Hi everyone, this is my first post here. Very excited to share my growlithe and arcanine (my favorite pokemon!) stuff with y’all! I used to say I wanted to complete a master set of unique (art) for both, but now that’s turned into basically anything I can get my hands on from cards to plushies to buttons etc.! Arcanine is the current goal, so I have more of that. I’m also just a casual collector, so don’t be shocked to see cards with whitening etc. or even a few with creases. I also have multiple of some (whether I pulled as a child or it came as a bulk buy, etc.).
Anyway, here we go…!
Main TCG CardsFor the most part, I tried to order these by release date. There might be a mistake or two in here. All cards names/details are listed from left to right, top to bottom.
Arcanine
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1st Ed Shadowless Base Set Arcanine 23/102Shadowless Base Set Arcanine 23/102Unlimited Base Set Arcanine 23/102Unlimited Base Set Arcanine 23/102Unlimited Base Set Arcanine 23/102Intro Pack Squirtle Deck Arcanine 32JPN Blaine’s Arcanine (No Rarity Symbol) 34/98JPN Blaine’s Arcanine 34/98Unlimited Base Set 2 Arcanine 32/102I think most notable here, for me, is the squirtledeck arcanine. The Intro Pack was a JPN exclusiveproduct, similar to the trainer kits in the US. Itcame with a limited squirtle deck and a limitedbulbasaur deck, so two players could playtogether. It’s by far one of my most favoritearcanine artworks (with Light Arcanine being myfavorite). I find it’s also one of the cards that,outside of the more serious collector community,is more unknown which I think is a real shame! |
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WotC Promo Arcanine 6/531st Ed Blaine’s Arcanine 1/132Blaine’s Arcanine 1/132Web Series Arcanine 23/481st Ed Light Arcanine 12/105Light Arcanine 12/105Reverse Holo Legendary Collection Arcanine 36/110Reverse Holo Legendary Collection Arcanine ERROR 36/110Unlimited Legendary Collection Arcanine 36/110Light Arcanine is my favorite arcanine card, andit was my #1 goal when I first started! As for theerror card, it has a very subtle… weird messedup print line down the middle. I added an extrafew images below to show it. It only goes throughthe holo part, not the image or the back, so I thinkit must be an issue with the way the holo wascreated. |
(These are uploaded on imgur, so if you drag/drop the image to a new tab, you can remove the “l” right before the .jpeg to see the full size.)
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Aquapolis Holo Arcanine 2/147Aquapolis Reverse Holo Arcanine 2/147Aquapolis Unlimited Arcanine 2/147Skyridge Holo Arcanine 3/144Skyridge Reverse Holo Arcanine 3/144Skyridge Unlimited arcanine 3/144EX Sandstorm Reverse Holo Arcanine 15/100EX Sandstorm Unlimited Arcanine 15/100EX FireRed & LeafGreen Reverse Holo Arcanine 18/112 |
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EX FireRed & LeafGreen Unlimited Arcanine 18/112EX Legend Maker Arcanine ex 83/92Secret Wonders Reverse Holo Arcanine LV. 48 22/132Secret Wonders Reverse Holo Arcanine LV. 48 22/132Secret Wonders Unlimited Arcanine LV. 48 22/132Platinum - Rising Rivals Holo Arcanine LV. 53 1/111Platinum - Rising Rivals Holo Arcanine LV. 53 1/111Platinum - Rising Rivals Holo Arcanine LV. 53 1/111Platinum - Rising Rivals Reverse Holo Arcanine LV. 53 1/111 |
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Platinum - Supreme Victors Cosmo Holo Arcanine G LV. 60 15/147Platinum - Supreme Victors Cosmo Holo Arcanine G LV. 60 15/147Platinum - Supreme Victors Crosshatch Reverse Holo Arcanine G LV. 60Platinum - Supreme Victors Reverse Holo Arcanine G LV. 60 15/147Platinum - Supreme Victors Unlimited Arcanine G LV. 60 15/147Platinum - Supreme Victors Reverse Holo Arcanine LV. 32 50/147Platinum - Supreme Victors Unlimited Arcanine LV. 32 50/147Platinum - Supreme Victors Unlimited Arcanine LV. 32 50/147HeartGold & SoulSilver Reverse Holo Arcanine 1/123The cosmo holo arcanine was an Ignition theme deck exclusive, andthe crosshatch holo was from Pokemon League events in Nov 2009. |
