Growlithe 30/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Scarlet & Violet is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. Growlithe is 30/198, in position 30 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 29 Scovillain, and after it is 31 Growlithe. The listed rarity is Common.

Growlithe is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Growlithe (#058), generation 1 (Kanto).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Growlithe (#058) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 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 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 32 other cards of Growlithe list a different HP.

The attack Relentless Flames lists 30× damage. The cost is Fire. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage for each heads. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It's very friendly and faithful to people. It will try to repel enemies by barking and biting." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Scarlet & Violet, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Scarlet & Violet set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Growlithe can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.