Competitive Information for Growlithe [Diamond/Pearl]
Fire
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Growlithe? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Growlithe is an interesting Fire-typed Pokemon. Growlithe is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Growlithe can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Growlithe is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Fang
- Double-Edge / Return
- Crunch / Bite
- Rock Smash / Reversal
Physical Sweeper Growlithe (Flash Fire)
Growlithe is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Growlithe's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Growlithe's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Growlithe has left).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Morning Sun
Special Sweeper Growlithe (Flash Fire)
Growlithe is a stupendous Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Growlithe's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Growlithe's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Growlithe must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Growlithe by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Growlithe? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Fang
- Double-Edge / Return
- Crunch / Bite
- Rock Smash / Reversal
Doubles Physical Sweeper Growlithe (Flash Fire)
Growlithe is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Growlithe's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Growlithe's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Growlithe has left).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Morning Sun
Doubles Special Sweeper Growlithe (Flash Fire)
Growlithe is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Growlithe's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Growlithe's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Growlithe's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Growlithe must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Growlithe by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Growlithe learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Growlithe can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Growlithe
- Moves: Safeguard + Thrash
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Intimidate + Move: Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Growlithe's stats
- Agility
- Howl
Most notable and possible best moves for Growlithe
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Growlithe in Diamond and Pearl
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