Main Pokédex page | Flavor text and images
General
Abilities
- Keen Eye
- This Pokémon cannot have its Accuracy lowered.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
RBY
Kanto- 21
Johto- 13
Hoenn- n/a
Sinnoh- n/a
Names
- Japanese
- オニスズメ
- Romaji
- Onisuzume
Flavor
- Height
- 11.8" or 0.3 m
- Weight
- 4.4 lb or 2 kg
- Species
- Tiny Bird
- Color
- brown
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- 5 or 0x05
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
- 4: Flying
- Steps to hatch
- 3,840
- Compatible with
- 15 families; 31 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 58 or 0x3a
- Capture rate
- 255 or 0xff
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- medium
- Effort points
- 1 Speed
- Wild held items
- n/a
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
| Basic | Stage 1 |
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
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| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 147 | 284 | 8.9 | |
| Attack | 112 | 219 | 31.2 | |
| Defense | 82 | 159 | 2.8 | |
| Special Attack | 83 | 161 | 8.5 | |
| Special Defense | 83 | 161 | 6.7 | |
| Speed | 122 | 239 | 55.4 | |
| Average | - | - | 9.1 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
It flaps its small wings busily to fly. Using its beak, it searches in grass for prey.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
| Area | Section | Level | Method |
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| Route 225 | 20 - 22 | 5%
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| Route 226 | 20 - 22 | 5%
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Move List
Spearow's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical (
) moves.
Spearow gets the STAB from
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moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | -- | -- | -- | Growl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack. | ||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | Peck | ![]() |
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35 | 35 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Leer | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Defense. | ||
| 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | Fury Attack | ![]() |
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20 | 15 | 85% | Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | ||
| 25 | 19 | 13 | Pursuit | ![]() |
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20 | 40 | 100% | If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally. | |||
| 25 | 17 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||||
| 22 | 31 | 31 | 21 | Mirror Move | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Uses the target's last used move. | ||
| 25 | Agility | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Speed by two levels. | |||||
| 29 | Assurance | ![]() |
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10 | 50 | 100% | Inflicts double damage if the target has already received damage this turn. | |||||
| 33 | Roost | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | Heals the user by half its max HP. | |||||
| 29 | 37 | 37 | 37 | Drill Peck | ![]() |
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20 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 36 | 43 | 43 | Agility | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Speed by two levels. | |||
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![]() | Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with) | ||||||||
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Astonish | ![]() |
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15 | 30 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | |||
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Faint Attack | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||
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False Swipe | ![]() |
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40 | 40 | 100% | Cannot lower the target's HP below 1. | ||
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Quick Attack | ![]() |
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30 | 40 | 100% | 1 | Goes first. Inflicts regular damage. | |
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Scary Face | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 90% | Lowers the target's Speed by two levels. | ||
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Sky Attack | ![]() |
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5 | 140 | 90% | User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | |||
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Tri Attack | ![]() |
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10 | 80 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to Burn, Freeze, or Paralyze the target. | ||
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Uproar | ![]() |
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10 | 50 | 100% | Prevents any Pokemon from Sleeping for 2-5 turns. | ||||
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Whirlwind | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | -6 | Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon. | |||
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Double-Edge | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | |||||
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Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | |||||
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Swift | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |||||
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Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||||
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Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||||
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Mud-Slap | ![]() |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy. | |||||
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Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||||
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Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |||||
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Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||||
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| pokecenter | SonicBoom | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 90% | Inflicts 20 points of damage. | |||||
| xd | Baton Pass | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | |||||
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40 | 40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |||
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45 | 45 | 45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | ||
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34 | Bide | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | 1 | Goes first. User waits for 2-3 turns, then inflicts typeless damage equal to twice the HP it lost while waiting. | |||
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | ||||
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03 | Curse | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | ||||
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H5 | Defog | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 0% | Lowers the target's Evade. Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||
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43 | Detect | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | |||
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32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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10 | Double-Edge | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | ||||
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20 | 58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||
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42 | 42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | |||
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H2 | H2 | H2 | H2 | Fly | ![]() |
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15 | 90 | 95% | User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | |
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21 | 21 | 21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | ||
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10 | 10 | 10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | ||
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31 | Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | ||||
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31 | Mud-Slap | ![]() |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy. | ||||
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | ||||
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88 | Pluck | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry. | ||||
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17 | 17 | 17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | |
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20 | Rage | ![]() |
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20 | 20 | 100% | User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit. | ||||
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18 | 18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |||
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02 | Razor Wind | ![]() |
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10 | 80 | 100% | User charges for one turn before attacking. | ||||
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44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | 27 | 27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | ||
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51 | Roost | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | Heals the user by half its max HP. | ||||
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43 | 43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | |||
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43 | Sky Attack | ![]() |
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5 | 140 | 90% | User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | ||||
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35 | 82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||
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13 | Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||||
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47 | 47 | 47 | Steel Wing | ![]() |
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25 | 70 | 90% | Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense. | ||
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50 | 90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||
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11 | 11 | 11 | Sunny Day | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | ||
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34 | 87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |||
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39 | 39 | Swift | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |||
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09 | Take Down | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | ||||
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46 | 46 | 46 | Thief | ![]() |
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10 | 40 | 100% | Takes the target's item. | ||
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06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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89 | U-Turn | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | User must switch out after attacking. | ||||
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04 | Whirlwind | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | -6 | Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon. | |||
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