Pokémon · Mega Evolution

Smeargle

Mega Evolution

Phantasmal Flames · #80 · Common · 2025

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 80 / 130
Release year: 2025
Rarity: Common
HP: 80
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: I
Illustrator: REND
Pokédex #: 235
Series: Mega Evolution

Card analysis

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Primary role: Energy Acceleration
Damage efficiency: 40 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerRecovery

Strategy & play

How Smeargle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Smeargle

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

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: 80Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic

"Once a Smeargle reaches adulthood, it will have other members of its species leave paw prints on its back."

CEnergizing Sketch

Flip 3 coins. Attach an amount of Basic Energy up to the number of heads from your discard pile to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like.

CCHook — 40

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Smeargle or Phantasmal Flames.

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SEASAC League Cup #1 (SEASON 4) [150 CODES]

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Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Smeargle was legal.

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TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! DRAGAPULT IS....

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Amyverse Webcam Wonders #21 💙 $5 Cash Prize!

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ASRcristiano # 178 - 60 codes prize pool!

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17

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Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes

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Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Smeargle

Tournaments scanned

291

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Smeargle

1Mega Greninja
1 deck

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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.

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Updated 2026/07/09

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.01	$0.14	$19.98	$0.10	$0.01
Reverse Holofoil	$0.01	$0.20	$19.98	$0.18	$0.01

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 $0.10; 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 "Phantasmal Flames" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Smeargle?

Smeargle is a Common card in the Phantasmal Flames set.