Its strongest point is Speed — higher than 61% of species. On the other hand, Sp. Atk — among the lowest in the entire Pokédex. Its base stat total is weak: lower than 95% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 1 weakness and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Ghost-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Sp. Atk.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
Attack (20) and Sp. Atk (20) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Hasty +Spe · −Def A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 6
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Johto | #157 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #159 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Kalos | #124 | X / Y |
| Alola | #058 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #070 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Blueberry Academy | #040 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
Abilities
- Own Tempo Prevents confusion.
- Technician Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
- Moody Raises a random stat two stages and lowers another one stage after each turn.
How players use it
Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 UU is one tier lower: it is played without the Pokémon most often used in OU, so the same species hold completely different places here.
Rank 158 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.14% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
A special fluid oozes from the tip of its tail. It paints the fluid everywhere to mark its territory.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Smeargle takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
1999–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Smeargle appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (9)
All Smeargle cards →Smeargle has 9 cards in 8 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (10)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Hoenn
Johto
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Moves (1)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (no other methods) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sketch | Normal | Status | — | — | 1 |