Pokémon · Black & White
Growlithe
Next Destinies · #10 · Common · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$0.62
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 10 / 103
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Arcanine
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 58
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Growlithe plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Growlithe
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Growlithe?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A Pokémon with a loyal nature, it will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer."
CStoke
Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
RCFirebreathing — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Growlithe was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.33 | $0.60 | $19.54 | $0.62 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $21.50 | $28.50 | $499.90 | $23.52 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.32 |
| 7-day average | €0.59 |
| 30-day average | €0.39 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.39 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.78 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.10 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.88 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.26 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.38 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Growlithe is real?
Growlithe is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Growlithe worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Growlithe is $0.62; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Growlithe from?
Growlithe is from the Pokémon set "Next Destinies" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Growlithe?
Growlithe is a Common card in the Next Destinies set.
Growlithe in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Growlithe.
Other Growlithe printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
