Pokémon · EX
Spearow
FireRed & LeafGreen · #81 · Common · 2004
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Market reference
$0.51
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 81 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Fearow
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hisao Nakamura
- Pokédex #
- 21
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Spearow plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Wing Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Spearow
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
More by Hisao Nakamura
This card was illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.
Building around Spearow?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CClaw — 10
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
CCWing Attack — 20
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.50 | $20.60 | $0.51 | $0.22 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $7.49 | $59.99 | $129.00 | $11.19 | $59.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.19 |
| 30-day average | €0.26 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.43 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.79 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Spearow is real?
Spearow is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Spearow worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Spearow is $0.51; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Spearow from?
Spearow is from the Pokémon set "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Spearow?
Spearow is a Common card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Spearow printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
