Smeargle (Japanese: ドーブル Doble) is a Normal-type Pokémon.
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 and Struggle (not including Shadow moves). As a result of this, it can pass on any Egg move to Pokémon in the Field Egg Group.
Biology
Smeargle is a beagle-like, bipedal 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. Sprites from the games depict green, brown and red, while the anime also shows yellow and blue. Smeargle will use the paint to mark its territory. It can also use its signature move, Sketch, to copy moves from other Pokémon.
Smeargle has a footprint on its back that is the same color as the tip of the tail. 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 have three digits. Smeargle is often found in urban areas.
In the anime
Major appearances
Smeargle first appeared in Pikachu & Pichu as part of the Pichu Brothers Posse. It also appeared in other episodes of the Pokémon Chronicles and made a cameo in Giratina & The Sky Warrior along with the Pichu Brothers and their friends.
In The Art Of Pokémon, a trio of Smeargle were vandalizing the town of Whitestone.
Minor appearances
A Smeargle was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School! while one was used by a Coordinator two episodes before.
A Smeargle was seen working in a nail salon in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!.
Smeargle has made cameo appearances in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!, Clemont's Got a Secret!, A Jolting Switcheroo!, Awakening the Sleeping Giant, A Battle by Any Other Name!, Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!, and The Cave of Trials!.
A Smeargle appeared in Mega Evolution Special I.
Pokédex entries
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Smeargle
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Ash's Pokédex
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Smeargle, the Painter Pokémon. Colored fluids ooze from their tails which they use to mark their territory and to express themselves.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Smeargle debuted in Murkrow Row where it was seen as one of the Pokémon in Joey's bag after Gold helped him get it back.
Prior to Smeargle Smudge, Whitney gave her Smeargle nicknamed Smea-Smea, to DJ Mary, where it painted on Gold's face while he was sleep and battled against his Pokémon before running back to DJ Mary at the Goldenrod Radio Tower, which Gold eventually found it. In HeartGold & SoulSilver arc Smea-Smea was returned to Whitney.
In The Last Battle XIII a Smeargle was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.
In the Emerald arc, a lot of Smeargle were found in Artisan Cave.
Noland has three Smeargle which were caught in the Artisan Cave because they had copied Jirachi's Wish and he decided to use it to search for Jirachi.
In the TCG
- Main article: Smeargle (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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| Gold
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A special fluid oozes from the tip of its tail. It paints the fluid everywhere to mark its territory.
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| Silver
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Once it becomes an adult, it has a tendency to let its comrades plant footprints on its back.
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| Crystal
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The color of the mysterious fluid secreted from its tail is predetermined for each Smeargle.
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Smeargle marks the boundaries of its territory using a body fluid that leaks out from the tip of its tail. Over 5,000 different marks left by this Pokémon have been found.
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A Smeargle marks its territory using a fluid that leaks out from the tip of its tail. About 5,000 different marks left by this Pokémon have been found.
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| FireRed
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Once it becomes an adult, it has a tendency to let its comrades plant footprints on its back.
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| LeafGreen
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A special fluid oozes from the tip of its tail. It paints the fluid everywhere to mark its territory.
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| Diamond
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It marks its territory by using its tail like a paintbrush. There are more than 5,000 different marks.
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| Pearl
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A special fluid oozes from the tip of its tail. It paints the fluid everywhere to mark its territory.
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| SoulSilver
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Once it becomes an adult, it has a tendency to let its comrades plant footprints on its back.
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It marks its territory by using its tail like a paintbrush. There are more than 5,000 different marks.
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| White
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It marks its territory by using its tail like a paintbrush. There are more than 5,000 different marks.
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| White 2
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It marks its territory by using its tail like a paintbrush. There are more than 5,000 different marks.
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| Y
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Once it becomes an adult, it has a tendency to let its comrades plant footprints on its back.
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| Omega Ruby
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Smeargle marks the boundaries of its territory using a body fluid that leaks out from the tip of its tail. Over 5000 different marks left by this Pokémon have been found.
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Game locations
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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At Lv. 100
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55
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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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20
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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20
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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Total: 250
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Smeargle can learn practically any set of moves due to Sketch, which permanently copies any move. Smeargle can only learn one instance of Sketch at a time. Sketch can be used to copy Self-Destruct and Explosion when used in a battle with a Pokémon with the Damp Ability. The only moves that Sketch cannot be used to learn are Chatter or Struggle.
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- 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 level-up moves from other generations
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- 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 TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Smeargle in Generation VI
- 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
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Smeargle can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Smeargle cannot be tutored the move 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
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Other sprites
Trivia
- Due to its signature move Sketch, Smeargle can legally possess any move (other than Chatter or Struggle), giving it a number of distinctions:
- Smeargle is the only Pokémon capable of learning the same move 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.
- In the anime, Smeargle have been seen with different colored-tipped tails.
- This is also the case In Pokémon Stadium 2, where they have also differently colored backs.
- 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.
- Smeargle has the lowest base stat total of all Pokémon not part of an evolutionary line.
- 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.
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 and doodle or dabble (to splatter liquid, which could be a reference to paint being splattered). Doble also means double in Spanish, perhaps referencing Smeargle's ability to copy opponent's techniques.
In other languages
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ドーブル Doble
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From dog, doodle, dabble, and doble
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 French
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Queulorior
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From queue and colorier
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Smeargle
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Same as English name
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 German
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Farbeagle
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From Farbe and beagle
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 Italian
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Smeargle
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Same as English name
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루브도 Rubeuto
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From Louvre as in Musée du Louvre, dog, and 도 (圖) to, meaning "a picture".
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圖圖犬 / 图图犬 Tútúquǎn
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Literally "Drawing dog", referring to its ability to paint.
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External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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Silk Scarf (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Smeargle images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
