No. 0022 · Generation I · Beak Pokémon
オニドリルOnidoriru · Onidrill (its trademarked spelling) seems to blend oni (鬼, an ogre or demon), tori (鳥, bird) and doriru ('drill') – a demon bird with a drill for a beak.
The Beak Pokémon · Normal/Flying type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Fearow
Everything you need to know about the Beak Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Spearow is a pocket-sized bully; Fearow is what that bully grows up into. The Beak Pokémon evolves from Spearow at level 20 and turns Kanto's scrappiest little bird into a big, rangy hunter with broad, powerful wings, a long vulture-like neck and a needle of a pink beak – the kind of silhouette that sends smaller Pokémon diving for cover when it passes overhead.
Its plumage is mostly brown, with a shaggy ruff of cream feathers around the base of its neck and over the tops of its wings, and pale tips on its flight feathers. A jagged red crest sits on its head like a rooster's comb, its narrow eyes have tiny pupils, and its pink feet end in sharp talons, with three toes pointing forwards and one back.
“Its huge and magnificent wings can keep it aloft in the sky. It can remain flying a whole day without landing.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan) & FireRed · 1996
Those wings are built for endurance rather than show. Again and again the Pokédex marvels at its stamina: Fearow can stay aloft for an entire day without landing, and in Alola it is said to manage it while hauling a heavy load. It prefers open, warm country – wastelands and desolate fields – and if it senses danger it simply climbs high and is gone in an instant.
It is a versatile hunter, too. Sometimes it shoots straight up into the sky and plummets onto its prey in one fell swoop; sometimes it works that long, slender beak into soil or water to pluck out the insects hiding underground. Alola's Fearow circle above the ocean hunting fish Pokémon, and anyone carrying food through their territory should hold on tight – a Fearow will snatch it in a flash. That beak reaches a surprisingly long way, too, which is why the Pokédex advises treating Fearow with caution.
Fearow is also an old soul: it has barely changed in a very long time, and murals from deep in ancient history show a Pokémon very like it. For fans, though, its most famous moment is personal. The Spearow that Ash hit with a rock – he thought it was a Pidgey – in the very first episode came back as a Fearow in Pallet Party Panic, and it took Ash's Pidgeotto evolving into Pidgeot to finally beat it.
How big is Fearow?
At 1.2 m (3′11″), Fearow stands about as tall as a seven-year-old child, and at 38.0 kg (83.8 lb) it weighs about the same as a big German Shepherd – a lot of bird to have dive-bombing you.
Evolution
02In the Pokédex's words
Fearow's Pokédex entries
18 different entries across 40 games, from 1996 to 2017. Here is how the Pokédex has described Fearow over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
Its huge and magnificent wings can keep it aloft in the sky. It can remain flying a whole day without landing.
Kanto Pokédex
With its huge and magnificent wings, it can keep aloft without ever having to land for rest.
Kanto Pokédex
A Pokémon that dates back many years. If it senses danger, it flies high and away, instantly.
Kanto Pokédex
A Pokémon that enjoys flying. It uses its broad wings to adroitly catch the wind to soar elegantly into the sky.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
It shoots itself suddenly high into the sky, then plummets down in one fell swoop to strike its prey.
Johto Pokédex
It cleverly uses its thin, long beak to pluck and eat small insects that hide under the ground.
Johto Pokédex
It uses its long beak to attack. It has a surprisingly long reach, so it must be treated with caution.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
Fearow is recognized by its long neck and elongated beak. They are conveniently shaped for catching prey in soil or water. It deftly moves its long and skinny beak to pluck prey.
Hoenn Pokédex
Its long neck and elongated beak are ideal for catching prey in soil or water. It deftly moves this extended and skinny beak to pluck prey.
Hoenn Pokédex
Generation IV
Fearow flies about at high speed. It also whips up gusts to attack.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
It has the stamina to fly all day on its broad wings. It fights by using its sharp beak.
Sinnoh Pokédex
It has the stamina to keep flying all day on its broad wings. It fights by using its sharp beak.
Sinnoh Pokédex
It flies around at high speed and charges to attack.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
It has the stamina to fly all day on its broad wings. It fights using its sharp beak.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Generation VII
It's tough and has excellent stamina. It has no problem flying continuously for a whole day carrying a heavy load.
Rotom Pokédex
Drawings of a Pokémon resembling Fearow can be seen in murals from deep in ancient history.
Rotom Pokédex
Carrying food through Fearow's territory is dangerous. It will snatch the food away from you in a flash!
Rotom Pokédex
In Alola, fish Pokémon are its prey. It can be seen circling above the ocean searching for food.
Rotom Pokédex
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Fearow in the video games
Base stat total 442 · 24 core-series games · 24 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow Fearow had a single Special stat of 61; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, both Sp. Atk and Sp. Def were set to 61. Its base stats have stayed the same ever since – 65 HP, 90 Attack, 65 Defense, 61 Sp. Atk, 61 Sp. Def and 100 Speed, a total of 442 – so Speed is its standout stat and Attack its main weapon. Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII; its base experience yield was 162 in Generations I–IV and is 155 today. It reaches level 100 at 1,000,000 Exp. Points (Medium Fast).
Abilities
- Keen Eyesince Gen III
Stops other Pokémon from lowering Fearow's accuracy; since Sun & Moon it also ignores the target's raised evasiveness. - SniperHidden abilitysince Gen V
Makes Fearow's critical hits hit even harder than usual.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Normal/Flying Pokémon.
These matchups have not changed since Red and Green. Its Flying type keeps it out of reach of Ground-type moves unless something grounds it (Gravity, Smack Down, Thousand Arrows or an Iron Ball), and its Normal type lets Ghost-type moves pass straight through it unless the attacker has Scrappy or has used Foresight or Odor Sleuth.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 90
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 155
- Growth rate
- Medium Fast
- EV yield
- 2 Speed
- Egg groups
- Flying
- Egg cycles
- 15
- Colour
- Brown
- Gender ratio
- 50% male
- Body shape
- wings
Where to find Fearow
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Wild on Routes 17, 18 and 23, or evolve Spearow (level 20)In August 1998, Japanese Red, Green and Blue players could also get a Fearow through the Pokémon Stamp event. |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Wild on Routes 17, 18 and 23, or evolve Spearow (level 20) |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Wild on Routes 17, 18 and 23, or evolve Spearow (level 20) |
| Yellow | 1998 | Wild on Routes 9, 16, 17, 18 and 23Rival Blue sends out a Fearow when he challenges you in Pokémon Tower. |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Wild on Routes 9, 10, 16, 17, 18 and 22 in KantoWild Fearow sometimes hold a Sharp Beak. |
| Crystal | 2000 | Wild on Routes 9, 10, 16, 17, 18 and 22 in Kanto, and on Route 42 in Johto |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Not found in Hoenn – trade only |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | Wild on Routes 17, 18 and 23, plus Treasure Beach, Kindle Road, Mt. Ember, Cape Brink, Ruin Valley, Water Path, Canyon Entrance and Sevault Canyon in the Sevii Islands |
| Emerald | 2004 | Not found in Hoenn – trade only |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Wild on Routes 225, 226 and 227 and at Stark MountainOr migrate one from a Game Boy Advance game via Pal Park, where it lives in the Field area. |
| Platinum | 2008 | Wild on Routes 225, 226 and 227 and at Stark Mountain |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Wild on Routes 9, 10, 16, 17, 18 and 22 in Kanto, Routes 47 and 48 in Johto, and in the Johto Safari Zone |
| Black & White | 2010 | Wild on Route 15 |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Swarms on Route 15Falkner brings a Fearow to the Pokémon World Tournament. |
| X & Y | 2013 | Victory Road, where it swoops in as a flying shadow |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Not found in Hoenn – trade only |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Wild on Routes 10 and 17, Mount Hokulani and Poni Plains |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Wild on Routes 10 and 17, Mount Hokulani and Poni Plains |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Wild on Routes 3, 4, 9, 10, 22 and 23 |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Unobtainable |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Wild on Routes 225, 226 and 227 and at Stark Mountain |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Unobtainable |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Super Smash Bros.
Fearow's Smash Bros. career is strictly a background role – but it is a memorable one. On the Saffron City stage in the original Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64, the rooftop arena where Pokémon burst out of the Silph Co. doors, a flock of Fearow can be seen flying across the sky behind the fighters. When Saffron City returned in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Fearow came back with it, still circling over the action.
Pokémon GO
Fearow has been patrolling Pokémon GO's skies since launch day in July 2016. Evolving one takes 50 Spearow Candy, and as a buddy it earns a Candy every single kilometre. A Shiny Spearow first appeared during Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto on 20 February 2021, while Shiny Fearow could be caught in the wild from 3 March 2026. Its moveset has grown over the years: Peck or Steel Wing up front, backed by Aerial Ace and Drill Run, with Sky Attack replacing Twister in February 2017, Fly arriving in June 2024 and – at long last – its trademark Drill Peck in September 2025.
Its Jungle card, Agility and Drill Peck included, is part of the digital collection.
You can't catch one outright: evolve a Spearow on the table to add Fearow to your Pokédex.
A flock of Fearow flies through the background of the Saffron City stage.
Ready to battle in 3D, with a Pokédex entry about a Pokémon that simply loves flying, catching the wind with its broad wings.
Its Pokédex text switches between Gold's dive-bombing entry and Silver's insect-plucking entry, depending on the Game Boy game plugged in.
The Jungle card flies back in for the Japan-only Game Boy Color sequel.
A common piece, found in Secret Storage 18, Endless Level 23, Forever Level 23 and Mr. Who's Den.
Evolve a Spearow and you get a proud teammate who lives in Ravaged Field and boasts: 'I'm proud of these big wings.'
Wild Fearow streak across Kisara Plain, and one is the partner Pokémon of Spenser, Leader of the Ringtown Ranger Base.
Found on floors 1F–19F of both Mt. Travail and Mt. Mistral.
Flies over the Haruba Desert; once captured, its Poké Assist is Flying and it can Cut through obstacles in the field.
The expanded adventure adds Sky Peak to its haunts, alongside Mt. Travail and Mt. Mistral.
Fittingly, it appears in the Conductor Room stage King of the Sky.
A Flying-type piece waiting in Stage 2 of the Safari Jungle on Saturdays.
A Flying-type piece from Desert Umbra's Stage 318, whose Rock Break+ skill sometimes smashes three breakable rocks at once.
Can be the boss of Fireweed Field in the Ember Mountains, and also turns up in the Black Realm's Blustery Grove.
Ready to join once your Expedition Rank reaches Normal – and it wants you to notice: 'Look at my long beak!'
On the map since launch day; Shiny Fearow could finally be found in the wild from 3 March 2026.
The Fearow flock returns with the Saffron City stage.
Not a sync pair for any of the stars, but a Spearow hatched as the player's own Egg Pokémon can grow into Fearow.
In the remake it lives on Mt. Blaze, the Northern Range, floors 51F–54F of Joyous Tower and Purity Forest, and in Mystery Houses in Sky Tower.
Moves
Fearow has always fought beak first. In Red and Green its level-up list was short and sharp: Peck, Growl and Leer to start, a flurry of Fury Attack, a copycat Mirror Move, the corkscrew Drill Peck at level 34 that became its calling card, and a burst of Agility to finish. Its TMs and HMs added the heavy hitters, from Sky Attack and Hyper Beam to Razor Wind and Fly. Gold and Silver slipped in the sneaky Pursuit, and breeding opened the door to Quick Attack and Tri Attack.
Diamond and Pearl rebuilt the list with Pluck, Aerial Ace, Assurance and Roost, and Black and White handed Fearow Drill Run, a Ground-type drill that suits that long beak perfectly. Let's Go turned Sky Attack into a 200-power opener, while Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl swapped Mirror Move for Fearow's first-ever Wing Attack. It has sat out Sword and Shield, Legends: Arceus, Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A, but few birds have drilled away so reliably for so long.
Signature moves
Fearow's trademark corkscrew strike, an 80-power Flying-type attack it learns by level-up in every main-series game it appears in: level 34 in Red and Blue, 40 in Gold and Silver, 47 from Diamond and Pearl to X and Y and in Let's Go, and 41 in Sun and Moon and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
A Ground-type drill made for that long beak. It arrived in Black and White as Fearow's level-53 finale, has also been a level-1 move since X and Y, and is a tutor move in Black 2 and White 2, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, as well as TM58 in Let's Go.
