An old favorite Pokémon returns in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and with it a whole batch of new players needs to learn how to evolve it like so many others did over 20 years ago in the original Pokémon Red and Blue games.
This Pokémon is of course Growlithe, which has evolved into Arcanine now the same way over the past couple decades. If you are new to Pokémon, don’t be discouraged as we are here to tell you what you need to do to evolve your fluffy fire puppy and turn it into one of the biggest, strongest dogs that you could possibly want.
How to evolve Growlithe into Arcanine
Just like with all games before it, the only way to evolve a Growlithe into an Arcanine is to use a Fire Stone.
You can find Fire Stones either as a rare item drop around the Mines East of the map, by leveling up your Pokédex, or by progressing through the game by defeating Gym Leaders until they are sellable in the various Delibird Presents stores across Paldea.
Related: Where to find Fire Stones in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Growlithe doesn’t need to be at any level for the evolution to work and you can even evolve it from level one. You just need to have the Growlithe on your team, find the Fire Stone in your bag, and use it on Growlithe to have it evolve into Arcanine. On the other hand, there are some moves that Growlithe can learn by leveling up that Arcanine cannot, so it might be useful to wait a bit before you evolve that Growlithe, too.
