Spearow · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Spearow card
Spearow is card 130 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, a Common. It is a Basic Colorless-type with 40 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Spearow needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto.
About Spearow in the Pokémon world
A small angry brown bird with red plumage. The first wild Pokémon Ash encounters in the anime, which becomes a defining sequence. Common Base Set card. Quietly collectible because of its anime significance.
What is Spearow worth?
Spearow is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Spearow before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Spearow is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft Wizards-era cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Spearow
Raw copies of Spearow are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Spearow is the practical move.
