Sketch (move)

Sketch スケッチ Sketch

It enables the user to learn a move used by the foe. Once used, the move Sketch disappears.

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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

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

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

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.

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, Metronome, or Transform.

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.

Generation IV

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

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 235 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 235 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 235 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 other languages

• Spanish: Esquema
• French: Gribouille
• German: Nachahmer
• Portuguese: Sketch
• Italian: Schizzo

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.