Pokémon · Platinum
Growlithe
Rising Rivals · #63 · Common · 2009
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Market reference
$0.88
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 63 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Arcanine
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 58
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 ≥35 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 — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
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
Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to Growlithe. Shuffle your deck afterward.
RCCTake Down — 50
Growlithe does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness:W+20
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.50 | $0.89 | $19.98 | $0.88 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $147.10 | $279.99 | $280.00 | $26.69 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.43 |
| 30-day average | €0.38 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.41 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.37 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.31 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.37 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.40 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.77 |
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 $0.88; 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 "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Growlithe?
Growlithe is a Common card in the Rising Rivals 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.
