Growlithe (Japanese: ガーディ Gardie) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Arcanine when exposed to a Fire Stone.
In Hisui, Growlithe has a dual-type Fire/Rock regional form. It evolves into Hisuian Arcanine when exposed to a Fire Stone.
- Biology
- Forms
- Evolution
- Game data
- NPC appearances
- Pokédex entries
- Game locations
- Held items
- Stats
- Type effectiveness
- Learnset
- Side game data
- Evolution data
- Sprites
- In the anime
- Main series
- Pokémon Origins
- Pokémon Generations
- Pokémon Evolutions
- POKÉTOON
- In the manga
- Ash & Pikachu
- Magical Pokémon Journey
- Pokémon Adventures
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
- Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic
- Pokémon Zensho
- In the TCG
- Other appearances
- POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
- Trivia
- Origin
- In other languages
- See also
- References
- External links
Biology
Growlithe is a quadrupedal canine Pokémon. It has orange fur with black stripes along its back and legs. The fur on its muzzle, chest, belly, and tail is beige, as is an additional tuft of fur on top of its head. Growlithe's coat is noticeably longer on its chest and tail. It has gray eyes, a black nose, and large, round and triangular ears with beige interiors. Its forepaws have two visible claws, while its hind paws have three toes each. Each paw has a brown pad.
Growlithe is a friendly and loyal Pokémon that will fearlessly defend its Trainer and territory from harm, even against larger, stronger enemies. In particular, it has been known to fight with Rockruff over territory. It will fiercely bark at, bite, and chase away any perceived threat. Otherwise, this obedient Pokémon will wait motionlessly until given an order. It has a long history with people, as its bones have been found in Stone Age ruins. In the wild, Growlithe can be commonly found in grassy plains.
Growlithe also has a powerful olfactory sense. If it detects an unknown smell in its territory, it roars to flush out the intruder. It can smell the emotions of others, and never forgets a scent. However, strong, unpleasant smells can disable Growlithe's sense of smell for short periods, as seen in the anime. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Growlithe is known to bark at anyone who approaches it while sleeping.[1]
Forms
Growlithe has a regional form: Hisuian Growlithe.
In Hisui, Growlithe's fur is dark orange-red, while its mane and tail are light gray, and its muzzle is a light tan. The fur is made out of igneous rock components. Its mane covers its eyes and extends below its head, ending with three curls. Its ears are round and square with light orange-red interiors. It has a small horn made of rock on its head, and its tail is curly.
Growlithe's Hisuian form is the result of it being exposed to volcanic activity within the coastal highlands it lives in during Hisui's early times. Hisuian Growlithe's soft and insulated fur allows it to survive the cold weather of Hisui. Although Hisuian Growlithe's horn is made of rock, it is fragile and breaks easily, so the Pokémon rarely uses its horn unless needed. Hisuian Growlithe live in pairs, and are known to be vigilant when guarding their territory. Hisuian Growlithe take much longer to bond with humans because they have lived apart from humans for a long time.[2]
Evolution
Growlithe evolves into Arcanine.
Hisuian Growlithe evolves into Hisuian Arcanine.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Hisuian Growlithe
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus: Two Hisuian Growlithe are supporting characters and one being a boss in the game. One of them is the pup of the previous Noble Arcanine, and by extension, a descendant of the Hisuian Arcanine that the Ancient hero had befriended ages ago, and the other one is his friend owned by Palina. Since the previous Lord had died, Arcanine's son later evolved into an Arcanine himself, succeeding his father as the new Noble and being beloved by the people of Hisui region along with the other noble and Ride Pokémon.
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask: Hisuian Growlithe is a minor character in the games. He's one of the few known Hisuian Growlithe known to be alive in the present. He's owned by Perrin along with his little brother, who's later given to the player.
- Detective Pikachu Returns: Growlithe is one of the Pokémon that Detective Pikachu can ride during the game to help him out during a case. She can use her strong sense of smell to track down traces of scent.
Pokédex entries
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In events
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Held items
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Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear. In Pokémon Emerald, Growlithe can only be found in the Battle Frontier.
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Stats
Base stats
Hisuian Growlithe
Due to the different way stats are calculated in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, exact minimum and maximum stats are not shown in this table.
