In the main series
Major appearances
The Spearow who attacked Ash in the first episode evolved sometime before the events of Pallet Party Panic. Pidgeotto was forced to evolve into Pidgeot in order to defeat it.
Other
A Fearow appeared in The Big Balloon Blow-Up, under the ownership of Skyler. It helped him pull his balloon in the Pokémon Balloon Race and driving Team Rocket away.
Two Fearow appeared in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage Of Innocence, under the ownership of Tyson. They were his main battling Pokémon.
A Fearow appeared in A Poached Ego!, under the ownership of Rico. It battled James's Weezing and Jessie's Arbok twice. It lost the first time due to Arbok shutting its beak with Wrap, while it was badly hurt the second time by Arbok's Headbutt. Soon afterward, it was defeated by Ash's Pikachu's Thunderbolt.
A wild Fearow appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. Pokémon Ranger Jack Walker used his Capture Styler to capture it and have it help Pikachu recover the Manaphy Egg stolen by Team Rocket.
A Fearow appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2), under the ownership of J's client. He used it in an attempt to escape from Officer Jenny, Ash, and his friends. However, this effort became unsuccessful when Fearow was attacked by a Dodrio that Kellyn had captured.
A Fearow appeared in Adventures in Running Errands!, where it stole Clemont's Chespin's purse. Later on, it chased Chespin and Clemont's Bunnelby in an attempt to steal the purse again, but they took care of it while digging up a hole to flee.
A Fearow appeared in I Choose You!. It was seen chasing a Pink Butterfree, but Ash saved it with his own Butterfree.
A Fearow appeared in SS009, under the ownership of Kurio. It was used alongside Kurio's Cyndaquil to create a fake Ho-Oh for his grandfather Jiei. However, their ruse was exposed when Pikachu attacked it with Thunderbolt.
Minor appearances
Fearow debuted in Sparks Fly for Magnemite, where it was seen in Gringey City's Pokémon Center.
A Fearow appeared in Princess vs. Princess, where it was seen competing in the Queen of the Princess Festival.
A Trainer's Fearow appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back. They tried to travel to New Island, but ultimately never turned up there, unlike the others who had set out. Mewtwo also used one to scout for powerful Trainers. Mewtwo's Fearow reappeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, a remake of Mewtwo Strikes Back, where it played the same role.
A Fearow appeared in The Battle of the Badge.
A Fearow appeared in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion.
Multiple Fearow appeared in The Power of One.
A wild Fearow appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
Multiple Fearow appeared in Don't Touch That 'dile.
Three Fearow briefly appeared in The Psychic Sidekicks!, where they came out of the blue, scaring Ash and his friends unintentionally.
A Fearow appeared in Carrying On!, where it attacked and injured a Pidgey nicknamed Ken. Ash's Noctowl then drove it away after hypnotizing it into believing Noctowl was a Charizard.
A Fearow appeared in The Apple Corp!, where it was seen attacking a group of Pichu. Ash's Pikachu then drove it away after zapping it.
A Fearow appeared in Freeze Frame, where it attacked Team Rocket.
A Fearow appeared in Fly Me to the Moon, where it attacked a Pidgey nicknamed Orville alongside a flock of Spearow.
A Fearow appeared in a flashback in Pop Goes The Sneasel.
A Fearow appeared in Who's Flying Now? as one of the Pokémon featured in the Fortree City Feather Festival.
A Coordinator's Fearow appeared in Deceit and Assist.
A Fearow appeared in Pinch Healing! as a resident of Fennel Valley.
Multiple Fearow appeared in A Staravia is Born!, where they were among the Flying-type Pokémon captured by Team Rocket.
A Fearow appeared in A Maze-ing Race!, where Paul attempted to catch it, but kept getting distracted by Ash and his friends. By the end of the episode, it was unclear whether or not he succeeded.
Multiple Fearow made a brief cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A Fearow appeared in Pursuing a Lofty Goal! as one of the participants of the Squallville PokéRinger competition. It was used against a Noctowl.
Five Fearow appeared in Frozen on Their Tracks!.
A Fearow appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!. It was among the Pokémon Dawn encountered in Xatu's Forest.
Two Fearow appeared in Grooming Furfrou!.
Four Fearow appeared in The Guardian's Challenge!.
Two Fearow appeared in Rocking Clawmark Hill! as some of the Pokémon training up on Clawmark Hill.
A Fearow appeared in I Choose You!.
A Fearow appeared in Rising from the Ruins!.
A Trainer's Fearow appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.
Six Fearow appeared in A Recipe for Success! as some of the customers at Oranguru's place. Two of them reappeared in a flashback in Dreaming of the Sun and Moon!.
Multiple Fearow appeared in SS002.
Pokédex entries
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EP081
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Fearow
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Ash's Pokédex
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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.
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In Pokémon Origins
A Fearow appeared in File 1: Red as one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.
Red caught a Fearow in File 4: Charizard.
In Pokémon Generations
A wild Fearow appeared near the Indigo Plateau in The Legacy.
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
A Fearow appeared in Catch The Wobbuffet!!.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Ash's Fearow
Ash caught a Fearow in Pikachu, I See You!. In the manga, it was the first Pokémon he obtained after Pikachu, as well as one of the few Pokémon he owns in the manga but not in the anime.
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
A Fearow appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.
A Fearow appeared in Tangela's Secret.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Fearow debuted in ...But Fearow Itself!, when a wild one kidnaps a mutated Bill. It was a tough old bird, able to swiftly dodge Pika's Thunder Wave and Poli's Ice Beam (humorously causing Bill to get hit with the attacks), and even survived a Thunder from the former, after which it uses Drill Peck. Poli, however, was narrowly able to counter the move by using Double Team and landed a powerful Ice attack to incapacitate it at last. Red catches it afterwards, much to the shock of Bill.
In The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually), the Pokémon Fan Club President owns a Fearow after watching the Ninth Triennial Indigo League two years ago. It is notable that it has the move Pay Day.
A wild Fearow appeared flying over New Bark Town in Number One Donphan.
Crystal mentions that she caught a Fearow on her way to Professor Elm's Lab in Three Cheers for Chikorita.
Professor Oak owns a Fearow that evolved from his surprisingly formidable Spearow sometime prior to Going Green.
A Fearow caught by Crystal and lent to Emerald for his Battle Pike challenge appeared in Moving Past Milotic.
A Trainer's Fearow appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Fearow appeared in The Terrible Twins, Rin & Ran, under the ownership of Ran. It reappeared in GDZ20.
In the Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission manga
Much like the games, Fearow is Spenser's Partner Pokémon in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission.