Competitive Information for Spearow [X/Y]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Spearow? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Spearow is a sensational 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: Scope Lens / Focus Sash
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sky Attack / Drill Peck
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drill Run
- U-turn
Physical Sweeper Spearow (Sniper)
Spearow is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It was designed 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. With Sniper, if Spearow strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Spearow? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Scope Lens / Focus Sash
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sky Attack / Drill Peck
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drill Run
- U-turn
Doubles Physical Sweeper Spearow (Sniper)
Spearow is a fabulous 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. With Sniper, if Spearow strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
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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 X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Spearow
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Sniper + Item: Scope lens
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- 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: Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Spearow's stats
- Agility
- Ominous Wind
- Steel Wing
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Spearow
- Baton Pass
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Spearow in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Spearow's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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