A rapid-fire flurry of pecks that has been on Fearow's level-up list in every game, from level 15 in Red and Blue to level 11 in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
The cheeky copycat: learned at 25 in Red and Blue, 32 in Gold and Silver, 23 from Diamond and Pearl to X and Y, 18 in Sun and Moon and 19 in Let's Go, before Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl dropped it from the list.
Fearow's charged-up power dive: TM43 in Red and Blue, an egg move ever since Ruby and Sapphire, a tutor move in XD, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Black 2 and White 2, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and a 200-power move known from level 1 in Let's Go.
A pecking move that gobbles up the target's Berry. Fearow has known it from level 1 in every game since Diamond and Pearl except Let's Go, and it is TM88 in Generations IV and V and in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
A mid-battle landing to restore health, learned at level 41 from Diamond and Pearl to X and Y, 36 in Sun and Moon and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and 29 in Let's Go. It is a TM in every Fearow game since Diamond and Pearl apart from the Unova games, where Black 2 and White 2's tutors teach it instead.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow8 level-up · 15 TM/HM · 1 event
Fearow is wild on Routes 17, 18 and 23 in Red and Blue, and Yellow adds Routes 9 and 16. All four games share one level-up list: Peck, Growl and Leer from the start, then Fury Attack at 15, the copycat Mirror Move at 25, its trademark Drill Peck at 34 and Agility at 43. In the first three generations a move's category follows its type, so every attack Fearow knows is physical. The TM case is well stocked, with Razor Wind, Sky Attack, Hyper Beam and HM02 Fly among its fifteen moves. Pay Day came only on a Japanese Pokémon Stamp Fearow in 1998, and three moves from Gold, Silver and Crystal (Quick Attack, SonicBoom and Tri Attack) can be carried back through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 25 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 34 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 43 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM02 | Razor Wind | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 10 |
| TM04 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM43 | Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Pay Day | Pokémon Stamp Fearow (Japan, August 1998) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Quick Attack | Gen II (breeding) |
| SonicBoom | Gen II (event Spearow from the New York City Pokémon Center) |
| Tri Attack | Gen II (breeding) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal10 level-up · 21 TM/HM · 5 egg · 1 event
In Gold and Silver Fearow lives on Kanto's Routes 9, 10, 16, 17, 18 and 22, and Crystal adds Johto's Route 42. Fury Attack joins its opening moves, and the rest of the list stretches out: the new Dark-type Pursuit at 26, Mirror Move at 32, Drill Peck at 40 and Agility at 47. Breeding brings five egg moves, including Quick Attack from the Pidgey family, False Swipe from Farfetch'd and Tri Attack from Doduo and Dodrio. Categories still follow type, so Pursuit, Thief and Faint Attack are special and Curse is the mysterious ???-type. A Spearow given out at the New York City Pokémon Center knew SonicBoom and keeps it after evolving, and ten older moves from Red, Blue and Yellow, Pay Day among them, can come forward through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 7 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 26 | Pursuit | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 40 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 47 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM43 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faint Attack | Dark | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Farfetch'd |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 | Aerodactyl |
| Tri Attack | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| SonicBoom | SonicBoom Spearow (New York City Pokémon Center) |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonicBoom | Normal | Physical | 20 | 90 | 20 | Spearow · event · GSC |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Pay Day | Gen I (Pokémon Stamp event, Japan) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Razor Wind | Gen I (TM) |
| Sky Attack | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Whirlwind | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)10 level-up · 17 TM/HM · 7 egg · 10 tutor · 1 event
FireRed and LeafGreen keep Fearow on Routes 17, 18 and 23 and add a string of Sevii Islands haunts, from Treasure Beach and Kindle Road to Mt. Ember and Sevault Canyon. Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Colosseum have no Fearow, so there it has to be traded in, while Pokémon XD lets you snag and purify a Shadow Spearow that knows Baton Pass, a move it keeps after evolving. One level-up list covers all five handheld games and is unchanged from Gold and Silver. Aerial Ace arrives as TM40, and Sky Attack returns as an egg move from Altaria and as a tutor move in XD. Emerald's tutors are the most generous, adding Endure, Mud-Slap, Sleep Talk, Snore, Swagger and Swift. Categories still follow type, so Pursuit, Thief and Faint Attack are special while Astonish is physical.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 7 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 26 | Pursuit | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 40 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 47 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Murkrow, Swablu, Altaria |
| Faint Attack | Dark | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Farfetch'd |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Taillow, Swellow, Wingull |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 | Aerodactyl |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | Altaria | |
| Tri Attack | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Emerald |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | XD | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Emerald |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Baton Pass | Shadow Spearow in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Spearow · event · XD |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver14 level-up · 28 TM/HM · 10 egg · 9 tutor
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum hide Fearow on Routes 225, 226 and 227 and on Stark Mountain, while HeartGold and SoulSilver bring back its Kanto routes and add Johto's Routes 47 and 48 and the Safari Zone. Older Fearow can come over through Pal Park's Field area. The level-up list gets a full makeover: Pluck joins the starting moves, Aerial Ace arrives at 17, Assurance at 35, Roost at 41, and Drill Peck becomes the level-47 finale. From now on each move has its own physical or special category, so Pursuit turns physical. Fly hits harder at 90 power, HM05 Defog is only in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, and the tutors of Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver teach Air Cutter, Heat Wave, Twister and more, with Sky Attack and Tailwind only in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Uproar and Whirlwind join the egg moves, and FeatherDance is an egg move in HeartGold and SoulSilver only.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 5 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 13 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 23 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 29 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 35 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 47 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | ||
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | |
| TM51 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | ||
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | ||
| HM05 | Defog | Status | — | — | 15 | DPPt |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Swablu, Altaria |
| Faint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow, Honchkrow |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Farfetch'd |
| FeatherDance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Chatot | |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Doduo, Dodrio, Taillow, Swellow, Wingull, Pelipper, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 | Aerodactyl |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | Noctowl, Altaria, Togekiss | |
| Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dodrio |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Chatot |
| Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 | Pt, HGSS | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | HGSS | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 30 | HGSS | |
| Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Baton Pass | Gen III (Shadow Spearow in XD) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 215 level-up · 24 TM/HM · 11 egg · 8 tutor
Fearow is wild on Route 15 in Black and White, and in Black 2 and White 2 it turns up there in swarms. The brand-new Ground-type Drill Run becomes its level-53 finale, a perfect match for that long, pointed beak. Black 2 and White 2's tutors teach Drill Run too, along with Heat Wave, Roost, Sky Attack, Sleep Talk, Snore, Tailwind and Uproar; Black and White have no tutor moves for Fearow. False Swipe and Work Up arrive as TMs, Razor Wind and Steel Wing join the egg moves, and Uproar now hits for 90 power. Thirteen moves from earlier generations can be brought forward, including Baton Pass from XD's Shadow Spearow.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 5 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 13 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 23 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 29 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 35 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 47 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 53 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM54 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM83 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM88 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Swablu, Altaria |
