Smeargle Is Thriving In The Pokemon TCG And I Am Here For It
When you think of the Pokemon TCG, a few names stick out more than others. Charizard and Pikachu easily take the top spots of the most valuable cards, and Rayquaza and Lugia aren’t far behind. The Eeveelutions got their 15 minutes of fame with the recent Evolving Skies expansion, and Mew and Palkia are the current horrors of the competitive game.
But there’s one Pokemon who, despite being described as “nothing” by some very mean editors at TheGamer, has been absolutely thriving in the TCG, while simultaneously flying under most peoples’ radars. It isn’t a Legendary, or even a particularly beloved Pokemon, yet Smeargle has been having the time of its life.
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Debuting back in the second generation, Smeargle is one of those Pokemon from the early days that never really had a chance. Never hitting the popularity of Togepi or Marill, and never having the competitive edge of Skarmory or Forretress, it was consigned to history alongside the likes of Sunkern and Delibird as one of those weird misfires of Gen 2that we’ve never revisited since.
Despite being a random Pokemon with no evolution who debuted over 20 years ago, Smeargle has recently been popping up a lot in the trading card game. There have only been 13 Smeargle cards in Pokemon history, and two have been in the last year: the first in Evolving Skies, and the second in the next expansion, Fusion Strike.
More than just getting its own cards, Smeargle has been breaking into other Pokemon’s cards a lot, particularly in the Fusion Strike expansion. There, it was seen in two of its biggest pulls: Mew V (which has since become one of the game’s most-dominant decks), and Genesect V. In both instances, Smeargle looks
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