*There are over 1000 Pokémon now, and there are definitely niches that other Pokémon can fill, I'm not claiming that paint doggy is the be all end all only Pokémon you'll ever need. But this build is a very flexible Pokémon that can do almost anything just by itself without relying on hypnosis. It does have weaknesses like not being able to stop non normal type recoil moves, and can get smoked by a fully evolved lvl 75 Pokémon in the wild. But these are cases you'd generally need a more specialized team member for anyway. This is just more so a catch all Pokémon.* That being said, Pokémon is an extremely subjective personal game, if you can build a Pokémon to do the jobs you need done and like it more, then by all means use it. If it was in the game, I would 100% be using a shiny Mawile as my false swiper even though its not super versatile. Just tell us your personal favorite builds incase it helps other people, but keep in mind that all builds have their limitations :)
Current false swiper = Gallade holding metronome, start with thunderwave, then falseswipe away, give it drain punch to heal fighting stuff you're not attempting to catch, 4th atk optional. Would prefer super luck absol when it's available in games tho, same thunder wave/false swipe for catching, swords dance & optional atk if it's with me regularly
The way you titled the video is indeed infact you saying that specific pokemon is the best one. Now you're trying to back track? Learn how to title your videos better 🤦 how embarrassing
@@Chris420x1 ummmmm, this single Pokémon can comfortably catch like 98% of Pokémon in the game without switching. This build is more of a Swiss Army knife in one Pokémon than any other single option. I hate taking time to switch out so I made this to share. But with over 1000 Pokémon, there will always be random/ specific Pokémon that you need something with flash fire or damp for. That doesn’t change the effectiveness of the build. Plus this wasn’t a back track, it was an attempt to stop people from commenting “WhAt AbOuT tHiS oNe PoKeMoN wItH fLaRe BliTz?”. But obviously that didn’t work for some people, if you find one single Pokémon that can. -Spore grass types -False swipe ghost types -Absorb fire, normal, fighting, and any other recoil moves -Prevent moves like memento and other non damaging moves that will cause a failed shiny/ reset -Take care of abilities that prevent sleep or otherwise make the encounter more tedious -I’m sure there’s other situations people can come up with Then feel free to share your ideas dude.
For Taunt, you dont need to do a boubles battle 1. Give a Mental Herb to your Smeargle 2. Battle a Smeargle with your taunt pokemon, use taunt on it(use it two more times and on the third use a potion). 3. Switch out to your Smeargle, it will be taunted but the white herb well cure this. 4. Use Sketch All set.
Thanks, this advice really helped me out since I battled all the Terrarium trainers already. But it was specifically a Mental herb, not a White Herb that cures taunt. Understandable though.
Another anti self kill option is driftblim. It gets memento, explosion, hynosis and IMPRISON to stop mons KOing themselves. It's also a ghost type, so stops double edges. Kinda budget jellicent which is practically the same except that its not in this gen
@tallusbateman8392 ghost typing does not, and i repeat, does not block explosion! The opponent will still use it, your pokemon simply won't be harmed! Idk how so many people think the ai just wouldn't use explosion. It's been like this since generations. Gholdengo against memento is great, personally i like using my Chandelure that knows memento, curse and imprison to block two ugly moves at once, then chip away with night shade. Against explosion the only thing that helps is a pokemon with the ability damp, like golduck
Incredibly useful video, thank you! Another way to learn Spore: Sneak up on a Ditto (catch it off-guard) while leading with a pokemon that can set up Electric Terrain turn 1 to not fall asleep. Ditto won't use Transform til next turn if caught off guard. Immediately Switch to a Pokemon that knows only Spore and allow Ditto to transform. Then switch to Smeargle and sketch without falling asleep 👍🏼
When I first heard that Smeargle was coming back in the DLC, one QOL thing I was hoping they did was to let it relearn moves it had previously sketched on the fly. Shame to see that thats not the case.
@@gareyysenpaaiiithat reminds me of ten year old me getting a smeargle to learn photon geyser sunsteel strike moongeist beam and transform lol, took hours cuz I was getting a wild ditto to copy my necrozma and hope it uses the move I wanna sketch, tried the smeargle out online. It sucked lol
@@gareyysenpaaiii sadly Gamefreak is known to go one step forward and 2 steps backward with other things. For example (easy to patch in) letting shiny pokemon actually sparkle and give it a sound like in Legend Arceus.
I kinda like it more this way. Its more surprising and fun tbh. But i feel for people who are colorblind because some pokemon barely change.@@UndeadCollector
@@SomeWhereInNevada. It's not just because of the color. I can not tell how many times i've overseen a Shiny, because it was not in your sight. And why giving us a good option to see/hear a shiny, if it was not implemented in the next Game. I play Vidoegames for years now, not just Pokemon and it's always a bad thing, to remove something what was good in a Game. (especialy quality of life improvements) Sure Shiny hunt is not the Main Game, but it's a good part of it ppl still playing Pokemon, even if they have already a Full Pokedex of none Shinys. So why make it easier and than back harder to see? There is a reason why most ppl dont go back to gen 2 with a 1:8192 Ratio, if a Pokemon is in another Game with a Ratio of 1:1365
This is so smart, using another smeargle to sketch a move from something you own that you want to transfer. It seems so obvious but I hadn't realized it. Edit; you can use the same smeargle for all 4 moves. Wild smeargle unlearn what sketch taught them and reteach themselves sketch outside of battle.
The other way to do it is double battles in the league club room (if you already defeated all the duo battle trainers in the wild) since you can fight them without limit as soon as you reset the league club room. (this option is harder obviously since they have lvl 70-80 pokemon, but hey, if you are desperate)
I personally find Ceruledge to be one of the best shiny hunter, it's ghost typing helps with most recoil moves that are often normal or fighting, and its flash fire ability also saves from flare blitz too, and sword dance to false swipe harder if need be. critical captures have been pretty frequent, so I'm personally finding less of a need for status moves personally
Who needs damp? Go Imprison, Spore, FS, Explosion on a Smeargle! (To give explosion you need golem and golduck (damp) t1 in a double, attempt an explosion, t2 swap golduck into the smeargle, t3 sketch, t4 profit Th golduck part is not needed with Imprison learning)
For your consideration, I suggest adding a Clefable or Reuniclus with Magic Guard ability and Skill Swap to the stable of catching support. The Magic Guard ability will prevent any and all recoil or extra damage caused by the opponents moves, weather damage, etc. Clefable and Reuniclus can’t learn any good helper moves though so that’s why Skill Swap is key - you can give the target Pokémon the ability and then swap to a more useful Pokémon Golduck is great for a similar reason as it can skill swap Damp but it also gets Soak, Taunt, & Yawn. For Minior which can’t be skill-swapped, the only 100% safe catcher I can come up with is Smeargle with Ghost tera, false swipe, spore, imprison, and explosion. Imprison to stop explosion, ghost tera to prevent recoil.
Good video! Another alternative if you're worried about recoil moves that aren't normal like flare blitz or head charge is to put heal pulse on your smeargle. It can be a good alternative if the pokemon you're hunting doesn't need soak or taunt. I'd also say that if you have an ability patch handy, moody can really help with survivability and damage in the long run
Or you can use a skill swap clefable and then switch. That way is more reliable. It wouldnt really work only in mons like Minior but just use a ghost type instead
I use flash fire Ceruledge since he can’t be touched by moves like flare blitz, take down, and double-edge. Max attack EVs and choice band makes sure a single false swipe takes them to 1 hp unless they resist normal type. 👍🏻
also, you can rebattle the BB elite four if you already defeated the other npc's. you just have to keep talking to them in the club room and get through all the little talk events they have. it changes every day, so time skipping will speed it up. (note, they will offer you a trade before they start doing battles with you)
You can also use a pokemon with the desire moves (make sure to forget the other 3), fight a ditto (after it switches), and switch to Smeargle and use Sketch
Honestly if you're using an outbreak to shiny hunt smergal, and do want sparkling/encounter power. The BB cafeteria sells a level 1 version of them for 150BP
If anyone doesn't have the DLC but gets a Smeargle then you can learn moves by having a wild ditto transform into a pokemon with the move you want sketched. Also you can delete all other moves except the one you want to sketch so the wild ditto always uses the move you want to learn. Got all 4 moves on my Smeargle in less than 5 or 10 minutes.
It be way easier just to use a ditto so it transform into a pokemon in your party that way you can make sure it has the only move you want sketch and don't need to worry about it outspeeding
Another way to do stuff, is using the wild ditto method, just make ditto transform into your own pokemon ( while having only the target move.) Then switch to Smeargle. Saves time and the hassle of the double battle 🎉
Skill Swap on Damp Golduck before before Smeargle comes in to defuse Exploders. Skill Swap on Magic Guard Clefable to prevent recoil. Tera-Normal on Smeargle for the damage boost unless you need immunity to a recoil move because they _also_ have an explosion move and you can't give them Damp and Magic Guard at the same time. Memento+Imprison on Smeargle to block Memento. Soak can be moved to Golduck. For Seedot who is a Grass type with Explosion *and* Memento put Taunt on Golduck. Taunt first turn to block Memento and buy time to Soak, Skill Swap and X Accuracy+Hypnosis to switch in Smeargle for the longer term Imprison solution. Probably want multiple Smeargle so you can have Tera-Normal for regular use and Tera-Ghost and Tera-Ground ready for recoil-blocking situations.
Before Indigo Disk I was using Shiftry with False Swipe//Imprison//Explosion//Take Down for catching pokemon who can explode/take down. I should look into some of the new options.
I use nearly the same build, but with Minimize instead of Taunt, and Moody as the ability. It’s to maximize the chances of Smeargle surviving the encounter. The evasion might also come in clutch against recoil moves or status moves with accuracy checks.
