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Spearow

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General

Spearow
normal flying

Abilities

Keen Eye
This Pokémon cannot have its Accuracy lowered.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Red/Blue/Yellow RBY
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
21
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
13
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
n/a
Diamond/Pearl 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
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Rough terrain
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

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
21 Spearow Base form 22 Fearow Raise to level 20

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
40
 147 284 8.9
Attack
60
 112 219 31.2
Defense
30
 82 159 2.8
Special Attack
31
 83 161 8.5
Special Defense
31
 83 161 6.7
Speed
70
 122 239 55.4
Average
43.7
 - - 9.1

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond/Pearl It flaps its small wings busily to fly. Using its beak, it searches in grass for prey.

Locations

Route 225
Route 226

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area Section Level Method
Route 225 20 - 22 Morning Daytime Night 5%
Route 226 20 - 22 Morning Daytime Night 5%

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Spearow's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Spearow gets the STAB from normal and flying moves.

Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- -- -- Growl normal none 40 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack.
-- -- -- -- Peck flying physical 35 35 100% Inflicts regular damage.
9 7 7 5 Leer normal none 30 -- 100% Lowers the target's Defense.
15 13 13 9 Fury Attack normal physical 20 15 85% Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
25 19 13 Pursuit dark physical 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 flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
22 31 31 21 Mirror Move flying none 20 -- 100% Uses the target's last used move.
25 Agility psychic none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
29 Assurance dark physical 10 50 100% Inflicts double damage if the target has already received damage this turn.
33 Roost flying none 10 -- 0% Heals the user by half its max HP.
29 37 37 37 Drill Peck flying physical 20 80 100% Inflicts regular damage.
36 43 43 Agility psychic none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with)
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Astonish ghost physical 15 30 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains Gold/Silver Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Faint Attack dark physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains Gold/Silver Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum False Swipe normal physical 40 40 100% Cannot lower the target's HP below 1.
Chains Gold/Silver Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Quick Attack normal physical 30 40 100% 1 Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
Chains Gold/Silver Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Scary Face normal none 10 -- 90% Lowers the target's Speed by two levels.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Sky Attack flying physical 5 140 90% User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains Gold/Silver Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Tri Attack normal special 10 80 100% Has a 20% chance to Burn, Freeze, or Paralyze the target.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Uproar normal special 10 50 100% Prevents any Pokemon from Sleeping for 2-5 turns.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Whirlwind normal none 20 -- 100% -6 Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Platinum Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 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.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Twister dragon special 20 40 100% Has chance to make the target Flinch.
Platinum Heat Wave fire special 10 100 90% Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
Platinum Air Cutter flying special 25 55 95% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Platinum Ominous Wind ghost special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Miscellaneous moves
pokecenter SonicBoom normal special 20 varies 90% Inflicts 20 points of damage.
xd Baton Pass normal none 40 -- 100% Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 40 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 45 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 34 Bide normal physical 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.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains 03 Curse ????? none 10 -- 100% Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Chains H5 Defog flying none 15 -- 0% Lowers the target's Evade. Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
Chains 43 Detect fighting none 5 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 32 32 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 10 Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Chains 20 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains H2 H2 H2 H2 Fly flying physical 15 90 95% User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 21 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 10 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 31 Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Chains 31 Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 88 Pluck flying physical 20 60 100% Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry.
Chains 17 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 20 Rage normal physical 20 20 100% User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit.
Chains 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 02 Razor Wind normal special 10 80 100% User charges for one turn before attacking.
Chains 44 44 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 51 Roost flying none 10 -- 0% Heals the user by half its max HP.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 43 Sky Attack flying physical 5 140 90% User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains 35 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 13 Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 47 47 47 Steel Wing steel physical 25 70 90% Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense.
Chains 50 90 Substitute normal none 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.
Chains 11 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 34 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 39 39 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 09 Take Down normal physical 20 90 85% User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
Chains 46 46 46 Thief dark physical 10 40 100% Takes the target's item.
Chains 06 06 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 89 U-Turn bug physical 20 70 100% User must switch out after attacking.
Chains 04 Whirlwind normal none 20 -- 100% -6 Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.

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