What is a good competitive moveset for Spearow? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Spearow is a marvelous Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Spearow is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Spearow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Spearow is a notable Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Spearow critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Spearow's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. Focus Sash helps protect Spearow from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Spearow's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sniper, if Spearow strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness). ♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage. ♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit). ♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Spearow switches out after damaging the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Spearow? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Spearow is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Spearow critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Spearow's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. Focus Sash helps protect Spearow from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Spearow's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sniper, if Spearow strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness). ♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage. ♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit). ♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Spearow switches out after damaging the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Spearow learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Spearow can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Spearow
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Ability: Sniper + Item: Scope Lens
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Sniper + High Crit Move: Razor Wind
Ability: Sniper + High Crit Move: Sky Attack
Ability: Sniper + High Crit Move: Air Cutter
Ability: Sniper + High Crit Move: Drill Run
Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Spearow
Protect
Rest
Common Effort Values for Spearow in Black and White
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