| Faint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| FeatherDance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Chatot, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Ducklett, Swanna | |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Doduo, Dodrio, Taillow, Swellow, Wingull, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Archen, Archeops |
| Razor Wind | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Aerodactyl, Archen, Archeops, Rufflet, Braviary |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | Noctowl, Altaria, Togekiss, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Sigilyph | |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Skarmory |
| Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dodrio |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Chatot |
| Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Sigilyph, Rufflet, Braviary |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 | |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | B2W2 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 30 | B2W2 | |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Baton Pass | Gen III (Shadow Spearow in XD) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Defog | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Swift | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Twister | Gen IV (tutor) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire16 level-up · 27 TM/HM · 11 egg · 6 tutor
X and Y place Fearow on Victory Road, while Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have none, so there it has to be traded in. Drill Run is now also among the moves Fearow knows from level 1 as well as its level-53 finale, Assurance rises to 60 power, and old names get their modern spellings (Feather Dance, Feint Attack). Roost becomes TM19, Steel Wing returns as TM51 and Secret Power is TM94 only in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Those two games' tutors teach Drill Run, Heat Wave, Sky Attack, Snore, Tailwind and Uproar; X and Y have no tutor moves for Fearow.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
| 1 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 5 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 13 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 23 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 29 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 35 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 47 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 53 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM19 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | ||
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | ||
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM51 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | |
| TM54 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Swablu, Altaria |
| Feather Dance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Chatot, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Ducklett, Swanna | |
| Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Doduo, Dodrio, Taillow, Swellow, Wingull, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Archen, Archeops, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame |
| Razor Wind | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame, Noibat, Noivern |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Aerodactyl, Archen, Archeops, Rufflet, Braviary |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | Noctowl, Altaria, Togekiss, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Sigilyph | |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Skarmory, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame |
| Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dodrio |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Chatot |
| Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Sigilyph, Rufflet, Braviary, Noibat, Noivern |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | ORAS |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | ORAS |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | ORAS | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | ORAS | |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Baton Pass | Gen III (Shadow Spearow in XD) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Defog | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Swift | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Twister | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Work Up | Gen V (TM) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon17 level-up · 27 TM/HM · 11 egg · 9 tutor
In all four Alola games Fearow is wild on Routes 10 and 17, Mount Hokulani and Poni Plains. Its level-up list is reshuffled so the big moves come sooner: Pursuit joins the starting moves, Fury Attack comes at 11, Mirror Move at 18, Focus Energy is new at 32, Drill Peck lands at 41 and Drill Run at 45. With HMs gone, Fly becomes TM76. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon's tutors teach Defog, Drill Run, Heat Wave, Laser Focus, Sky Attack, Snore, Tailwind, Throat Chop and Uproar; Sun and Moon have none for Fearow. Seventeen moves from earlier generations can be transferred, reaching all the way back to Red and Blue's Bide, Rage and Take Down.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
| 1 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 4 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 11 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 15 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 18 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 23 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 27 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 32 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 36 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 41 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 45 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM19 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM51 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| TM54 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM76 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Swablu, Altaria, Rowlet, Dartrix, Decidueye |
| Feather Dance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Chatot, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Ducklett, Swanna, Rowlet, Dartrix, Decidueye, Pikipek, Trumbeak, Toucannon, Oricorio | |
| Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Doduo, Dodrio, Taillow, Swellow, Wingull, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Archen, Archeops, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame |
| Razor Wind | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame, Noibat, Noivern |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Aerodactyl, Archen, Archeops, Rufflet, Braviary |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | Noctowl, Altaria, Togekiss, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Sigilyph | |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Skarmory, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame |
| Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dodrio |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Chatot |
| Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Sigilyph, Rufflet, Braviary, Noibat, Noivern |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defog | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM | |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | USUM |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | USUM |
| Laser Focus | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | USUM |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | USUM | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM | |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Baton Pass | Gen III (Shadow Spearow in XD) |
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Detect | Gen II (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Swift | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Twister | Gen IV (tutor) |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! · Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!15 level-up · 12 TM/HM
Fearow is wild on Routes 3, 4, 9, 10, 22 and 23. Let's Go gives it a compact list that opens with a showstopper: Sky Attack, hitting for a whopping 200 power in these games, alongside Drill Run, Quick Attack and Focus Energy from level 1. Fury Attack follows at 16, Mirror Move at 19, Roost at 29, Agility at 37 and Drill Peck at 47. Its twelve TMs include Headbutt, Tri Attack, Drill Run and Hyper Beam. There is no breeding in these games, and Fearow has no tutor moves.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky Attack | Physical | 200 | 90 | 5 | |
| 1 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 3 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 8 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 11 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 16 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 19 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 29 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 37 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 47 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM14 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM18 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM28 | Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM48 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM50 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM58 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
Generation VIII · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl16 level-up · 23 TM/HM · 8 egg
Fearow is not in Sword and Shield (expansions included) or Legends: Arceus, so its only Generation VIII home is Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, where it lives on Routes 225, 226 and 227 and on Stark Mountain. Mirror Move and Pursuit are gone: Assurance moves up to level 8, and Wing Attack (18) and Take Down (23) join Fearow's level-up list for the first time. Most TMs go back to their Diamond and Pearl numbers, while the old HMs become TMs, with Fly as TM94 and Defog as TM97. Eight egg moves remain, Togekiss can now pass on Tri Attack, and there are no tutor moves.
