Spearow is an avian Pokémon that is very small. It has rough, brown plumage on its head and three brown tail feathers. It has narrow, dark brown eyes with white pupils and a short, hooked beak. The feathers covering its wings are pinkish red with lighter tips, and it has a beige underside with two thin, horizontal stripes. Its light pink feet have two toes in front and one in the back. Black feathers cover its back.
Although inept at other aspects of its flying, such as height and distance, Spearow is still capable of flying quickly to protect its territory. However, it must flap its wings at high speeds to stay aloft. Spearow's loud shrieks can be heard over half a mile (one kilometer) away, and are used to warn other of its kind of danger. The anime has shown that Spearow sees in black and white and will chase its foes in a large flock. Spearow is usually found in desolate wastelands and fields, where it hunts for insects.
In the main series
Major appearances
Ash was attacked by a large flock of Spearow in Pokémon - I Choose You! after he hit one Spearow on the head with a rock to weaken it (because Pikachu refused to obey and battle), thinking it was a Pidgey. The flock of Spearow returned with the leader, the very same Spearow that Ash had hit in the first episode, as a Fearow in Pallet Party Panic!. The flock reappeared in flashbacks in Pokémon Emergency!, Challenge of the Samurai, Pikachu's Goodbye, Historical Mystery Tour!, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!. They also reappeared in I Choose You!, which was set in a timeline different to that of the main anime.
Other
A Trainer that attacked a Lapras had a Spearow in The Lost Lapras. In the same episode, one appeared in a flashback.
Minor appearances
A Spearow appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
A Spearow appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
A Spearow was among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
A Trainer's Spearow was treated by Nurse Joy in The Joy of Pokémon.
A flock of Spearow appeared in Fighting Flyer with Fire, where they attacked Team Rocket.
A Spearow was one of the Pokémon stolen by Butch and Cassidy in The Fortune Hunters.
Multiple Spearow appeared in The Power of One, Celebi: Voice of the Forest, and Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
Five Spearow appeared in A Better Pill to Swallow as part of Brock's fantasy.
Skyler mentioned in The Big Balloon Blow-Up of training multiple Spearow in the past, helping them grow and evolve, but they were never seen during the entire episode.
A small flock of Spearow attacked Orville in Fly Me to the Moon.
Several Spearow were among the inhabitants of the Dragon Holy Land in Great Bowls of Fire!.
A Spearow appeared in Hi Ho Silver Wind!, under the ownership of a Coordinator.
It also appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One.
Another flock of Spearow appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!, similar to the first episode.
A Spearow made a brief appearance under the ownership of a Trainer in the Lily of the Valley Conference in An Old Family Blend!.
A Trainer's Spearow appeared in Foggy Pokémon Orienteering! and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!.
A Spearow appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that Rotom Pokédex brought up.
A Trainer's Spearow appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
Four Spearow appeared in That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!.
Six wild Spearow appeared in Alola, Kanto!.
Multiple Spearow appeared in SM046.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Entry
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EP001
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Spearow
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Ash's Pokédex
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Unlike Pidgey, Spearow has a terrible attitude. It is very wild and will sometimes attack other Pokémon and humans.
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In Pokémon Origins
Red caught a Spearow in File 1: Red. He later used it in his Pewter Gym battle against Brock, but it was easily beaten by Brock's Onix.