Smeargle counters

Gen 4 VGC 2009 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Smeargle
#0235 Smeargle
Normal
USAGE 16.1% #12
ABILITYOwn Tempo
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 20
DEF 35
SPA 20
SPD 45
SPE 75
BST250
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Dark Void 99.8% Follow Me 90.1% Fake Out 63.2% Endeavor 36.6% Explosion 31.2% Sheer Cold 19.3% Transform 18.3% Trick 17.4%
Items
Focus Sash 60.2% Choice Scarf 39.6% Wide Lens 0.1% Mental Herb 0.1% Lum Berry 0.0% nothing 0.0% Chesto Berry 0.0% Lax Incense 0.0%
Abilities
Own Tempo63.7%Technician36.3%
Common Teammates
Snorlax74.8%Bronzong65.5%Metagross64.2%Rhyperior49.6%Latios36.0%Dusknoir25.2%Gengar24.0%Togekiss22.6%
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Ranked #12 with 16.13% usage. Sorted by reliability score.