Sketch (move)

Sketch スケッチ Sketch

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  1 (max. 1) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Identical to appeal made prior to this one.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Sketch (Japanese: スケッチ Sketch) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. It is the signature move of Smeargle. Smeargle can learn it every ten levels, and by using a move relearner.

Effect

If used by a transformed Pokémon, Sketch will fail. If used in a link battle, any move learned via Sketch will be forgotten at the end of the battle.

Generation II

Sketch allows the user to copy the opponent's last move permanently, therefore replacing Sketch. Sketch cannot be used to copy Selfdestruct, Explosion, Struggle, Transform, or Metronome.

Generation III

The effects of Sketch continue into this generation; it can now be used to copy Selfdestruct and Explosion when used in a battle with a Pokémon with the Damp ability. It can be used to copy "calling" moves, such as Metronome, if the move fails to activate due to effects such as sleep; this did not work in Generation II. Struggle is the only move that cannot be sketched.

Generation IV

Same as Generation III, except that Sketch cannot be used to copy Chatter and Struggle.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0235 Smeargle Normal -- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0235 Smeargle Normal -- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0235 Smeargle Normal -- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0235 Smeargle Normal -- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The user watches the opponent use an attack. The user then copies how the opponent did the attack and instantly learns it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Smeargle watches the opponent use an attack while pointing the tip of its tail at it. It then instantly learns how to use the attack.
DJ Mary's Smeargle	The Last Battle XII		Debut

In other languages

• Dutch: Schets
• French: Gribouille
• German: Nachahmer
• Greek: Αφηρημένο Σχέδιο
• Italian: Schizzo
• Korean: 스케치 Sketch
• Portuguese: Sketch
• Spanish: Esquema

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