Physical
Balanced
DTier
70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Spearow's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Defense trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Speed EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP40
D
Attack60
C
Defense30
F
Sp. Atk31
F
Sp. Def31
F
Speed70
C
Total262
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight2.0 kg
4.4 lbsFeather
Base XP52
Low Yield
Abilities
Keen Eye
Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
SniperHA
Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries

It flaps its small wings busily to fly. Using its beak, it searches in grass for prey.

Spearow Weakness

Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Spearow for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.

Spearow Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)Ground, Ghost
Type ChartGood
3Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Score+2
Gen V Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRock
½xResist
GrassBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GroundGhost
STAB (3)
GrassFightingBug
How to Beat Spearow in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Terrakion can KO Spearow with Stone Edge (362-426%). Magnezone threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (352-414%). Mamoswine's Ice Shard also KOs at 240-282%.

Terrakion
Terrakion
RockFighting
A
Recommended Build
AbilityJustified
ItemFocus Sash
NatureJolly
Moves
  • Close Combat
  • Stone Edge
  • Quick Attack
  • X Scissor
Damage vs Spearow
Close Combat
217-255%KO
Stone Edge 2x
362-426%KO
View Terrakion builds →

Black & White Evolution

Spearow evolves into Fearow. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Spearow. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Spearow
#021Spearow
20
Level 20
Fearow
#022Fearow
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Spearow
NormalFlying
Fearow
NormalFlying
HP
40
65+25
ATK
60
90+30
DEF
30
65+35
SP.ATK
31
61+30
SP.DEF
31
61+30
SPE
70
100+30
BST
262D-Tier
442C-Tier+180
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Spearow easily with 45 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Feather Dance, Feint Attack and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Flying
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
11moves
Breed With (best first)
togekisstogeticaltariaswannapelipperswoobatfarfetchdwoobatswabluarcheopsducklettwingull
12 of 45·

Black & White Spearow Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Spearow misses out on Astonish and Feather Dance. That's 11 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sky Attack and Double-Edge, with Dark and Bug coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 5
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 9
Fury Attack
D158520Normal
Lv 13
Pursuit
D4010020Dark
Lv 17
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
Lv 21
Mirror Move
———20Flying
Lv 25
Agility
C——30Psychic
Lv 29
Assurance
—5010010Dark
Lv 33
Roost
C——10Flying
Lv 37
Drill Peck
C8010020Flying

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM49
Echoed Voice
—4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM54
False Swipe
—4010040Normal
HM02
Fly
C909515Flying
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM88
Pluck
—6010020Flying
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM48
Round
—6010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM46
Thief
—6010010Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM83
Work Up
D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Egg
Feather Dance
D—10015Flying
Egg
Feint Attack
—60—20Dark
Egg
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Egg
Razor Wind
—8010010Normal
Egg
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Egg
Sky Attack
C140905Flying
Egg
Steel Wing
—709025Steel
Egg
Tri Attack
D8010010Normal
Egg
Uproar
—9010010Normal
Egg
Whirlwind-6
D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Spearow can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Air Cutter
D559525Flying
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 4
Defog
D——15Flying
Gen 3
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
D——10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 4
Ominous Wind
—601005Ghost
Gen 4
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 4
Swift
—60—20Normal
Gen 4
Twister
—4010020Dragon

How to Get Spearow in Black & White

No wild encounters for Spearow in Black & White. It's available in Red, Yellow, or Gold and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Spearow is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

RedYellowGold

Spearow Guide

  • Get Spearow to Fearow at level 20. At 262 BST, Spearow is just the starting point.

  • Level 20 gets you Fearow. Quick enough that Spearow barely slows you down.

  • In Black & White, Spearow does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Fearow before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • You can find Spearow in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Spearow has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 18 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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