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Growlithe PvP IV ranks in Pokémon GO
- Little Cup: playable — PvPoke #104 · hundo rank 1,019 of 4096 · best build 0/10/15, level 16, already past it at level 20
- Great League: off-meta — outside PvPoke's top 150 · hundo rank 1 of 4096 · best build 15/15/15, level 50, 475,000 dust, 296 XL candy
- Ultra League: no — never reaches the cap
- Master League: off-meta — outside PvPoke's top 150
Which IVs make the best Growlithe for PvP, league by league — ranked by stat product, the way rankings are calculated in Pokémon GO. Ranked at levels up to 50 — without Best Buddy.
Great League
The best spread is 15/15/15 at level 50 — 1405 CP. Anything close to it is worth keeping; the table holds the top 10.
With Best Buddy (levels up to 51): the best spread is 15/15/15 at level 51, 1422 CP.
At that level it fights with 126.89 attack, 90.75 defense and 135.29 stamina — a glass cannon: it hits first and does not want a long fight.
A hundo — 15/15/15 — lands at rank 1 of 4096 here, 100% of the best spread: the best possible spread, which almost never happens.
| Rank | Attack / Defense / HP | Level | CP | Of the best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15/15/15 | 50 | 1405 | 100% |
| 2 | 14/15/15 | 50 | 1396 | 99.34% |
| 3 | 15/15/14 | 50 | 1401 | 99.26% |
| 4 | 15/14/15 | 50 | 1399 | 99.07% |
| 5 | 13/15/15 | 50 | 1387 | 98.68% |
| 6 | 14/15/14 | 50 | 1392 | 98.6% |
| 7 | 15/15/13 | 50 | 1397 | 98.52% |
| 8 | 14/14/15 | 50 | 1390 | 98.42% |
| 9 | 15/14/14 | 50 | 1395 | 98.34% |
| 10 | 15/13/15 | 50 | 1392 | 98.15% |
Taking a level-20 catch to level 50 costs 475,000 Stardust, 248 candy and 296 XL candy.
Little Cup
The best spread is 0/10/15 at level 16 — 500 CP. Anything close to it is worth keeping; the table holds the top 10.
PvPoke ranks it #104 overall in Little Cup. PvPoke updated these ranks on 3 October 2026 · we checked on 14 October 2026.
The moves behind that rank: Ember · Flame Wheel · Body Slam.
At that level it fights with 72.67 attack, 55.04 defense and 86.03 stamina — a glass cannon: it hits first and does not want a long fight.
A hundo — 15/15/15 — lands at rank 1,019 of 4096 here, 94.8% of the best spread: mediocre here — a lower-attack catch beats it.
| Rank | Attack / Defense / HP | Level | CP | Of the best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/10/15 | 16 | 500 | 100% |
| 2 | 0/15/8 | 16 | 500 | 99.98% |
| 3 | 1/15/15 | 15.5 | 499 | 99.95% |
| 4 | 1/15/14 | 15.5 | 498 | 99.95% |
| 5 | 0/11/14 | 16 | 500 | 99.8% |
| 6 | 2/14/14 | 15.5 | 499 | 99.74% |
| 7 | 0/12/12 | 16 | 500 | 99.57% |
| 8 | 3/13/14 | 15.5 | 500 | 99.53% |
| 9 | 2/15/13 | 15.5 | 500 | 99.48% |
| 10 | 2/15/12 | 15.5 | 498 | 99.48% |
A level-20 catch is already past level 16, and a Pokémon cannot be powered down — here the CP cap is the limit, not Stardust.
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Growlithe in PvP: quick answers
Is Growlithe good for PvP right now?
Little Cup: playable, PvPoke #104. Great League: off-meta, outside PvPoke's top 150. Ultra League: no, never reaches the cap. Master League: off-meta, outside PvPoke's top 150.
What are the best IVs for Growlithe in Little Cup?
The best spread is 0/10/15, which reaches 500 CP at level 16. The top 10 spreads are on the page, ranked by stat product.
What are the best IVs for Growlithe in Great League?
The best spread is 15/15/15, which reaches 1405 CP at level 50. The top 10 spreads are on the page, ranked by stat product.
Is a hundo Growlithe good for PvP?
Little Cup: rank 1,019 of 4096, mediocre here — a lower-attack catch beats it. Great League: rank 1 of 4096, the best possible spread, which almost never happens.
How much does it cost to power up Growlithe for Little Cup?
A level-20 catch is already past level 16, and a Pokémon cannot be powered down — here the CP cap is the limit, not Stardust.
How much does it cost to power up Growlithe for Great League?
Taking a level-20 catch to level 50 costs 475,000 Stardust, 248 candy and 296 XL candy.
What moves does Growlithe use in PvP?
Little Cup: Ember · Flame Wheel · Body Slam, the set behind PvPoke's #104.
Close to Growlithe in Great League
These land within a hair of Growlithe on stat product, so they ask the same question of an IV spread — and a shield-heavy matchup often comes down to which of them you built.
What every Great League build costs →
Ranks come from every one of the 4096 IV combinations, each taken to the highest level its league allows, and sorted by stat product. Levels stop at 50, where any player can take a Pokémon; a Best Buddy goes one level further, and where that changes an answer the section says so on a line of its own. Numbers refresh whenever the Pokédex does.