By level-up
| BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
| 1 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 4 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 11 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 15 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 18 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 23 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 27 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 32 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 36 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 41 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 45 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM10 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| TM51 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM54 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM94 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM97 | Defog | Status | — | — | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Murkrow, Honchkrow |
| Feather Dance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Chatot | |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Doduo, Dodrio, Taillow, Swellow, Wingull, Pelipper, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Aerodactyl |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | Noctowl, Altaria, Togekiss | |
| Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dodrio, Togekiss |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Chatot |
| Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet
Fearow cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet or in Legends: Z-A, so it has no Generation IX learnset. Its most recent main-series home is Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
04On screen
Fearow in the anime
Debut EP030Sparks Fly for Magnemite · First major role EP081Pallet Party Panic · Its appearances on screen, and 8 other trainers who raised one.
Fearow is the anime's original bully of the skies, and its story is bound up with Ash's own. The Spearow he hit with a rock on his very first day came back as a Fearow at the head of a gang, and the battle that followed turned his Pidgeotto into Pidgeot and then cost him that Pidgeot, left behind to guard the flock Fearow had been terrorising. Since then, wild Fearow have swooped on Pichu, Pidgey, Pidove and Yamper, snatched Togepi and a purse from Chespin, and even guided Ash and Goh to a Cubone's lost bone.
Ash has never caught one, but plenty of others have. Team Rocket's Tyson sent two against Lance's Dragonite, the poacher Rico set one on Team Rocket in the Petalburg Woods, Skyler's Fearow tows his racing balloon, a Pokémon Ranger borrowed one to win back the Manaphy Egg, and Chad's teamed up with Cyndaquil to pass itself off as Ho-Oh. In Pokémon Origins, Red adds a Fearow to his team after the Pokémon League.
Other trainers’ Fearow
First seen: EP235Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution
Tyson was the Team Rocket Elite Officer in charge of Project R, the scheme at the Lake of Rage that forced a Magikarp to evolve into the Red Gyarados, and his two Fearow were his muscle. When Ash, Misty and Brock saw too much, Tyson set a Fearow on them; Ash's Totodile was too drained by Project R to fight back, and Lance and his Dragonite came to the rescue before Fearow's diving Drill Peck could land (EP235). In the showdown that followed, both Fearow went after Dragonite and both were brought down by its Twister, and Tyson's plan ended with his arrest (EP236).
- EP235Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution · vs Totodile Interrupted
- EP236Rage of Innocence · vs Dragonite Lost
First seen: PO04File 4: Charizard
Red, the hero of Pokémon Origins, picked up his Fearow late in his adventure. After his time at the Pokémon League he came across a wild one, sent out his Persian to battle it and caught it (PO04). None of its moves are ever shown.
First seen: EP202The Big Balloon Blow-Up
Skyler is a young balloonist training for the Pokémon Balloon Race, and his Fearow is his engine: it tows a balloon built in its own image. In practice it pulled alongside Ash's Noctowl, and on race day, when Team Rocket started firing missiles, Skyler sent Fearow after them. It dodged the barrage and wrecked their rocket launcher and engine with Drill Peck, leaving Pikachu to finish the job with a Thunderbolt. Skyler and Ash both hit the bullseye and shared the win, and Ash let his new friend keep the only prize, a balloon burner (EP202).
- EP202The Big Balloon Blow-Up · vs Team Rocket's balloon and missiles Won
First seen: JN009Finding a Legend!
Chad's Fearow pulled off the anime's cheekiest Legendary impression. Teamed with Cyndaquil, it dressed up as Ho-Oh and flew over Ecruteak City to cheer up Chad's grandfather Jaye, who had spent decades searching for the Ho-Oh he once saw and had begun to believe it was never real. The disguise fooled Ash completely, right up until Pikachu's Thunderbolt brought the 'Ho-Oh' down at the Bell Tower and Fearow and Cyndaquil were found underneath. The hoax ended with everyone climbing the Bell Tower together, and Jaye's faith was rewarded when the real Ho-Oh appeared in the distance (JN009).
First seen: AG006A Poached Ego!
Rico is a poacher working the Petalburg Woods, paid a bonus for every evolved Poison type he bags, and his Fearow does the dirty work. When Team Rocket's Arbok and Weezing got in his way, Fearow dodged Poison Sting and Sludge and peppered both with Fury Attack, until Arbok clamped its beak shut with Wrap in the middle of a Drill Peck. It later blew away Meowth's Smokescreen, only for Arbok to headbutt it into a cage, and when Officer Jenny moved in to arrest Rico, one Thunderbolt from Ash's Pikachu knocked it out (AG006). For once, Jessie, James and Meowth ended the day as the heroes, although nobody noticed.
- AG006A Poached Ego! · vs Jessie's Arbok and James's Weezing Lost
- AG006A Poached Ego! · vs Pikachu Lost
First seen: M09Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Jack Walker, who goes by Jackie, gives away his true identity with the help of a Fearow. When Team Rocket made off with the Manaphy Egg, Jack captured a nearby Fearow with his Capture Styler, revealing himself as a Pokémon Ranger, and sent it after the thieves with Pikachu aboard. Fearow flew Pikachu to Team Rocket's bike-powered blimp, and once Pikachu had grabbed the Egg, it pecked a hole in the balloon and sent the trio flying.
- M09Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea · vs Team Rocket's blimp Won
First seen: M01Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back
Mewtwo has a Fearow of its own, which it uses to scout for powerful Trainers (M01). The bird plays the same part in the CGI remake, Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution (M22).
First seen: DP072Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2
The unnamed client who hired Pokémon Hunter J to steal a Riolu had a Fearow for his getaway. When Ash's Staravia slashed the tyres of his truck, he called out Fearow and flew off with Riolu. Pokémon Ranger Kellyn and Ash gave chase on Dodrio, and Kellyn's Dodrio raced up a cliff face and leapt onto Fearow, hammering it with Fury Attack. The client still would not give up Riolu and fled into a cave, where he was finally cornered (DP072).
- DP072Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 · vs Dodrio Lost
Ash & Fearow
Ash has never caught a Fearow, but one has been part of his story since day one. The Spearow he hit with a stray rock in his very first episode came back as a Fearow, carried him and Pikachu off in its talons and battled his Pidgeotto, which evolved into Pidgeot in mid-air; when Ash tried to catch the weakened bird, it swatted his Poké Ball away (EP001, EP081). Later, in Johto, his Noctowl saw off another bullying Fearow without landing a blow, hypnotising it into thinking it was facing a Charizard (EP164).
