Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Growlithe
Rebel Clash · #27 · Common · 2020
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Market reference
$0.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 27 / 209
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Arcanine
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Ryota Murayama
- Pokédex #
- 58
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 (Fire Claws) 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.
More by Ryota Murayama
This card was illustrated by Ryota Murayama.
Building around Growlithe?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes."
COdor Sleuth
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RRCFire Claws — 60
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
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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 2026/06/24| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.19 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.20 | $0.50 | $19.98 | $0.50 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.07 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.28 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.26 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.31 |
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 $0.19; 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 "Rebel Clash" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Growlithe?
Growlithe is a Common card in the Rebel Clash set.
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Other Growlithe printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
