What does Spearow evolve into?

Get Spearow to Fearow at level 20. At 262 BST, Spearow is just the starting point.

At what level does Spearow evolve?

Level 20 gets you Fearow . Quick enough that Spearow barely slows you down.

Should I use Spearow?

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.

Where can you catch Spearow?

You can find Spearow in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.

Spearow - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack60

Defense30

Sp. Atk31

Sp. Def31

Speed70

Total262

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.0 kg

Base XP52

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

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Spearow in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 136-160%KO Rock Throw 2x 115-136%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 27 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 132-156%KO Rock Throw 2x 108-128%KO Rollout 2x 68-80% Rock Blast 2x 57-68% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 77-92% Rock Throw 2x 64-76% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 237-280%KO Thunderbolt 2x 193-228%KO Spark 2x 71-84% Charge Beam 2x 108-128%KO View Magnemite builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 217-256%KO Thunderbolt 2x 180-212%KO Spark 2x 88-104%KO Charge Beam 2x 101-120%KO View Plusle builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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

#021Spearow

Level 20

#022Fearow

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Spearow

NormalFlying

Fearow

NormalFlying

65+25

ATK

90+30

DEF

65+35

SP.ATK

61+30

SP.DEF

61+30

SPE

100+30

BST

262D-Tier

442C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Spearow easily with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, False Swipe, Feather Dance and 7 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

10moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Spearow Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Without breeding, Spearow misses out on Astonish and False Swipe. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sky Attack and Double-Edge, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 5

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 9

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Lv 13

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 17

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 21

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Lv 25

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 29

Assurance

—5010010Dark

Lv 33

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 37

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Egg

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Egg

Sky Attack

C140905Flying

Egg

Tri Attack

D8010010Normal

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Heat Wave

D1009010Fire

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Spearow Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 39 locations. Spearow's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Spearow in HeartGold & SoulSilver

You can catch Spearow through 39 walking and headbutt encounters from Lv. 2-31, but availability differs between HeartGold and SoulSilver. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Azalea Town

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-8 City

50%Early

Azalea Town

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-8 City

50%Early

Route 33

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-8 Route

50%Early

Route 44

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-8 Route

50%Early

Route 44

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-8 Route

50%Early

Route 45

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-8 Route

50%Early

Route 45

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-8 Route

50%Early

Route 46

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-8 Route

50%Early

Route 46

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-8 Route

50%Early

Route 42

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.11-20 Route

50%Early

Route 42

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.11-20 Route

50%Early

Vermilion City - City

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.11-20 City

50%Early

Vermilion City - City

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.11-20 City

50%Early

Route 46

HeartGoldGrass Lv.2-3 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 46

SoulSilverGrass Lv.2-3 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 22

HeartGoldGrass Lv.3-5 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 22

SoulSilverGrass Lv.3-5 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 3

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5-8 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 3

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5-8 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 4

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5-8 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 4

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5-8 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 9

SoulSilverGrass Lv.13-15 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 42

SoulSilverGrass Lv.14-16 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 42

HeartGoldGrass Lv.14-16 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 33

HeartGoldGrass Lv.6 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 33

SoulSilverGrass Lv.6 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 9

HeartGoldGrass Lv.13 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 11

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.11-20 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 11

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.11-20 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 7

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.11-20 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 7

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.11-20 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 10

HeartGoldGrass Lv.16 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Route 10

SoulSilverGrass Lv.16 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Route 7

HeartGoldGrass Lv.17 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Route 7

SoulSilverGrass Lv.17 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Route 16

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Route 16

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Route 47

HeartGoldGrass Lv.31 Route

RareLate

Route 47

SoulSilverGrass Lv.31 Route

RareLate

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 81-98% Rock Throw 2x 70-84% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 112-133%KO Rock Throw 2x 93-112%KO View Geodude builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Spearow Spark 2x 88-105%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Spearow Spark 2x 81-98% View Minun builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 10 Damage vs Spearow Thunder Shock 2x 70-84% View Mareep builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 83-98% Rock Throw 2x 67-81% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 117-138%KO Rock Throw 2x 98-115%KO View Geodude builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 219-260%KO Thunderbolt 2x 181-213%KO Spark 2x 92-110%KO Charge Beam 2x 102-121%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 200-237%KO Thunderbolt 2x 165-196%KO Spark 2x 83-98% Charge Beam 2x 92-110%KO View Minun builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 10 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 181-213%KO Thunderbolt 2x 146-173%KO Charge Beam 2x 87-104%KO Thunder Shock 2x 67-81% View Mareep builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 144-169%KO Rock Throw 2x 118-140%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 82-97% Rock Throw 2x 69-82% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 25 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 118-140%KO Rock Throw 2x 102-121%KO Rollout 2x 61-73% Rock Blast 2x 53-63% View Geodude builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 237-281%KO Thunderbolt 2x 197-232%KO Spark 2x 77-92% Charge Beam 2x 110-131%KO View Magnemite builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 218-256%KO Thunderbolt 2x 181-213%KO Spark 2x 94-111%KO Charge Beam 2x 102-121%KO View Plusle builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 33 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 173-204%KO Rock Tomb 2x 138-163%KO Rock Throw 2x 116-137%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 27 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 135-159%KO Rock Throw 2x 112-133%KO Rollout 2x 69-81% Rock Blast 2x 59-70% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Spearow Rock Tomb 2x 78-93% Rock Throw 2x 65-78% View Onix builds →
Electrode Electric	C
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 12 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 204-241%KO Thunderbolt 2x 167-196%KO Spark 2x 90-107%KO Charge Beam 2x 94-111%KO View Electrode builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 236-278%KO Thunderbolt 2x 195-230%KO Spark 2x 72-85% Charge Beam 2x 110-130%KO View Magnemite builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	S
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLum Berry NatureJolly Moves CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Damage vs Spearow Crunch 148-175%KO Pursuit 75-88% Stone Edge 2x 372-438%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 320-377%KO Explosion 133-157%KO View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 314-369%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Spearow Ice Shard 2x 138-163%KO Pursuit 69-81% View Weavile builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Aura Sphere Calm Mind Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 323-380%KO Aura Sphere 95-113%KO View Raikou builds →