Growlithe

Growlithe in the anime: Officer Jenny's partner and James's Growlie

Growlithe was the anime's standard police dog: Officer Jenny used them frequently before the Black & White series. Team Rocket's James also had a pet Growlithe, Growlie, first seen in "Holy Matrimony!" James left it behind when he ran away from home, and it has stayed loyal to him anyway.

Growlithe on cards: Base Set to Hisuian Growlithe

Growlithe's first English card is Base Set #28 (1999), an Uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori, who drew several more of its WOTC cards. Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge added three Blaine's Growlithe cards, tying it to the Fire-type Gym Leader of Cinnabar Island, and Skyridge (2003), the last set Wizards of the Coast released, closed out its WOTC run.

Legendary Treasures (2013) included it in the Radiant Collection subset, and Twilight Masquerade (2024) gave Hisuian Growlithe an illustration rare by GIDORA.

Why collectors care about Growlithe

Growlithe connects two very different chapters: Blaine's Gym cards from the WOTC era and the Hisuian form from Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Between them it has cards in every era from WOTC to Scarlet & Violet, so a Growlithe run can be built era by era.

Cards to know

• Growlithe (Base Set #28)

  Growlithe's first English card, a 1999 Base Set Uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Blaine's Growlithe (Gym Heroes #35)

  One of the Gym-era Blaine's Growlithe cards, tied to Cinnabar Island's Fire-type Gym Leader, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Growlithe (Skyridge #62)

  Growlithe's card from Skyridge (2003), the last set Wizards of the Coast released.

• Growlithe (Legendary Treasures #RC4)

  Part of Legendary Treasures' Radiant Collection subset, illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.

• Hisuian Growlithe (Twilight Masquerade #181)

  An illustration rare by GIDORA depicting the Fire and Rock regional form from Pokémon Legends: Arceus.