field Egg Group. Additionally, both can have Flash Fire as their Ability, are based on canines (Growlithe being a dog, Vulpix being a fox), and both changed their alternate coloration to yellow in Generation III. Both are based on animals of Japanese folklore, Vulpix being based on the Kitsune and Growlithe being based on the Shisa.
- It shares its species name with Lillipup. They are both known as the Puppy Pokémon.
- Despite having growl in its name, Growlithe cannot learn growl.
Origin
Growlithe is most likely based on Japanese 獅子 Shisa, which are Japanese dog statues. It is also possible that they could take homage from shishi, or 狛犬 koma-inu, which are guardian statues found in China that resemble lions, with traits of tigers and dogs. They are incorrectly called "Foo dogs" in the West. Both Shisa and Shishi statues alike are often found in pairs, are used as guardians, and are believed to invite good luck. This could have been inspiration for Growlithe's protective nature.
Name origin
Growlithe is likely a combination of growl and lithe (limber or flexible).
Gardie may refer to its abilities as a guard dog, as a corruption of guard or guardian.
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