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'''Growlie''' (Japanese: '''ガーちゃん''' ''Gar-chan'') is a {{p|Growlithe}} that was the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} belonging to [[James]] of [[Team Rocket]].

Before James ran away from home when he was a child, Growlie was his only friend on [[James's parents|his parents']] estate. The two were inseparable, and Growlie comforted James when he faced problems with his parents and arranged fiancé, [[Jessebelle]]. When the stresses of home became too much, James ran away from home, leaving Growlie behind at the mansion, possibly at his request. Growlie lives in an extravagant doghouse, which was so large that {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} mistook it for being the family's actual mansion. {{an|Misty}} even commented, to her later embarrassment, that it was the largest mansion she'd ever seen.

Years later, in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'', James returned to his parents' home after hearing that they had died. However this turned out to be a hoax for them to get him to marry Jessebelle, and after the deception was revealed, Jessebelle trapped James in the family's dungeon. Ash, {{ashfr}}, [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}}, let Growlie out of his doghouse and it burst into the dungeon, rescuing its long-lost master. The two were thrilled that they'd been reunited, unfortunately the happy moment had to be cut short when Jessebelle and her {{p|Vileplume}} located and attacked the two. After defeating the Vileplume and temporarily chasing Jessebelle off the estate, James once again left home, set on giving up on his inheritance and continuing to live with [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}}. He told Growlie to stay behind to watch after his parents. Saddened, Growlie howled as James walked away from the mansion.

Growlie made a reappearance in ''[[DP153|The Treasure Is All Mine!]]'', where it accidentally blew Team Rocket's cover when they were infiltrating one of James's family's vacation homes because it was so happy to see James again. Growlie proceeded to help James until he was able to once again evade his ever-pursuing family. Though they rarely see each other anymore, Growlie remains protective and devoted to its master.

 

Like many of James's Pokémon, Growlie has a great relationship with its master. Growlie will sometimes show affection towards James by licking his master in the face. Growlie is extremely loyal to James, and it cares deeply for him. Likewise, James cares deeply for Growlie. Growlie has been shown to be a strong fighter and a useful Pokémon, despite its extremely few appearances throughout the series.

[[Category:James's Pokémon]]