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Smeargle

Sword & Shield

Evolving Skies · #128 · Rare · 2021

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Card facts

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Set position: 128 / 237
Release year: 2021
Rarity: Rare
HP: 80
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: E
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Pokédex #: 235
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Smeargle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Its main attack (Live Painting) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Smeargle

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1 copies on average · 1 decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic

"It draws symbols with the fluid that oozes from the tip of its tail. Depending on the symbol, Smeargle fanatics will pay big money for them."

CCLive Painting — 30+

Reveal any number of basic Energy cards from your hand. This attack does 30 more damage for each type of basic Energy you revealed in this way.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Smeargle was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

yesterday

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

expanded

4 weeks ago

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.01	$0.22	$30.00	$0.23	$0.10
Reverse Holofoil	$0.05	$0.38	$5.20	$0.38	$0.21

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.02
7-day average	€0.11
30-day average	€0.08
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.13
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.05
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.49
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.35
reverseHoloSell	€0.31
averageSellPrice	€0.07
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.29
Reverse holo trend	€0.35

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Smeargle is real?

Smeargle is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Smeargle worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Smeargle is $0.23; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Smeargle from?

Smeargle is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.

What rarity is Smeargle?

Smeargle is a Rare card in the Evolving Skies set.