Elite Redux LeafGreen
#58

Growlithe

The Puppy Pokémon

Fire

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.

Base stat total
350
Height
0.7 m
Weight
19 kg
Catch rate
190

Base stats

350 total
HP 55 251 314
Atk 70 158 262
Def 45 113 207
SpA 70 158 262
SpD 50 122 218
Spe 60 140 240

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Ground 2× Rock 2× Water 2×
Takes less
Bug ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Grass ½× Ice ½× Fairy ½×

The other 9 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Fluffy changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Intimidate Lowers the foe's Attack. Strong Jaw Boosts biting moves. Immolate Normal moves become Fire and gain 20% power.
Innate always active, all of them Guard Dog Cannot be intimidated. Justified Dark hits raise Attack. Fluffy Tougher but flammable.

Evolution line

Growlithe Growlithe BST 350
Arcanine Arcanine BST 555 Level · 30

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Intimidate new Strong Jaw Immolate now innate Justified removed Flash Fire
Innates added Guard DogFluffy

Details

Height
0.7 m
Weight
19 kg
Gender
75% male · 25% female
Egg groups
Field
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
190
Base exp
70
Growth rate
Slow
EV yield
1 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Brown

Moves

6 level-up · 14 egg · 81 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Roar Normal Status — ∞ 20
18 Ember Fire Special 40 100 25
23 Leer Normal Status — 100 30
30 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
39 Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
50 Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 15
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Thrash Normal Physical 120 100 10
Fire Spin Fire Special 35 85 15
Howl Normal Status — ∞ 40
Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100 15
Morning Sun Normal Status — ∞ 5
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Double Kick Fighting Physical 30 100 30
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Burn Up Fire Special 130 100 5
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Burn Up Fire Special 130 100 5
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Charm Fairy Status — 100 20
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Kick Fighting Physical 30 100 30
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Dragon Breath Dragon Special 60 100 20
Dragon Rage Dragon Special 80 100 10
Ember Fire Special 40 100 25
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85 5
Fire Fang Fire Physical 80 100 15
Fire Spin Fire Special 35 85 15
Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 15
Flame Burst Fire Special 40 100 15
Flame Charge Fire Physical 50 100 20
Flame Wheel Fire Physical 60 100 25
Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100 15
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90 10
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Howl Normal Status — ∞ 40
Incinerate Fire Special 60 100 15
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Morning Sun Normal Status — ∞ 5
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Odor Sleuth Normal Status — ∞ 40
Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100 10
Overheat Fire Special 130 90 5
Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 85 100 15
Rage Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Raging Fury Fire Physical 120 100 10
Reflect Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Retaliate Normal Physical 70 100 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 15
Roar Normal Status — ∞ 20
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Safeguard Normal Status — ∞ 25
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snarl Dark Special 55 95 15
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Temper Flare Fire Physical 75 100 10
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Thrash Normal Physical 120 100 10
Thunder Fang Electric Physical 80 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100 15
Will-O-Wisp Fire Status — 90 10

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass