Smeargle counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg F · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Smeargle
#0235 Smeargle
Normal
USAGE 2.9% #42
ABILITYMoody
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 20
DEF 35
SPA 20
SPD 45
SPE 75
BST250
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Spore 98.2% Follow Me 95.6% Fake Out 86.6% Decorate 63.2% Wide Guard 30.3% Spiky Shield 2.5% Endeavor 2.2% Safeguard 2.1%
Items
Focus Sash 83.8% Eject Pack 13.4% Choice Scarf 1.9% Mental Herb 0.3% Wide Lens 0.2% Covert Cloak 0.1% Safety Goggles 0.1% Loaded Dice 0.0%
Abilities
Moody77.0%Technician21.7%Own Tempo1.4%
Tera Types
Grass 49.3% Ghost 47.5% Normal 1.5% Dark 1.1% Steel 0.5% Water 0.1% Fairy 0.0% Electric 0.0%
Common Teammates
Urshifu51.0%Farigiraf48.3%Tornadus40.0%Torkoal33.1%Indeedee-F25.2%Flutter Mane24.5%Raging Bolt22.8%Hatterene22.8%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #42 with 2.93% usage. Sorted by reliability score.