Growlithe
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.

Evolution Chain

growlithe
Growlithe
arcanine
Arcanine

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Puppy Pokémon
Height 0.7 m (2'04")
Weight 19.0 kg (41.9 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II
EV Yield +1 attack
Catch Rate 190
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate slow
Gender Ratio
♂ ♀
Egg Groups Ground

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #058
Johto (G/S/C) #127
Johto (HG/SS) #129
Unova (B2/W2) #051
Alola (S/M) #052
Alola (US/UM) #064
Galar (Sw/Sh) #070
Hisui #150
Paldea (S/V) #213
National #058
Kitakami #078

Held Items

None in this generation.

Game Locations

Johto Route 35 Area
Johto Route 36 Area
Johto Route 37 Area
Kanto Route 7 Area
Kanto Route 8 Area

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Bite
60 100% 25 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
1 Roar
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
9 Ember
40 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
18 Leer
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
26 Take Down
90 85% 20 User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
34 Flame Wheel
60 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves.
42 Agility
— — 30 Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.
50 Flamethrower
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Bite
60 100% 25 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
1 Roar
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
9 Ember
40 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
18 Leer
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
26 Take Down
90 85% 20 User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
34 Flame Wheel
60 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves.
42 Agility
— — 30 Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.
50 Flamethrower
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
TM02 Headbutt
70 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM03 Curse
— — 10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM05 Roar
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
TM06 Toxic
— 90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM08 Rock Smash
40 100% 15 Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM17 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM20 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
— 100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM23 Iron Tail
100 75% 15 Has a 30% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM24 Dragon Breath
60 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM27 Return
— 100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM28 Dig
80 100% 10 User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
TM32 Double Team
— — 15 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM34 Swagger
— 85% 15 Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM38 Fire Blast
110 85% 5 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
TM39 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
TM44 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
— 100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Flamethrower
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Egg Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Body Slam
85 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Crunch
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Fire Spin
35 85% 15 Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Safeguard
— — 25 Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
Thrash
120 100% 10 Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.

Base Stats

Hp 55
Attack 70
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 50
Speed 60
Total 350

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
0.5x
2x
0.5x
0.5x