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smeargle
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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

Locations

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

Smash Pass
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Technician
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Smeargle has access to virtually every move, which makes it the only viable Smash Pass Pokemon in Ubers due to its access to both Spore and Shell Smash. It is important to note that Mega Diancie, which looks like a full stop to passing successfully due to its immunity to Spore and ability to OHKO most recipients, falls to a +2 Hidden Power Steel. Smeargle's poor bulk makes it especially susceptible to priority attacks. It also struggles versus common Pokemon such as Darkrai, Mega Sableye, Substitute Perish Song Mega Gengar, and Pokemon with Lum Berry, especially Lum Berry Tyranitar. Finally, using Smeargle requires experience and usually involves a risky game of predictions, and it can only be used once each game.

Most Used Moves

Nuzzle
75.1%
Spore
52.1%
Spikes
18.2%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc