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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

Suicide Lead
Moves
Dark Void / Spore
Sticky Web / Spikes
Nuzzle / Destiny Bond
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

With access to every move in the game, Smeargle has a unique belt of options to choose from. A decent Speed tier and access to every entry hazard let it perform as an exceptional suicide lead. However, Smeargle's pitiful stats and average typing make it bad in offensive and defensive roles. Even with boosting sets, Smeargle requires a tremendous amount of support. A reliance on status moves means it is also shut down by Taunt. Also, since it can really only contribute to a team as a suicide lead, Smeargle can solely be fully utilized on hyper offensive playstyles. Finally, Leavanny competes with Smeargle for a spot on Sticky Web teams because it also has offensive presence and higher Speed.

Most Used Moves

Taunt
47.5%
Spore
24.6%
Whirlwind
13.8%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc