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Smeargle ドーブル Doble #235
Artwork from GSC
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Painter Pokémon
Ability Own Tempo Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 800,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #157 Hoenn #370 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'11" Imperial 1.2 m Metric 3'11"/1.2 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 127.9 lbs. Imperial 58 kg Metric 127.9 lbs./58 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color White	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 106 Battle Exp.: 1061*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Smeargle (Japanese: ドーブル Doble) is a Normal-type Pokémon first seen in the Generation II games. Its single move, Sketch, allows it to learn almost any move in existence.

Smeargle has the Ability Own Tempo, which prevents confusion.

Smeargle does not evolve to or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Smeargle live in groups. When a Smeargle reaches adulthood, the other members of the group draw a paw-print pattern on its back. Those who refuse to let themselves be marked are ostracized from the pack.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Smeargle first appeared in "Pikachu and Pichu" as part of the Pichu Bros. Possé.

In EP197, a trio of Smeargle were vandalizing White Town.

In the manga

In the TCG

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold / Pokémon LeafGreen

A special fluid oozes from the tip of its tail. It paints the fluid everywhere to mark its territory.

Pokémon Silver / Pokémon FireRed

Once it becomes an adult, it has a tendency to let its comrades plant footprints on its back.

Pokémon Crystal

The color of the mysterious fluid secreted from its tail is predetermined for each Smeargle.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

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.

Pokémon Emerald

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.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Smeargle can learn any set of moves due to Sketch, which permenantly copies any move. Smeargle can only learn one Sketch at a time. In Generation II, Sketch can't be used to learn Self-Destruct, Explosion, Metronome, or (?).

By leveling up

• Sketch : --
• Sketch : L. 11
• Sketch : L. 21
• Sketch : L. 31
• Sketch : L. 41
• Sketch : L. 51
• Sketch : L. 61
• Sketch : L. 71
• Sketch : L. 81
• Sketch : L. 91

Evolution

Trivia

Origin

Smeargle appears to be based on a beagle and an artist.

Name origin

Smeargle's name may be a combination of smear and beagle. Its Japanese name may be a combination of "dog" and "dabble" - to splatter liquid, which could be a reference to paint being splattered.

In other languages

• German: Farbeagle
• French: Queulorior
• Korean: 루브도 Rubeuto

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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