Pokémon · Black & White
Growlithe
Legendary Treasures · #RC4 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$21.04
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- RC4 / 140
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Arcanine
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex #
- 58
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Lunge) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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.
How to beat Growlithe
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Sanosuke Sakuma
This card was illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.
Building around Growlithe?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town."
CCRest
Heal all damage from this Pokémon. This Pokémon is now Asleep.
RCCLunge — 40
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $14.50 | $21.04 | $121.04 | $21.04 | $22.64 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.90 |
| 7-day average | €11.94 |
| 30-day average | €9.54 |
| Low | €4.99 |
| Trend price | €10.95 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.31 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.43 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.84 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €11.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.87 |
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 $21.04; 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 "Legendary Treasures" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Growlithe?
Growlithe is a Uncommon card in the Legendary Treasures 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.
