Reddit's #1 spot for Pokémon GO™ discoveries and research. Just you, your berries, Poke Balls, and skill. Gyarados is a Water & Flying Pokémon which evolves from Magikarp. I realize Smeargle isn't ever going to be great. Unfortunately I don't think Smeargle will survive against Machamp and the moves of choice in this situation - Drill Peck 60 dmg 2.3 CD, Psyshock 65 dmg 2.7 dmg, Disarming Voice 70 dmg 3.9 CD are all pretty terrible. What does Snapshot has to do with Smeargle, you may ask? Turns out that’s how you spawn a Smeargle. Unfortunately it also has terrible damage (40) and coverage (Poison, duh, Tyranitar even resists it).You could also forego neutral damage for coverage against common attackers. Whirlwind blows away Substitute users and other setup sweepers and racks up entry hazard damage. Tyranitar unfortunately double resists Psychic type but Machamp is weak to it. 35 damage 2.2 CD on 0 energy cost. As a bonus, phazing out the Pokemon Smeargle put to sleep resets the sleep counter. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. When Smeargle photobombs a Pokémon it learns the Pokémon’s current moveset, regardless of what the move set is. Can any one help me with this ((Smeargle)) strategy? Quick Attack/Hyper Beam has the highest dps and dpa but, conversely, is also the slowest with 0.8/3.8 CDs. The absolute fastest charge move in the game is Cross Poison with ridiculously low CD of 1.5(faster than Volt Switch and even Confusion). Smeargle Moveset Mechanics. To coax the creature out of hiding, you need to take pictures of your Pokemon. Smeargle Best Moveset and competitive viability in Pokemon Go As just mentioned, the moveset of Smeargle is directly determined by the moves of the Pokemon … Any particularly interesting movesets? It is vulnerable to Fighting moves. This includes legacy movesets and exclusive moves. We are going to break down everything we know about Smeargle and how we can help you catch as many of them as possible. For example, Smeargle can photobomb your Thunder Shock / Surf Pikachu or a Smack Down Tyranitar and it will learn those moves. At long last, Pokemon GO trainers can complete their Johto Pokedex by catching Smeargle. The last moveslot is dedicated to ensuring that Smeargle isn't setup fodder post-Spore. The golden middle would be Pound/Hyper Fang with high dps and not that higher CDs of 0.6/2.5. Fortunately, Confusion alone is fine enough in this situation so you might choose to teach Smeargle a 1 bar move (like Brave Bird, Future Sight, Moonblast) to force him to use Confusion more - ala old defender Poliwrath who had Hydropump as one of his great moves to force him to use Bubble over and over.I don't think STAB moves have any place for a defending Smeargle but if you don't think so pick either Horn Attack 40 dmg 1.85, Body Slam which is only 0.5 slower but has 10 more dmg or Wrap which has 60 damage but is much slower at 2.9 secs CD.Now if they give the option to not teach any quick move a Normal defending move in face of Struggle is okay. Apparently, Smeargle shows up whenever it wants, so if you don’t find it after a few pictures, don’t give up. You could also go for fast double effective movesets like Furry Cutter/X-Scissor vs. Exeggutor (and eventually Celebi) or some other type like Ice, Fighting, Grass, etc. It’s a great way for fans of the Nintendo 64 classic Pokemon Snap to relive their polygonal photography days. And to add to the insanity, the Pokemon’s moveset is completely dependent on the Pokemon it photobombs, so if it pops up in a picture with an Ursaring that knows Metal Claw and Play Rough, you’ll catch a Smeargle that knows those moves too. In this video I show you how to train your Smeargle for Shiny Hunting optimization!Shiny Tutorial Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HcQ9F2zPQIAll Shinies in Pokemon Sun and Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUA9JaATOAsCheck out all my Shiny Reactions here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbqHnMvmkcWYqcAOPQ8v9-WnqFLkpwPSFSocial Links:Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/xaDr1v3?sub_confirmation=1My Channel: http://www.youtube.com/xaDr1v3Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/aDrivetKFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/aDrivetKDaily Twitch Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/aDriveTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/aDrive_tKBe sure to LIKE and Subscribe!Music Provided by No Copyright Sounds:http://www.youtube.com/nocopyrightsounds Highest dps would be Shadow Claw/Shadow Ball with decently higher CDs of 0.7/3.0. Overall as you can see the speed of the moves are imperative to Smeargle's survival, this way you deal more total damage even if a move's dps in vacuum is lower. Smeargle is an unobtainable Normal Pokémon. Normal catching rules apply. What is a good moveset for Smeargle? Learn all about the Max CP, Base Stats, Recommended move, Type Strength & Weakness, Rating and Climate Boost for Smeargle in Pokemon Go!