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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#058 Growlithe
Fire
- SpeciesPuppy Pokémon
- Japanese nameGardie
- PronunciationGROWL-ITH
- Height2′ 4″ 0.71 m
- Weight42.0 lb 18.90 kg
- Gender♂ 75% · ♀ 25%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from GROWL and LITHE. The -LITHE ending means “to listen or to listen to”. “dog who growls and listens carefully”
Evolution
GrowlitheFire StoneArcanine
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | A POKEMON with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory. |
| Stadium | Friendly and loyal, but also jealously protective of its territory. Carelessly approaching it may result in a bite. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes. |
| Silver | Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own trainer from harm. |
| Crystal | It controls a big territory. If it detects an unknown smell, it roars loudly to force out the intruder. |
Where to find Growlithe
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Must trade from Red, Yellow, Gold, or Crystal | NA | None |
| Red | Pokémon Mansion (Cinnabar Is.), Routes 7 & 8 | NA | Many |
| Yellow | Pokémon Mansion (Cinnabar Is.) | NA | Few |
| Gold | Routes 7, 8, 35, 36, 37 | Any | Many |
| Silver | Must trade from Red, Yellow, Gold, or Crystal | Never | None |
| Crystal | Routes 8, 36, 37 | Morn. or Day | Few |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | |||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×2
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- IceG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 1
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×2
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has more resistances in GSC than RBY, thus has a better defense ratio in GSC.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireBad
- WaterBad
- ElectricNormal
- GrassGood
- IceGood
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugGood
- RockBad
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelGood
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 3:4 (75%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Start | Bite | DarkG/S/C NormalR/B/Y | Special |
| Start | Start | Start | Roar | Normal | Status |
| Start | 18 | 9 | Ember | Fire | Special |
| Start | 23 | 18 | Leer | Normal | Status |
| 30 | 30 | 26 | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| — | — | 34 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Special |
| 39 | 39 | 42 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| 50 | 50 | 50 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM05Roar
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM24Dragonbreath
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM20Rage
- TM23Dragon Rage
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Breed a male Poliwag/Poliwhirl or Lapras with a female Wooper/Quagsire or breed a male from Chikorita Family, Lapras, or Snorlax with a female from Mareep Family. Then mate the male offspring with the move to a female from Growlithe Family. |
| Crunch | Mate with a male Girafarig or Houndour/Houndoom. |
| Fire Spin | Mate with a male Flareon, Ponyta/Rapidash, or Vulpix/Ninetales. |
| Safeguard | Mate with a male Seel/Dewgong or Vulpix/Ninetales. |
| Thrash | Mate with a male Mankey/Primeape, Nidoking, Tauros, or Teddiursa/Ursaring. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 55 | 283-313 | 30/4534.46% | 27/4236.34% |
| Attack | 70 | 208-238 | 22/4948.01% | 22/4546.02% |
| Defense | 45 | 158-188 | 40/5521.19% | 35/4418.41% |
| Speed | 60 | 188-218 | 29/4740.14% | 27/4236.34% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 70 | 208-238 | 22/4655.96% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 50 | 168-198 | 32/4124.20% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 50 | 168-198 | — | 21/2924.20% |
| Total | 350 G/S/C 280 R/B/Y |
1213-1393 1005-1155 |
48/8729.14% | 44/6521.19% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library