Pokemon BDSP Growlithe Location, how to evolve, type and ability

Pokemon BDSP Growlithe Location, how to evolve, type and ability

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have many different Pokemon that can be caught in the wild. One of them is Growlithe, a fire-type puppy Pokemon. In this guide we will talk about Pokemon BDSP Growlithe Position, How to evolve, Type and Ability.

Location Pokemon BDSP Growlithe

Growlithe is a Fire-type puppy Pokemon that is equally cute and deadly. Note that in order to find Growlithe, players must first have access to the national Pokedex.



How to catch Growlithe

Growlithe can be found and caught in the locations below simply by walking through the area after obtaining the national Pokedex. Once you encounter it, you have a 24,8% chance of catching it with a regular Pokeball.

In Pokemon BDSP, Growlithe can be found inside the various hideouts within the Grand Underground.

We have listed all the locations where Growlithe can be found in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

  • Typhlo's Cave: Ability to spawn Lv. 16-63 Growlithe
  • Sand cave: Ability to spawn Lv. 16-63 Growlithe
  • Lave cave: Lv chance of spawning. 16-63 Growlithe
  • Cayon Lava Cave: Lv chance of spawning. 16-63 Growlithe

Basic statistics

A Growlithe has the following base stats in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

  • HP: 55
  • Attack: 70
  • Defense: 45
  • Special Attack: 70
  • Special Defense: 50
  • Speed: 60
  • Total points: 350

Growlithe ability

Growlithe has the following abilities in Pokemon Shining Diamond and Shining Pearl

Intimidate: When the skill bearer enters, the Attack of all opponents is reduced by one level.



Cloud nine: When Growlithe is hit by a fire-type move, it increases the power of its fire-type moves by 50%. The increase occurs only once and the effect remains throughout the fight.

justified: When hit by a devastating Dark-type move, it increases the attack bearer's attack by one level.

As he levels up, Growlithe will also learn new moves and skills such as

  • Human
  • Wheel of fire
  • Fang of fire
  • Bite

How to evolve Growlithe

In Pokemon Shining Diamond and Shining Pearl, Growlithe has an evolution. Growlithe evolves into Arcanine using Firestone.

Strengths and weaknesses

Since Growlithe is a Fire-type Pokemon, it is strong against Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Fairy, and Ice-type Pokemon. She is weak against Ground, Rock, and Water-type Pokémon.

Below we have listed some Pokemon that Growlithe is weak against.

  • Palkia (Water and Dragon)
  • Kyogre (Water)
  • Groudon (terra)
  • Tyranitar (Rock and darkness)

Growlithe is strong against the following Pokemon.

  • Ho-Oh (Fly and shoot)
  • Dialga (Steel and Dragon)
  • Heatran (Fire and Psychic)
  • Metagross (Psychic and Steel)

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have many different Pokemon that can be caught in the wild. One of them is Growlithe, a fire-type puppy Pokemon. In this guide we will talk about Pokemon BDSP Growlithe Position, How to evolve, Type and Ability.

Location Pokemon BDSP Growlithe

Growlithe is a Fire-type puppy Pokemon that is equally cute and deadly. Note that in order to find Growlithe, players must first have access to the national Pokedex.

How to catch Growlithe

Growlithe can be found and caught in the locations below simply by walking through the area after obtaining the national Pokedex. Once you encounter it, you have a 24,8% chance of catching it with a regular Pokeball.



In Pokemon BDSP, Growlithe can be found inside the various hideouts within the Grand Underground.

We have listed all the locations where Growlithe can be found in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

  • Typhlo's Cave: Ability to spawn Lv. 16-63 Growlithe
  • Sand cave: Ability to spawn Lv. 16-63 Growlithe
  • Lave cave: Lv chance of spawning. 16-63 Growlithe
  • Cayon Lava Cave: Lv chance of spawning. 16-63 Growlithe

Basic statistics

A Growlithe has the following base stats in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl


  • HP: 55
  • Attack: 70
  • Defense: 45
  • Special Attack: 70
  • Special Defense: 50
  • Speed: 60
  • Total points: 350

Growlithe ability

Growlithe has the following abilities in Pokemon Shining Diamond and Shining Pearl

Intimidate: When the skill bearer enters, the Attack of all opponents is reduced by one level.

Cloud nine: When Growlithe is hit by a fire-type move, it increases the power of its fire-type moves by 50%. The increase occurs only once and the effect remains throughout the fight.

justified: When hit by a devastating Dark-type move, it increases the attack bearer's attack by one level.


As he levels up, Growlithe will also learn new moves and skills such as

  • Human
  • Wheel of fire
  • Fang of fire
  • Bite

How to evolve Growlithe

In Pokemon Shining Diamond and Shining Pearl, Growlithe has an evolution. Growlithe evolves into Arcanine using Firestone.

Strengths and weaknesses

Since Growlithe is a Fire-type Pokemon, it is strong against Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Fairy, and Ice-type Pokemon. She is weak against Ground, Rock, and Water-type Pokémon.

Below we have listed some Pokemon that Growlithe is weak against.

  • Palkia (Water and Dragon)
  • Kyogre (Water)
  • Groudon (terra)
  • Tyranitar (Rock and darkness)

Growlithe is strong against the following Pokemon.

  • Ho-Oh (Fly and shoot)
  • Dialga (Steel and Dragon)
  • Heatran (Fire and Psychic)
  • Metagross (Psychic and Steel)
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