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{{nihongo|'''Smeargle'''|ドーブル|Dōburu|'''Doble''' in original [[Japanese language]] versions}} is one of the {{pokenum}} [[List of Pokémon|fictional species]] of Pokémon from the [[Pokémon|Pokémon Franchise]] &ndash; a series of [[video game]]s, [[anime]], [[manga]], [[book]]s, [[trading card]]s and other media created by [[Satoshi Tajiri]].

Smeargle is the [[painter]] of the Pokémon world and is best known for its "Sketch" attack, unique among Pokémon skills. The name ''Smeargle'' is a [[portmanteau]] of the words ''smear'', as applied to painting, and ''[[beagle]]'', a breed of dog. Its Japanese name is a portmanteau of ''dog'' and ''dabble''.

==Biological characteristics==
Smeargle looks like a bipedal [[beagle]] with a cranial structure resembling an artist's cap (or [[beret]]) and a long, possibly [[prehensile tail]] which ends in a tuft of fur similar to a [[brush|paintbrush]]. The tuft is continuously soaked by a special colored fluid secreted from the tip of the Smeargle's tail.

The color of the fluid is predetermined and, one could assume, unique for every Smeargle. The Smeargle uses this hard-to-remove fluid as a [[pigment]] to mark the boundaries of its territory and print its footprints on the backs of its fellows once they reach maturity. The markings that Smeargle leaves around the boundaries of its territory have a consistent pattern of some sort to them, as in, they are not completely random; over 5000 distinctive marks have been found.

==In the video games==
===Availability===
*In [[Pokémon Gold]], [[Pokémon Silver|Silver]], and [[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]], Smeargle can be found in a small patch of grass near the Ruins of Alph.
*In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], it can be snagged in the Team Snagem Hideout after snagging the final Johto starter in the Shadow Pokémon Laboratory.
*In [[Pokémon FireRed]] and [[Pokémon LeafGreen|LeafGreen]], Smeargle may be found inside the Altering Cave in the [[Sevii Islands]] area through use of the an E-card in the [[e-Reader]]. This was exclusive to Japan only, as e-Reader support was removed for the international release due to its lack of popularity outside of Japan.
*In [[Pokémon Emerald]], Smeargle can be found in the Artisan Cave in the [[Battle Frontier]]. It can also be found in Altering Cave, but, again, only in the Japanese version.
*In [[Pokemon Diamond and Pearl]] Smeargle can be found in fields around route 212 after the Sinnoh dex has been completed.

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]], Smeargle sends out an SOS call. After the player rescues him, he reveals that he ran away because he was afraid of getting a paw print on its back for his journey to adulthood. After his clan finds him again, he joins the player's team to avoid the paw printing. He can change the flag on the player's base.

[[Image:Pokémon Emerald screenshot.png|left|thumb|A [[Pokémon Emerald|''Pokémon Emerald'']] screenshot featuring an enemy [[Pupitar]] and [[Solrock]] fighting in a double battle against a player's [[Aggron]] and Smeargle.]]

Smeargle can be found hosting its own art channel on [[Pokémon Channel]]. Its nice card can be obtained after finding a certain amount of Nice Cards.

===Sketch===
Smeargle is notable for its "Sketch" attack technique, which is unique to Smeargle. When used, it will ''replace itself permanently'' with the last attack technique used by an opponent Pokémon against Smeargle. It learns Sketch every ten levels. There are a few attacks Sketch cannot copy, but it can learn nearly every attack in the game, making it similar to [[Mew]] in that respect. It is one of the most versatile Pokémon as a result.

However, because Smeargle does not have high stats, it cannot use powerful moves very well. Therefore, it is often used as an annoyer and Baton Passer. It can put opponents to sleep and use stat-raising moves to baton pass out to other team members.

===Breeding===
Due to its very wide movepool, Smeargle is also very useful for breeding Pokémon for Egg Moves (moves that can only be learned by breeding). This allows players to breed their own Pokémon with custom movesets without having to use TMs and allows the learning of otherwise unlearnable moves.

