Is Spearow Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 225 after the Elite Four. Fearow evolves fast and hits hard, but Staraptor locked down the Flying slot from the first route. Nothing left to add this late.
Roark's team hits Spearow's weaknesses hard.
Spearow resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Spearow trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Spearow has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Spearow trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Spearow's weaknesses hard.
Spearow trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Spearow's weaknesses hard.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Fearow has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Fearow trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Spearow on Route 225 (walking, Lv 47, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 47)
- LV 47FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 47FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
Evolve Spearow to Fearow
Spearow evolves into Fearow at Level 20. You get it at Level 47, past Level 20, so it evolves into Fearow the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- LV 47FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
How to Get Spearow in Platinum
A single late-game route holds Spearow, rare at level 47. It is the only place this bird turns up, so that one patch of high-level grass is your whole search for it.
1 location to catch Spearow
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Spearow in Pt
Spearow is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 47. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Spearow ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into FearowRoute 225Lv.48-50GrassRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 226Lv.48-50GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 227Lv.51-53GrassRate 20%Morning/dayStark Mountain - OutsideLv.51-53CaveRate 20%Morning/dayor evolve from Spearow (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Spearow.
How to Get Shiny Spearow in Platinum
Spearow pecks around the Route 225 grass, so set the Poké Radar running there and hold the chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Spearow odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Spearow Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Spearow.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Spearow Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Spearow
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x555-654%KO Avalanche 2x149-176%KO Thunderbolt 2x104-124%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x300-354%KO Avalanche 2x121-143%KO Thunderbolt 2x80-94% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 228 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Regirock builds →Stone Edge 2x240-283%KO Thunderbolt 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x308-363%KO Thunderbolt 2x141-167%KO Ice Beam 2x141-167%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x271-319%KO Ice Beam 2x104-124%KO | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Bastiodon RockSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shieldon (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Bastiodon builds →Stone Edge 2x144-170%KO Ice Beam 2x82-97% Thunderbolt 2x82-97% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x130-153%KO Thunderbolt 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x268-315%KO Ancient Power 2x113-134%KO | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Solrock builds →Stone Edge 2x231-271%KO Charge Beam 2x50-59% | ||
Spearow Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Spearow easily with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, False Swipe, Feint Attack and 6 more to offspring.
Pt Spearow Best Moveset
Slightly more physical power than Pidgey at 60 Attack, but the moveset runs into the same issues: Normal/Flying typing without bulk in a MoveStealth Rock meta. MoveDrill Peck hits, but not hard enough.
Best Build
Spearow best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Heat Wave
- Return
- Pluck
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Spearow misses out on Astonish and False Swipe. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sky Attack and Fly, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
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
25 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It flaps its small wings busily to fly. Using its beak, it searches in grass for prey.
Spearow Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Spearow has 262 BST and evolves into Fearow. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Spearow is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Spearow becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
Game Availability
Spearow has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 18 titles across all 9 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
- 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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