Is Spearow Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Swellow and Dodrio both outclass the Fearow line in RS. AbilityKeen Eye is the same marginal ability Pidgeot gets. Trade-only with nothing unique to offer.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Spearow here.
Spearow has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's Pokemon outpace and outclass Spearow here.
Spearow trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Spearow's defenses.
Winona's typing presses Spearow's defenses.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Spearow's defenses.
Spearow trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Spearow trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Spearow's weaknesses hard.
Spearow trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Spearow's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Spearow's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Spearow cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5FlyingPeckPower 53Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Roxanne
- TM47SteelSteel WingPower 70Accuracy 90%PP 25Granite Cave
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- LV 25FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- LV 37FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Spearow in Ruby & Sapphire
To add Spearow you trade it in from another game. No route or area in Hoenn puts it in the wild lineup.
How to Obtain Spearow in RS
- Step 1Spearow ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 3. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 4. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Headbutt · Route 30. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Fearow
How to Get Shiny Spearow in Ruby & Sapphire
Spearow won't take wing over Hoenn, so catch a shiny along Route 11 in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it across. See every game where Shiny Spearow can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Spearow Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Spearow
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x131-155%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO Thunderbolt 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x222-262%KO Thunderbolt 2x148-175%KO Ancient Power 2x56-66% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x213-250%KO Rock Tomb 2x67-79% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x144-170%KO Thunderbolt 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x185-218%KO Rollout 2x29-34% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 2x151-178%KO Ice Beam 2x80-94% Thunderbolt 2x80-94% | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Spearow View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x175-206%KO | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
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 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, False Swipe, Feint Attack and 4 more to offspring.
RS Spearow Best Moveset
Normal/Flying pre-evolution. AbilityKeen Eye can't fix the stats that prevent competition. Fearow provides modest improvement at the next stage.
Best Build
Spearow best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Drill Peck
- Hidden Power Ground
- Return
- Quick Attack
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
All 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Spearow isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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