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When Smeargle appears in your picture, the bottom right icon will "pulse" 3 times as opposed to one.

Base stats (You can move around and take the picture from different angles. What we know so far, based on what I've read here (just collecting it all in one comment chain for everyone): Smeargle will photobomb a Pokemon while you're taking pictures with the snapshot camera. Community Day moves cannot CAN be copied, but sometimes they'll be replaced with something random.

One person in this thread said they caught a wild lucky Smeargle - this is a graphical glitch that goes away when you reload the game. Select a Pokémon you wish to take an AR Photo of, Use your phone's camera and pan around over a flat location, You'll begin to see sparkles as your device starts to identify a flat spot where you can spawn a Pokémon.

Or should I say close to 1%? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, lvl 39 - Wonderdex Gens 1, 2, and 3 complete! Unlikely, but I have to wonder.

Smeargle can flee, so use your best stuff when catching him. So I'm personally fine with that. Cookies help us deliver our Services.

It seems to work fine both ways, some people are just having bad RNG. Smeargle cannot learn Transform, and cannot have a third move, even if he copies a three-move Pokemon. Many people have gotten him on the second photo in a session. I caught mine with bullet punch and meteor mash from my Metagross. However, even if Smeargle only spawns in the 1st picture slot, it is still possible that multiple pictures influence its drop rate. It will simply copy the moves of the Pokémon you took a photo of when it photobombed. I've seen some people say they've had success with taking pics of each Pokémon one at a time.

the first just before midnight and the second just after. I caught mine on a clamperl using the camera icon on the info page. Smeargle is a unique Pokémon from the 2nd generation that's known for painting with its tail. Multiple people reporting that spamming the picture button doesn't work. I have not heard any reports of shinies yet. It is completely useless for combat, but if it weren't, it's ability to copy movesets would probably make the meta way worse. If so, does it matter if you take multiple pictures or is the first one the only one that matters. The Silph Road is a grassroots network of trainers whose communities span the globe and hosts resources to help trainers learn about the game, find communities, and hold in-person PvP tournaments! I got my first one within 20 photos and I'm about 900+ in and haven't seen him again... New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the TheSilphRoad community. (basically). Checked times: 13 minutes between photo sent to my son and when i caught him, Now the question is: how many times can we encounter him in a day?

If you restrict Pokemon Go's access to your photos, it will still allow you to Smeargle hunt without saving every photo and taking up space on your phone. It is likely best to take 1–10 pictures, check for Smeargle, and repeat. It is completely useless for combat, but if it weren't, it's ability to copy movesets would probably make the meta way worse. While there are reports of Smeargle spawning in pictures after the 1st slot, including spawning past the first 10 meaning you will not see Smeargle spawn at all, I personally have only experienced Smeargle in the 1st slot.

I took a photo that he photobombed and emailed it to my son. No one yet has reported catching more than one. The spawn is a normal wild encounter spawn, with a standard variance in levels and individual values. Is it possible to farm smearlge while sitting at a desk? So I'm personally fine with that. Lots of people have now gotten a second Smeargle on their second day. I have seen people theorizing that he's only out on Android right now. Have I missed anything or is any of this inaccurate? Smeargle is an unobtainable Normal Pokémon.

Pokémon #235 has long been missing from Pokémon Go, but Smeargle has finally been added to the game, alongside the new AR camera feature, Go Snapshot. IV's are like wild spawn IV's, as opposed to being like research IV's (no surprise there, just wanted to get it down in writing for anyone who's curious). A few (rare) reports have had him at photo #4-8, maybe even later.
In order to get Smeargle, you'll need to use the Camera to enable AR Photo mode. Smeargle was released with the release of GO Snapshot on February 25 th, 2019.; Smeargle may appear in photos taken using the GO Snapshot feature and will attempt to copy the moves of the Pokémon that was the subject of the photo.

However, catching Smeargle adds a new medal called "Cameraman" that strongly implies the ability to catch more than one (but also implies that the only way to get a Smeargle to spawn at all is to be taking pictures and get photobombed.) The distribution seems to be relatively low. Please tell me if you can disprove this. Pokemon Go's final missing Gen 2 Pocket Monster has been uniquely added into the game. Smeargle is simply a neat addition to Pokémon GO, and really does not serve much of a purpose other than that. Edit: Using fast TM seems to randomly select a fast move. Although given you cannot view any pictures you take past the first 10, and after taking hundreds in a single session, I can tell you that it is likely not useful. Reddit's #1 spot for Pokémon GO™ discoveries and research. More data needed to confirm. It doesn't mimic a Shiny pokemom to become a Shiny at least. One person has said they think there might be a 12 hour cooldown.

