Is Fearow Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Fearow from a traded Spearow hits harder than Swellow in raw Attack, but AbilityGuts-boosted Swellow pulls ahead through the back half. Speed matters more in Hoenn than brute force.
Roxanne's team hits Spearow's weaknesses hard.
Spearow resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Spearow's weaknesses hard.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Steven'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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Fearow can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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 ORAS
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 |
What is Fearow Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Fearow
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x74-88% Ice Fang 2x51-61% Thunder Fang 2x51-61% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x72-85% Ice Fang 2x52-61% Thunder Fang 2x52-61% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x84-99% Thunderbolt 2x32-38% | ||
Aron SteelRock | C | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 2x84-99% Charge Beam 2x26-31% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x107-127%KO Thunderbolt 2x52-62% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x73-87% Ice Fang 2x52-62% Thunder Fang 2x52-62% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x106-125%KO Thunderbolt 2x53-63% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Lairon SteelRock | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x74-88% Ice Fang 2x53-63% Thunder Fang 2x53-63% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x124-146%KO Thunderbolt 2x49-58% Blizzard 2x60-71% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x176-208%KO Thunderbolt 2x52-61% Blizzard 2x64-76% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x144-170%KO Thunderbolt 2x41-49% Blizzard 2x49-58% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x122-143%KO Thunderbolt 2x48-57% Blizzard 2x58-69% | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x202-238%KO Thunderbolt 2x31-37% Blizzard 2x36-43% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x139-164%KO Thunderbolt 2x39-46% Blizzard 2x48-57% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x264-311%KO Thunderbolt 2x51-61% Ice Beam 2x51-61% | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x124-146%KO Thunderbolt 2x48-57% Ice Beam 2x48-57% | ||
 Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Relicanth builds →Head Smash 2x156-184%KO Ice Beam 2x39-46% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x144-169%KO Ice Beam 2x39-46% Thunderbolt 2x39-46% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Kyurem can KO Fearow with Ice Beam (159-187%). Rhyperior threatens a KO with Stone Edge (199-235%). Rotom's Volt Switch also KOs at 101-120%.
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x159-187%KO | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rhyperior builds →Stone Edge 2x199-235%KO | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x101-120%KO | ||
Fearow Evolutions
Evolved from Spearow. Fearow is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners 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 51 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, Feather Dance, Feint Attack and 8 more.
ORAS Fearow Best Moveset
Fast at 100 Speed with 90 Attack behind physical Flying TermStab. MoveDrill Peck provides reliable damage. But AbilityGale Wings Talonflame fires priority MoveBrave Bird before Speed even matters, making every non-priority Flying attacker fight for a slot priority already fills. The moveset can't overcome that gap.
Best Build
Fearow best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Drill Run
- Drill Peck
- Steel Wing
- Giga Impact
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
Fearow is recognized by its long neck and elongated beak. They are conveniently shaped for catching prey in soil or water. It deftly moves its long and skinny beak to pluck prey.
Fearow Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Fearow can work for a story run. 442 BST is average, but Normal/Flying typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Fearow C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. At 442 BST, it fits the pivot role. Drillrun with Choice Band 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