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No. 21 · Kanto · Normal/Flying

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Spearow is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 21 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards
19
Sets
17
Printed
1999–2025
Illustrators
16
Sightings
3

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The strongest Spearow art

  1. 01/06

    Spearow

    Mega Evolution · 2025

    Drawn by MINAMINAMI Take

    Illustration rare

  2. 02/06

    Spearow

    Mega Evolution · 2025

    Drawn by Scav

    Common

  3. 03/06

    Spearow

    Phantom Forces · 2014

    Drawn by Mizue

    Common

  4. 04/06

    Spearow

    Roaring Skies · 2015

    Drawn by Masakazu Fukuda

    Common

  5. 05/06

    Spearow

    Battle Styles · 2021

    Drawn by Sekio

    Common

  6. 06/06

    Spearow

    151 · 2023

    Drawn by Gemi

    Common

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Which is the better picture?

Two Spearow cards, side by side.

Spearow, Phantom Forces
Lt. Surge's Spearow, Gym Heroes
Spearow, Battle Styles
Lt. Surge's Spearow, Gym Heroes
Spearow, Mega Evolution
Spearow, Sun & Moon
Spearow, Roaring Skies
Spearow, Mega Evolution
Spearow, 151

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Spearow by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Spearow cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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How Spearow gets drawn

Spearow is usually drawn nostalgic and fierce, sometimes rustic, usually perching, often painted.

Across 17 Spearow artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Drawn against type

The Spearow pictures least like the rest.

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1999–2025

Spearow through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

  1. 1999 Jungle
  2. 2000 Gym Heroes
  3. 2002 Legendary Collection
  4. 2003 Sandstorm
  5. 2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
  6. 2006 Crystal Guardians
  7. 2008 Majestic Dawn
  8. 2010 Unleashed
  9. 2014 Phantom Forces
  10. 2015 Roaring Skies
  11. 2017 Sun & Moon
  12. 2019 Unbroken Bonds
  13. 2021 Battle Styles
  14. 2023 151
  15. 2025 Mega Evolution
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Evolves into

  1. Spearowthis page · 19 cards
  2. Fearow19 cards

Spearow sightingsspotted in 3 other cards

Cards where Spearow turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Spearow card

19 cards, strongest artwork first.

19 of 19 cards

Spearow in numbers

Cards
19
Sets
17since Jungle
Illustrators
16most by Mitsuhiro Arita
Printed
1999–2025
Printed as
Basic
Sightings
3in other cards' art
HP on card
30–60

They span 17 sets, from Jungle to Mega Evolution. 16 illustrators have drawn it, most often Mitsuhiro Arita, Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida.

Who draws Spearow

16 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

17 sets, by how many Spearow cards each holds.

5 more sets

Rarity

Common17Illustration rare1Uncommon1

Questions

How many Spearow cards are there?
There are 19 Spearow cards, printed between 1999 and 2025 across 17 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Spearow card has the best artwork?
That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Spearow art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Spearow cards?
16 illustrators have drawn Spearow. Mitsuhiro Arita has done the most at 3, followed by Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida.
What was the first Spearow card?
Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Jungle, released in 1999. 17 of its 19 cards are Common.

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