How to Get & Evolve Hisuian Growlithe (Is Huisian Arcanine Good?)
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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players that purchased the expansion pack, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, should have received The Teal Mask as early as September 13, 2023. Not only does this unlock a new area with new Pokemon and characters, but trainers can also spot returning Pokemon. Some of these include the Hisuian Pokemon from Legends: Arceus.
Hisuian Growlithe and Hisuian Arcanine are Fire/Rock-type, unlike their Kanto/regular counterparts. The typing alone might give trainers some pause, but if they want Hisuian Growlithe-line just to have it in the PC, they’ll have ways of obtaining one in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet.
Where to Find Hisuian Growlithe
Players will notice a Hisuian Growlithe under the ownership of Perrin, a photographer who bears a striking resemblance to Adaman from Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Speaking to her initiates the Blood Moon Ursaluna side quest, but only if trainers have already caught 150 Pokemon in the Kitakami Dex. She’ll then want to battle the player character with her level 68/70 Noctowl and Leafeon.
Once the Blood Moon Ursaluna side quest has been completed, trainers will need to return to where they met Perrin in Kitakami. As thanks for helping her with getting pictures of the Ursaluna, she’ll give trainers a male Hisuian Growlithe.
Since the Blood Moon Ursaluna is a difficult Pokemon to defeat, it’s recommended that trainers don’t start the mission until they’re level 70+. Despite this, they can help Perrin out before completing “The Way Home” main quest.
How to Get Another Hisuian Growlithe
To get another Hisuian Growlithe, trainers can breed the Growlithe they receive from Perrin with a Ditto or another Growlithe. Since this one is locked in as a male, it can’t breed with other Pokemon in its Egg Group. This is because breeding Pokemon by Egg Group winds up with the offspring taking after the mother.
If trainers breed the Hisuian Growlithe, they’ll need to make sure it’s holding an Everstone first. This will guarantee the Growlithe Egg will hatch into the Hisuian Growlithe and not the Kantonian one. Everstones can be bought from Delibird Presents for 3000.
The other way to get Hisuian Growlithe is to transfer one from Pokemon Legends: Arceus or Pokemon GO.
- Catch a Growlithe in Legends: Arceus at the Cobalt Coastlands. Trainers will need Sneasler’s climb ability from Coronet Highlands.
- Place the Growlithe in one of the Pastures, then save and exit the game.
- Open Legends: Arceus in Pokemon HOME to move the Growlithe from the Pasture to the Basic Box. Save and exit.
- Open up Scarlet/Violet (in HOME) to finish the transfer from the Basic Box to a PC Box. Save and exit.
To transfer a Hisuian Growlithe from Pokemon GO:
- Catch Hisuian Growlithe in the wild or by completing certain research tasks.
- Tap the Poke Ball icon on the main screen, then tap the Settings icon (gear) at the top.
- Select Connected Devices and Storage, then Pokemon HOME.
- Pick out the Hisuian Growlithe from the storage, and then select Next to complete the transfer.
How to Evolve Hisuian Growlithe into Hisuian Arcanine
Trainers can evolve Hisuian Growlithe into Hisuian Arcanin by giving it a Fire Stone. Fortunately, the method isn’t different from a Kantonian Growlithe. Trainers can find Fire Stones in mountainous regions, but the surefire way to get them is to buy from Delibird Presents. Like the Everstone, they cost 3000, but trainers will need three Gym Badges before the Fire Stones can be bought.
Like Kantonian Arcanine, trainers will need to go into Hisuian Arcanine’s Moves & Stats page (in their Summary) to make it Remember moves. They can also learn moves via TMs.
Hisuian Growlithe (Arcanine) or Kantonian Growlithe (Arcanine)?
The major difference between Hisuian and Kantonian Growlithe that trainers are going to want to take note of are their Typings. Hisuian Growlithe is Fire/Rock while Kantonian Growlithe is Fire-type only. Those familiar with Pokemon will know that the Hisuian Growlithe (and Arcanine) will suffer two x4 weaknesses to more than one Type attack. Despite this, it’s best for players to know the pros and cons of both the Hisuian and Kantonian Growlithe-family.
