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 Yellow, 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 Yellow. 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

Inept at flying high. However, it can fly around very fast to protect its territory.

Yellow

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 I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Spearow in Yellow (Best Counters)

Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Rock Throw 2x 89-107%KO View Geodude builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Thunder Shock 2x 56-67% View Pikachu builds →

Yellow Evolution

You'll evolve Spearow into Fearow the traditional way. This Normal/Flying type doesn't breed despite having a chain ahead. 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 not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Spearow Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).

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

Moves

Without TMs, Spearow's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get limited coverage on top of Sky Attack and Double-Edge for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 9

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 15

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 22

Mirror Move

D——20Flying

Lv 29

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

Lv 36

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

HM02

Fly

—709515Flying

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM02

Razor Wind

—8010010Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM43

Sky Attack

C140905Flying

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM04

Whirlwind-6

———20Normal

Egg Moves

Spearow doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Spearow can't learn any Tutor moves

Yellow Spearow Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 6 locations. Spearow's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Spearow in Yellow

You can find Spearow through 6 walking encounters at Lv. 2-23. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.

Route 3

Grass Lv.8-12 Route

55%Early

Route 4

Grass Lv.8-12 Route

55%Early

Route 22

Grass Lv.2-6 Route

10%Early

Route 16

Grass Lv.22-23 Route

30%Mid

Route 18

Grass Lv.22-23 Route

30%Mid

Route 9

Grass Lv.17 Route

10%Mid

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 Yellow, 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 Yellow. 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 Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 96-114%KO Rock Throw 2x 63-76% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 139-165%KO Rock Throw 2x 96-114%KO View Geodude builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 118-139%KO Thunder Shock 2x 56-68% View Pikachu builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 193-228%KO Thunder Shock 2x 89-106%KO View Magnemite builds →

Lapras WaterIce	B
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves Ice BeamTM13 ThunderboltTM24 Damage vs Spearow Ice Beam 2x 180-212%KO Thunderbolt 2x 120-141%KO View Lapras builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 95-112%KO Rock Throw 2x 64-76% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 143-168%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-116%KO View Geodude builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 121-144%KO Thunder Shock 2x 57-68% View Pikachu builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 193-228%KO Thunder Shock 2x 88-104%KO View Magnemite builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 99-116%KO Rock Throw 2x 66-78% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 146-173%KO Rock Throw 2x 99-116%KO View Geodude builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Rock SlideTM48 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 60-71% Rock Slide 2x 153-180%KO View Rhyhorn builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 122-145%KO Thunder Shock 2x 56-67% View Pikachu builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 194-229%KO Thunder Shock 2x 89-106%KO View Magnemite builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 94-110%KO Rock Throw 2x 62-74% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 145-171%KO Rock Throw 2x 98-116%KO View Geodude builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Rock SlideTM48 Damage vs Spearow Thunderbolt 2x 57-68% Rock Slide 2x 151-179%KO View Rhyhorn builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Spearow Blizzard 2x 150-178%KO Ice Beam 2x 125-147%KO View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Spearow Blizzard 2x 104-123%KO Ice Beam 2x 85-101%KO View Kabuto builds →

Zapdos ElectricFlying	S
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 308-363%KO Thunderbolt 2x 252-297%KO Thunder Shock 2x 115-136%KO View Zapdos builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 170-201%KO Rock Throw 2x 115-136%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Spearow Rock Slide 2x 97-115%KO Rock Throw 2x 66-78% View Onix builds →
Magneton Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Spearow Thunder 2x 297-350%KO Thunderbolt 2x 243-287%KO Thunder Shock 2x 110-130%KO View Magneton builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Spearow Blizzard 2x 157-184%KO Ice Beam 2x 128-151%KO View Omanyte builds →