Hisuian Growlithe
FireRock
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Rock Slide, worth 7.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Hisuian Growlithe can learn 6 combinations. Bite with Rock Slide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Growlithe as a species, on the Growlithe page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,495 at level 50, 1,322 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 755 CP at level 20, or 944 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 703 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 142 attack · 92 defense · 155 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
Hisuian Growlithe does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Ice, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Ember + Rock Slide | 11.3 |
| Ice | Ember + Rock Slide | 11.3 |
| Steel | Ember + Flamethrower | 11.3 |
| Grass | Ember + Flamethrower | 11.3 |
| Bite + Rock Slide | 10.0 | |
| Fire | Bite + Rock Slide | 10.0 |
| Ghost | Bite + Crunch | 9.7 |
| Psychic | Bite + Crunch | 9.7 |
| Normal | Bite + Rock Slide | 7.9 |
| Poison | Bite + Rock Slide | 7.9 |
| Rock | Bite + Rock Slide | 7.9 |
| Water | Bite + Rock Slide | 7.9 |
| Electric | Bite + Rock Slide | 7.9 |
| Dragon | Bite + Rock Slide | 7.9 |
| Ground | Bite + Flamethrower | 7.8 |
| Dark | Ember + Rock Slide | 7.6 |
| Fairy | Ember + Rock Slide | 7.6 |
| Fighting | Ember + Flamethrower | 7.4 |
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 Hisuian Growlithe is actually for.
Counters: what beats Hisuian Growlithe
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 79.5 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 79.2 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 77.7 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 75.2 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 74.9 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 73.8 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 72.5 |
 Quaquaval | WaterFighting | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 72.1 |
 Primarina | WaterFairy | Waterfall + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 70.9 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 69.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Hisuian Growlithe's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.