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HeartGold & SoulSilver Unlimited Arcanine 1/123Next Destinies STAFF Pre-Release Promo Arcanine 12/99Next Destinies Pre-Release Promo Arcanine 12/99Next Destinies Reverse Holo Arcanine 12/99Next Destinies Reverse Holo Arcanine 12/99Next Destinies Unlimited Arcanine 12/99Next Destinies Unlimited Arcanine 12/99Next Destinies Reverse Holo Arcanine 13/99Next Destinies Reverse Holo Arcanine 13/99Obtaining the Staff promo was an exciting for me! It wasn’tlisted for sale often, and when it was, it was higherthan I wanted to pay. In one of my attempts to buy, thecard was listed as a Staff promo, but I got sent a normalholo. Luckily, the seller refunded me. I did end up buying itfor more than I wanted, but I really wanted it… |
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Next Destinies Unlimited Arcanine 13/99Next Destinies Unlimited Arcanine 13/99BREAKPoint Reverse Holo Arcanine 11/122BREAKPoint Reverse Holo Arcanine 11/122BREAKPoint Unlimited Arcanine 11/122Evolutions Reverse Holo Arcanine 18/108Evolutions Reverse Holo Arcanine 18/108Evolutions Unlimited Arcanine 18/108XY Promo Arcanine 180/211The Promo only came in the Arcanine BREAKbox. It also came with a Jumbo one, shownbelow. Fun fact: I got two jumbo cards…because I’m an idiot, and when I opened thefirst one, I accidentally cut part of the cardwhen opening the package it came in. ( ':Don’t @ me… I already know… LOL |
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Sun & Moon Holo Arcanine 22/149Sun & Moon Holo Arcanine 22/149Sun & Moon Holo Arcanine 22/149Sun & Moon Reverse Holo Arcanine 22/149 JPN Detective Pikachu Arcanine 8/24Detective Pikachu Arcanine 8/24Unbroken Bonds Unlimited Arcanine 22/214Unbroken Bonds Reverse Holo 22/214Rebel Clash Reverse Holo Arcanine 28/192 |
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Rebel Clash Unlimited 28/192Fusion Strike Unlimited 33/264 |
Growlithe
Mostly main TCG, but there is some non-main TCG stuff in here. I’ve set my growlithe collection somewhat to the side while I work on arcanine, so it’s not as organized or complete.
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1996 Pokemon Red Poker Set1998 Vending Series 31998 Quick Starter Gift Set - Green Deck1999 Corocoro Blaine’s Growlithe PromoShadowless Base Set GrowlitheBase Set Growlithe 28/102Base Set Growlithe 28/102Base Set Growlithe 28/102Base Set Growlithe 28/102 |
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Base Set Growlithe 28/102Base Set Growlithe 28/102Base Set Growlithe 28/102Base Set Growlithe 28/1022001 Intro Pack Neo - Chikorita Half Deck #1Intro Pack - Squirtle Deck Growlithe #261999 Topps Merlin Sticker1999 Topps Merlin StickerTopps Non-holo |
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Topps Non-holoTopps Chrome - Spektra HoloBase Set 2 42/130Gym Challenge Blaine’s Growlithe 62/132Gym Heroes 1st Ed Blaine’s Growlithe 35/1322002 JPN McDonald’s PromoNeo Destiny 68/105Neo Destiny 68/105Skyridge 52/144 |
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Skyridge 52/144Skyridge 52/144EX Sandstorm 65/100EX Sandstorm 65/100EX Sandstorm 65/100EX Sandstorm 65/100EX Sandstorm 65/100EX Sandstorm 65/100EX FireRed & LeafGreen 64/112 |
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Secret Wonders 89/132Secret Wonders 89/132Platinum - Supreme Victors Reverse Holo 108/147Platinum - Supreme Victors Unlimited 108/147Platinum - Supreme Victors Unlimited 108/147Next Destinies Unlimited 10/99Next Destinies Unlimited 11/99BREAKPoint Unlimited 10/122BREAKPoint Unlimited 10/122 |
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Evolutions Reverse Holo 17/108Evolutions Unlimited 17/108Evolutions Unlimited 17/108Evolutions Unlimited 17/108Sun & Moon Unlimited 21/149Sun & Moon Unlimited 21/149Sun & Moon Unlimited 21/1492018 McDonald’s Collection 1/12Unbroken Bonds Unlimited 21/214 |
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Radiant Collection 4/25Radiant Collection 4/25Radiant Collection 4/25Fusion Strike Unlimited 32/264Fusion Strike Unlimited 32/264Fusion Strike Unlimited 32/264Fusion Strike Unlimited 32/264Fusion Strike Unlimited 32/264Fusion Strike Unlimited 32/264 |
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1997 BANDAI Pokemon Carddass Series Part 3 |
That’s it for the main TCG stuff!