I personally have the same exact build minus taunt, I replaced that with Super Fang. A great partnet for the Smeargle is a Cloud Nine Golduck, it also can learn soak while shutting down the opponent's ability and also making them immune to weather conditions (such as sandstorm). This Golduck was my saving grace while I was catching Moltres is Asado Desert.
My smeargle: - false swipe - trick (with ring target to hit ghosts with false swipe) - spore - thunder wave Tera: Normal to boost false swipe Technician ability
i made a tiktok with a similar one i did however go spore, false swipe, entrainment, soak with terra ghost. will allow you to deal with all Pokémon without issues in most cases.
I’m pretty sure it’s just one of the stores in Paldea. I want to say Cascarafa maybe? But there’s only like 3 cities you can buy them from tho. So if it’s not there check Lavencia or Mesagoza. I bought it forever ago so I don’t quite remember but hopefully that helps lol
I prefer using a Gallade with False Swipe, Hypnosis and Trick, holding a Ring Target. Works against nearly everything! It also gets Taunt, but I prefer Psycho Cut to deal with unwanted mons.
I run coil and ruination over false swipe with left overs but another move that can be good is ability changing over for overcoat and other users who can't be put to sleep and I always have moody as getting stats is good for longer battles
There have been many bugs with auto battle. My Ceruledge would sometimes stand beside me while Im spamming R to get her to attack. Sometimes she would fall asleep. I would have to recall her to the pokeba and send her back out again just to get her to fight. Sometimes she just stands there. I could use a Smeargle but I feel like the same peoblem will happen.
This is really smart. But i feel like its unecessary. I’ve caught over 400 shinys and the only ones that have given me real trouble has been those with Self Destruct which this build doesn’t help with. Still a great idea.
Smeargle is pretty meh nowdays, while it is nice to have soak or block to go for flutter mane shinny hunts with false swipe, at lvl 100 Breelom has like 392 attak fully trained while smeargle is at like.... 190. Aweful trash stats. Only get smeargle if you need to shinny hunt ghost or grass pokemon, otherwise, not worth at all. The one exception would be for example, when we had the Eevee event all over the place and wanted to capture it in a special ball, if you false swipe a lvl 50+ eevee it could just take down and die, so now that we have smeargle we could of used Imprision + Take down to block the wild eevee from auto defeating and then freely spore (same thing for auto damage inflicters) or even capture a very tough hih defense steel type by changing its type to water. All of the above very niche cases tha are probably not worth your time.
Yea, I can try and get a short video together in the next day or so. But it’s basically using 2 switches and games and using the union circle so your main account never uses its herba mystica.
I prefer Breloom, too. Mine additionally knows Swords Dance for bulkier targets, and more importantly, Substitute. Sub will prevent moves like Memento and Pain Split. Though, I did need a Soaker with Taunt (Golduck), once my shiny Litwick was Soaked, I immediately swap to Breloom and Spore then Substitute.
I named one Isabelle bc my brother loves Animal Crossing. Then I was trying to think of a name for the one for my friend, and I just was like “You feel like a Gorf” 😂
Honestly I prefer mew. Smeargle's stats are just too low and especially in the terrarium you need some stats. While mew can't learn any move it can learn a MASSIVE amount and relearn any of them. While Smeargle is more versatile it kinda ends up stuck with 1 move set where as Mew its as simple as going into the relearn page. Plus its got better base stats. Soak is an issue but its as simple as getting a very weak pokemon and giving it the quick claw. If all goes well it mives first uses soak gets KOed and you switch in free no wasted moves. If not reset to your save point.
If you have access to a second save file, whether you are a nerd like me who has maxed out a save on each version. Or just have a friend/ sibling with their own switch and save file. All you need to do is a union circle picnic and use the Herba Mystica on the “second switch” and after your main file eats it and gets the buff. Just close the secondary one without saving. You get any boost you want without ever using any herbs
I have both versions of the game and a switch lite. I just do a union circle using both games and then use all the herba/ expensive ingredients on my second save. My main file eats the sandwich and gets the buff, then I close my second game without saving, so when i boot my game back up, all my stuff is intact.
My preferred Smeargle build is Jolly, 252 speed, 252 HP, 4 attack, Moody, False Swipe, Thunder Wave, Cosmic Power, and Soak. Tera is mostly normal, but depending on the pokemon it can be either ghost for stopping recoil moves or even fairy to stop pokemon from using Outrage so they don't get confused. I prefer paralysis over sleep since pokemon can't cure themselves of it so means less times having to use spore to keep them asleep.
Ayo! Does soak cause the net ball to have a better chance on opposing Pokémon? I caught Articuno too easily. I am glad this video blew up for you. I wish you continued success.
That's just not something I've been exposed to, and the stuff I do works for me. Ill definitely have to check it out and see if that's a process id switch to 👍
Taunt isntaead fo hyonosis becaue saoaktturns graas tyoes to water types is a great idea. Gotta train up my shiny smeargle and say goodbye to my shiny breloom.
Hypnosis just misses too much for me, and I just prefer sleep over para for the increased catch rate. It doesn’t make a huge difference generally. But when I’m catching a cool shiny in a beast ball or something else with low odds. I’ll take any % increase in catch rate, the less resetting for me the better
Since the point of hunting something shiny is to pass it down to another game my shiny hunter technically doesn't need to be passed down to another game would it be such a crime to gen just this pokemon... Provided of course I don't trade it to anyone
I got my shiny smeargle right when plopped down at my first outbreak. Thanks shiny charm 😁 Also, i used this set up for my smeargle: Ruination Thunder Wave Spore False Swipe I did ruination for ghost/resist types. However i didnt think about taunt so i may just get rid of false swipe for it.
Bruh it ain’t that serious, you need to dial that hair trigger back a bit. It actually must be tiring to think everything in the world is some crazy conspiracy or something.
*There are over 1000 Pokémon now, and there are definitely niches that other Pokémon can fill, I'm not claiming that paint doggy is the be all end all only Pokémon you'll ever need. But this build is a very flexible Pokémon that can do almost anything just by itself without relying on hypnosis. It does have weaknesses like not being able to stop non normal type recoil moves, and can get smoked by a fully evolved lvl 75 Pokémon in the wild. But these are cases you'd generally need a more specialized team member for anyway. This is just more so a catch all Pokémon.*
That being said, Pokémon is an extremely subjective personal game, if you can build a Pokémon to do the jobs you need done and like it more, then by all means use it. If it was in the game, I would 100% be using a shiny Mawile as my false swiper even though its not super versatile. Just tell us your personal favorite builds incase it helps other people, but keep in mind that all builds have their limitations :)
Current false swiper = Gallade holding metronome, start with thunderwave, then falseswipe away, give it drain punch to heal fighting stuff you're not attempting to catch, 4th atk optional. Would prefer super luck absol when it's available in games tho, same thunder wave/false swipe for catching, swords dance & optional atk if it's with me regularly
Ah so I have a solution to take down and double edge... Tera ghost.
That said Mew supremacy.
The way you titled the video is indeed infact you saying that specific pokemon is the best one. Now you're trying to back track? Learn how to title your videos better 🤦 how embarrassing
@@Chris420x1 ummmmm, this single Pokémon can comfortably catch like 98% of Pokémon in the game without switching. This build is more of a Swiss Army knife in one Pokémon than any other single option. I hate taking time to switch out so I made this to share. But with over 1000 Pokémon, there will always be random/ specific Pokémon that you need something with flash fire or damp for. That doesn’t change the effectiveness of the build.
Plus this wasn’t a back track, it was an attempt to stop people from commenting “WhAt AbOuT tHiS oNe PoKeMoN wItH fLaRe BliTz?”. But obviously that didn’t work for some people, if you find one single Pokémon that can.
-Spore grass types
-False swipe ghost types
-Absorb fire, normal, fighting, and any other recoil moves
-Prevent moves like memento and other non damaging moves that will cause a failed shiny/ reset
-Take care of abilities that prevent sleep or otherwise make the encounter more tedious
-I’m sure there’s other situations people can come up with
Then feel free to share your ideas dude.
btw for some reasons i cant teach my smeargil any moves do you know why?
For Taunt, you dont need to do a boubles battle
1. Give a Mental Herb to your Smeargle
2. Battle a Smeargle with your taunt pokemon, use taunt on it(use it two more times and on the third use a potion).
3. Switch out to your Smeargle, it will be taunted but the white herb well cure this.
4. Use Sketch
All set.
Thanks, this advice really helped me out since I battled all the Terrarium trainers already. But it was specifically a Mental herb, not a White Herb that cures taunt. Understandable though.
@@protocol9597 Nice catch, changed it for the future readers.
I just got a shiny smeargle from an outbreak and didn’t know what to build, thank you so much for the guide!
I hope the build does well for you!
Another anti self kill option is driftblim. It gets memento, explosion, hynosis and IMPRISON to stop mons KOing themselves. It's also a ghost type, so stops double edges. Kinda budget jellicent which is practically the same except that its not in this gen
I built a chandelure that way (just without the explosion bit)
You still shouldn't forget Self-Destruct, Explosion's little brother
@tallusbateman8392 ghost typing does not, and i repeat, does not block explosion! The opponent will still use it, your pokemon simply won't be harmed! Idk how so many people think the ai just wouldn't use explosion. It's been like this since generations. Gholdengo against memento is great, personally i like using my Chandelure that knows memento, curse and imprison to block two ugly moves at once, then chip away with night shade. Against explosion the only thing that helps is a pokemon with the ability damp, like golduck
To that I say “Flare Blitz”
doesn't a pokemon still faint if explosion/self destruct doesn't hit?
Incredibly useful video, thank you! Another way to learn Spore: Sneak up on a Ditto (catch it off-guard) while leading with a pokemon that can set up Electric Terrain turn 1 to not fall asleep. Ditto won't use Transform til next turn if caught off guard. Immediately Switch to a Pokemon that knows only Spore and allow Ditto to transform. Then switch to Smeargle and sketch without falling asleep 👍🏼
When I first heard that Smeargle was coming back in the DLC, one QOL thing I was hoping they did was to let it relearn moves it had previously sketched on the fly. Shame to see that thats not the case.
Yea but at least it can relearn sketch at any time. It was lame in USUM having to level it up to do so. One step at a time I guess lol
@@gareyysenpaaiiithat reminds me of ten year old me getting a smeargle to learn photon geyser sunsteel strike moongeist beam and transform lol, took hours cuz I was getting a wild ditto to copy my necrozma and hope it uses the move I wanna sketch, tried the smeargle out online. It sucked lol
@@gareyysenpaaiii sadly Gamefreak is known to go one step forward and 2 steps backward with other things.
For example (easy to patch in) letting shiny pokemon actually sparkle and give it a sound like in Legend Arceus.
I kinda like it more this way. Its more surprising and fun tbh. But i feel for people who are colorblind because some pokemon barely change.@@UndeadCollector
@@SomeWhereInNevada. It's not just because of the color. I can not tell how many times i've overseen a Shiny, because it was not in your sight.
And why giving us a good option to see/hear a shiny, if it was not implemented in the next Game.
I play Vidoegames for years now, not just Pokemon and it's always a bad thing, to remove something what was good in a Game. (especialy quality of life improvements)
Sure Shiny hunt is not the Main Game, but it's a good part of it ppl still playing Pokemon, even if they have already a Full Pokedex of none Shinys. So why make it easier and than back harder to see?
There is a reason why most ppl dont go back to gen 2 with a 1:8192 Ratio, if a Pokemon is in another Game with a Ratio of 1:1365
This is so smart, using another smeargle to sketch a move from something you own that you want to transfer. It seems so obvious but I hadn't realized it.
Edit; you can use the same smeargle for all 4 moves. Wild smeargle unlearn what sketch taught them and reteach themselves sketch outside of battle.
Dang yeah that is smart I just used ditto which works but they’re tedious to find
First game with smeargle?
The other way to do it is double battles in the league club room (if you already defeated all the duo battle trainers in the wild) since you can fight them without limit as soon as you reset the league club room. (this option is harder obviously since they have lvl 70-80 pokemon, but hey, if you are desperate)
@@nightmarishtaco3434 first game where I was able to shiny hunt it, yes.
@@Benzinilinguine hell yeah ^v^ hope hes a new favorite. Hes my favorite johto mon.
I personally find Ceruledge to be one of the best shiny hunter, it's ghost typing helps with most recoil moves that are often normal or fighting, and its flash fire ability also saves from flare blitz too, and sword dance to false swipe harder if need be.
critical captures have been pretty frequent, so I'm personally finding less of a need for status moves personally
Who needs damp? Go Imprison, Spore, FS, Explosion on a Smeargle!
(To give explosion you need golem and golduck (damp) t1 in a double, attempt an explosion, t2 swap golduck into the smeargle, t3 sketch, t4 profit
Th golduck part is not needed with Imprison learning)
For your consideration, I suggest adding a Clefable or Reuniclus with Magic Guard ability and Skill Swap to the stable of catching support.
The Magic Guard ability will prevent any and all recoil or extra damage caused by the opponents moves, weather damage, etc.
Clefable and Reuniclus can’t learn any good helper moves though so that’s why Skill Swap is key - you can give the target Pokémon the ability and then swap to a more useful Pokémon
Golduck is great for a similar reason as it can skill swap Damp but it also gets Soak, Taunt, & Yawn.
For Minior which can’t be skill-swapped, the only 100% safe catcher I can come up with is Smeargle with Ghost tera, false swipe, spore, imprison, and explosion. Imprison to stop explosion, ghost tera to prevent recoil.
Good video! Another alternative if you're worried about recoil moves that aren't normal like flare blitz or head charge is to put heal pulse on your smeargle. It can be a good alternative if the pokemon you're hunting doesn't need soak or taunt. I'd also say that if you have an ability patch handy, moody can really help with survivability and damage in the long run
Or you can use a skill swap clefable and then switch. That way is more reliable. It wouldnt really work only in mons like Minior but just use a ghost type instead
I use flash fire Ceruledge since he can’t be touched by moves like flare blitz, take down, and double-edge. Max attack EVs and choice band makes sure a single false swipe takes them to 1 hp unless they resist normal type. 👍🏻
Golduck is great because it can skill swap damp onto the exploder
Turn 1 Yawn and Turn 2 Skill Swap gives you a free switch in. It also learns Soak as a nice utility.
This is smart right here.
But damp already prevents opponent explosions?