Featured episodes
- EP063The Battle of the BadgeWhen Ash accidentally sends Togepi flying, a startled Fearow catches the baby Pokémon in its beak and flies off with it. It drops Togepi straight into James's lap as Team Rocket's balloon drifts past, sending Ash, Misty and Brock off in pursuit.
- EP081Pallet Party PanicThe Spearow Ash hit with a rock on his first day returns as a Fearow, leading a Spearow gang against a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest. It knocks Ash's Pidgeotto out of the sky, but Pidgeotto evolves into Pidgeot as it falls and, with the whole flock joining in, drives Fearow away; Ash then leaves Pidgeot behind as the flock's guardian.
- EP164Carrying On!Outside Ecruteak City, a huge Fearow attacks Ken, a carrier Pidgey. Ash's Noctowl uses Hypnosis to convince it that it is facing a Charizard, and the bully flees.
- EP179The Apple Corp!A Fearow swoops on a group of wild Pichu. Three of the bravest climb a tree and zap it, but they wear themselves out and the Fearow soon recovers, until Ash's Pikachu arrives and drives it away.
- EP211Fly Me to the MoonA Fearow chases Orville, a Pidgey determined to fly higher than any other, far up into the sky. Pikachu's Thunderbolt knocks it out of the air, and it crashes onto a hot-air balloon, tearing open the outer skin to reveal that the balloon belongs to Team Rocket.
- XY084Adventures in Running Errands!While Clemont's Chespin and Bunnelby are out running errands, a Fearow swoops down and steals their purse. Once they have it back, the Fearow chases them for another go, and Bunnelby has to dig an escape hole that leaves the pair far off the path.
- M20Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!In the 2017 film's retelling of Ash's early adventures, a Fearow goes after a pink Butterfree and Ash's Butterfree comes to her rescue, the start of the romance that ends with Ash letting his Butterfree go.
- SM121A Recipe for Success!When Tsareena points out a swarm of Fearow, Mallow fears trouble and Meowth rushes off to warn Oranguru, but the birds are only customers, and they pay with a Heart Scale. Mallow discovers they love Belue Berries and wins them over with a Belue and Durin Berry combination.
- JN015A Snow Day for Searching!Goh's Butterfree makes friends with a passing Fearow, which leads a squadron of Flying types, with Ash and Goh riding Dragonite, to a lake. There it explains that a trio of Mankey lost a Cubone's missing bone in the water.
- JN029There's a New Kid in Town!A wild Fearow chases a Pidove into Chloe's bedroom window, then swoops on Pidove and Yamper outside. Professor Cerise tells his assistants to hold back, Chloe battles it with Yamper, and a single Spark knocks it out; it flies off before Goh realises he has missed his chance to catch it.
More appearances
- EP067The Pi-Kahuna Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture in the Japanese broadcast is all about Fearow, and his closing senryū playfully tells it not to peck.
- EP131Fighting Flyer with Fire Ash remembers battling Fearow in Viridian Forest on his Pidgeot's back, and the episode ends with an angry flock of Spearow and Fearow pecking at Team Rocket in their deflated balloon.
- EP156The Psychic Sidekicks! Three Fearow appear out of nowhere and give Ash and his friends a fright.
- DP046A Maze-ing Race! Paul is trying to catch a wild Fearow when Ash runs into him, but Ash and his friends keep getting in the way.
- SM037Rising from the Ruins! A Fearow startles Rockruff on a cliff edge, and the pup tumbles into the river below.
- JN002Legend? Go! Friends? Go! Riding on Lugia, Ash and Goh soar up to join a flock of Fearow before Lugia dives into the sea.
- JN030Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered! Ash's old Viridian Forest foe appears briefly in a flashback.
- JN142The Same Moon, Now and Forever! The same old foe flashes by in another of Ash's flashbacks.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- The Fearow that fought Ash's Pidgeotto in Pallet Party Panic (EP081) is the very Spearow Ash hit with a rock in his first episode. In Japanese it is voiced by Unshō Ishizuka, who was also the long-time voice of Professor Oak and the narrator.
- The anime's very first opening already showed Ash sending out a Pidgeot against a Fearow, long before his own Pidgeotto evolved while fighting one.
- In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, Ash actually catches that bird, and his Fearow is the first wild Pokémon he catches there. The Spearow's return as a Fearow in Pallet Party Panic may be a nod to that version.
- Ash's Noctowl once beat a Fearow without a single attack: its Hypnosis convinced the bully it was facing a Charizard (EP164).
- In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a female Trainer rides a Fearow towards New Island through the storm. She is the only Trainer who sets out and never turns up again (M01).
- Fearow was the Who's That Pokémon? in Finding a Legend! (JN009), the very episode in which Chad's Fearow helps fake a Ho-Oh.
- When two Fearow turned up in Grooming Furfrou! (XY008), it ended a gap of 201 main-series episodes since the species' previous appearance in Historical Mystery Tour! (DP140).
- Every Pokémon Jack Walker is known to have captured with his Styler is a Flying type, and the Fearow he borrows in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea is no exception.
“Fearow, the Beak Pokémon. The evolved form of Spearow. Its large, powerful wings allow it to fly for an entire day. The crushing power of its beak is tremendous.”
Ash's Pokédex (Dexter) · EP081
05On the big screen
Fearow in the movies
5 films featuring Fearow.
On the big screen, Fearow is mostly a hard-working extra that is very good at flying errands. In Mewtwo Strikes Back it is Mewtwo's spy camera in the sky and a stormy-night ride to New Island, and both roles return in the 2019 CGI remake. Its finest hour comes in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, where a Fearow caught with a Capture Styler flies Pikachu up to Team Rocket's balloon to win back the Manaphy Egg. Elsewhere it chases the pink Butterfree in I Choose You! and senses trouble in The Power of One.
Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back
M01 · 1998
Mewtwo's Fearow (camera scout); a female Trainer's Fearow
Fearow does Mewtwo's legwork, or rather wingwork. Mewtwo's own Fearow flies with a camera strapped to its neck, so Mewtwo can watch the ground below and choose which Trainers deserve an invitation to New Island. When the storm hits the harbour, a female Trainer takes off from the pier on the back of a Fearow while Fergus and Neesha ride their Gyarados and Dewgong. Unlike the others who set out that night, she is never seen again.
Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One
M02 · 1999
Several Fearow
When the collector Lawrence III starts snatching the legendary birds and the world's weather goes haywire, several Fearow are among the Pokémon that sense something is badly wrong. It's a crowd role rather than a starring one.
