Competitive Information for Spearow [Ruby/Sapphire]


Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Spearow? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Spearow is a spectacular Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Spearow is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Spearow can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Spearow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drill Peck / Sky Attack
- Steel Wing
- Astonish
Physical Sweeper Spearow
Spearow is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Spearow's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum 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).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Spearow's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Spearow? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drill Peck / Sky Attack
- Steel Wing
- Astonish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Spearow
Spearow is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Spearow's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a substantial 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).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Spearow's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Spearow can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Spearow
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Spearow's stats
- Agility
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Spearow
- Baton Pass
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Spearow in Ruby and Sapphire
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