Hisuian Growlithe
Fire / Rock · Puppy Pokémon — first seen in Generation I.
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Base stats
| Stat | Base | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 60 | 230 | 324 |
| Attack | 75 | 139 | 273 |
| Defense | 45 | 85 | 207 |
| Sp. Attack | 65 | 121 | 251 |
| Sp. Defense | 50 | 94 | 218 |
| Speed | 55 | 103 | 229 |
Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.
Type defences
Damage Hisuian Growlithe takes from each attacking type.
Evolution
Growlithe
Arcanine
Hisuian ArcanineMethods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.
In the ROM hacks it evolves differently
Each guide's own line, in the words its creator published.
Other forms
Moves
Hisuian Growlithe is not in any of the 16 official games this site covers (Red & Blue through Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon), so there is no learnset here yet.
Where to find it in the official games
Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.
Compare official Hisuian Growlithe with the ROM hacks →
In the 9 guides that include it
Changed in 9 of 9 guides: retyped in 5, stats in 5, abilities in 6, evolution in 6.
Every ROM hack on this site that has Hisuian Growlithe, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.
| Guide | Type | Total | Abilities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Rogue | Changed | Fire→FireRock | 350 +5 HP, +5 Attack, -5 Sp. Atk, -5 Speed | Intimidate, Flash Fire, Rock Head + Rock Head − Justified |
| Pokémon Soulgold Evolves into Arcanine (Hisui) — By Using Specific Item (Fire Stone) | Changed | FireRock | 350 | Intimidate, Flash Fire, Rock Head |
| Pokémon Heart & Soul Evolves into Arcanine-H with a Fire Stone | Changed | FireRock | 350 | Intimidate, Flash Fire, Rock Head |
| Radical Red Evolves into Arcanine (Hisui) with a Fire Stone | Changed | Fire→FireRock | 350 +5 HP, +5 Attack, -5 Sp. Atk, -5 Speed | Intimidate, Flash Fire, Rock Head + Rock Head − Justified |
| Lazarus | Changed | FireRock | 350 | Intimidate, Rock Head, Fur Coat + Fur Coat |
| Elite Redux Evolves into Hisuian Arcanine at level 45 | Changed | FireRock | 350 | Rock Head, Intimidate, Mineralize |
| Pokémon Emerald Imperium Evolves into Arcanine (Hisui) with a Fire Stone | Changed | Fire→FireRock | 350 +5 HP, +5 Attack, -5 Sp. Atk, -5 Speed | Intimidate, Flash Fire, Rock Head + Rock Head − Justified |
| Pokémon Polished Crystal | Changed | Fire→FireRock | 350 +5 HP, +5 Attack, -5 Sp. Atk, -5 Speed | Intimidate, Flash Fire, Rock Head + Rock Head − Justified |
| Pokémon SoothingSilver Evolves into Arcanine (Hisui) — use a Fire Stone | Changed | Fire→FireRock | 350 +5 HP, +5 Attack, -5 Sp. Atk, -5 Speed | Intimidate, Flash Fire − Justified |
Pokédex entries
What each game says about it, in the games' own words.
| Red / Blue | Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space. |
| Yellow | A POKéMON with a friendly nature. However, it will bark fiercely at anything invading its territory. |
| Gold | It has a brave and trustworthy na ture. It fear lessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes. |
| Silver | Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any oppo nent 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. |
| Ruby / Sapphire | 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. |
| Emerald | 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. |
| FireRed / X | Very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting. |
| LeafGreen | It is very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space. |
| Diamond / Pearl / Platinum / Black / White | A Pokémon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer. |
| HeartGold / Y | It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes. |
| SoulSilver | Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm. |
| Black 2 / White 2 | Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town. |
| Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | 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. |
| Sun | It’s both clever and loyal, but if a stranger tries to invade its territory, it barks threateningly. |
| Moon | It looks cute, but when you approach another Trainer’s Growlithe, it will bark at you and bite. |
| Ultra Sun | While it’s quite friendly toward humans once it’s grown used to them, in the wild it must be quite fierce to defend its territory from Rockruff. |
| Ultra Moon | It has lived alongside humans since ages ago. Its bones have been found in excavations of ruins from the Stone Age. |
Names in other languages
| Japanese | ガーディ |
| Japanese (Rōmaji) | Gardie |
| German | Fukano |
| French | Caninos |
| Spanish | Growlithe |
| Italian | Growlithe |
| Korean | 가디 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 卡蒂狗 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 卡蒂狗 |
Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.