What does Spearow evolve into?

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

At what level does Spearow evolve?

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

Should I use Spearow?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.

Where can you catch Spearow?

You can find Spearow in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.

Spearow - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack60

Defense30

Sp. Atk31

Sp. Def31

Speed70

Total262

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.0 kg

Base XP52

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Spearow in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 226-266%KO Rock Slide 2x 171-202%KO Rock Tomb 2x 138-162%KO Rock Throw 2x 114-135%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 215-254%KO Rock Slide 2x 161-190%KO Rock Tomb 2x 130-153%KO Rock Throw 2x 109-129%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 124-147%KO Rock Slide 2x 93-110%KO Rock Tomb 2x 74-89% Rock Throw 2x 64-77% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 36 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 231-272%KO Thunderbolt 2x 190-223%KO Discharge 2x 168-199%KO Volt Switch 2x 148-174%KO View Magnemite builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 41 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 133-156%KO Thunderbolt 2x 109-129%KO Discharge 2x 98-116%KO Volt Switch 2x 86-101%KO View Pachirisu builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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

#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

Very Easy

Breed Spearow easily with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Feather Dance, Quick Attack and 5 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

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Spearow Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Without breeding, Spearow misses out on Astonish and Feather Dance. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sky Attack and Take Down, with Dark and Steel coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 4

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 8

Assurance

—6010010Dark

Lv 11

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 15

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 18

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 22

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 25

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 29

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Lv 32

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 36

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM97

Defog

C——15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM94

Fly

C909515Flying

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM10

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Egg

Sky Attack

C140905Flying

Egg

Tri Attack

D8010010Normal

Egg

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Spearow can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Spearow Locations

You'll want mid-game access before hunting Spearow. Moderate rates across 4 encounter spots means the location matters. Sort by Best below and target the top-rated area first.

Best Locations to Catch Spearow in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

walking encounters for Spearow across 4 spots at Lv. 20-22. The catch is that Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Route 225

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Route

5%Mid

Route 225

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Route

5%Mid

Route 226

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Route

5%Mid

Route 226

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Route

5%Mid

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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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Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 129-155%KO Rock Slide 2x 97-116%KO Rock Tomb 2x 81-97% Rock Throw 2x 71-87% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 10 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 181-213%KO Rock Slide 2x 139-165%KO Rock Tomb 2x 113-135%KO Rollout 2x 65-77% View Geodude builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 4 Damage vs Spearow Volt Switch 2x 90-106%KO Shock Wave 2x 81-97% Charge Beam 2x 65-77% Thunder Shock 2x 55-68% View Shinx builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 123-146%KO Rock Slide 2x 94-111%KO Rock Tomb 2x 80-94% Rock Throw 2x 63-77% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 10 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 166-197%KO Rock Slide 2x 129-154%KO Rock Tomb 2x 100-120%KO Rollout 2x 57-69% View Geodude builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 100-120%KO Volt Switch 2x 80-94% Shock Wave 2x 71-86% Charge Beam 2x 63-77% View Pachirisu builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 129-154%KO Volt Switch 2x 100-120%KO Shock Wave 2x 86-103%KO Charge Beam 2x 80-94% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 100-120%KO Volt Switch 2x 80-94% Shock Wave 2x 71-86% Charge Beam 2x 57-69% View Shinx builds →

Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 223-263%KO Rock Slide 2x 167-197%KO Rock Tomb 2x 136-160%KO Rock Throw 2x 115-136%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 129-152%KO Rock Slide 2x 97-115%KO Rock Tomb 2x 79-95% Rock Throw 2x 66-78% View Onix builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 142-168%KO Thunderbolt 2x 118-140%KO Volt Switch 2x 93-111%KO Spark 2x 86-103%KO View Pachirisu builds →
Nosepass Rock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Stone EdgeTM71 ThunderboltTM24 Power GemLv. 25 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 95-112%KO Stone Edge 2x 129-152%KO Thunderbolt 2x 78-93% Power Gem 2x 104-123%KO View Nosepass builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Thunder FangLv. 24 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 185-218%KO Thunderbolt 2x 149-177%KO Volt Switch 2x 118-140%KO Thunder Fang 2x 86-103%KO View Electrike builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 230-271%KO Rock Slide 2x 174-205%KO Rock Tomb 2x 140-164%KO Rock Throw 2x 118-140%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 223-263%KO Rock Slide 2x 167-197%KO Rock Tomb 2x 136-160%KO Rock Throw 2x 115-136%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 129-152%KO Rock Slide 2x 97-115%KO Rock Tomb 2x 79-95% Rock Throw 2x 66-78% View Onix builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 142-168%KO Thunderbolt 2x 118-140%KO Volt Switch 2x 93-111%KO Spark 2x 86-103%KO View Pachirisu builds →
Nosepass Rock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Stone EdgeTM71 ThunderboltTM24 Power GemLv. 25 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 95-112%KO Stone Edge 2x 129-152%KO Thunderbolt 2x 78-93% Power Gem 2x 104-123%KO View Nosepass builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 233-275%KO Rock Slide 2x 176-208%KO Rock Tomb 2x 140-166%KO Rock Throw 2x 120-141%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 221-261%KO Rock Slide 2x 167-198%KO Rock Tomb 2x 134-159%KO Rock Throw 2x 113-134%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 128-152%KO Rock Slide 2x 99-116%KO Rock Tomb 2x 78-92% Rock Throw 2x 66-78% View Onix builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 138-162%KO Thunderbolt 2x 113-134%KO Volt Switch 2x 89-106%KO Spark 2x 84-99% View Pachirisu builds →
Nosepass Rock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Stone EdgeTM71 ThunderboltTM24 Power GemLv. 25 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 92-108%KO Stone Edge 2x 128-152%KO Thunderbolt 2x 75-89% Power Gem 2x 101-120%KO View Nosepass builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Spearow Crunch 244-288%KO Stone Edge 2x 611-719%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Spearow Knock Off 112-132%KO Ice Shard 2x 138-163%KO View Weavile builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Spearow Ice Shard 2x 190-224%KO Knock Off 103-121%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Scald Volt Switch Calm Mind Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 294-346%KO Scald 87-103%KO Volt Switch 2x 229-270%KO View Raikou builds →