# Growlithe #42/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Growlithe is a Kantō Fire type with a devoted following, and a Sugimori illustration is the original Pokémon artist's own hand, which gives even an unassuming Basic some extra pull. As a mid-tier uncommon in a reprint set, it fills binders rather than anchoring them, a modest, steady draw. At a $2.06 modelled guide, up 27% over 30 days on 39 copies traded, with 2,091 days of inventory sitting on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.16 out of Destined Rivals; PSA 10s at $275 are only 133 times raw with a 24% gem rate, so grading barely breaks even.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 42/130 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Flare | cost Fire/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Growlithe #058](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/growlithe) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.06** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-06
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-06
- Floor delivered ask: $2.54 — as of 2026-11-07T05:16:07.731Z
- Quant score: 62/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-07T05:16:07.731Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-26T00:01:18.937Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-26T00:01:18.939Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-25T16:48:44.043Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-26T00:01:18.937Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-04T12:37:03.846Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/growlithe-42)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-42%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)