Growlithe RC4/113 · Legendary Treasures

Growlithe is Pokédex #058, generation 1 (Kanto). Growlithe is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists Arcanine, Arcanine (#059) under evolves to.

Growlithe sits at RC4/113 in Legendary Treasures, position 119 of 140. Before it is RC3 Serperior, and after it is RC5 Torchic. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on November 6, 2013. The printed size is 113. This checklist is longer, at 140 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Rest lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Heal all damage from this Pokémon. This Pokémon is now Asleep. Lunge is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town."

Growlithe (#058) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 33 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Growlithe 28/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 25 other cards of Growlithe list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sanosuke Sakuma. I count 158 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Legendary Treasures set binder is where a full Legendary Treasures set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Growlithe can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.