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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

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
Spore / Dark Void
Sticky Web / Spikes
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Smeargle fills a unique niche in the UU metagame as an entry hazard lead with access to sleep-inducing moves. It gets access to almost every move in the game, but subpar offensive stats relegate it to using passive moves. This isn't necessarily bad, however, as Smeargle makes for a great support Pokemon that can beat most other leads if you play it right. Smeargle faces some competition as a Sticky Web user from Shuckle, which has more bulk and has room to use a Mental Herb to dodge Taunt for one turn. However, Smeargle's higher Speed and access to Spore, Taunt, and Magic Coat are enough to differentiate itself from its competition and carve a decent niche for itself. Still, though its base 75 Speed isn't bad by any means, it causes Smeargle to get outsped by common offensive Pokemon such as Hydreigon, Infernape, and Mega Aerodactyl, which can limit Smeargle to setting up only one entry hazard because of its terrible defenses. Additionally, Smeargle is vulnerable to Taunt due to its passive nature, though Magic Coat mitigates this somewhat.

Most Used Moves

Spore
77.2%
Taunt
25.9%
Dark Void
11.7%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc