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smeargle
#235

Smeargle

Painter Pokémon

Normal

It marks its territory by using its tail like a paintbrush. There are more than 5,000 different marks.

Base Stats

HP 55
Attack 20
Defense 35
Sp. Atk 20
Sp. Def 45
Speed 75
Total 250

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Painter Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 58.0 kg
Base Exp 88
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

smeargle Front Front
smeargle Back Back
smeargle Front Shiny Front Shiny
smeargle Back Shiny Back Shiny
smeargle Official Art Official Art
smeargle Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Utility Lead
Moves
Follow Me / Helping Hand
Taunt / Encore
Item
Focus Sash / Mental Herb
Ability
Own Tempo / Moody
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 252
Atk 4
Spe 252
Lv. 1 Trick Room
Moves
Feint / Destiny Bond
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Brave

Strategy Overview

Say hello to the oddest Pokemon allowed in VGC 2012. With balanced base 20 offenses, poor 55 / 35 / 45 defenses, and a mediocre base 75 Speed stat, you might wonder why one would ever use it. The reason is simple: it can learn almost every move in the Pokemon universe, making it one of the best support Pokemon available. Smeargle can potentially use an incredible number of moves, such as Fake Out, Helping Hand, Tailwind, and Trick Room. However, the fact that it is KOed by a light breeze doesn't help while it's trying to support a team. Additionally, it has terrible offensive stats, leaving it complete Taunt bait. To top it all off, the best move Smeargle can get in VGC 2012, Dark Void, is banned. Nevertheless, Smeargle can be very annoying to your opponent if you play it correctly.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc