Shadow Growlithe (Pokémon GO)

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Primeape

Arcanine

#58

710

888

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1405

F Tier

#723

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1405

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1405

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Growlithe

#58

Fire

Attack

136

Top 70.8%

Defense

Top 83.3%

Stamina

146

Top 70.7%

Total

375

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

223 -280 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

391 -461 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

621 -710 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

777 -888 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1405 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Growlithe takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Ground

160%

Rock

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Growlithe can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Bite
Flame Wheel
5.77
26.5
2598.1s
3.74
2
Bite
Body Slam
5.77
26.5
2598.1s
3.74
3
Bite
Flamethrower
5.77
26.5
2598.1s
3.74
4
Ember
Body Slam
5.51
25.3
2722.8s
3.57
5
Ember
Flame Wheel
5.27
24.2
2844.5s
3.42
6
Ember
Flamethrower
5.27
24.2
2844.5s
3.42

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Growlithe in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
116.26
11348.5
0.1
5.2s
116.26
2
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
108.32
9314.0
0.1
5.5s
108.32
3
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
101.01
15694.0
0.0
5.9s
101.01
4
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
99.06
15391.2
0.0
6.1s
99.06
5
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
94.49
5811.7
0.1
6.4s
94.49
6
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
94.39
8721.1
0.1
6.4s
94.39
7
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
94.03
9828.8
0.1
6.4s
94.03
8
Shadow Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
92.44
7385.7
0.1
6.5s
92.44
9
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
91.10
9973.7
0.1
6.6s
91.10
10
Shadow Kingler
Bubble
Crabhammer
90.51
5601.7
0.1
6.6s
90.51

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Growlithe in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Ember

Fast Charge

Flame Wheel

General

Body Slam

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1405

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

126.89

Attack

90.75

Defense

135

Stat Product · 1,554,545

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1422

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1405	100.00%
14/15/15	50	1396	99.34%
15/15/14	50	1401	99.26%
15/14/15	50	1399	99.07%
13/15/15	50	1387	98.68%
14/15/14	50	1392	98.60%
15/15/13	50	1397	98.52%
14/14/15	50	1390	98.42%
15/14/14	50	1395	98.34%
15/13/15	50	1392	98.15%
12/15/15	50	1378	98.01%
13/15/14	50	1383	97.94%
14/15/13	50	1387	97.87%
15/15/12	50	1392	97.78%
13/14/15	50	1380	97.76%
14/14/14	50	1385	97.69%
15/14/13	50	1390	97.61%
14/13/15	50	1383	97.50%
15/13/14	50	1388	97.42%
11/15/15	50	1368	97.35%
12/15/14	50	1373	97.29%
15/12/15	50	1386	97.22%
13/15/13	50	1378	97.21%
14/15/12	50	1383	97.13%
12/14/15	50	1371	97.11%
13/14/14	50	1376	97.04%
15/15/11	50	1388	97.04%
15/15/10	50	1383	97.04%
14/14/13	50	1381	96.96%
15/14/12	50	1386	96.87%
13/13/15	50	1374	96.85%
14/13/14	50	1379	96.78%
15/13/13	50	1384	96.69%
10/15/15	50	1359	96.69%
11/15/14	50	1364	96.63%
14/12/15	50	1377	96.58%
12/15/13	50	1369	96.56%
15/12/14	50	1381	96.50%
13/15/12	50	1374	96.48%
11/14/15	50	1362	96.45%
14/15/11	50	1379	96.39%
14/15/10	50	1374	96.39%
12/14/14	50	1367	96.39%
13/14/13	50	1372	96.31%
15/11/15	50	1379	96.30%
15/15/9	50	1379	96.30%
14/14/12	50	1377	96.23%
12/13/15	50	1365	96.20%
15/14/11	50	1381	96.14%
15/14/10	50	1377	96.14%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Growlithe can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bite
6
4
0.5s
12
Ember
10
10
1.0s
10

Charged Attacks

Body Slam
50
-33
2.0s
25
Flame Wheel
55
-50
2.5s
22
Flamethrower
65
-50
2.0s
32.5

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Growlithe	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	Arcanine
Hisuian Growlithe	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	Hisuian Arcanine

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Growlithe including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Growlithe

#58

Dynamax Growlithe

#58

Hisuian Growlithe

#58

Shadow Hisuian Growlithe

#58

Shadow Growlithe

#58

Arcanine

#59

Dynamax Arcanine

#59

Hisuian Arcanine

#59

Shadow Hisuian Arcanine

#59

Shadow Arcanine

#59

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Fire-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Growlithe with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Blaziken #257

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Delphox #655

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.343 m to 1.225 m tall, averaging 0.7 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.343 m 1'02"	0.35 m 1'02"
XS	0.35 m 1'02"	0.525 m 1'09"
M	0.525 m 1'09"	0.875 m 2'10"
XL	0.875 m 2'10"	1.05 m 3'05"
XXL	1.05 m 3'05"	1.225 m 4'00"

XXS

0.343 m

1'02"

0.35 m

1'02"

0.35 m

1'02"

0.525 m

1'09"

0.525 m

1'09"

0.875 m

2'10"

0.875 m

2'10"

1.05 m

3'05"

XXL

1.05 m

3'05"

1.225 m

4'00"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Growlithe at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	27	959 CP
2	55 CP	28	994 CP
3	92 CP	29	1030 CP
4	130 CP	30	1066 CP
5	167 CP	31	1083 CP
6	205 CP	32	1101 CP
7	242 CP	33	1119 CP
8	280 CP	34	1137 CP
9	317 CP	35	1154 CP
10	355 CP	36	1172 CP
11	390 CP	37	1190 CP
12	426 CP	38	1208 CP
13	461 CP	39	1225 CP
14	497 CP	40	1243 CP
15	533 CP	41	1259 CP
16	568 CP	42	1275 CP
17	604 CP	43	1291 CP
18	639 CP	44	1307 CP
19	675 CP	45	1323 CP
20	710 CP	46	1339 CP
21	746 CP	47	1356 CP
22	781 CP	48	1372 CP
23	817 CP	49	1389 CP
24	852 CP	50	1405 CP
25	888 CP	51	1422 CP
26	923 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	18	639 CP	35	1154 CP
2	55 CP	19	675 CP	36	1172 CP
3	92 CP	20	710 CP	37	1190 CP
4	130 CP	21	746 CP	38	1208 CP
5	167 CP	22	781 CP	39	1225 CP
6	205 CP	23	817 CP	40	1243 CP
7	242 CP	24	852 CP	41	1259 CP
8	280 CP	25	888 CP	42	1275 CP
9	317 CP	26	923 CP	43	1291 CP
10	355 CP	27	959 CP	44	1307 CP
11	390 CP	28	994 CP	45	1323 CP
12	426 CP	29	1030 CP	46	1339 CP
13	461 CP	30	1066 CP	47	1356 CP
14	497 CP	31	1083 CP	48	1372 CP
15	533 CP	32	1101 CP	49	1389 CP
16	568 CP	33	1119 CP	50	1405 CP
17	604 CP	34	1137 CP	51	1422 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Growlithe up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Primeape

Arcanine