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Spearow

#21 in the Kanto Pokédex • Tiny Bird Pokémon

Spearow in the National Pokédex
Spearow sprite

Normal

Shiny Spearow sprite

Shiny

RaticateFearow

Pokédex entries

FireRed

It busily flits around here and there. Even if it is frail, it can be a tough foe that uses MIRROR MOVE.

LeafGreen

Eats bugs in grassy areas. It has to flap its short wings at high speed to stay airborne.

Pokémon details

Types

NormalFlying

Category

Tiny Bird Pokémon

Ability

Keen Eye

Height

0.3 m (1'00")

Weight

2 kg (4.4 lbs)

National Pokédex

#0021

Kanto Pokédex

#021

Spearow in Other Games

National Dex page
Red & BlueYellowGold & SilverCrystalRuby & SapphireEmeraldDiamond & PearlPlatinumHeartGold & SoulSilverBlack & WhiteBlack 2 & White 2X & YOmega Ruby & Alpha SapphirePokémon GOSun & MoonUltra Sun & Ultra MoonLet's Go, Pikachu! & Eevee!Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Base stat spread shown as a hex chart and supporting stat bars.

Min

Max

HP

40

190

284

Attack

60

112

240

Defense

30

58

174

Sp. Atk

31

60

177

Sp. Def

31

60

177

Speed

70

130

262

Total

262

Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.

Game availability

Available within the FireRed/LeafGreen pair. Depending on the species, acquisition can require the other version, the postgame, evolution, breeding, or an event ticket. Original GBA event tickets required historical distributions; Switch ticket access differs.

Type-only matchups for Spearow, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance. Abilities, held items and battle conditions can change the damage taken.

Weak to

Electric

2×

Ice

2×

Rock

2×

Resists

Grass

0.5×

Bug

0.5×

Immune to

Ground

0×

Ghost

0×

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.
EV yield
1 Spe
Catch rate
255
Base Exp.
58

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.
Egg groups
Flying
Gender
50% male
50% female
Egg cycles
15 (4,095 steps)

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.
PokémonRequiresEvolution
Spearow

Spearow

#21

Level 20

Fearow

Fearow

#22

Wild encounter

Common across Kanto on Routes 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 22, and 23. In the Sevii Islands it also appears at Mt. Ember, Kindle Road, Treasure Beach, Cape Brink, Water Path, Ruin Valley, and Canyon Entrance.

Routes 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, Canyon Entrance, Cape Brink, Kindle Road, Mt. Ember, Ruin Valley, Treasure Beach, Water Path

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.
Class
StartGrowlNormal-10040
StartPeckFlying3510035
7LeerNormal-10030
13Fury AttackNormal158520
19PursuitDark4010020
25Aerial AceFlying60-20
31Mirror MoveFlying--20
37Drill PeckFlying8010020
43AgilityPsychic--30

Machine compatibility for Generation III. HM08 Dive cannot be obtained in FireRed or LeafGreen; a Pokémon must learn it in another Generation III game and be traded in on GBA. Switch has no incoming transfers from those games.

Moves this Pokémon can learn from move tutors in this game.
Class
Double-EdgeNormal12010015
MimicNormal--10
SubstituteNormal--10

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.
Class
AstonishGhost3010015
False SwipeNormal4010040
Feint AttackDark60-20
Quick AttackNormal4010030
Scary FaceNormal-9010
Sky AttackFlying140905
Tri AttackNormal8010010

Ability options available to this Pokémon in this game.

Keen Eye

Prevents loss of accuracy.

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

#20

Raticate

#22

Fearow

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