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
M09 · 2006
A Fearow captured by Pokémon Ranger Jack Walker (Jackie) with his Capture Styler
This is Fearow's finest hour on the big screen. Team Rocket float off with the Manaphy Egg in a pedal-powered balloon, and a Thunderbolt would risk the Egg, so the clown travelling with Ash's group pulls out a Capture Styler and captures a nearby Fearow. Pikachu rides it up to the balloon, grabs the Egg, drops back onto Fearow's back, and Fearow pecks the balloon until Team Rocket go flying. The Styler gives the game away, because the 'clown' is Pokémon Ranger Jack Walker. It may also be a nod to Ranger Leader Spenser, whose partner in the Pokémon Ranger game is a Fearow.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
M20 · 2017
A Fearow chasing the pink Butterfree; a second Fearow
The film's retelling of Ash's Butterfree farewell gets a new opening. Here, Ash's group first meet the pink Butterfree as it flees a Fearow, and Ash's Butterfree comes to its rescue. That rescue starts the romance, and Ash lets his Butterfree go off with its new mate. The soundtrack even has a cue called 'Butterfree VS Fearow'. A second Fearow also appears in the film.
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
M22 · 2019
Mewtwo's Fearow (camera spy); a Trainer's Fearow
The CGI remake keeps both of the original's Fearow. Mewtwo's camera-carrying spy watches Ash's opening battle against Raymond, and the female Trainer's Fearow from the 1998 film appears here too.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Fearow in the Pokémon TCG
25 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Fearow swooped into the card game in Jungle, which came out in Japan in March 1997 and reached English players in June 1999. Mitsuhiro Arita's first Fearow was printed twice more in English, in Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection, and the beak has barely stopped drilling since. There's no Fearow ex, V or Mega, just a dependable Colorless Stage 1 that keeps coming back with Drill Peck, Drill Run, Drill Dive and Lt. Surge's Repeating Drill, which has turned up on four cards so far. Its HP has climbed from 70 on its debut to 100 today. The real stars are the oddballs: Gym Leader birds for Lt. Surge and Falkner, a Japan-only Dark Fearow from a Game Boy guidebook, a film Fearow from Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, and Fearow δ, whose Delta Sign search helped win the 2007 World Championships Junior Division.
Twenty different artworks in all, from 18 artists. Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida drew two each, and everyone else drew one. The Wizards years mixed Arita's original with Sugimori's official style, a vending-machine sheet by Shin-ichi Yoshida and Kyoko Umemoto's e-Reader holo in Expedition. The EX era brought fresh hands such as Aya Kusube, Hisao Nakamura and Kouki Saitou, and the XY years gave us Shin Nagasawa, Satoshi Shirai and a Cosmos Holo promo by match that even got its own boxed set in France. The newest cards play with the format itself: Saboteri's Mega Evolution Fearow joins up with Magneton's card to form one picture. Pokémon TCG Pocket has flown the XY-era art of Shirai and Nagasawa back out for a new generation of players.
Cards to know
- Jungle 36/64 — Where Fearow's card career took off: Mitsuhiro Arita's bird with an Agility dodge and a 40-damage Drill Peck, printed three times in English across Jungle, Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection.
- Gym Heroes 7/132 (Lt. Surge's Fearow) — A holo Fearow from the Vermilion City Gym Leader's team, and the card that invented Repeating Drill, the five-coin attack Fearow has been drilling with ever since.
- EX Crystal Guardians 18/100 (Fearow δ) — A Lightning-type Delta Species Fearow whose Delta Sign search powered Jun Hasebe's Flyvees deck to the 2007 World Championships Junior title.
- Dark Fearow (Pokémon Card GB2 guidebook promo, Japan) — The one and only Dark Fearow: a bonus card tucked into the Japanese guidebook for the Game Boy Color sequel, with a Game Boy symbol for a set mark. It isn't even tournament legal.
- XY57 — An Ancient Trait promo that can evolve on your very first turn. French fans could pick it up in a Super U-exclusive Fearow Box with a jumbo copy.
- Mega Evolution 103/132 — Saboteri's art joins up with the Magneton card from the same set to make one bigger picture.
Every English-language card
Promo cards
Japan-exclusive cards
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Fearow (Jungle 36 art, Mitsuhiro Arita), card D38, Uncommon, in the Laboratory booster pack. Sprite: TCG1 D38 Fearow.png.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): the same Jungle Fearow, card D42, Uncommon, in the Psychic Battle pack. Sprite: TCG2 D42 Fearow.png.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Shin-ichi Yoshida's vending-machine Fearow, card F47, Uncommon, in the Sky Flying Pokémon pack. Sprite: TCG2 F47 Fearow.png.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Dark Fearow (Sumiyoshi Kizuki), card H29, Uncommon, in the Team Rocket's Ambition pack; the real card was a bonus with the game's official guidebook. Sprite: TCG2 H29 Dark Fearow.png.
- Pokémon TCG Online / Pokémon TCG Live: no digital-only Fearow cards.
The artists behind the cards
- Ken Sugimori — 2 artworks (Lt. Surge's Fearow in Gym Heroes, Majestic Dawn 36)
- Atsuko Nishida — 2 (Falkner's Fearow in the Tyranitar Half Deck, Samiya's Fearow in the Sea's Manaphy movie half deck)
- Satoshi Shirai — 1 (Roaring Skies 66), reused for TCG Pocket's Genetic Apex 192
- Shin Nagasawa — 1 (Phantom Forces 79), reused for TCG Pocket's Wisdom of Sea and Sky 130
- Mitsuhiro Arita — 1 (Jungle 36, reprinted in Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection)
- One artwork each: Shin-ichi Yoshida (vending sheet), Kyoko Umemoto (Expedition), Sumiyoshi Kizuki (Dark Fearow), Aya Kusube (EX Sandstorm), Hisao Nakamura (EX FireRed & LeafGreen), Kouki Saitou (Fearow δ), Kagemaru Himeno (Unleashed), match (XY57), Hideki Ishikawa (Sun & Moon), kawayoo (Unbroken Bonds), Yukiko Baba (Battle Styles), Gemi (151), Saboteri (Mega Evolution)
07On the page & beyond
Fearow in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
Fearow had a big role in print before the anime gave it one. In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, first published in 1997, it is the very first Pokémon Ash catches, and it becomes his go-to flier (when it isn't asleep at a Gym battle). Pokémon Adventures has Red catching the Fearow that carried off a half-Rattata Bill, and gives Fearow to Professor Oak and the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman, while Ranger Leader Spenser's partner Fearow appears in the Pokémon Ranger comic. On the bookshelf, Scholastic's chapter books give it a Togepi-snatching cameo, a battle-winning turn in Race to Danger and a getaway flight in The Lost Riolu. Fearow is also named in both the English Pokérap and Japan's Pokémon Ieru Kana?, it battles a Pidgeot in the very first Japanese opening, and two film soundtracks have a track named after it.