**Other Official Cards (& A Few Other Merch)**These are official card releases but aren’t the main TCG. So things like Topps, Bandai, Meiji, etc. as well as a few Amada stickers… and Action Flipz… really, if it fits in my binder pocket, it might as well be a card in my mind. lol
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These are all Topps cards.2nd Print (black logo) ERROR Non-holo1st Print (blue logo) Non-holo1st Print (blue logo) Non-holo1st Print (blue logo) Silver Holo1st Print (blue logo) Rainbow Holo2nd Print (black logo) Holo (ray/starbursts)3rd Print (green logo) Non-holo3rd Print (black logo) Holo (flames/teardrops)4th Print (red logo) Non-holoOn the miscut card, the left Pokemon is Golbat, and it’sthe 2nd print (black logo). Also, that flame holo is outof place, oops… FYI, all holos after the 1st printing havea black logo. The printing edition is known based on whatkind of holo debossing it has.Click here if you want to see the back of these cards.
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1996 Pokemon Red Poker Set1996 BANDAI Carddass Pokemon Monsters Collection Part 2 - Red1996 BANDAI Carddass Pokemon Monsters Collection Part 1 - Green1997 BANDAI Pokemon Carddass Series Part 31997 BANDAI Pokemon Carddass Series Part 3BANDAI Carddass Zukan Card1999 BANDAI Carddass Pocket Monsters Anime Collection Series1999 BANDAI Carddass Pocket Monsters Anime Collection Series1997 Topsun - No Number Blue BackClick here if you want to see the backs of these cards.
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1997 Topsun - Numbered Green Back1997 Meiji Chocolate Promo (see back here)1997 TOMY Scratch Card (see back here)1996 Amada Hyper Sticker Prism Holo1997 Amada Seal Sticker #2621997 Amada Sticker - Attack Line #1241999 Meiji Promo (Embossed) (see back here)1999 Artbox Action Flipz Premier Edition ERROR1999 Artbox Action Flipz Premier EditionThe Action Flipz Error is off center. |
An uncut Burger King promo sheet featuring Growlithe:
An uncut Burger King sheet featuring Arcanine:
1998 Otoshidama Stamps (Otoshidama is New Years money. Same concept as Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year red envelopes.)
1999 Collectible Dog Tag Edition 5 [Note: Bulbapedia lists/mentions edition 1, but doesn’t mention others. It looks (not just appearance, but age-wise) legitimate, but I can’t find information on the other editions, so I’m not 100% sure. I’m fairly confident it is, though, so under official merch it’s listed…]
1998 Meiji Juce Promo Battle Coin A-72
Official Plushies & Figures
2020 San-ei All Star Giant Plush + 2018 Pokemon Center Pokemon Fit Plush
2022 Hisuian Growlithe Plush
Growlithe Funko Pop! Vinyl + 2018 Pokemon Center Pokemon Fit Plush + 2021 Pokemon Celebration Parade Grand Marshall Pikachu Figure
Fan-Made Merch
99% of these are fan-made pins or keychains/charms I was gifted or bought.Buttons
The only button I currently have (I don’t really collect these).
Pins
Keychains/Charms
OtherA lanyard and mask I was given as part of a birthday gift.
A custom wood-carved box I commissioned someone.
Whew! I think that’s it for now. I have some more stuff on the way, so I’ll update y’all again later. 
Thanks for taking a look!
