Is Fearow Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Scattered across the postgame routes in the high 40s. MoveDrill Peck hits hard and AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops, but Staraptor handled every Flying assignment since the first badge.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Fearow resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
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.
Byron's team hits Fearow's weaknesses hard.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
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 trades roughly evenly with Lucian'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 Mars'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 48-50, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 48)
- LV 48FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 48FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
How to Get Fearow in Platinum
Fearow is surprisingly catchable in Platinum, appearing across four late routes at levels 48 to 53. Some spots favor morning and day, others night, so the clock shifts which routes pay off.
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 Fearow1 location to catch Spearow
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Spearow at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 20 — it evolves into Fearow.
Badge 8Where To Catch Fearow in Pt
Spearow is your first catch on the way to Fearow. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 47-53 across 8 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch Spearow
- Step 2Fearow ✓Route 225Lv.48-50GrassRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 226Lv.48-50GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 227Lv.51-53GrassRate 20%Morning/dayStark Mountain - OutsideLv.51-53CaveRate 20%Morning/dayor evolve from Spearow (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Fearow preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Fearow in Platinum
Fearow patrols the morning grass of Route 225 and Route 226, common enough to chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Fearow odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x264-311%KO Avalanche 2x71-84% Thunderbolt 2x54-64% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x143-169%KO Avalanche 2x58-69% Thunderbolt 2x41-49% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 228 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Regirock builds →Stone Edge 2x115-136%KO Thunderbolt 2x44-52% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x147-173%KO Thunderbolt 2x72-85% Ice Beam 2x72-85% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 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% | ||
 Bastiodon RockSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shieldon (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Bastiodon builds →Stone Edge 2x69-81% Ice Beam 2x42-50% Thunderbolt 2x42-50% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x68-80% Thunderbolt 2x60-71% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x138-163%KO Ancient Power 2x58-69% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Solrock builds →Stone Edge 2x110-130%KO Charge Beam 2x26-30% | ||
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.
Pt Fearow Best Moveset
Straightforward physical attacker at 90 Attack and 100 Speed, the moveset runs MoveDrill Peck and MoveReturn for Normal/Flying coverage. One-dimensional compared to Staraptor's MoveClose Combat, but functional in a lower-tier team 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 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
27 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It has the stamina to fly all day on its broad wings. It fights by using its sharp beak.
Fearow Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Fearow in Platinum 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 Platinum, 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 Platinum.
In Platinum, Fearow plays as a pivot. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Fly is the primary attack.
In Platinum, 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.
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 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
Winds & Waves
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