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 sometime before the events of 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 Pokémon Balloon Race and driving Team Rocket away in The Big Balloon Blow-Up.
Two Fearow appeared in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage Of Innocence, under the ownership of TRTyson ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]]). They were his main battling Pokémon.
A Fearow appeared in A Poached Ego!, under the ownership of Rico. It battled with 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 before being defeated by Ash's Pikachu's Thunderbolt.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2), J's client used a Fearow 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.
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 contest.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Trainer tried to ride a Fearow to New Island. This Trainer never turned up on the island, unlike the others who set out. Mewtwo also used one to scout for powerful Trainers.
A Fearow appeared in The Battle of the Badge and Lights, Camera, Quack-tion.
Multiple Fearow appeared in The Power of One.
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 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 was seen attacking several Pichu in The Apple Corp!, but Ash's Pikachu drove 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 appeared in Pinch Healing!.
Pokémon Ranger Jack Walker 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 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 Squallville's PokéRinger competition. It was used against a Noctowl.
Several 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!.
A Fearow appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that Rotom Pokédex brought up.
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!.
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