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In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
Growlie
James had a pet Growlithe nicknamed Growlie, which he owned as a child. However, he left it behind when he ran away from home. Despite this, it remains loyal to James. It first appeared in Holy Matrimony!.
Officer Jenny's Growlithe
Growlithe have been frequently used as police dogs by Officer Jenny prior to Pokémon the Series: Black & White. The Officer Jenny of Fula City also has a Growlithe, as seen in The Power of Us, which is set in a timeline different from the main series.
Other
In The Flame Pokémon-athon!, Lara Laramie's Growlithe battled Ash while defending a Tauros from a ranch that he mistakenly tried to catch.
In Saved by the Beldum, Morrison used a Growlithe in his Ever Grande Conference battle against Gavin, where it was defeated by Marowak. During his battle against Ash, Morrison's reluctance to fight his friend led Growlithe to be defeated by Corphish.
In On Cloud Arcanine, an Arcanine was taking care of a whole litter of Growlithe. Drew and May attempted to catch the Arcanine, but after finding the Growlithe litter, they decided to leave it alone.
In Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, Tedesco's Growlithe helped defend Ash and his friends when Teaque's Vanillite's attacked them.
Minor appearances
Growlithe debuted in Sparks Fly for Magnemite, where it was seen in Gringey City's Pokémon Center.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Growlithe was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Growlithe were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Pikachu Re-Volts, Cassidy and Butch controlled a Growlithe at Mandarin Island North.
In Shell Shock!, an expedition crew led by Nurse Joy owned two Growlithe. They helped alert the group when boulders began to rain down on them.
In The Power of One, multiple Growlithe sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Growlithe appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Growlithe appeared in Snubbull Snobbery, under the ownership of some security guards in Palm Hills.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Hot Matches!.
In Beauty and the Breeder, a Pokémon Breeder's Growlithe participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
In Training Daze, a Growlithe acted as a security guard for a penthouse.
Multiple Growlithe appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In Off the Unbeaten Path, a Trainer's Growlithe participated in the Pokémon Orienteering competition.
A Coordinator's Growlithe appeared in What I Did for Love!.
In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Growlithe competed in the Terracotta Contest.
A Growlithe appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.
A Growlithe appeared in The Champ Twins!.
A Growlithe appeared in Camping It Up!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League! and Lost at the League!.
A Growlithe appeared in a flashback in Secrets From Out of the Fog!.
In Go, Go Gogoat!, a Growlithe was living at an unnamed island in the Decolore Islands.
A Growlithe appeared in BWS01.
A Growlithe appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
Two Trainers Growlithe appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
In First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, a Growlithe gave some Berries to a group of Pikipek.
Six Trainers' Growlithe appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!.
Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in To Top a Totem!.
In Racing to a Big Event!, a Trainer's Growlithe competed in the Pokémon Pancake Race.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in They Might Not Be Giants!.
Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.
Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in One Journey Ends, Another Begins....
Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in Getting the Band Back Together!.
Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in A Glaring Rivalry!. One of them reappeared in a flashback in A Masked Warning!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in I Choose You!.
Four Trainers' Growlithe appeared in A Crowning Moment of Truth!, with one appearing in a flashback. They were among the Pokémon attending the Wela Fire Festival.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in Alola, Kanto!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Faba's Revenge!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in the banned episode SM064.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Love at First Twirl!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Sours for the Sweet!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in The Power of Us.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in The Shape of Love to Come!.
In I Choose Paradise!, a Growlithe was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.
In Securing the Future!, a Trainer's Growlithe joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its normal form.
Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Got Meltan?.
A student's Growlithe appeared in Aiming for the Top Floor!.
Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in League Offenders and Defenders!.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Growlithe competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Exhibition Unmasked!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!.
In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, a Growlithe took part in a Raid Battle against a Lugia.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Ash's fantasy in The Climb to Be the Very Best!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Raid Battle in The Ruins!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in a fantasy in Caring for a Mystery!.
Two Trainers' Growlithe appeared in Toughing It Out!.
Two Trainers' Growtlithe appeared in Trade, Borrow, and Steal!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Making Battles in the Sand!.
In Pikachu Translation Check..., a Trainer's Growlithe was in a video.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Getting More Than You Battled For!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Memories of a Warming Kindness!.
Two Growlithe appeared in Sleuths for Truth! in a fantasy, doing police work alongside Ash and Goh.
A Hisuian Growlithe appeared in a fantasy in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1).
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Helping the Hometown Hero!.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in Pride of a Champion!.
In Heroes Unite!, a Growlithe appeared during a flashback.
In Reunion at the Ancient Castle!, Diana's Arcanine appeared as a Growlithe during a flashback.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon Origins
In File 2: Cubone, a Growlithe was at the Pokémon House in Lavender Town.
Pokémon Generations
In The Chase, Looker used a Growlithe during the raid on the Viridian Gym. It accompanied Looker in his search for Giovanni and investigated the traces of explosives at the Gym's battlefield.
A Growlithe appeared in The Reawakening, during a flashback about the creation of the legendary beasts.
Pokémon Evolutions
In The Show, a Growlithe briefly appeared under the ownership of a Trainer in Ecruteak City.
POKÉTOON
A Growlithe appeared in The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero, where it was trapped in a cave.
In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
Similar to his anime counterpart, Morrison owns a Growlithe. It appeared in A Clash Of Wills!! Eternal Rivals?!.
Magical Pokémon Journey
Kiaraway, a Trainer who specializes in collecting Fire-type Pokémon, owns a Growlithe. It appeared in Vulpix and Cyndaquil.
Pokémon Adventures
In Paras Sight, Blaine has a Growlithe, which he used to track the scent given off by the cloth fragments Miles took from a frozen form of Red at Mt. Moon.
In The Last Battle XIII, a Growlithe was sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Trainer's Growlithe appeared in The Decision and the Tournament of Six.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Koya's Growlithe first appeared in a flashback in Hearts and Spirits Collide.
Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic
A wild Growlithe appeared in Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic, where it was caught by Soul.
Pokémon Zensho
A Growlithe appeared in PZ05.
In the TCG
- Main article: Growlithe (TCG)
Other appearances
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
Multiple Growlithe appeared in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.
Trivia
- The beta Pokémon names in Red and Blue list Growlithe as Flamie.
- Growlithe can be seen as a parallel to Vulpix. Both are Generation I Pokémon that evolve once via a Fire Stone. Growlithe is exclusive to Pokémon Red, Blue (Japan), Gold, FireRed, and HeartGold while Vulpix is to Green, international Blue, Silver, LeafGreen, and SoulSilver. Growlithe has a 75% chance of being male while Vulpix has a 75% of being female, they are both in the Field Egg Group, can have the Ability Flash Fire, and are yellow when Shiny from Generation III on. Furthermore, both are based primarily on canine-like creatures of Japanese folklore: Growlithe on the shisa, Vulpix on the kitsune.
- Growlithe shares its category with Lillipup, Rockruff, Yamper, and Fidough. They are all known as the Puppy Pokémon.
- Growlithe and its evolved form are the only Pokémon with a male-female ratio of 3:1 that aren't in the Human-Like Egg Group.
- Through a glitch in the Generation I games, Pokémon that would normally require an Evolution stone to evolve can be evolved without it, provided that the Pokémon levels up in the battle and the player has sent out a specific Pokémon in the same battle. In the case of the Thunder Stone, this Pokémon is Growlithe.
- Hisuian Growlithe and its evolved form were designed by Megumi Mizutani.[3]
- In Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Hisuian Growlithe's Hidden Ability is Justified instead of Rock Head.
- Hisuian Growlithe and Hisuian Braviary were the first Hisuian forms to be officially revealed.
Origin
Growlithe may be based on Japanese statues called 獅子 shisa that resemble a mix between lions and dogs. They may also originate from Chinese 獅 shī or Japanese 狛犬 komainu, which are guardian statues that also resemble lion and dog mixes and are sometimes incorrectly called "Foo dogs" in the West. Both shisa and shī statues alike are often found in pairs, believed to invite good luck, and used as guardians, which may have inspired Growlithe's protective nature. Its stripes and coloration are reminiscent of tigers. It may also draw inspiration from dogs with brindle ("tiger-striped") coat patterns, such as the 甲斐犬 Kai Ken.
In its Hisuian Form, its Rock typing and appearance may be based on the komainu statues.
Name origin
Growlithe may be a combination of growl and lithe.
Gardie may refer to its abilities as a guard dog, as a corruption of guard or guardian.
In other languages
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