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#0021 · Kanto · Generation 1

# Spearow

Tiny Bird Pokémon · Normal/Flying-type

![Spearow official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/21.webp)

Spearow is a [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal)/[Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying)-type Pokémon, the Tiny Bird Pokémon, number 21 (#0021) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the [Kanto](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/kanto) region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 2 kg.

Spearow is the Tiny Bird Pokémon, a bad-tempered Normal and Flying type that is too small to fly far but will take on much bigger Pokémon to defend its patch. Its shrill cry carries about a kilometre and warns the flock of danger.

## How to pronounce Spearow

Spearow is pronounced **SPEER-oh**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Spearow said out loud:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/21.mp3)

In Japanese it is オニスズメ (Onisuzume).

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## Lore

### Biology

Spearow is 0.3 m tall and weighs 2 kg. It has rough brown plumage, narrow dark eyes with white pupils, a short hooked pink beak and pinkish-red wings with pale tips. Its wings are short, so it must flap them very fast to stay up, and the Pokédex calls it poor at flying high or far although quick over short distances.

### Behaviour

Spearow is fiercely protective of its territory, and the Pokédex says its reckless nature makes it stand up to large Pokémon when it has to. One Moon entry says farmers look after it because its appetite keeps bug Pokémon in check. Bulbapedia lists Ekans as a natural predator of Spearow.

### Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is Rough Terrain, and Bulbapedia describes open, warm country, mainly wastelands and fields.

### Diet

It pecks insects out of tall grass; Bulbapedia adds that it preys on Sunkern.

### Powers

Its Ability is Keen Eye, which stops its accuracy being lowered, and its hidden Ability is Sniper, which makes critical hits hit harder. It learns Peck, Fury Attack, Aerial Ace, Mirror Move and Drill Peck, and can use Roost to recover. Its best base stat is Speed at 70, so it is a frail early-game flier rather than a serious fighter.

### Name origin

Spearow may combine 'spear', for its sharp beak, with 'sparrow'. The Japanese name is Onisuzume (オニスズメ), which may join oni (鬼, ogre or demon) and suzume (雀, sparrow).

### Design inspiration

Spearow looks like a sparrow crossed with a shrike, a bird with a hooked beak. Shrikes are territorial and nicknamed 'butcher birds' for the way they feed, which may explain Spearow's temper. These are fan readings.

### Evolution notes

Spearow evolves into Fearow at level 20.

### In the games

In Yellow your rival Blue fields a Spearow in three battles, and the species first appeared in Red and Green (Red and Blue outside Japan). 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

A huge flock debuted in 'Pokémon - I Choose You!' after Ash hit one with a rock and it chased him and Pikachu away; its leader returned as a Fearow in 'Pallet Party Panic!'. Goh caught a Spearow off-screen in 'Destination: Coronation!', en route to Vermilion Gym.

### Fun facts

- At 0.3 m, Spearow is tied with Pidgey as the shortest Flying type of Generation I.
- A Spearow in a Viridian City house is nicknamed 'Speary'; translator Nob Ogasawara reportedly wanted 'Britney', after Britney Spears, but Nintendo of America rejected it.
- An early Spearow design appeared in Game Freak's original Capsule Monsters pitch to Nintendo, and Bulbapedia says it also carries a trait of Farfetch'd.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Spearow (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Spearow_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Spearow (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex; page not found, it is not in Scarlet and Violet)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/spearow/)

## Base stats

- HP: **40**
- Attack: **60**
- Defense: **30**
- Sp. Atk: **31**
- Sp. Def: **31**
- Speed: **70**

Spearow’s base stat total is **262**. Its highest stat is Speed.

## Type matchups

### What is Spearow weak to?

Spearow takes extra damage from [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (2×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×) moves.

It resists [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×).

It is immune to [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) moves.

## Evolution

### How does Spearow evolve?

Spearow evolves into [Fearow](https://pokee.si/pokemon/fearow) at level 20.

The whole family: **Spearow**, [Fearow](https://pokee.si/pokemon/fearow).

## Abilities

- [Keen Eye](https://pokee.si/abilities/keen-eye): Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
- [Sniper](https://pokee.si/abilities/sniper) (hidden ability): Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

## Moves

### Moves Spearow learns by level up in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Peck](https://pokee.si/moves/peck) | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 1 | [Growl](https://pokee.si/moves/growl) | Normal | Status | — |
| 4 | [Leer](https://pokee.si/moves/leer) | Normal | Status | — |
| 8 | [Pursuit](https://pokee.si/moves/pursuit) | Dark | Physical | 40 |
| 11 | [Fury Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/fury-attack) | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 15 | [Aerial Ace](https://pokee.si/moves/aerial-ace) | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 18 | [Mirror Move](https://pokee.si/moves/mirror-move) | Flying | Status | — |
| 22 | [Assurance](https://pokee.si/moves/assurance) | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 25 | [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility) | Psychic | Status | — |
| 29 | [Focus Energy](https://pokee.si/moves/focus-energy) | Normal | Status | — |
| 32 | [Roost](https://pokee.si/moves/roost) | Flying | Status | — |
| 36 | [Drill Peck](https://pokee.si/moves/drill-peck) | Flying | Physical | 80 |

### TM moves (25)

Spearow can learn 25 moves from TMs in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon: [Work Up](https://pokee.si/moves/work-up), [Toxic](https://pokee.si/moves/toxic), [Hidden Power](https://pokee.si/moves/hidden-power), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Roost](https://pokee.si/moves/roost), [Frustration](https://pokee.si/moves/frustration), [Return](https://pokee.si/moves/return), [Double Team](https://pokee.si/moves/double-team), [Aerial Ace](https://pokee.si/moves/aerial-ace), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Attract](https://pokee.si/moves/attract), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Round](https://pokee.si/moves/round), [Echoed Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/echoed-voice), [Steel Wing](https://pokee.si/moves/steel-wing), [False Swipe](https://pokee.si/moves/false-swipe), [Fly](https://pokee.si/moves/fly), [Swagger](https://pokee.si/moves/swagger), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [U-turn](https://pokee.si/moves/u-turn), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Confide](https://pokee.si/moves/confide).

Egg moves (11):[Astonish](https://pokee.si/moves/astonish), [Feather Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/feather-dance), [Feint Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/feint-attack), [Quick Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/quick-attack), [Razor Wind](https://pokee.si/moves/razor-wind), [Scary Face](https://pokee.si/moves/scary-face), [Sky Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/sky-attack), [Steel Wing](https://pokee.si/moves/steel-wing), [Tri Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/tri-attack), [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar), [Whirlwind](https://pokee.si/moves/whirlwind).

Move tutor moves (7): [Defog](https://pokee.si/moves/defog), [Drill Run](https://pokee.si/moves/drill-run), [Heat Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/heat-wave), [Sky Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/sky-attack), [Snore](https://pokee.si/moves/snore), [Tailwind](https://pokee.si/moves/tailwind), [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar).

## Breeding & training

- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 52.

## Pokédex entries

Inept at flying high. However, it can fly around very fast to protect its territory. *(Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)*

Due to its short wings, it can't fly long distances. It wanders about restlessly and pecks at bug Pokémon. *(Ultra Moon)*

Its reckless nature leads it to stand up to others—even large Pokémon—if it has to protect its territory. *(Ultra Sun)*

Farmers whose fields are troubled by bug Pokémon appreciate Spearow for its vigorous appetite and look after it. *(Moon)*

Its short wings make it inept at flying. It moves about hurriedly and pecks at Bug-type Pokémon in the tall grass. *(Sun)*

Spearow has a very loud cry that can be heard over half a mile away. If its high, keening cry is heard echoing all around, it is a sign that they are warning each other of danger. *(Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)*

## Names around the world

- **Japanese**: オニスズメ
- **Romaji**: Onisuzume
- **French**: Piafabec
- **German**: Habitak
- **Spanish**: Spearow
- **Italian**: Spearow
- **Korean**: 깨비참
- **Chinese (Simplified)**: 烈雀
- **Chinese (Traditional)**: 烈雀

## Trivia

- Shortest Flying type in Gen 1: 0.3 m, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 7% of all Pokémon (2 kg).
- Base stat total 262, ranked #953 of 1,025.
- One of 27 Pokémon that are both Normal and Flying.
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 21 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 50 different moves in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 13 distinct Pokédex entries.

## Sources and fact-checking

- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Spearow (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Spearow_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Spearow (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex; page not found, it is not in Scarlet and Violet)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/spearow/).
- Pronunciation (SPEER-oh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

**Last checked:** 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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