What is Fearow weak to?

In Yellow, Fearow's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fearow's base 100 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

How do you evolve Fearow?

In Yellow, Spearow evolves into Fearow at level 20. Fearow is the fully evolved form. It sits at 442 BST in its evolved form.

In Yellow, Fearow can work for a story run. 442 BST is average, but Normal/Flying typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

For Yellow, we rate Fearow C-Tier: a niche pick in Yellow's meta. At 442 BST, it fits the pivot role. Drill Peck anchors the moveset.

What are Fearow's strengths?

Fearow's best stat is Speed at base 100. Normal/Flying gives decent defensive coverage with 4 resistances.

Fearow - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Pivot

CTier

100Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Speed and Attack carry the offense, Special doesn't even come close. A Beak Pokemon on a medium-fast 1M XP curve, worth 2 Speed stat exp per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack90

Defense65

Sp. Atk61

Sp. Def61

Speed100

Total442

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight38.0 kg

Base XP155

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

SniperHA

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

A POKéMON that dates back many years. If it senses danger, it flies high and away, instantly.

Yellow

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.

Fearow Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Fearow in Yellow (Best Counters)

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Fearow Rock Slide 2x 50-58% Rock Throw 2x 34-41% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Fearow Rock Slide 2x 74-87% Rock Throw 2x 50-58% View Geodude builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Rock SlideTM48 Damage vs Fearow Thunderbolt 2x 31-37% Rock Slide 2x 77-90% View Rhyhorn builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Fearow Thunderbolt 2x 64-76% Thunder Shock 2x 32-38% View Pikachu builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Fearow Thunderbolt 2x 104-122%KO Thunder Shock 2x 47-55% View Magnemite builds →

Yellow Evolution

Spearow's chain ends at Fearow (at level 20). Despite 442 base stats, this Normal/Flying type doesn't breed. 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

2 Forms

#021Spearow

Level 20

#022Fearow

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Spearow

NormalFlying

Fearow

NormalFlying

65+25

ATK

90+30

DEF

65+35

SP.ATK

61+30

SP.DEF

61+30

SPE

100+30

BST

262D-Tier

442C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Physical

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Fearow Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Utility Moveset

Drill PeckSTAB
Mirror MoveSTAB
Hyper BeamSTAB
AgilitySetup

Recommended Teammates

GengarDecent

ChanseyDecent

VenusaurDecent

Moves

TMs carry this one. Fearow learns Hyper Beam and Sky Attack naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. And beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 9

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 15

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 25

Mirror Move

S——20Flying

Lv 34

Drill Peck

S8010020Flying

Lv 43

Agility

A——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

A12010015Normal

HM02

Fly

—709515Flying

TM15

Hyper Beam

A150905Normal

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM02

Razor Wind

—8010010Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM43

Sky Attack

B140905Flying

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

A—9010Poison

TM04

Whirlwind-6

———20Normal

Egg Moves

Fearow doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Fearow can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Fearow in Yellow

A handful of locations for Fearow with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Fearow in Yellow

To get Fearow, start by catching Spearow through walking encounters at Lv. 2-45. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Spearow
Route 3
Grass Lv.8-12 Route
55%Early
Route 4
Grass Lv.8-12 Route
55%Early
Route 22
Grass Lv.2-6 Route
10%Early
Route 16
Grass Lv.22-23 Route
30%Mid
Route 18
Grass Lv.22-23 Route
30%Mid
Route 9
Grass Lv.17 Route
10%Mid
Train until Level 20
Step 2Fearow ✓
Route 17
Grass Lv.27-29 Route
20%Mid
Route 16
Grass Lv.24 Route
5%Mid
Route 18
Grass Lv.24 Route
5%Mid
Route 9
Grass Lv.19 Route
1%Mid
Route 23
Grass Lv.40-45 Route
15%Late
or evolve from Spearow (Step 1)

Fearow Guide

In Yellow, Fearow's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fearow's base 100 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In Yellow, Spearow evolves into Fearow at level 20. Fearow is the fully evolved form. It sits at 442 BST in its evolved form.
In Yellow, Fearow can work for a story run. 442 BST is average, but Normal/Flying typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
For Yellow, we rate Fearow C-Tier: a niche pick in Yellow's meta. At 442 BST, it fits the pivot role. Drill Peck anchors the moveset.
Fearow's best stat is Speed at base 100. Normal/Flying gives decent defensive coverage with 4 resistances.

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

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Lapras WaterIce	B
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves Ice BeamTM13 ThunderboltTM24 Damage vs Fearow Ice Beam 2x 96-113%KO Thunderbolt 2x 63-76% View Lapras builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Fearow Rock Slide 2x 50-60% Rock Throw 2x 33-40% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Fearow Rock Slide 2x 73-87% Rock Throw 2x 50-60% View Geodude builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Fearow Thunderbolt 2x 64-77% Thunder Shock 2x 31-37% View Pikachu builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Fearow Thunderbolt 2x 104-123%KO Thunder Shock 2x 48-57% View Magnemite builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Fearow Rock Slide 2x 46-55% Rock Throw 2x 33-39% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Fearow Rock Slide 2x 71-84% Rock Throw 2x 48-57% View Geodude builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Rock SlideTM48 Damage vs Fearow Thunderbolt 2x 30-36% Rock Slide 2x 75-89% View Rhyhorn builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Fearow Blizzard 2x 80-94% Ice Beam 2x 65-77% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Fearow Blizzard 2x 55-65% Ice Beam 2x 45-53% View Kabuto builds →

Zapdos ElectricFlying	S
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Fearow Thunder 2x 160-189%KO Thunderbolt 2x 131-154%KO Thunder Shock 2x 60-71% View Zapdos builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Fearow Rock Slide 2x 84-99% Rock Throw 2x 56-66% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Fearow Rock Slide 2x 49-58% Rock Throw 2x 32-39% View Onix builds →
Magneton Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Fearow Thunder 2x 154-182%KO Thunderbolt 2x 127-150%KO Thunder Shock 2x 58-69% View Magneton builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Fearow Blizzard 2x 81-96% Ice Beam 2x 66-79% View Omanyte builds →

Cloyster WaterIce	A
Recommended Build Moves Explosion ClampSTAB BlizzardSTAB RestRecovery Damage vs Fearow Explosion 90-106%KO Clamp 19-22% Blizzard 2x 115-135%KO View Cloyster builds →
Jolteon Electric	A
Recommended Build Moves ThunderboltSTAB Thunder Wave Double Kick Pin Missile Damage vs Fearow Thunderbolt 2x 117-137%KO Pin Missile 3-4% View Jolteon builds →
Golem RockGround	B
Recommended Build Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Rock Slide Body Slam Damage vs Fearow Explosion 110-130%KO Rock Slide 2x 100-117%KO Body Slam 38-44% View Golem builds →