Is Fearow Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Fast Normal/Flying with AbilityKeen Eye. Fearow arrives postgame where Staraptor's AbilityIntimidate already dominates. Speed is the only edge, and it doesn't matter when there are no more Gym Leaders to outrace.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Fearow resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Fearow resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Fearow's weaknesses hard.
Fearow resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Fearow on Route 225 (walking, Lv 50-52, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 50FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Fearow in Diamond & Pearl
Fearow is common across four postgame routes and Stark Mountain, all walking encounters in the level 50s. The time of day shifts its rarity, dropping to uncommon at night on a few of those spots.
Wild Fearow may be holding when caught:
Sharp Beak (5% chance) Held: Flying-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.4 locations to catch Fearow2 locations to catch Spearow
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Spearow at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 20 — it evolves into Fearow.
Badge 8Where To Catch Fearow in DP
To get Fearow, start by catching Spearow through walking encounters at Lv. 20-22. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Fearow ✓Route 225Lv.50-52GrassRate 40%Morning/dayRoute 226Lv.51-53GrassRate 40%Morning/dayRoute 225Lv.51GrassRate 20%NightRoute 226Lv.52GrassRate 20%Nightor evolve from Spearow (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Fearow preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Fearow in Diamond & Pearl
Fearow ranges over Route 225 through Route 227 and Stark Mountain, so chain it with the PokeRadar in any of those spots for 1 in 200. Compare Shiny Fearow odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Fearow Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Fearow already selected.
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
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x143-169%KO Avalanche 2x58-69% Thunderbolt 2x41-49% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x129-152%KO Ice Beam 2x54-64% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x106-125%KO Rock Slide 2x54-64% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Solrock builds →Stone Edge 2x110-130%KO Charge Beam 2x26-30% | ||
 Plusle Electric | B | |
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Probopass builds →Thunderbolt 2x60-71% Stone Edge 2x71-84% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aerodactyl builds →Stone Edge 2x119-141%KO Thunder Fang 2x52-61% Ice Fang 2x52-61% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
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 31 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, False Swipe, Feint Attack and 6 more.
DP Fearow Best Moveset
Drill Peck and Return hit physically off 90 Attack at 100 Speed, which is respectable. But Staraptor arrived this generation with 120 Attack, AbilityIntimidate, and MoveClose Combat, running the same moveset formula but harder. Fearow needs a specific team niche to justify the slot.
Best Build
Fearow best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Drill Peck
- Fly
- Hyper Beam
- Fury Attack
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Astonish and False Swipe give Fearow options it can't learn any other way, and Dark and Steel coverage and more 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
27 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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.
It has the stamina to keep flying all day on its broad wings. It fights by using its sharp beak.
Fearow Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Fearow in Diamond & Pearl can hold Sharp Beak (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Sharp Beak.
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Fearow rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Normal/Flying coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Yes. Fearow is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Fearow becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Fearow plays as a pivot. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Fly is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Hardy is the go-to nature for Fearow. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def EVs. Fits the pivot role.
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.
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- 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 7Let's Go
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
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