Smeargle (Pokémon)

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**Smeargle** (Japanese: **ドーブル** *Doble*) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Smeargle is best known for its ability to use the move Sketch, which permanently copies the last move used by the opponent. Due to this, it can legitimately have any move in the Pokémon games except for Chatter, Struggle, and Shadow moves — though it can learn Dark Void and Hyperspace Fury, it cannot use those moves as they can only be used by specific Pokémon. As a result of this, it can pass on any Egg Move to Pokémon in the Field Egg Group.

In Generation AN-III, a Chimera Pokémon, Smearcatty, is a fusion of Smeargle, and Delcatty.

## Biology

Smeargle is a bipedal, beagle-like Pokémon with white and brown fur. It has a long tail with an end resembling a paintbrush. This paintbrush oozes with paint, and the color of the paint may vary for each Smeargle, as well as change in hue corresponding to its emotions. Sprites from the games depict green, brown, and red, while the anime also shows yellow and blue. Smeargle has a footprint on its back that is the same color as the tip of the tail. The mark is placed on Smeargle's back as a sign of adulthood. Smeargle also has a round structure on its head with a point that resembles a beret. It has floppy, brown ears and a brown collar on its neck. The rings encircling Smeargle's eyes are also brown, as are Smeargle's eyelids. Its arms have two brown bands, and its legs have only one. Each of its limbs has three digits.

Smeargle will use the paint to mark its territory. There are over 5,000 known different marks Smeargle uses. There are Smeargle fanatics who will pay big money for owning one. It can also use its signature move, Sketch, to copy moves from other Pokémon. Smeargle is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Sketch. Smeargle is often found in urban areas filled with graffiti.

## Game data

### NPC appearances

* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: After rescuing Smeargle from Howling Forest, it will join the team and change the rescue base's flag on request.
* Pokémon Channel: A Smeargle appears in a television program called Smeargle's Art Study. He will rate the painting hanging on the player's bedroom wall, namely a picture the player made.
* Pokémon Black 2 and White 2: A unique Smeargle with a bowtie appears as the opposing side's Pokémon in the *Love and Battles* series.

### Stats

#### Base stats

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

Smeargle is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Smeargle can learn practically any set of moves due to Sketch, which permanently copies any move. However, Sketch cannot be used to learn Sketch, Chatter, or Struggle.

#### By TM

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Smeargle
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Smeargle

#### By breeding

 * Moves marked with an asterisk (\*) must be chain bred onto Smeargle in Generation VIII
* Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
* Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Smeargle in that game.
* **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Smeargle
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Smeargle
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

#### By tutoring

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Smeargle
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Smeargle
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

### Side game data

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* In Pokémon GO, Smeargle only spawns after photobombing a Pokémon while taking its picture with the AR Camera.
	+ Outside of special events, there is a 10% chance of a Smeargle photobomb for each session with the AR Camera, up to one photobomb per day.
* Smeargle will know the same moves as the Pokémon it photobombed, if possible.
	+ If the Pokémon knows two Charged Attacks, Smeargle will learn the one in the first slot.
	+ If that Pokémon knows a move Smeargle cannot learn, Smeargle will have a random move instead.
* Smeargle cannot learn a second Charged Attack, even if the photobombed Pokémon has one.
* Smeargle cannot use a TM or an Elite TM to change its moves.

### Sprites

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## Trivia

* Due to its signature move Sketch, Smeargle can legitimately know almost any move, giving it a number of distinctions:
	+ Smeargle can pass down any Egg Move combination to any Pokémon in the Field Egg Group. This was important in Generations II to V, when only the father could pass down Egg Moves.
	+ Hidden Power-evaluating NPCs cannot identify the type of Smeargle's Hidden Power even if Smeargle possesses the move, due to being unable to use the TM for it.
	+ Smeargle is able to Sketch Hyperspace Fury, but the move will always fail when used by Pokémon other than Hoopa Unbound.
	+ Smeargle is able to Sketch Dark Void, but starting in Pokémon Sun and Moon, the move will always fail when used by Pokémon other than Darkrai.
	+ Smeargle is able to Sketch Mind Blown, and will successfully fling a Blacephalon head when used. The head will also be Shiny if the Smeargle is Shiny.
* Smeargle is the only Pokémon capable of learning the same move by leveling up more than four times—some Pokémon have the same move available at level 1 as well as by leveling up, while Smeargle has the same move available ten times as it levels up.
	+ Smeargle is also the only Pokémon capable of learning a move at beyond level 100 in the Generation AN series that is not a Legendary or Mythical Pokémon.
* In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team mission "Smeargle's Desperate Plea", even though the Smeargle refuses to have a paw painted onto its back, the paw print is nonetheless present on its sprite.
* In Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Smeargle's tail has a brown tip in its normal coloration (as it was in Generation II) instead of a green one, despite these games being part of Generation III. This is due to the games re-using models from Pokémon Stadium 2 for first and second-generation Pokémon.
* Because it's only ever capable of learning Sketch by level up, and being unable to learn any TM or HM move, Smeargle has both the smallest and the largest move pool out of any Pokémon.

### Origin

Smeargle appears to be based on a beagle and a painter.

#### Name origin

Smeargle may be a combination of *smear* and *beagle*.

Doble may be a combination of *dog*, *daub*, and *doodle*. It may also be derived from *doble* (Spanish for double), possibly referring to Smeargle's ability to copy moves.