==In the anime==
The Smeargle species was featured in the episode ''"The Art of Pokémon"'', where three of the painter Pokémon have gone out of control in Whitestone City, relentlessly [[graffiti]]ing the spotless walls of its buildings while in search of inspiration. They were owned by an old painter named Jack Pollockson, an obvious reference to [[Jackson Pollock]], a famous real-life abstract artist. Smeargle also made a minor appearance in ''Pichu Bros. in Party Panic'' on [[Pokémon Channel]].

A single Smeargle once appeared on ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' when an invisible [[Kecleon]] stole [[Team Rocket (anime)#Meowth|Meowth's]] lunch. Fortunately, a Smeargle was nearby and painted the Kecleon, making it visible.

==In the manga==
Several Smeargle appear in the Battle Frontier's Artisan Cave in the Emerald saga of ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]''. Knowing full-well of Smeargle's Sketch move, Noland takes the other Frontier Brains to Artisan Cave to find out if [[Jirachi]] had been there previously. Noland's hunch proves true; three Smeargle had Sketched Jirachi's glowing aura.

== In the card game ==
Smeargle has appeared as a basic stage colorless type Pokémon in the following expansions:

*''Neo Discovery'' (2 cards, One Holofoil)
*''Aquapolis''
*''Promo Book Card''
*''EX: Unseen Forces''

The Promo Book Card was banned from professional tournaments due to Smeargle's ''Paint'' attack, which could change the Defending Pokémon's type.

==References==
*The following games and their instruction manuals: [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'', ''Green'', and ''Blue'']]; ''[[Pokémon Yellow]]''; ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Stadium#Pokémon Stadium 2|Pokémon Stadium 2]]''; [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'', ''Silver'']], and ''[[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]''; [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|''Pokémon Ruby'', ''Sapphire'']], and ''[[Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]]''; [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'']]; ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' and ''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]''
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*Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
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*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Ruby Version & Sapphire Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 2003. ISBN 1930206313
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Colosseum Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., March 2004. ISBN 193020647X-->
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
*Mylonas, Eric. ''Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide''. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5<!--
*Chiba, Akira et al. ''The Official Pokémon Emerald Version Strategy Guide''. Pokémon USA, Inc., 2005. ISBN 3937336060
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., September 22 2005. ISBN 1598120026
;Manga volumes
*Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu! Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, September 9 1999. ISBN 1569313784
*Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Pikachu Shocks Back Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, December 6 1999. ISBN 156931411X
*Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Electric Pikachu Boogaloo Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, April 5 2000. ISBN 1569314365
*Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Surf’s Up, Pikachu Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, June 2000. ISBN 1569314942
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu''. VIZ Media LLC, July 6 2000. ISBN 1569315078
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 2: Legendary Pokémon''. VIZ Media LLC, December 6 2000. ISBN 1569315086
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 3: Saffron City Siege''. VIZ Media LLC, August 5 2001. ISBN 1569315604
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 4: The Yellow Caballero: A Trainer in Yellow''. VIZ Media LLC, January 9 2002. ISBN 1569317100
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 5: The Yellow Caballero: Making Waves''. VIZ Media LLC, April 2002. ISBN 1591160278
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 6: The Yellow Caballero: The Cave Campaign''. VIZ Media LLC, September 5 2002. ISBN 1591160286
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 7: The Yellow Caballero: The Pokémon Elite''. VIZ Media LLC, January 2003. ISBN 1569318514-->

==External links==
*[http://www.pokemon.com/ Official Pokémon website]
*[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Smeargle_(Pokémon) Bulbapedia] (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Smeargle as a species
*{{Serebiidex|235|Smeargle}}
*[http://www.pokemondungeon.com/pokedex/smeargle.shtml Pokémon Dungeon] Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
*[http://www.psypokes.com/dex/pokedex.php?id=235&view=general PsyPoke] - Smeargle Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
*[http://www.smogon.com/rs/pokemon/smeargle Smogon.com] - Smeargle Tactical Data
*{{WikiKnowledge|Smeargle}}

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