Question: is vulpix or growlithe better?
Answer: Vulpix is weaker in every stat compared to Growlithe. Some by only 5 points, but some more significantly. When both evolve into Ninetales and Arcanine, Ninetales surpasses Arcanine in Special Defense and Speed, but that's it. Vulpix learns a few more moves, and a greater variety of moves, than Growlithe.