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 Crystal, 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 Crystal. 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 stat exp, 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

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

SniperHA

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

To protect its territory, it flies around ceaselessly, making high-pitched cries.

Crystal

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 II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Spearow in Crystal (Best Counters)

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 70-84% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 93-112%KO View Geodude builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder PunchLv. 9 Damage vs Spearow Thunder Punch 2x 119-140%KO View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Thunder Shock 2x 51-63% View Pichu builds →
Smoochum IcePsychic	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Powder SnowLv. 13 Damage vs Spearow Powder Snow 2x 81-98% View Smoochum builds →

Crystal 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 19 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like False Swipe, Feint Attack, Quick Attack and 2 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

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Spearow Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Spearow misses out on False Swipe and Feint Attack. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fly and Drill Peck, with Dark and Ground coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 7

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 13

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 25

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 31

Mirror Move

D——20Flying

Lv 37

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

Lv 43

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM02

Fly

C709515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Egg

Feint Attack

D60—20Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Egg

Tri Attack

D8010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Spearow can't learn any Tutor moves

Crystal Spearow Locations

Spearow is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 18 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Spearow in Crystal

You'll find Spearow across 18 walking, headbutt, and more encounters from Lv. 2-17, sorted by game progression. Earlier spots show up first so you can grab one as soon as it's reachable.

Route 33

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

80%Early

Route 42

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

80%Early

Route 44

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

80%Early

Azalea Town

Headbutting trees Lv.10 City

65%Early

Route 22

Grass Lv.3-5 Route

50%Early

Morning/day

Azalea Town

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 City

50%Early

Route 33

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 42

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 44

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 46

Grass Lv.2 Route

30%Early

Morning/day

Route 3

Grass Lv.5 Route

30%Early

Morning/day

Route 4

Grass Lv.5 Route

30%Early

Route 33

Grass Lv.6 Route

30%Early

Morning/day

Route 35

Gift from NPC Lv.10 Route

CommonEarly

Deliver mail

Route 42

Grass Lv.14 Route

30%Early

Morning/day

Route 10

Grass Lv.15 Route

30%Early

Morning/day

Route 9

Grass Lv.15 Route

30%Early

Morning/day

Route 7

Grass Lv.17 Route

30%Mid

Morning/day

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 Crystal, 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 Crystal. 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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Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 66-78% View Onix builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 179-211%KO Ice Punch 2x 50-59% Thunder Punch 2x 50-59% Rock Throw 2x 119-141%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Rollout 2x 19-23% View Shuckle builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 115-136%KO Rollout 2x 70-83% View Graveler builds →
Magneton ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 53 ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Zap Cannon 2x 323-381%KO Thunder 2x 297-350%KO Thunder Shock 2x 110-130%KO Rollout 2x 34-40% View Magneton builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 67-81% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 98-115%KO View Geodude builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 ThunderTM25 Damage vs Spearow Blizzard 2x 219-260%KO Thunder 2x 146-173%KO View Lapras builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 181-213%KO Thunder Punch 2x 127-150%KO Ice Punch 2x 85-100%KO View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 121-144%KO Thunder Shock 2x 48-58% View Pichu builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 69-82% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 102-121%KO Rollout 2x 61-73% View Geodude builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Ice Punch 2x 52-61% Thunder Punch 2x 52-61% Rock Throw 2x 118-140%KO Rollout 2x 73-87% View Sudowoodo builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 237-281%KO Thunder Shock 2x 90-106%KO Rollout 2x 27-32% View Magnemite builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 181-213%KO Thunder Punch 2x 123-145%KO Ice Punch 2x 82-97% View Elekid builds →

Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Rollout 2x 23-28% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 169-200%KO Ice Punch 2x 52-61% Thunder Punch 2x 52-61% Rock Throw 2x 115-136%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 108-128%KO Rollout 2x 68-80% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 64-76% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 237-280%KO Thunder Shock 2x 88-104%KO Rollout 2x 24-29% View Magnemite builds →

Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Rollout 2x 22-27% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 165-195%KO Ice Punch 2x 51-60% Thunder Punch 2x 51-60% Rock Throw 2x 112-132%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 105-125%KO Rollout 2x 66-78% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 62-74% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 227-269%KO Thunder Shock 2x 86-101%KO Rollout 2x 23-29% View Magnemite builds →