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.
SniperHANot in game
Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries

SPEAROW has a very loud cry that can be heard over half a mile away. If its high, keening cry is heard echoing all around, it is a sign that they are warning each other of danger.

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 III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRock
½xResist
GrassBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GroundGhost
STAB (3)
GrassFightingBug
How to Beat Spearow in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Spearow with Rock Slide (307-361%). Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (294-346%). Regice's Ice Beam also KOs at 270-318%.

Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark
S
Recommended Build
AbilitySand Stream
ItemLeftovers
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • Rock Slide
  • Earthquake
  • Dragon Dance
  • Hidden Power Bug
Damage vs Spearow
Rock Slide 2x
307-361%KO
View Tyranitar builds →

Ruby & Sapphire 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 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, False Swipe, Feint Attack and 4 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
7moves
Breed With (best first)
togeticaltariapelipperfarfetchdswabluwingullcrobatpidgeotdodrioxatufearowgolbat
12 of 25·

Ruby & Sapphire Spearow Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

Without breeding, Spearow misses out on Astonish and False Swipe. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sky Attack and Fly, with Dark and Steel coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 7
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 13
Fury Attack
—158520Normal
Lv 19
Pursuit
D4010020Dark
Lv 25
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
Lv 31
Mirror Move
———20Flying
Lv 37
Drill Peck
C8010020Flying
Lv 43
Agility
D——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
HM02
Fly
—709515Flying
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM47
Steel Wing
D709025Steel
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Egg
False Swipe
—4010040Normal
Egg
Feint Attack
—60—20Dark
Egg
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Egg
Scary Face
——9010Normal
Egg
Sky Attack
—140905Flying
Egg
Tri Attack
D8010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Spearow can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Spearow in Ruby & Sapphire

Spearow can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or Gold instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire. 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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