@@Benzinilinguineyou swap Damp to the wild Poke so you can then switch out Golduck for your False Swiper
also, you can rebattle the BB elite four if you already defeated the other npc's. you just have to keep talking to them in the club room and get through all the little talk events they have. it changes every day, so time skipping will speed it up. (note, they will offer you a trade before they start doing battles with you)
This tutorial was the best I've seen. I didn't even think to put soak on it. Thanks so much.
Underrated youtuber alert!!
Absolute genius, I'm gonna whip me up one of these Smeargles soon as I can. Thanks for the vid!
Great tutorial, gonna get this setup soon. Beem grinding away at the main pokedex, got 399/400... Gonna start shiny hunting when it's complete
You can also use a pokemon with the desire moves (make sure to forget the other 3), fight a ditto (after it switches), and switch to Smeargle and use Sketch
For spore make sure your smeargle outruns the ditto and give it a berry so it inmeadiately wakes up after the swap
If anyone is to lazy to research what pokemon knows what, i used a scyther for false swipe, amoongus for spore and golduck for soak
3:16 protip: dont have picnic highlighted incase you hit A when you pull the menu up. Surefire way to lose a shiny.
Brother, I just wanna say your character is a freaking cutie 🥺
Such a good guide. Thanks for advice can't wait for more from you.
Honestly if you're using an outbreak to shiny hunt smergal, and do want sparkling/encounter power. The BB cafeteria sells a level 1 version of them for 150BP
Me: just throwing balls until I catch it
If anyone doesn't have the DLC but gets a Smeargle then you can learn moves by having a wild ditto transform into a pokemon with the move you want sketched. Also you can delete all other moves except the one you want to sketch so the wild ditto always uses the move you want to learn. Got all 4 moves on my Smeargle in less than 5 or 10 minutes.
It be way easier just to use a ditto so it transform into a pokemon in your party that way you can make sure it has the only move you want sketch and don't need to worry about it outspeeding
Yea, I was just trying to stay in the DLC area. Paldea hasn’t really existed for me since the DLC came out lol
Another way to do stuff, is using the wild ditto method, just make ditto transform into your own pokemon ( while having only the target move.) Then switch to Smeargle.
Saves time and the hassle of the double battle 🎉
for moves like spore you can give smeargle a chesto berry so it can use a move immediately
Friendship ended with Breloom. Now smeargle is my best friend.
We still love our Brelooms out here
Can’t wait to see you blow up, great video and my next hunt
Skill Swap on Damp Golduck before before Smeargle comes in to defuse Exploders.
Skill Swap on Magic Guard Clefable to prevent recoil.
Tera-Normal on Smeargle for the damage boost unless you need immunity to a recoil move because they _also_ have an explosion move and you can't give them Damp and Magic Guard at the same time.
Memento+Imprison on Smeargle to block Memento. Soak can be moved to Golduck.
For Seedot who is a Grass type with Explosion *and* Memento put Taunt on Golduck. Taunt first turn to block Memento and buy time to Soak, Skill Swap and X Accuracy+Hypnosis to switch in Smeargle for the longer term Imprison solution.
Probably want multiple Smeargle so you can have Tera-Normal for regular use and Tera-Ghost and Tera-Ground ready for recoil-blocking situations.
Before Indigo Disk I was using Shiftry with False Swipe//Imprison//Explosion//Take Down for catching pokemon who can explode/take down. I should look into some of the new options.
I use nearly the same build, but with Minimize instead of Taunt, and Moody as the ability. It’s to maximize the chances of Smeargle surviving the encounter. The evasion might also come in clutch against recoil moves or status moves with accuracy checks.
This a great idea but you can also do this with a double battle. As far as sketching moves.
My shiny smeargle was a random shiny find. Had to save then encounter. Took 5 encounters with it cuz he'd struggle. Lol 😅
i found a shiny smeargle but accidentally fainted it because i didnt know pokemon with the synchronize machine thing could kill shinies
thanks this was so helpful
I personally have the same exact build minus taunt, I replaced that with Super Fang. A great partnet for the Smeargle is a Cloud Nine Golduck, it also can learn soak while shutting down the opponent's ability and also making them immune to weather conditions (such as sandstorm). This Golduck was my saving grace while I was catching Moltres is Asado Desert.
Golduck has the ability Cloud Nine, Skill Swap and Soak
tera ghost smeargle, thank me later
My smeargle:
- false swipe
- trick (with ring target to hit ghosts with false swipe)
- spore
- thunder wave
Tera: Normal to boost false swipe
Technician ability
Imprison + Self-Destruct / Explosion / Take Down, etc. is another option
this was so helpful tysm i found a shiny smeargle and named it after my boyfriend and now he goes with me everywhere :)
Excellent quality video!
i made a tiktok with a similar one i did however go spore, false swipe, entrainment, soak with terra ghost. will allow you to deal with all Pokémon without issues in most cases.
Oh wow Im not the only one that appears two shiny in less then one minute and i can tell that that is the same reaction that I did really great video
I'll put my move set for it. Because why not I put trick with focus Sash. Floral healing. Hypnosis. And sheer cold.
do u remember what ingredients u used for the humongo sandwich??
persian. breloom, gallade, venasaur and now smeargle. those are my shiny hunters.
Dang was about to ask someone if they wanted to shiny hunt smeargle but got him with the thorny mark on top of it
I already did this strat a while ago for every move, except spore, that one i got from a tera breloom
…Time to put that Shiny Smeargle I got traded years back to use!
It took me two and a half hours but Gobstopper the Shiny Smeargle in a Dream Ball has joined the team
Edit: I caught another one
Really more like the best catcher than the best shiny hunter, but it looks cool and I might make it
Your Pokemon won’t knock out a shiny, but it can de-spawn f it uses teleport, roar, and explosion when encountered
You can also use ditto to learn moves
Breloom & Golduck are better. Damp is such a useful ability.
Both holding Leftovers.
Bredloom:
Ability: Technician
Tera: Normal
Spore
False Swipe
Drain Punch
Rest
Golduck:
Ability: Damp
Yawn
Soak
Skill Swap
Taunt
Hey where'd you get that spooky tablecloth?
I’m pretty sure it’s just one of the stores in Paldea. I want to say Cascarafa maybe? But there’s only like 3 cities you can buy them from tho. So if it’s not there check Lavencia or Mesagoza. I bought it forever ago so I don’t quite remember but hopefully that helps lol
Hello!! I have the same tablecloth!! I'm at least 90% sure I picked it up in Levincia's Picnic Knacks!
@@thetoyboxgeneral Thank you for saving them from a wild goose chase and sadness 😂
I prefer using a Gallade with False Swipe, Hypnosis and Trick, holding a Ring Target. Works against nearly everything! It also gets Taunt, but I prefer Psycho Cut to deal with unwanted mons.
That definitely works, I just hate relying on hypnosis, and I don't even bother knocking out wild Pokémon unless I am EV training lol
@@gareyysenpaaiii fair which is why I mentioned it also learns taunt, psycho cut is just how I deal with the arena trappers
How does beating 60 Smeargle beforehand affect anything? I thought that only increased Shiny odds in Gen 8?
Unless I misunderstood Outbreaks for over a year, I thought you had to knock out 60 for increased odds. If not then whoops lol
@@gareyysenpaaiii It's possible that you're right and I'm wrong, but this is seriously the first time I've heard of something like this in Gen 9.
I run coil and ruination over false swipe with left overs but another move that can be good is ability changing over for overcoat and other users who can't be put to sleep and I always have moody as getting stats is good for longer battles
Doesent help when it despawns after Using Sync machine from too far away from your character.
I just chuck an April ball first turn at whatever shiny o want and if it’s not a crit catch I just reset 😂
Coulda made the humungo shiny sandwich with one chorizo and 2 spicy herbs only.
There have been many bugs with auto battle. My Ceruledge would sometimes stand beside me while Im spamming R to get her to attack. Sometimes she would fall asleep. I would have to recall her to the pokeba and send her back out again just to get her to fight. Sometimes she just stands there. I could use a Smeargle but I feel like the same peoblem will happen.
I have a non shiny smeargle and a shiny smeargle with different moves 😅
I got 3 with 1 sparkle level 3 in the same area i caught shiny litten with 0 outbreaks
Breloom is easier and it can use spore, stun spore and false swipe without those extra steps.
This is really smart. But i feel like its unecessary. I’ve caught over 400 shinys and the only ones that have given me real trouble has been those with Self Destruct which this build doesn’t help with. Still a great idea.
Hi so cool video I want to get into shiny hunting but kinda don’t know what I am doing any tips?
Smeargle is pretty meh nowdays, while it is nice to have soak or block to go for flutter mane shinny hunts with false swipe, at lvl 100 Breelom has like 392 attak fully trained while smeargle is at like.... 190. Aweful trash stats. Only get smeargle if you need to shinny hunt ghost or grass pokemon, otherwise, not worth at all. The one exception would be for example, when we had the Eevee event all over the place and wanted to capture it in a special ball, if you false swipe a lvl 50+ eevee it could just take down and die, so now that we have smeargle we could of used Imprision + Take down to block the wild eevee from auto defeating and then freely spore (same thing for auto damage inflicters) or even capture a very tough hih defense steel type by changing its type to water. All of the above very niche cases tha are probably not worth your time.
welp guess I know what im doing with my chain master smeargle from sun and moon
Are you going to do shiny necrozma photon geyser?
Can you explain the infinite herba?
Yea, I can try and get a short video together in the next day or so. But it’s basically using 2 switches and games and using the union circle so your main account never uses its herba mystica.
