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* Smeargle is the only non-legendary, non-{{type2|Dragon}} Pokémon able to legally know {{m|Draco Meteor}}. Smeargle is also the only non-starter Pokémon able to legally know {{m|Frenzy Plant}}, {{m|Blast Burn}}, and {{m|Hydro Cannon}} and the only one able to legally know them all. | * Smeargle is the only non-legendary, non-{{type2|Dragon}} Pokémon able to legally know {{m|Draco Meteor}}. Smeargle is also the only non-starter Pokémon able to legally know {{m|Frenzy Plant}}, {{m|Blast Burn}}, and {{m|Hydro Cannon}} and the only one able to legally know them all. | ||
* Smeargle is one of three Pokémon legally able to use {{m|Transform}}, the others being {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Ditto}}. | * Smeargle is one of three Pokémon legally able to use {{m|Transform}}, the others being {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Ditto}}. | ||
** However, in the Generation II games, Smeargle cannot Sketch Transform (along with {{m|Selfdestruct}} and {{m|Explosion}}) and furthermore cannot Sketch any move from a Pokémon who used Transform. | ** However, in the [[Generation II]] games, Smeargle cannot Sketch Transform (along with {{m|Selfdestruct}} and {{m|Explosion}}) and furthermore cannot Sketch any move from a Pokémon who used Transform. | ||
* Since Sketch lets Smeargle learn nearly any move, it can also pass down egg move combinations to any Pokémon in the {{egg3|Ground}}. | * Since Sketch lets Smeargle learn nearly any move, it can also pass down egg move combinations to any Pokémon in the {{egg3|Ground}}. | ||
*Paradoxically, Smeargle is simultaneously the Pokémon with the smallest movepool (learning only one move ever, which ties it with {{p|Ditto}} and {{p|Unown}}) and the Pokémon with the largest movepool (using that move to "learn" almost any other move). | *Paradoxically, Smeargle is simultaneously the Pokémon with the smallest movepool (learning only one move ever, which ties it with {{p|Ditto}} and {{p|Unown}}) and the Pokémon with the largest movepool (using that move to "learn" almost any other move). | ||
* Smeargle is the only Pokémon capable of learning the same move more than twice - some Pokémon have the same move available at level 1 as well as by leveling up, while Smeargle has the same move available ten times as it levels up. | * Smeargle is the only Pokémon capable of learning the same move more than twice - some Pokémon have the same move available at level 1 as well as by leveling up, while Smeargle has the same move available ten times as it levels up. | ||
* It is possible for Smeargle to have both effects of the move {{m|Curse}}, provided the right moves have been Sketched. One is by simply using it to the non-{{type2|Ghost}} effect of Curse. The other is by using either {{m|Conversion}}, {{m|Conversion 2}}, or (starting in [[Generation III]]) a {{m|Skill Swap}}ped or {{m|Role Play}}ed {{a|Color Change}} to change its type to Ghost and have the Ghost effect of Curse. In | * It is possible for Smeargle to have both effects of the move {{m|Curse}}, provided the right moves have been Sketched. One is by simply using it to the non-{{type2|Ghost}} effect of Curse. The other is by using either {{m|Conversion}}, {{m|Conversion 2}}, or (starting in [[Generation III]]) a {{m|Skill Swap}}ped or {{m|Role Play}}ed {{a|Color Change}} to change its type to Ghost and have the Ghost effect of Curse. In Generation II, it shared this trait with {{p|Porygon}} and {{p|Porygon2}}, who could learn Curse via [[TM03]]; starting with Generation III, Smeargle is the only Pokémon that can do this legally. | ||
* Initially, the normal sprite of Smeargle featured a tail tipped with red paint, while the shiny form had green paint; this was changed in later generations, reversing the colors. Smeargle's art has always featured a green-tipped tail, however. | * Initially, the normal sprite of Smeargle featured a tail tipped with red paint, while the shiny form had green paint; this was changed in later generations, reversing the colors. Smeargle's art has always featured a green-tipped tail, however. | ||
**In the anime, Smeargle have been seen with different colored-tipped tails. | **In the anime, Smeargle have been seen with different colored-tipped tails. | ||