Is Fearow Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade import that hits harder than Pidgeot but still falls behind Swellow in RS. AbilityKeen Eye doesn't add anything meaningful. Hoenn's native Flying options make Fearow redundant. The import effort doesn't match the return.
Roxanne's team hits Fearow's weaknesses hard.
Fearow resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Fearow's weaknesses hard.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Fearow's defenses.
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.
Steven's team hits Fearow's weaknesses hard.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Roxanne
- TM47SteelSteel WingPower 70Accuracy 90%PP 25Granite Cave
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 40FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Fearow in Ruby & Sapphire
Neither stage of this bird shows up in Hoenn. Trade a Spearow in, then evolve it at level 20 to get Fearow.
How to Obtain Fearow in RS
- 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 30. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Fearow ✓
How to Get Shiny Fearow in Ruby & Sapphire
Fearow claims no encounter slot in Hoenn, so catch a shiny on Kindle Road in FireRed or LeafGreen, or evolve a shiny Spearow raised there, then trade it home. See every game where Shiny Fearow can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Fearow Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Fearow
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x64-75% Ice Beam 2x50-59% Thunderbolt 2x50-59% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO Thunderbolt 2x76-90% Ancient Power 2x27-32% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x109-128%KO Rock Tomb 2x32-39% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x70-83% Thunderbolt 2x44-52% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x95-113%KO Rollout 2x14-17% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fearow View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 2x73-86% Ice Beam 2x41-49% Thunderbolt 2x41-49% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Glalie Ice | C | |
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | 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 25 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, False Swipe, Feint Attack and 4 more.
RS Fearow Best Moveset
MoveDrill Peck from 90 Attack with 100 Speed for mid-tier physical play. AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops. MoveReturn adds reliable Normal TermStab. Held ItemChoice Band boosts damage further. A clean physical attacker one step below Dodrio.
Best Build
Fearow best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Drill Peck
- Double Edge
- Steel Wing
- Quick 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 already covers a decent range on top of Hyper Beam and Sky Attack. 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
All 17 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor 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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Fearow isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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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