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| [[File:Pokemon 058Growlithe.png|right]] If you're playing FireRed, the first Fire Pokemon you encounter in the wild is {{bp|Growlithe}}. While his stats are better than those of Vulpix, his moveset is much worse.  
| [[File:Pokemon 058Growlithe.png|right]] If you're playing FireRed, the first Fire Pokemon you encounter in the wild is {{bp|Growlithe}}. While his stats are better than those of Vulpix, his moveset is much worse.  
Growlithe does not get {{bpm|Flamethrower}} until level 49, 20 levels later than Vulpix, and not at all if you evolve it earlier. For him to really shine, you're going to have to spend some TMs.  
Growlithe does not get {{bpm|Flamethrower}} until level 49, 20 levels later than Vulpix, and not at all if you evolve it earlier. For him to really shine, you're going to have to spend some TMs. Growlithe will evolve into {{bp|Arcanine}} once you use a '''Fire Stone'''.


If you didn't pick Charmander as your starter, you should catch one to give you an edge for the next Gym in Celadon City.
If you didn't pick Charmander as your starter, you should catch one to give you an edge for the next Gym in Celadon City.