Manga
Books
Other media
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08Did you know?
Fearow trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Fearow such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Fearow's English name is usually read as 'fear' plus 'sparrow' – a scarier, grown-up Spearow – though 'feather' and 'arrow' suit that spear of a beak just as well. In Japanese it is オニドリル (Onidoriru, trademarked as Onidrill), which seems to combine oni (鬼, an ogre or demon), tori (鳥, bird) and the English word 'drill'. Korean keeps the drill and swaps the ogre for a dokkaebi, the goblin of Korean folklore, in 깨비드릴조 (Kkaebideuriljo). Germany went for Ibitak, an ibis on the Attacke, while the French Rapasdepic mixes rapace (bird of prey), pic (spike) and piquer (to prick or swoop) with a sly nod to as de pique, the ace of spades. Chinese simply calls it 大嘴雀 Dàzuǐquè, the 'big-mouthed sparrow'.
Design origins
Fearow looks like a bird of prey that has spent a long time out in the badlands. Its long neck, sharp beak, shaggy feathers, broad wings and soaring flight all point to vultures and condors, while the jagged crest on its head recalls a rooster's comb – or a mohawk. That long neck and spear of a beak also borrow from water birds such as cormorants, darters, storks and herons, the giant Goliath heron above all. Even its hunting comes in two styles in the Pokédex: a high, plunging dive like a falcon or hawk, or patient probing of soil and water like a sandpiper or snipe. Its original artwork, like that of the rest of the first 151 Pokémon, is by Ken Sugimori.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オニドリル Onidrill | From 鬼 oni (ogre, demon), 鳥 tori (bird) and drill |
| French | Rapasdepic | From rapace (predatory), pic (spike) and piquer (to prick, to swoop), with a pun on as de pique (ace of spades) |
| Spanish | Fearow | Same as the English name |
| German | Ibitak | From Ibis and Attacke (attack) |
| Italian | Fearow | Same as the English name |
| Korean | 깨비드릴조 Kkaebideuriljo | From 도깨비 dokkaebi (Korean goblin or ogre), drill and 조 (鳥) jo (bird) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 大嘴雀 Dàzuǐquè | From 大嘴 dà zuǐ (big mouth) and 麻雀 máquè (sparrow) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 大嘴雀 Daaihjéuijeuk | From 大嘴 daaih jéui (big mouth) and 麻雀 màhjeuk (sparrow); older media used 魔雀 Mōjeuk, from 魔鬼 mōgwái (devil) and 麻雀 màhjeuk (sparrow) |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fearow | Same as the English name |
| Hebrew | פירו Firo | Transliteration of the English name |
| Hindi | फ़ियरो Fearow | Transliteration of the English name |
| Lithuanian | Jiečius | From the English name |
| Russian | Фироу Firou | Transliteration of the English name |
| Thai | โอนิดริล Onidrin | Transliteration of the Japanese name |
Did you know?
- As of Generation VII, Fearow is the only Pokémon species with a base stat total of exactly 442.
- The Spearow that Ash hit with a rock in the very first episode, thinking it was a Pidgey, came back as a Fearow in Pallet Party Panic – Ash's Pidgeotto had to evolve into Pidgeot to beat it, and Ash's attempt to catch it afterwards failed.
- Ash does own a Fearow in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga: it is the first Pokémon he catches after Pikachu, and one he never had in the anime.
- Red's Fearow in Pokémon Adventures started out as a wild Fearow that carried off a transformed Bill – Red caught it, to Bill's surprise.
- In Pokémon Origins, Red catches a Fearow in File 4: Charizard.
- Fearow's anime debut, Sparks Fly for Magnemite, contains an animation slip: near the end, a Fearow and a Raticate are drawn far smaller than they should be.
- In the first movie, Mewtwo uses a Fearow to scout out Trainers.
- In Pokémon Ranger, Spenser, Leader of the Ringtown Ranger Base, has a Fearow as his partner Pokémon.
- Fearow has a Smash Bros. cameo: a flock of them flies through the background of the Saffron City stage in the original Super Smash Bros., and they returned with the stage in Ultimate.
- In Pokémon Yellow, rival Blue sends out a Fearow when he challenges you in Pokémon Tower.
- Falkner, Johto's Flying-type Gym Leader, brings a Fearow to the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2.
- Wild Fearow in Gold and Silver sometimes hold a Sharp Beak, the item that powers up Flying-type moves – and from FireRed and LeafGreen onwards the chance rose to 5%.
- Pokémon Stadium 2 shows Gold's Fearow entry when Red, Silver or Crystal is plugged in, and Silver's entry when Blue, Gold or Yellow is inserted.
- Its first card, Jungle's Fearow by Mitsuhiro Arita, attacks with Agility and Drill Peck – both moves Fearow can learn in the games.
- In Pokémon GO, Fearow had to wait until September 2025 – more than nine years after launch – to learn Drill Peck.
- Shiny Spearow arrived in Pokémon GO during Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto in February 2021, but Shiny Fearow didn't appear in the wild until March 2026.
- Its German name, Ibitak, mixes ibis with Attacke, while its French name, Rapasdepic, hides a pun on as de pique – the ace of spades.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Fearow
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →
Mewtwo Strikes Back: BeginnerThe film that brought Pokémon to cinemas everywhere! How well do you remember Pokémon: The First Movie?Take the quiz →
Pokémon TCG: IntermediateShuffle up and draw! From the very first booster packs to the digital age, how well do you know the Pokémon Trading Card Game?Take the quiz →
Pokémon General Knowledge: IntermediateReady to dig deeper? Test what you know about where Pokémon came from, the people behind it and its many spin-offs.Take the quiz →From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex
Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Fearow entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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