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Smeargle

Sword & Shield

Fusion Strike · #209 · Common · 2021

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Market reference

$0.06

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Card facts

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Set position: 209 / 284
Release year: 2021
Rarity: Common
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic · Fusion Strike
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: E
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 235
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Recovery
Damage efficiency: 80 damage; 26.67 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

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 (Tail Whap) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 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 — ≥35 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: 70Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic · Fusion Strike

"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."

CSketching Trash

Put up to 2 Fusion Strike Trainer cards from your discard pile into your hand.

CCCTail Whap — 80

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

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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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	$0.15	$30.00	$0.06	$0.01
Reverse Holofoil	$0.10	$0.32	$30.00	$0.30	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.02
7-day average	€0.03
30-day average	€0.03
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.03
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.13
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.15
reverseHoloSell	€1.02
averageSellPrice	€0.03
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.65
Reverse holo trend	€1.12

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 $0.06; 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 "Fusion Strike" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.

What rarity is Smeargle?

Smeargle is a Common card in the Fusion Strike set.