Fearow
Fearow is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon, the Beak Pokémon, number 22 (#0022) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 38 kg.
Fearow is the Beak Pokémon, a vulture-like bird that can stay in the air all day without landing. It plunges on prey from a great height, or uses a beak long enough to pluck bugs out of the ground.
How to pronounce Fearow
Fearow is pronounced FEER-oh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Fearow said out loud:
In Japanese it is オニドリル (Onidrill).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Fearow is a large brown bird, 1.2 m tall and 38 kg, with a long vulture-like neck, broad wings, a sharp pink beak and a red crest. Shaggy cream feathers cover the base of its neck and the tops of its wings, and its talons are pink. The Moon Pokédex entry says ancient murals show a Pokémon resembling it.
Behaviour
Its wings and stamina let it fly an entire day without resting on the ground. The Pokédex says it takes off high and away at the first sign of danger, and it will snatch food from anyone carrying it through its territory.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat is Rough Terrain, and Bulbapedia describes open, warm country, mainly wastelands and fields.
Diet
Pokédex entries say it plucks prey from soil or water with its long beak; Bulbapedia adds that it circles above the ocean for fish.
Powers
Its Ability is Keen Eye, with Sniper hidden. It uses Drill Peck and Drill Run for its heaviest hits, Aerial Ace for a reliable strike, Mirror Move to copy a foe's last attack, and Roost to recover. With base Attack 90 and Speed 100 it is a quick physical attacker.
Name origin
Fearow may combine 'fear' with 'sparrow', and perhaps also 'feather' and 'arrow', for its sharp beak. The Japanese name is Onidrill (オニドリル), which may join oni (鬼, ogre or demon), tori (鳥, bird) and doriru (ドリル, drill).
Design inspiration
Fearow seems based on predatory birds, especially vultures and condors, judging by the long neck, shaggy feathers and soaring flight. Its crest resembles a rooster's comb, and its two hunting styles in the Pokédex, diving and probing, echo falcons and sandpipers. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Fearow evolves from Spearow at level 20 and does not evolve further.
In the games
In Yellow, rival Blue uses one in Pokémon Tower, and in Pokémon Ranger it is Spenser's partner Pokémon. Red and Green (Red and Blue outside Japan) introduced it. Bulbapedia lists it as catchable in Sun and Moon, Let's Go, and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, but unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
The Spearow leader who attacked Ash on his first day had become a Fearow by 'Pallet Party Panic!'. Ash's Pidgeotto had to evolve into Pidgeot to beat it, and Ash failed to catch it. In 'Adventures in Running Errands!', one grabbed a purse from Clemont's Chespin.
Fun facts
- No other Pokémon in poke.si's game data has Fearow's base stat total of 442; Bulbapedia notes the same as of Generation VII.
- Several Fearow fly in the background of the Saffron City stage in Super Smash Bros., and return there in Ultimate.
- In Pokémon Origins, Red catches a Fearow in the episode File 4: Charizard.
Base stats
- HP: 65
- Attack: 90
- Defense: 65
- Sp. Atk: 61
- Sp. Def: 61
- Speed: 100
Fearow’s base stat total is 442. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Fearow weak to?
Fearow takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Ground, Ghost moves.
Evolution
What does Fearow evolve from?
Fearow evolves from Spearow at level 20.
Fearow is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Spearow, Fearow.
Abilities
- Keen Eye: Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
- Sniper (hidden ability): Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.
Moves
Moves Fearow learns by level up in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 |
| 1 | Pluck | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 |
| 4 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 8 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 |
| 11 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 15 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 18 | Mirror Move | Flying | Status | — |
| 23 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 27 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 32 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — |
| 36 | Roost | Flying | Status | — |
| 41 | Drill Peck | Flying | Physical | 80 |
| 45 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 |
TM moves (27)
Fearow can learn 27 moves from TMs in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon: Work Up, Toxic, Hidden Power, Sunny Day, Hyper Beam, Protect, Rain Dance, Roost, Frustration, Return, Double Team, Aerial Ace, Facade, Rest, Attract, Thief, Round, Echoed Voice, Steel Wing, False Swipe, Giga Impact, Fly, Swagger, Sleep Talk, U-turn, Substitute, Confide.
Egg moves (11), which Spearow can hatch knowing:Astonish, Feather Dance, Feint Attack, Quick Attack, Razor Wind, Scary Face, Sky Attack, Steel Wing, Tri Attack, Uproar, Whirlwind.
Move tutor moves (9): Defog, Drill Run, Heat Wave, Laser Focus, Sky Attack, Snore, Tailwind, Throat Chop, Uproar.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 90 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 155.
Pokédex entries
A Pokémon that dates back many years. If it senses danger, it flies high and away, instantly. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)
In Alola, fish Pokémon are its prey. It can be seen circling above the ocean searching for food. (Ultra Moon)
Carrying food through Fearow's territory is dangerous. It will snatch the food away from you in a flash! (Ultra Sun)
Drawings of a Pokémon resembling Fearow can be seen in murals from deep in ancient history. (Moon)
It's tough and has excellent stamina. It has no problem flying continuously for a whole day carrying a heavy load. (Sun)
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. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)
Names around the world
| Japanese | オニドリル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Onidrill |
| French | Rapasdepic |
| German | Ibitak |
| Spanish | Fearow |
| Italian | Fearow |
| Korean | 깨비드릴조 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 大嘴雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大嘴雀 |
Trivia
- Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
- Heavier than 59% of all Pokémon (38 kg).
- Base stat total 442, ranked #526 of 1,025.
- One of 27 Pokémon that are both Normal and Flying.
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 22 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 55 different moves in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon.
- Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 14 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Fearow (Pokémon), Serebii: Fearow (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex; page not found, it is not in Scarlet and Violet).
- Pronunciation (FEER-oh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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