Below are the following base stats for Arcanine, and type effectiveness for both Growlithe and Arcanine:
|
Hisuian Arcanine |
Kantonian |
|
|---|---|---|
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HP: |
95 |
90 |
|
Attack: |
115 |
110 |
|
Special Attack: |
95 |
100 |
|
Defense: |
80 |
80 |
|
Special Defense: |
80 |
80 |
|
Speed: |
90 |
95 |
|
Total: |
555 |
555 |
|
Hisuian |
Kantonian |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Super effective against: |
Grass, Ice, Steel, Bug, Fire, Flying |
Grass, Ice, Steel, Bug |
|
Weaknesses: |
Water (x4), Ground (x4), Rock, Fighting |
Water, Ground, Rock |
|
Resistances: |
Fairy, Fire, Ice, Bug, Flying, Poison, Normal |
Fairy, Fire, Ice, Steel, Grass, Bug |
|
Immunities: |
N/A |
N/A |
A base stat total of 555 is quite impressive for a non-Legendary, but players are going to want to note the Arcanines’ best stats and worse stats. The good news is none of its base stats fall below 80. The bad news is that while it’s a good attacker and a decent special attacker, both of its Defense stats aren’t going to protect it from moves that it’s weak against. It’s also a fast Pokemon with Kantonian Growlithe/Arcanine having 5 points higher in base Speed, but this alone isn’t going to be enough against much quicker opponents.
Hisuian and Kantonian Arcanine’s Abilities
Arcanine and Hisuian Arcanine both have Intimidate and Flash Fire for their Abilities. They’re both good for battle, but Intimidate can be negated or even turned against Arcanine if the opposing Pokemon has the right Ability (i.e: Magic Bounce or Oblivious). As for Hidden Abilities, Hisuian Arcanine has Rock Head, which protects it from taking recoil damage. Kantonian Arcanine has Justified, which powers up its Attack stat when hit by a Dark-type move. Comparing the two, it’s obvious which Arcanine has the better Hidden Ability.
More Information on Hisuian & Kantonian Arcanine
Hisuian Arcanine is a great Pokemon to use in battle as long as its being used for dishing out damage rather than acting as a wall. However, players are battling against a Water or a Ground-type, they’ll want to keep Hisuian Arcanine in its Poke Ball. Unlike Kantonian Arcanine, Hisuian Arcanine takes quadruple damage from Water and Ground-type moves thanks to its Fire/Rock dual-typing. With its Defense and Special Defense being its lowest stats, there’s no way it’s going to survive a hard-hitting move that targets its type weaknesses without setting up defense-raising moves beforehand. This alone may be enough for trainers to choose Kantonian Growlithe/Arcanine over its Hisuian counterpart.
Despite this, Hisuian Arcanine can learn moves via TMs that give it coverage against Water and Ground-types, such as Thunder Fang and Solar Beam. If Hisuian Arcanine has its Hidden Ability, then it can run powerful moves like Flare Blitz and Wild Charge without having to worry about recoil damage. This is one thing it has over Kantonian Arcanine, whose Hidden Ability (Justified) pales in comparison due to how situational it is.
The best thing to know when choosing between Growlithes/Arcanines is to compare their stats and strengths/weaknesses:
- Hisuian Arcanine has higher Attack/lower Special Attack while Kantonian Arcanine is the opposite. Thus, Kantonian Arcanine can run the move Flamethrower better than its Hisuian Counterpart.
- Hisuian Arcanine has two type weaknesses that deal x4 damage while Kantonian Arcanine only has three weaknesses.
- Hisuian Arcanine has the better Hidden Ability.
- The addition of the Rock-typing for Hisuian Arcanine means it will learn moves upon leveling up that give it coverage against Fire-type Pokemon. However, Kantonian Arcanine can learn Ground-type moves via TMs.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are available for Nintendo Switch.
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