Furthermore, you can use Fast and Charge TMs on Smeargle to teach it a ton of various moves. The mechanics are interesting and I hope Niantic continues to release special Pokémon in unique ways such as this.

I was unable to get a second one shortly after midnight, but I got mine in the afternoon, so it could be true. Can anyone support this? To do so, following these steps: There are a handful of other things that are very important to note about Smeargle!

By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. I don't have AR+ and he spawned for me just fine. You do not have to be in AR+ to get him to spawn. It's also unique in that it can copy and learn almost any move in various Pokémon games. It will probably just take up space on your phone and that's all.

I went home and saw that he should have spawned. I would expect Smeargle spawning later to be a misreport, or an unintended bug, given the way Niantic treats the encounter. I caught a second one. I tried a few more times and only got the one.

Smeargle can learn any moveset in Pokémon GO. TLDR: The exact mechanic controlling Smeargle's spawn rate is unclear, but it does appear to be more driven by sessions than total number of pictures taken. Smeargle can photobomb Smeargle, and he'll copy the same moves it has. About "Smeargle marks the boundaries of its territory using a body fluid that leaks out from the tip of its tail. Possibly true that if he's going to appear, he'll appear on the first picture. It features a very unique method of acquisition. When Smeargle appears in your picture, the bottom right icon will "pulse" 3 times as opposed to one. Tap the Pokémon to get it to face you again), When you are done, tap the icon in the top left (it looks like an arrow and a door) to leave the session, You will be presented with all the photos you took, If you see a Smeargle photobomb your picture, a Smeargle will then spawn right next to you. In Pokémon GO könnt ihr jetzt Farbeagle bekommen! A couple of people have said they've gotten a second Smeargle after midnight, so it might be limited to one encounter per day. Please let me know and I'll add to or correct what's here.

After 5 Smeargle spawns and thousands of pictures taken, I can fairly confidently say that taking hundreds in a session is not significantly, if at all, better than just taking a few. I was curious to know what’s Smeargle’s rate, in our case how many photos and what’s the maximum number of photos that a player took before getting photobombed. However, given that Smeargle is a very weak Pokémon with a max combat power of about 400 at level 40, there isn't really any combination of moves that make it worth the effort. However, it is a bit different in Pokémon GO. I'm beginning to have a suspicion that we can only encounter him once per day. This means you are very unlikely to spawn a high IV Smeargle. Pokemon GO Snapshot and Smeargle were introduced in the game yesterday (Feb. 26) for the first time, and it seems like the chances of Smeargle photobombing are very low. It can also flee so be careful when catching it, You can only spawn a maximum of one per day. Using a TM seems to give a completely random move. Smeargle photobombing your picture counts as a separate "sighting" in the Pokedex than encountering him. I've seen a number of comments saying things like "I took 468864 pictures in a row, then when I backed out and tried again with a different pokemon he was there on the first try," so I think he's either there the first picture or he's not. If he learns Hidden Power, its type will be rerolled. Does Smeargle only appear in the first picture slot? Best strategy for me to rng a smeargle seems to be take 20 pictures, exit and restart camera. I ran back to where I took the photo and he was in the middle of the trail waiting for me!Maybe a ten minute gap and several hundred yards distance. Candy to add a second charge move seems to be 9999999 (probably to lock out this ability until they figure out what to do about it).

Sigbog is an avid Level 40 "Pokémon GO" player and raider with lots of knowledge and experience to draw from. Also it can copy community day moves as mine has Ancient Power. It bombed my Shiny Mammoswine and is normal. Smeargle is simply a neat addition to Pokémon GO, and really does not serve much of a purpose other than that.

Please let me know if you're on Apple and you get him. Smeargle's spawn rate is currently a debated question as a few things are unclear: I tried several different strategies (1 picture, 10 pictures, and hundreds per session) to see if I could notice a trend.

He will wait for you at photo point! The cost of unlocking a second move set for Smeargle is set to 9999999 candy, so you should probably give up on the idea. I think his moveset matches the moveset of whatever Pokemon you were taking pictures of when he appeared. If you restrict Pokemon Go's access to your photos, it will still allow you to Smeargle hunt without saving every photo and taking up space on your phone.

Availability. After he photobombs your picture, exit to the map and he'll spawn. When it comes to the person reporting a wild lucky; My Smeargle also had the "lucky pokemon" stamp after I used a lucky pokemon to take pictures off, but as soon as I reloaded my game the Smeargle was just normal. It may take some time for this to occur, be patient with it, Eventually, you'll get little yellow footsteps to spawn, Tap the yellow footsteps to spawn your Pokémon fixed to that location so that you can take a picture of that Pokémon.