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 stat exp, 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
Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.
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 short wings to flush out insects from tall grass. It then plucks them with its stubby beak.

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 II Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
  • Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRock
½xResist
GrassBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GroundGhost
STAB (3)
GrassFightingBug
How to Beat Spearow in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)
Onix
Onix
RockGround
C
Available Move
Moves
  • Rock ThrowLv. 14
Damage vs Spearow
Rock Throw 2x
70-84%
View Onix builds →

Gold & Silver 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 19 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like False Swipe, Feint Attack, Quick Attack and 2 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
5moves
Breed With (best first)
togeticfarfetchdcrobatpidgeotdodrioxatufearowgolbatnoctowlmurkrowpidgeottonatu
12 of 19·

Gold & Silver Spearow Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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

Moves

Without breeding, Spearow misses out on False Swipe and Feint Attack. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fly and Drill Peck, with Dark and Ground coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
D—10040Normal
Lv 1
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 7
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 13
Fury Attack
—158520Normal
Lv 25
Pursuit
D4010020Dark
Lv 31
Mirror Move
D——20Flying
Lv 37
Drill Peck
C8010020Flying
Lv 43
Agility
C——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM03
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM43
Detect+4
D——5Fighting
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM20
Endure+4
D——10Normal
HM02
Fly
C709515Flying
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM31
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM35
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM13
Snore
—4010015Normal
TM47
Steel Wing
D709025Steel
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM34
Swagger
C—8515Normal
TM39
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
False Swipe
—4010040Normal
Egg
Feint Attack
D60—20Dark
Egg
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Egg
Scary Face
——9010Normal
Egg
Tri Attack
D8010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Spearow can't learn any Tutor moves

Gold & Silver Spearow Locations

Spearow is available from early-game areas onward at high spawn rates. 61 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Spearow in Gold & Silver

61 headbutt, walking, and more encounters at Lv. 2-17 for Spearow across Gold and Silver. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Route 29
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 29
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 30
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 30
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 31
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 31
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 32
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 32
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 33
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 33
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 42
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 42
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 43
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 43
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 44
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 44
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 45
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 45
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 46
GoldHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 46
SilverHeadbutting trees Lv.10 Route
80%Early
Route 3
GoldGrass Lv.5-8 Route
55%Early
Morning/day
Route 4
GoldGrass Lv.5 Route
55%Early
Route 4
GoldGrass Lv.5-8 Route
55%Early
Morning/day
Route 22
GoldGrass Lv.3-5 Route
50%Early
Morning/day
Route 22
SilverGrass Lv.3-5 Route
50%Early
Morning/day
Route 29
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 29
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 30
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 30
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 31
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 31
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 32
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 32
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 33
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 33
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 42
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 42
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 43
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 43
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 44
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 44
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 45
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 45
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 46
GoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 46
SilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.10 Route
50%Early
Route 9
SilverGrass Lv.13-15 Route
50%Early
Morning/day
Route 42
SilverGrass Lv.14-16 Route
40%Early
Morning/day
Route 46
GoldGrass Lv.2-3 Route
35%Early
Morning/day
Route 46
SilverGrass Lv.2-3 Route
35%Early
Morning/day
Route 3
SilverGrass Lv.5-8 Route
35%Early
Morning/day
Route 4
SilverGrass Lv.5-8 Route
35%Early
Morning/day
Route 35
GoldGift from NPC Lv.10 Route
CommonEarly
Route 35
SilverGift from NPC Lv.10 Route
CommonEarly
Route 42
GoldGrass Lv.14-16 Route
30%Early
Morning/day
Route 33
GoldGrass Lv.6 Route
20%Early
Morning/day
Route 33
SilverGrass Lv.6 Route
20%Early
Morning/day
Route 9
GoldGrass Lv.13 Route
20%Early
Morning/day
Route 10
GoldGrass Lv.16 Route
30%Mid
Morning/day
Route 10
SilverGrass Lv.16 Route
30%Mid
Morning/day
Route 7
GoldGrass Lv.17 Route
30%Mid
Morning/day
Route 7
SilverGrass Lv.17 Route
30%Mid
Morning/day

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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver. 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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