#0058 · Generation 1

Growlithe

Growlithe has 350 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (70) and a Speed of 60. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 150, which makes it a balanced physical attacker.

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What Growlithe is weak to

Weak to: Water, Ground, Rock. Resists: Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy. Immune to: none.

Attacking typeDamage taken
Water×2
Ground×2
Rock×2
Fire×0.5
Grass×0.5
Ice×0.5
Bug×0.5
Steel×0.5
Fairy×0.5

Base stats

HP55
Atk70
Def45
SpA70
SpD50
Spe60
Total350

Best teammates for Growlithe

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Growlithe: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fighting, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fighting, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fighting, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  4. Primarina WaterFairy

    Resists water, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, fighting, ground super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  5. Azumarill WaterFairy

    Resists water, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, fighting, ground super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  6. Scizor BugSteel

    Hits psychic, rock, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Growlithe

  1. Rhyperior

    Ground and Rock STAB hits Growlithe super effectively and it resists everything Growlithe can hit it with by type.

  2. Kabutops

    Rock and Water STAB hits Growlithe super effectively and it resists everything Growlithe can hit it with by type.

  3. Drednaw

    Water and Rock STAB hits Growlithe super effectively and it resists everything Growlithe can hit it with by type.

  4. Golem

    Rock and Ground STAB hits Growlithe super effectively and it resists everything Growlithe can hit it with by type.

  5. Omastar

    Rock and Water STAB hits Growlithe super effectively and it resists everything Growlithe can hit it with by type.

  6. Swampert

    Water and Ground STAB hits Growlithe super effectively and it resists everything Growlithe can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Growlithe

Growlithe is in the regional Pokédex of 6 games we cover: