Sketch (move)

Sketch スケッチ Sketch

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Makes the appeal as good as the one before it.

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

Sketch on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Sketch on Eevee's Movedex

Sketch (Japanese: スケッチ Sketch) is a non-damaging Normal-type 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

Sketch can now be used to copy Selfdestruct and Explosion when used in a battle with a Pokémon with the Damp ability. It can also 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 and Shadow moves cannot be sketched.

Generation IV and onwards

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
235		Smeargle	Normal		Normal	-- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91			-- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91			-- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91				-- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Sketching	Using an attack
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 Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Smeargle	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
Noland's three Smeargle	VS. Charizard II		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Schets French Gribouille German Nachahmer Greek Αφηρημένο Σχέδιο Italian Schizzo Korean 스케치 Sketch Portuguese Sketch Serbian Slikanje Spanish Esquema

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.