Another option is to have a pokemon learn only one move and then encounter a ditto
I use dittos to teach smeargle moves
I'm having a weird image of volunteer Ditto teaching at a community center for underprivileged Smeargle
I caught two of em as well a male and female. Scarlet and rouge lmfao. One was when I was looking for a treecko.amd the other was an out break of em
I use a breloom with false swipe and spore. Works perfectly
I prefer Breloom, too. Mine additionally knows Swords Dance for bulkier targets, and more importantly, Substitute. Sub will prevent moves like Memento and Pain Split. Though, I did need a Soaker with Taunt (Golduck), once my shiny Litwick was Soaked, I immediately swap to Breloom and Spore then Substitute.
I use a team of Breelom, Golduck, Palossand and Grimmsnarl. It's easier to shiny hunt with them. Just wished Jellicent was in the game.
How do we both have a pokemon called Gorf. Thats so random lol
I named one Isabelle bc my brother loves Animal Crossing. Then I was trying to think of a name for the one for my friend, and I just was like “You feel like a Gorf” 😂
Honestly I prefer mew. Smeargle's stats are just too low and especially in the terrarium you need some stats. While mew can't learn any move it can learn a MASSIVE amount and relearn any of them. While Smeargle is more versatile it kinda ends up stuck with 1 move set where as Mew its as simple as going into the relearn page. Plus its got better base stats. Soak is an issue but its as simple as getting a very weak pokemon and giving it the quick claw. If all goes well it mives first uses soak gets KOed and you switch in free no wasted moves. If not reset to your save point.
Wait... what do you mean infinite herba with 2 switches
If you have access to a second save file, whether you are a nerd like me who has maxed out a save on each version. Or just have a friend/ sibling with their own switch and save file. All you need to do is a union circle picnic and use the Herba Mystica on the “second switch” and after your main file eats it and gets the buff. Just close the secondary one without saving. You get any boost you want without ever using any herbs
Auto battles don’t knock out shinies. It’s how i got over 2 dozen hard to spot shinies
Auto battles don’t, but when you control your Pokémon with the syncro machine, you can knock them out
SCOTLAND FOREVERRR
How do you have unlimited herba mystica?
I have both versions of the game and a switch lite. I just do a union circle using both games and then use all the herba/ expensive ingredients on my second save. My main file eats the sandwich and gets the buff, then I close my second game without saving, so when i boot my game back up, all my stuff is intact.
My preferred Smeargle build is Jolly, 252 speed, 252 HP, 4 attack, Moody, False Swipe, Thunder Wave, Cosmic Power, and Soak. Tera is mostly normal, but depending on the pokemon it can be either ghost for stopping recoil moves or even fairy to stop pokemon from using Outrage so they don't get confused. I prefer paralysis over sleep since pokemon can't cure themselves of it so means less times having to use spore to keep them asleep.
thx a lot
What evs should i add to it
I do Attack and HP, but Attack and speed works too
Thank you!
Ayo! Does soak cause the net ball to have a better chance on opposing Pokémon? I caught Articuno too easily.
I am glad this video blew up for you. I wish you continued success.
Im not 100% sure on that. It feels like suck a strange interaction that I could see it go either way lol.
Thanks for the support!
why not use the 0 ingredient sandwiches instead?
That's just not something I've been exposed to, and the stuff I do works for me. Ill definitely have to check it out and see if that's a process id switch to 👍
Taunt isntaead fo hyonosis becaue saoaktturns graas tyoes to water types is a great idea. Gotta train up my shiny smeargle and say goodbye to my shiny breloom.
I'd figure twave or hypnosis not spore
Hypnosis just misses too much for me, and I just prefer sleep over para for the increased catch rate. It doesn’t make a huge difference generally. But when I’m catching a cool shiny in a beast ball or something else with low odds. I’ll take any % increase in catch rate, the less resetting for me the better
Since the point of hunting something shiny is to pass it down to another game my shiny hunter technically doesn't need to be passed down to another game would it be such a crime to gen just this pokemon... Provided of course I don't trade it to anyone
I got my shiny smeargle right when plopped down at my first outbreak. Thanks shiny charm 😁
Also, i used this set up for my smeargle:
Ruination
Thunder Wave
Spore
False Swipe
I did ruination for ghost/resist types. However i didnt think about taunt so i may just get rid of false swipe for it.
Learn spore by gave smeargle safety goggles
Quickballs.
Are ugly IMO :/
Kill 60 then sandwich?
You can definitely do a sandwich before the 60, I just like doing it separately so I don’t use the union circle as often lol
I just came across a shiny smeargle in my first hour or so of the game.
On mine, I run:
- Spore
- False Swipe
- Soak
- Gastro Acid
Haven't even finished 2nd dlc been playing fire red and emerald on the analouge. More fun to me, also shiny locking the main pokemon I want = no fun.
I love people with useful information and then I see their avatar is the opposite sex and im just .. whats going on with the world lolol
Bruh it ain’t that serious, you need to dial that hair trigger back a bit. It actually must be tiring to think everything in the world is some crazy conspiracy or something.