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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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.

SniperHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

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 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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Spearow in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Spearow with Stone Edge (462-544%). Weavile threatens a KO with Ice Shard (206-243%). Magnezone's Thunderbolt also KOs at 320-377%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Spearow Stone Edge 2x 462-544%KO Pursuit 93-109%KO Crunch 185-218%KO Superpower 185-217%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Spearow Knock Off 167-197%KO Ice Shard 2x 206-243%KO Pursuit 103-121%KO View Weavile builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Spearow Flash Cannon 143-168%KO Volt Switch 2x 250-295%KO Thunderbolt 2x 320-377%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Spearow Ice Shard 2x 160-189%KO Rock Slide 2x 200-235%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Hidden Power Ice Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Damage vs Spearow Volt Switch 2x 229-270%KO Thunderbolt 2x 294-346%KO View Raikou builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Spearow evolves into Fearow. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners 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 51 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Feather Dance, Feint Attack and 8 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

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Spearow Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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

Moves

Without breeding, Spearow misses out on Astonish and Feather Dance. That's 11 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

—158520Normal

Lv 13

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 17

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 21

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Lv 25

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 29

Assurance

D6010010Dark

Lv 33

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 37

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Razor Wind

D8010010Normal

Egg

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Egg

Sky Attack

C140905Flying

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Egg

Tri Attack

D8010010Normal

Egg

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Drill Run

D809510Ground

Tutor

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

Tutor

Sky Attack

C140905Flying

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Tutor

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Defog

C——15Flying

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

How to Get Spearow in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Spearow can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or Gold instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Spearow is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Red Yellow Gold

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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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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