Fearow · Base Set 2, what to know.
About the Fearow card
Numbered 41 of 130 in Base Set 2, released in February 2000, Fearow is an Uncommon, a Stage 1 Colorless-type carrying 70 HP.
It evolves from Spearow, so Fearow is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Arita painted the Base Set Charizard and much of the early holo run, and his work has a painterly weight that set the visual tone of the Wizards era.
Printed on the card, the Fearow Pokédex entry reads: "With its huge and magnificent wings, it can keep aloft without ever having to land for rest."
About Fearow in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Spearow. Long beak, large wingspan, hostile in-game behavior. Jungle holo Fearow is a sleeper. Centered PSA 10 examples are scarcer than the population reports suggest.
What is Fearow worth?
Fearow is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Base Set 2 produced Unlimited prints. For Fearow, the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.
Grading and condition
Fearow grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Fearow
Raw copies of Fearow are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Fearow is the practical move.
