Is Fearow Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Normal/Flying at level 20 with AbilityKeen Eye. If imported early, faster than Unfezant and hits harder. Handles Marshal through Flying. But the import cost makes Unfezant the practical choice.
Spearow has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Spearow has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Fearow resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Fearow cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
How to Get Fearow in Black 2 & White 2
Fearow can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Transfer Spearow from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Gold & Silver and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Fearow in B2W2
Step 1Obtain SpearowLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 3. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 4. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Headbutt · Route 43. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- Step 2Fearow ✓
Fearow Weakness
Type-wise, Fearow takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, and Rock. Ground and Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. At base 100 Speed, Fearow outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Fearow Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Fearow
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aggron builds →Rock Slide 2x94-111%KO Thunder 2x64-76% Blizzard 2x64-76% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Dwebble BugRock | C | |
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x121-142%KO Rock Slide 2x71-84% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aggron builds →Rock Slide 2x92-109%KO Thunder 2x64-76% Blizzard 2x64-76% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Dwebble BugRock | C | |
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x119-141%KO Rock Slide 2x71-84% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x262-309%KO Thunderbolt 2x53-63% Ice Beam 2x53-63% | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x123-145%KO Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Ice Beam 2x50-59% | ||
 Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Relicanth builds →Head Smash 2x155-183%KO Ice Beam 2x41-48% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x142-167%KO Stone Edge 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x146-172%KO Ice Beam 2x73-86% Thunderbolt 2x73-86% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Kyurem can KO Fearow with Ice Beam (127-150%). Rhyperior threatens a KO with Stone Edge (240-283%). Rotom's Thunderbolt also KOs at 107-126%.
Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rhyperior builds →Stone Edge 2x240-283%KO Megahorn48-57% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x83-98% Thunderbolt 2x107-126%KO | ||
Fearow Evolutions
Evolved from Spearow. Fearow is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. Defense grew the most through evolution (+35 over Spearow), and Fearow peaks at 442 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Fearow to get Spearow eggs easily using 45 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, Feather Dance, Feint Attack and 8 more.
B2W2 Fearow Best Moveset
Locked into one move through Held ItemChoice Band, Fearow forces 90 Attack behind Normal/Flying TermStab into targets that can't take repeated hits. 100 Speed outruns most of the lower tiers. The moveset answers slower targets but folds to any Rock or Steel type switching in.
Best Build
Fearow best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Drill Peck
- Fly
- Fury Attack
- Hyper Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Astonish and Feather Dance give Fearow options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Giga Impact and Hyper Beam. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It has the stamina to fly all day on its broad wings. It fights by using its sharp beak.
Fearow Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Fearow can work for a story run. 442 BST is average, but Normal/Flying typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
For Black 2 & White 2, we rate Fearow C-Tier: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. At 442 BST, it fits the pivot role. Drill Peck with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
Keen Eye is the go-to ability for Fearow. It prevents accuracy from being lowered. Its hidden ability Sniper can work in specific setups.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Fearow is a mixed attacker with base 90 Attack and 61 Sp. Atk. Best used as a pivot.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Fearow has appeared in 18 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves