No. 58 · Kanto · Fire
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Growlithe is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 58 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 38
- Sets
- 33
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Illustrators
- 28
- Sightings
- 6
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The strongest Growlithe art

01/06Hisuian Growlithe
Illustration rare

02/06Growlithe
Common

03/06Hisuian Growlithe
Common

04/06Growlithe
Common

05/06Blaine's Growlithe
Common

06/06Growlithe
Promo
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Which is the better picture?
Two Growlithe cards, side by side.
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Growlithe by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Growlithe cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Growlithe gets drawn
Growlithe is usually drawn playful and nostalgic, sometimes cozy, often running, often painted.
Across 32 Growlithe artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
Drawn against type
The Growlithe pictures least like the rest.
1999–2025
Growlithe through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set
2000 Gym Heroes
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Skyridge
2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
2006 EX trainer Kit 2 (Minun)
2007 Secret Wonders
2009 Supreme Victors
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2012 Next Destinies
2013 Legendary Treasures
2016 Evolutions
2017 Sun & Moon
2019 Unbroken Bonds
2020 Rebel Clash
2021 Fusion Strike
2022 Astral Radiance
2023 151
2024 Twilight Masquerade
2025 Destined Rivals
Evolves into
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Growlithe sightingsspotted in 6 other cards
Cards where Growlithe turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Growlithe card
38 cards, strongest artwork first.
Growlithe in numbers
- Cards
- 38
- Sets
- 33since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 28most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 6in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 50–90
They span 33 sets, from Base Set to Destined Rivals. 28 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida and Narumi Sato.
Who draws Growlithe
28 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
33 sets, by how many Growlithe cards each holds.
Aquapolis2
Gym Heroes2
Next Destinies2
Scarlet & Violet2
Twilight Masquerade2
1511
Astral Radiance1
BREAKpoint1
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Destined Rivals1
EX trainer Kit 2 (Minun)1
21 more sets
Evolutions1
FireRed & LeafGreen1
Fusion Strike1
Gym Challenge1
HeartGold SoulSilver1
Legend Maker1
Legendary Collection1
Legendary Treasures1
Lost Origin1
McDonald's Collection 20221
Neo Destiny1
Rebel Clash1
Rising Rivals1
SVP Black Star Promos1
Sandstorm1
Secret Wonders1
Silver Tempest1
Skyridge1
Sun & Moon1
Supreme Victors1
Unbroken Bonds1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Growlithe cards are there?
- There are 38 Growlithe cards, printed between 1999 and 2025 across 33 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Growlithe card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Growlithe art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Growlithe cards?
- 28 illustrators have drawn Growlithe. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 8, followed by Atsuko Nishida and Narumi Sato.
- What was the first Growlithe card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 28 of its 38 cards are Common.























