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spearow
#021

Spearow

Tiny Bird Pokémon

NormalFlying

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

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 60
Defense 30
Sp. Atk 31
Sp. Def 31
Speed 70
Total 262

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Keen Eye Sniper (Hidden)

Held Items

Evolution Chain

fearow Fearow Lv. 20

Moves

Details

Category Tiny Bird Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 2.0 kg
Base Exp 52
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

spearow Front Front
spearow Back Back
spearow Front Shiny Front Shiny
spearow Back Shiny Back Shiny
spearow Official Art Official Art
spearow Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc
Choice Scarf
Moves
Return / Quick Attack
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Sniper
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 36
Atk 200
Def 36
SpD 36
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

While Spearow has good Attack and Speed, it is really set back by the fact that it has an extremely shallow movepool to work with. Its Normal / Flying typing doesn't help it either, as it is both weak to Stealth Rock and has a neutrality to the common Fighting-type attacks. Taillow mostly outclasses Spearow with its high Speed and access to Guts. However, Spearow has the makings of a good scout thanks to base 70 Speed and access to U-turn, while base 60 Attack means hits from Spearow are going to hurt. It also has access to Pursuit, meaning it can be a great trapper. Overall, given the right conditions, Spearow can work great on your team.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc