Dog Pokémon
31 Pokémon are based on or look like dogs. They run from Growlithe (#0058) to Okidogi (#1014).
Dog Pokémon facts
- Most dog Pokémon are Normal types (6 of 31), then Dark (6) and Fairy (6).
- Generation 9 added the most (7 of 31).
- Heaviest: Arcanine (155 kg). Lightest: Swirlix (3.5 kg).
- Legendary: Okidogi.
- Baby Pokémon: Riolu.
All 31 Dog Pokémon
Each Pokémon is here because its lore page on pokee.si says it is based on or inspired by dogs, or looks like them. Game Freak does not always say what inspired a design, so some of these are well-supported readings, not official facts.
| # | Pokémon | Type | Why it counts | Gen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0058 | Growlithe | Fire | An orange dog that looks like a guardian lion-dog statue. | 1 |
| #0059 | Arcanine | Fire | A big orange dog, maybe based on guardian lion-dog statues. | 1 |
| #0133 | Eevee | Normal | A blank-slate design with hints of fox, dog and cat. | 1 |
| #0135 | Jolteon | Electric | Mixes dog, cat and fox features in one spiky body. | 1 |
| #0209 | Snubbull | Fairy | A bulldog in a dress-like pink body. | 2 |
| #0210 | Granbull | Fairy | A bulldog that can look fierce but is gentle. | 2 |
| #0228 | Houndour | Dark/Fire | A small black hound based on hellhounds and black dogs. | 2 |
| #0229 | Houndoom | Dark/Fire | A black hound based on hellhounds, with a Dobermann's build. | 2 |
| #0235 | Smeargle | Normal | Part beagle, part painter, with a paintbrush tail. | 2 |
| #0261 | Poochyena | Dark | Looks like a hyena crossed with a dog. | 3 |
| #0262 | Mightyena | Dark | A wolf-and-hyena mix, shaped by dog breeds like the German Shepherd. | 3 |
| #0309 | Electrike | Electric | Looks like a puppy with a lightning-beast feel. | 3 |
| #0310 | Manectric | Electric | Shares traits with a canine and the lightning beast raijū. | 3 |
| #0447 | Riolu | Fighting | A small blue canine that shares Lucario's jackal look. | 4 |
| #0448 | Lucario | Fighting/Steel | Based on a jackal, which brings to mind the god Anubis. | 4 |
| #0506 | Lillipup | Normal | Based on a Yorkshire terrier puppy. | 5 |
| #0507 | Herdier | Normal | The same Yorkshire terrier type, all grown up. | 5 |
| #0508 | Stoutland | Normal | A heavyset dog with a hint of the Scottish terrier. | 5 |
| #0676 | Furfrou | Normal | A poodle, with a long coat like an Afghan hound. | 6 |
| #0684 | Swirlix | Fairy | Its tongue, nose and round ears suggest a lap dog. | 6 |
| #0685 | Slurpuff | Fairy | A lap dog mixed with a stylised clown. | 6 |
| #0744 | Rockruff | Rock | Based on a spitz-type dog, maybe with Japanese wolf touches. | 7 |
| #0835 | Yamper | Electric | Looks like a Welsh corgi, a breed the Queen kept. | 8 |
| #0836 | Boltund | Electric | A greyhound mixed with an English foxhound. | 8 |
| #0926 | Fidough | Fairy | A puppy, probably a dachshund, made of pastry dough. | 9 |
| #0927 | Dachsbun | Fairy | A dachshund made of baked goods like loaves and rolls. | 9 |
| #0942 | Maschiff | Dark | A mastiff puppy, probably of the Spanish breed. | 9 |
| #0943 | Mabosstiff | Dark | A big Spanish mastiff with a large dewlap. | 9 |
| #0971 | Greavard | Ghost | A Catalan sheepdog, perhaps with some Briard in it. | 9 |
| #0972 | Houndstone | Ghost | A skeletal hound, maybe like a spirit dog from folklore. | 9 |
| #1014 | Okidogi | Poison/Fighting | A dog, perhaps a Shiba Inu or an Akita. | 9 |
Dog Pokémon by type
A Pokémon with two types is counted once for each type.