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VS Smeargle (Japanese: VS ドーブル VS Smeargle) is the 314th round of the Pokémon Adventures manga, and the twelfth round of the Emerald arc.

Synopsis

The chapter begins with Emerald changing his shoes into mini skis, and grabs onto a rein thats hooked onto Latios and Latias. He tells the Frontier Brains to follow him as they set out on the open sea, as a flashback sets the stage for the chapter.

The flashback starts with Emerald showing everyone Jirachi's Pokédex entry and explains that it was the Pokémon that was seen in the sky during the match. The Frontier Brains yells at Emerald and says they have never heard of such a Pokémon and are about to tackle him, when Salon Maiden Anabel stops them and says she's heard about it before. She explains it's a very rare Pokémon that wakes up only once in a 1000 years, and grants the wish of whoever is able to capture it.

Dome Ace Tucker doesn't believe the legend and Brandon mentions that anyone who witnessed it before wouldn't be alive to confirm it. Emerald gets angry that no one believes him, to which Anabel exclaims that she does, and that it must exist if Emerald was able to capture information about it on his Pokédex. Emerald states that the Pokédex works only on regular Pokémon and that the only way to confirm it was Jirachi, is to follow where it landed on Earth, and he takes off after it. Just as he's about to leave he's stopped by Tucker who asks if the only reason he challenged the Battle Frontier was to capture Jirachi, to which Emerald states that defeating Battle Frontier is his hobby while capturing Jirachi is his job, and the two just happened to coincide on the very same seven days. Tucker gets angry about the thought that the criminal who stole all the rental Pokémon is still on the loose, and must be captured at once. Greta then realizes that the person who stole the Pokémon may be waiting for their chance to capture Jirachi, and reminds Emerald that he is still under suspicion.

The chapter shifts back to the present where everybody lands on an island containing Artisan Cave. The group enters the cave and are attacked by a large group of Smeargle, and Emerald just bounces pass them choosing not to fight. Todd Snap questions why Emerald doesn't use his weapon that calms Pokémon down, and then realizes that Emerald doesn't like fighting battles just for the sake of fighting but rather likes battles that have a set of rules and guidelines.

Meanwhile the Frontier Brains are attacking the Smeargle and slowly are pushing their way through the cave, and Todd encounters the Sudowoodo that Emerald had accidently watered as well as the Dusclops he used in the Battle Pike. The two Pokémon were so fond of Emerald they decided to join him as a part of his team. The Frontier Brains catch up to Emerald who is found in an open area looking up at a sleeping Jirachi. Jirachi wakes up and spreads out thus causing a huge flash of light, and Emerald takes out his Poké balls to figure out which one to use, and asks Crystal which one. Emerald decides and runs toward Jirachi, while a loud clanging is heard and a shadowy figure is seen.

Major Events

• Emerald locates Jirachi in Artisan Cave.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Emerald
• Pyramid King Brandon
• Todd Snap
• Palace Maven Spenser
• Arena Tycoon Greta
• Salon Maiden Anabel
• Dome Ace Tucker
• Pike Queen Lucy

Pokémon

• Latias
• Latios
• Salamance (Tucker's)
• Milotic (Lucy's)
• Lapras (Spenser's)
• Crobat (Spenser's)
• Smeargle
• Sceptile (Emerald's) (Flashback)
• Umbreon (Greta's)
• Sudowoodo (Emerald's)
• Dusclops (Emerald's)
• Jirachi

Trivia

Errors

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.