Pokémon · Gym
Blaine's Growlithe
Gym Heroes · #35 · Uncommon · 2000
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Market reference
$6.48
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 35 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Arcanine
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 58
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Blaine's Growlithe plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Fire Tackle) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Blaine's Growlithe
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Blaine's Growlithe?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CShake — 10
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
RCFire Tackle — 30
Blaine's Growlithe does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $2.68 | $4.39 | $96.74 | $6.48 | $49.99 |
| 1st Edition | $9.00 | $24.48 | $221.50 | $14.77 | $96.93 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.62 |
| 7-day average | €4.32 |
| 30-day average | €5.22 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €3.85 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.38 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.70 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Blaine's Growlithe is real?
Blaine's 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 Blaine's Growlithe worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Blaine's Growlithe is $6.48; 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 Blaine's Growlithe from?
Blaine's Growlithe is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Blaine's Growlithe?
Blaine's Growlithe is a Uncommon card in the Gym Heroes set.
Other Blaine's Growlithe printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
