While Pokémon's Fearow may not look like much, this brown bird is worth knowing about. It's one of the original Generation 1 'mon and can be a handful to run into if you're not properly equipped with knowledge alongside your Pokéballs. We're here to provide it.
Fearow is just a tiny part of the Pokédex, and if you truly do want to catch 'em all, we can advise grabbing some Pokémon Go codes and Pokémon Unite codes.
Here's everything in our Fearow guide:
Here's the key information you need to know about Fearow:
| National Pokédex # | 0,022 |
| Type | Normal, Flying |
| Abilities | Keen Eye |
| Hidden ability | Sniper |
| Gender ratio | Male - 50% Female - 50% |
| Catch rate | 90 (20.1%) |
| Egg groups | Flying |
| EV yield | Two speed |
Fearow's evolution
Fearow evolves from a level 20 Spearow and is the final evolution.
Fearow's locations
Here are all the locations you can find Fearow in each Pokémon game:
Gen 1 locations
| Red / Blue | Routes 17, 18, and 23 |
| Yellow | Routes 9, 16, 17, 18, and 23 |
Gen 2 locations
| Gold / Silver | Routes 9, 10, 16-18, and 22 (morning) |
| Crystal | Routes 9, 10, 16-18, 22, and 42 (morning) |
Gen 3 locations
| Ruby / Sapphire | Trade |
| Emerald | Trade |
| FireRed / LeafGreen | Routes 17, 18, and 23, Treasure Beach, Kindle Road, Mt. Ember, Cape Brink, Ruin Valley, Water Path, Canyon Entrance, Sevault Canyon |
| Colosseum | Trade |
| XD | Evolve Spearow |
Gen 4 locations
| Diamond / Pearl | Routes 225-227, Stark Mountain |
| Platinum | Routes 225-227, Stark Mountain |
| HeartGold / SoulSilver | Routes 9, 10, 16-18, 22, 47, and 48, Safari Zone - Peak, Desert, and Wasteland (night) |
Gen 5 locations
| Black / White | Route 15 |
| Black 2 / White 2 | Route 15 (swarm) |
Gen 6 locations
| X / Y | Victory Road (flying shadow) |
| Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | Trade |
Gen 7 locations
| Sun / Moon | Routes 10 and 17, Mount Hokulani, Poni Plains |
| Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon | Routes 10 and 17, Mount Hokulani, Poni Plains |
| Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | Routes 3, 4, 9, 10, 22, and 23 |
Gen 8 locations
| Sword / Shield | Unobtainable |
| Isle of Armor | Unobtainable |
| Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl | Routes 225-227, Stark Mountain |
| Legends: Arceus | Unobtainable |
Gen 9 locations
| Scarlet / Violet | Unobtainable |
| The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero | Unobtainable |
| Legends: Z-A | Unobtainable |
Fearow's base stats
Fearow's base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow.
Fearow's type strengths and weaknesses
As a normal and flying-type Pokémon, Fearow has certain types that it's strong against or weak to. It takes double damage from other types that it's weak to and half damage from ones it is resistant to. Fearow also has types of Pokémon that it's entirely immune to.
| Normal damage | Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Steel, Water |
| Weak | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| Resistant | Bug, Grass |
| Immune | Ground, Ghost |
Fearow's moveset
In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Fearow can learn the following moves:
Level up moves
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Drill Run | Ground |
| One | Growl | Normal |
| One | Leer | Normal |
| One | Peck | Flying |
| One | Pluck | Flying |
| Four | Leer | Normal |
| Eight | Assurance | Dark |
| 11 | Fury Attack | Normal |
| 15 | Aerial Ace | Flying |
| 18 | Wing Attack | Flying |
| 23 | Take Down | Normal |
| 27 | Agility | Psychic |
| 32 | Focus Energy | Normal |
| 36 | Roost | Flying |
| 41 | Drill Peck | Flying |
| 45 | Drill Run | Ground |
Learnable TMs
| Move | Type |
| Aerial Ace | Flying |
| Attract | Normal |
| Defog | Flying |
| Double Team | Normal |
| Endure | Normal |
| Facade | Normal |
| False Swipe | Normal |
| Fly | Flying |
| Giga Impact | Normal |
| Hyper Beam | Normal |
| Pluck | Flying |
| Protect | Normal |
| Rain Dance | Normal |
| Rest | Psychic |
| Roost | Flying |
| Sleep Talk | Normal |
| Steel Wing | Steel |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Sunny Day | Fire |
| Swagger | Normal |
| Thief | Dark |
| U-turn | Bug |
| Work Up | Normal |
Egg moves
| Move | Type | Breed with |
| Astonish | Ghost | Crobat, Golbat, Honchkrow, Murkrow, or Zubat |
| Feather Dance | Flying | Chatot, Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, or Pidgey |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Dodrio, Doduo, Pelipper, Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, Pidgey, Staraptor, Staravia, Starly, Swellow, Taillow, or Wingull |
| Scary Face | Normal | Aerodactyl |
| Sky Attack | Flying | Altaria, Noctowl, or Togekiss |
| Tri Attack | Normal | Dodrio or Togekiss |
| Uproar | Normal | Chatot, Dodrio, Doduo, Hoothoot, or Noctowl |
| Whirlwind | Normal | Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, Pidgey, Staraptor, Staravia, or Starly |
Now that you know all there is to know about Fearow, good luck catching it!