Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver

Smeargle

HeartGold & SoulSilver

HS—Undaunted · #8 · Rare Holo · 2010

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 8 / 91
Release year: 2010
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Midori Harada
Pokédex #: 235
Series: HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Disruption
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 10 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 Rap) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
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

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Goldeen

$0.16 · in 4% of decks

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$0.66 · in 2% of decks

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$0.20 · in 2% of decks

Heatran

$0.20 · in 1% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic

"Once it becomes an adult, it has a tendency to let its comrades plant footprints on its back."

Poké-Power: Portrait

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Smeargle is your Active Pokémon, you may look at your opponent's hand. If you do, choose a Supporter card you find there and use the effect of that card as the effect of this power. This power can't be used if Smeargle is affected by a Special Condition.

CCTail Rap — 20×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$4.62	$7.93	$89.48	$7.86	$69.14
Reverse Holofoil	$8.03	$9.12	$179.00	$9.26	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€7.00
7-day average	€2.34
30-day average	€3.02
Low	€0.25
Trend price	€2.72
Low (excellent+)	€1.25
Reverse holo low	€1.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€2.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.35
reverseHoloSell	€3.24
averageSellPrice	€2.29
Reverse holo 30-day	€3.69
Reverse holo trend	€3.88

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 $7.86; 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 "HS—Undaunted" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.

What rarity is Smeargle?

Smeargle is a Rare Holo card in the HS—Undaunted set.