Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)
Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.
GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.
Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.
Smeargle
#235 in the National Pokédex • Painter Pokémon
Pokédex entries
FireRed
Once it becomes an adult, it has a tendency to let its comrades plant footprints on its back.
LeafGreen
A special fluid oozes from the tip of its tail. It paints the fluid everywhere to mark its territory.
Details
Type
Category
Ability
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Stats
Min
Max
HP
55
220
314
Attack
20
40
152
Defense
35
67
185
Sp. Atk
20
40
152
Sp. Def
45
85
207
Speed
75
139
273
Total
250
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Game availability
GBA: requires importing from another Generation III game.Switch: unavailable. This page documents the supported Generation III Pokémon.
Growth
| EV yield | 1 Spe |
|---|---|
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Base Exp. | 106 |
Eggs
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 (5,375 steps) |
Evolution
Smeargle
#235
No evolution stages listed for this game.
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Sketch | |  Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
| 11 | Sketch | | Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
| 21 | Sketch | | Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
| 31 | Sketch | | Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
| 41 | Sketch | | Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
| 51 | Sketch | | Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
| 61 | Sketch | | Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
| 71 | Sketch | | Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
| 81 | Sketch | | Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
| 91 | Sketch | | Status | - | - | 1 | This move copies the move last used by the foe, then disappears. |
Traits
Own Tempo
Prevents confusion.
Prevents confusion.
