Growlithe
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Ember and Flamethrower, worth 6.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Growlithe can learn 6 combinations. Ember with Flamethrower does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | 55 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Growlithe has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, egg, research, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,405 at level 50, 1,243 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 710 CP at level 20, or 888 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 660 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 136 attack · 93 defense · 146 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.7 m and 19 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Growlithe does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Ember + Flamethrower | 11.0 |
| Steel | Ember + Flamethrower | 11.0 |
| Grass | Ember + Flamethrower | 11.0 |
| Ice | Ember + Flamethrower | 11.0 |
| Ghost | Bite + Flamethrower | 9.2 |
| Psychic | Bite + Flamethrower | 9.2 |
| Normal | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.6 |
| Fighting | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.6 |
| Ember + Flamethrower | 6.6 | |
| Poison | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.6 |
| Ground | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.6 |
| Electric | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.6 |
| Dark | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.6 |
| Fairy | Ember + Flamethrower | 6.6 |
| Fire | Bite + Body Slam | 5.5 |
| Water | Bite + Body Slam | 5.5 |
| Dragon | Bite + Body Slam | 5.5 |
| Rock | Bite + Flamethrower | 5.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Growlithe is actually for.
Counters: what beats Growlithe
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 49.2 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 49.1 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 48.4 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 48.1 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 48.0 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 46.6 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 46.4 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 46.4 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 46.0 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 45.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Growlithe's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.