Fearow is a large, mostly brown avian Pokémon with a vulturine neck and broad, powerful wings. It has a long, pointed, pink beak, and a decorative red coxcomb on top of its head. Its narrow eyes have very small pupils, and do not appear to have colored irises. It has shaggy, feathers on the base of its neck and covering the upper portion of its wings. These feathers are cream-colored, as are the tips of its flight feathers. Its sharp-clawed talons are pink, with three toes pointing forward and one pointing backward.
Fearow's large wings and stamina allow it to fly for an entire day without landing. It will shoot upward, and then dive down to catch prey. Its long neck and beak allow it to pluck prey from both land and water, and it will even catch tiny insects that hide underground. Fearow is found in wastelands and desolate fields.
In the main series
Major appearances
The Spearow who attacked Ash in the first episode evolved before Pallet Party Panic. Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot to defeat it. It reappeared in a flashback in Fighting Flyer with Fire.
Other
Skyler owns a Fearow which helped him pull his balloon in the balloon race and driving Team Rocket away in The Big Balloon Blow-Up.
Two Fearow appeared under the ownership of TRTyson ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]]) in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage Of Innocence.
Rico, the Pokémon poacher, owns a Fearow in A Poached Ego!.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part Two, J's client used a Fearow to escape from Officer Jenny, Ash and his friends.
A Fearow appeared in Adventures in Running Errands! where it stole Chespin's purse. Later on, it was chasing Chespin and Bunnelby to try steal the purse again, but they took care of it while digging up a hole to flee.
Minor appearances
Fearow was first seen in a Pokémon Center in Sparks Fly for Magnemite.
A Fearow appeared in Princess vs. Princess competing in the Queen of the Princess Festival contest.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Trainer tried to ride a Fearow to New Island. This Trainer never turns up on the island, unlike the others who set out. Mewtwo also uses one to scout for powerful Trainers.
A Fearow appears in The Battle of the Badge and Lights, Camera, Quack-tion.
Multiple Fearow also appeared in the second original series movie, The Power of One.
Multiple Fearow make an appearance in Don't Touch That 'dile.
Three Fearow briefly appeared in The Psychic Sidekicks! where they came out of the blue scaring the gang unintentionally.
A Fearow attacked and injured a Pidgey named Ken in Carrying On!. Ash's Noctowl drove it away after hypnotizing it making it believe that Noctowl was a Charizard.
A Fearow attacks several Pichu in The Apple Corp!. Ash's Pikachu drives it away after zapping it.
A Fearow attacked Team Rocket in Freeze Frame.
A Fearow alongside a flock of Spearow attacked a Pidgey named Orville in Fly Me to the Moon
Gary owns a Fearow, as seen in his profile in The Ties That Bind.
A Fearow was one of the Pokémon that fought in a battle as seen in a flashback in Pop Goes The Sneasel.
A Fearow also appeared in Pinch Healing!.
Pokémon Ranger Jack used his Capture Styler to capture a Fearow to help Pikachu recover the Manaphy Egg stolen by Team Rocket in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
A colony of Fearow appeared in A Staravia is Born!
Paul attempted to catch a Fearow in A Maze-ing Race!. By the end of the episode, it is unclear whether or not he succeeds.
Multiple Fearow made a brief cameo in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A Fearow appeared in Pursuing a Lofty Goal! as one of the participants of Squallville's PokéRinger competition where it was used against a Noctowl.
Several Fearow appeared in Frozen on Their Tracks!.
Another Fearow also appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!.
Two Fearow appeared in Grooming Furfrou!.
Four Fearow appeared in The Guardian's Challenge!.
A Fearow appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that Rotom Pokédex brought up.
Two Fearow appeared in SM015, as some of the Pokémon training up on Clawed Hill.
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
Red caught a Fearow in File 4: Charizard.
In Pokémon Generations
A wild Fearow appeared near the Indigo Plateau in The Legacy.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Ash's Fearow
Ash owns a Fearow in the manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It is one of the few Pokémon that Ash owns in the manga but not in the anime. It was given the nickname "Fearless" in Play Misty For Me.
Ash captured Fearow in the first chapter, Pikachu, I See You!. It was his first capture (besides Pikachu, who was not technically captured in a Poké Ball in the manga). Ash sometimes has trouble getting Fearow to obey him.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Fearow debuts in the Red, Green & Blue arc 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.
Later Crystal mentions that she captured a Fearow on her way to Professor Elm's Lab in Three Cheers for Chikorita.
Professor Oak also owns a Fearow that evolved from his surprisingly formidable Spearow sometime prior to Going Green.
A Trainer's Fearow appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Ran has a pair of Fearow she used to attack Shu in Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
Origin
Fearow takes inspiration from many soaring, predatory birds. It has traits similar to raptors such as hawks and vultures, as well as similarities with storks. Its physical appearance may be vaguely based on a cormorant or an anhinga, despite the fact that they are water birds. It also shares characteristics with chickens and snipe, most notably its comb and long beak, respectively. Its coloration and size also resembles the Goliath Heron, whose feathers when ruffled look superficially like a comb.
Name origin
Fearow is a combination of fear and sparrow. It may also derive from feather or arrow.
Onidrill is a combination of 鬼 oni (demon) and drill. The first four syllables can be taken to mean 鬼鳥 onidori (demon bird).