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Pokemon Go Receives Smeargle, And You Can Capture It Using The New “Go Snapshot” Feature

Niantic releases constant updates for Pokemon Go, and the game receives numerous new additions, including events, Pokemon, and others. This time, Smeargle has become available in Pokemon GO. Players can now catch this Generation 2 Pokemon using the newly added Go Snapshot feature.

It is exciting to see Smeargle join the game, as we didn’t know whether his abilities could particular to Pokemon Go. Smeargle comes in the game with the Sketch skill which allows it to copy the powers of other Pokemon monsters. It is easy to understand why this could be a problem for the game, and it took some time until developers added this Generation 2 Pokemon to Pokemon Go.

Here’s how to capture Smeargle in Pokemon Go using the new Go Snapshot feature

To catch Smeargle, you must use the Go Snapshot. That means that you will have to become a photographer for a while. If you continue to take photos, you might spot Smeargle in one of them. After the Pokemon shows up in one of your photos, you should also see a catchable Smeargle show up in the wild.

If you manage to capture Smeargle, you should know that his original ability is a bit different in Pokemon Go. You will also have a chance to use the Go Snapshot feature when it comes to its particular skill. After you captured Smeargle, you can use the Go Snapshot function to take photos of other Pokemon so that Smeargle can “Sketch” their abilities.

You should also know that it is not possible to get all the abilities of other Pokemon. For instance, Ditto’s Transform special skill is not transferable. You need to select a Pokemon with abilities you want to copy and sketch it. Basically, this allows you to create some sort of copy of that Pokemon. However, keep in mind that Smeargle’s CP doesn’t go over 500.

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Catch Smeargle In Pokemon GO in Four Easy Steps

We’ve said about the Generation 2 Pokemon that we didn’t see at all in the game a few days ago. It’s Smeargle, the ‘Mon with the most exciting moves in the game. Niantic has finally added it in Pokemon Go v.0.135.1, with the GO Snapshot that will let you take photos of the Pokemon you have in your collection.

But did you pay attention at the game hints in the loading screen? Somebody who was lucky enough did it and posted it on the Pokemon Go Twitter post which announced the following:

Trainers, #GOsnapshot is now live for Trainers level 5 and up! ? For Trainers level 5 and below, we encourage you to keep catching Pokémon and exploring the world of Pokémon GO, as level 5 will be the minimum level for Trainers to access this feature.

During the GO Snapshot sessions, you might encounter Smeargle that will photobomb your photo. You know that this Pokemon will copy the move of another Pokemon, so choose one that has a favorite move. Here is how to catch this elusive Pokemon.

Find and Catch Smeargle in Pokemon Go

  1. Choose a Pokemon with the move you want to copy and head to the Snapshot mode.
  2. Take photos of the Pokemon.
  3. Check if the snaps were photobombed by Smeargle.
  4. If Smeargle photobombed your shot, go to the map and catch Smeargle!

After you capture Smeargle, it will have the same move which it copied from the Pokemon you kept photographing. Smeargle will only show up once a day, so if you didn’t catch it or want to catch more, you can only get one per day. Also, some players took a long time before being photobombed by Smeargle – some waited for it for 200 shots, and others caught it in just 45 snaps!

Good luck!

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Pokemon Go Comes with Smeargle and New Changes

There is one last Pokemon missing from Pokemon Gold and Silver, but it might finally be added in by Pokemon Go.

At the moment Pokemon Go focuses on Pokemon Diamond and Pearl’ s pokemons that need to be added in the game, but apparently, there are still some others that we would like having. The reason why the app is late bringing all the smushies in is that their abilities are problematic, in other words meaning that they do not really match the game.

Smeargle is one of the Pokemons that we talked about in the previous paragraph which appeared for the first time in Pokemon Gold and Silver. In the main series games, Smeargle can level up in another way instead of learning moves. Using its Sketch attack, it can copy the moves another Pokemon makes. This is the reason behind Smeargle’s inability to be brought into the game.

However, its problem might have a solution that Pokemon Go has found. Not too much time ago the games switched its Twitter and Facebook cover photos to a picture that shows splattered paint. This might be a clue for what is about to happen as Smeargle is also known as the “Painter Pokemon” which’s tail is never not covered in paint. Even the color from the picture is similar to Smeargle’s default paint color.

Smeargle has never been mentioned by Pokemon Go on its social media, so this might also be just to tease the fans. However, after missing for about two years, fans think that Smeargle can no longer stay out of the game and it is finally the best time for it to come.

Until you wait for Smeargle to be brought to the game, you can take advantage of the Friendship mini-event happening in Pokemon Go this weekend.

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