#0058

The Puppy Pokemon

Fire

2' 4" - Around the size of a Two-Toed Sloth.

41.9 lbs - Around the weight of a 4-Year-Old.

From the Kanto region.

Mainly male species.

Evolves into Arcanine (0059), has a Hisuian form

Can only evolve with a Fire Stone.

Info:

Growlithe is very friendly towards humans it knows, but in the wild they are very territorial, barking and biting at intruders to force them away, and these intruders are usually Rockruff.

Growlithe is brave, standing up to much bigger and stronger foes to protect what it sees as important.

An extremely loyal Pokemon, Growlithe will do anything to protect its Trainer, so do not just approach a Growlithe, no matter how cute it looks.

Growlithe have an amazing sense of smell, and they never forget a scent, but they can also determine emotions of other beings just by sniffing them.

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Alright, today we’re tackling a favourite of many, Growlithe and Arcanine.

I’ll be honest, I’m not as wild about this line as others. Growlithe really suffered from the Stone Evolutions Don’t Get New Moves rule from Gen I-VII. No Flamethrower until Lv.50 in the first few generations? Fixing that in Gen V but making its more desirable physical moves like Flare Blitz and Outrage take until the mid 40s? Thank fuck for Gen VIII upending that and massively buffing Arcanine as a result, I finally got to use one without it dying in the late 30s when its stats fall off too much for it to last.

Meanwhile Vulpix gets everything it needs by the mid 30s.

Griping aside, here’s Growlithe itself.

I don’t dislike the yellow, but that mucus-green colour is back, and looking as awful as ever. Default wins.

Now, Hisuian Growlithe’s turn.

That’s better. The green tinge is gone from its muzzle, and the floof on the head and tail stay the same as the default. That said, I still find myself preferring the default, as the red-orange looks great. No shade, I wouldn’t say no to the shiny, but I overall say that default wins.

Next up, Arcanine.

Unfortunately, this is the same as the base form. The yellow’s decent, but the tinge of green in the floof just looks terrible. Default wins.

Finally, Hisuian Arcanine.

Once again, the Hisuian form is a massive improvement via removing the green from the equation. I also think the yellow works even better, thanks to the contrast with the dark grey mane and smoky bits. Overall I’m going to call this one a draw.