To catch Smeargle in Pokémon GO, you need a lot of patience. Niantic shows you a trick to make it easier to get the Pokémon.
This is how you can catch Smeargle: To encounter a Smeargle, you need the new “GO Snapshot” feature. You need to take a photo of a Pokémon and at some point, a Smeargle will jump into the frame, which you can then catch.
Many players are driven crazy by the new Pokémon. They have taken hundreds of photos but Smeargle has not appeared.
To make it easier for players, Niantic gives a tip for catching. There are also more hints on how to get Smeargle more easily.
With these tricks, you can get Smeargle more easily
This is what Niantic says: Since many players have complained about taking many useless pictures, Niantic is now giving a hint.
They write: “We understand, Trainers! It is advisable to take photos with different Pokémon types since Smeargle only appears in the first photo of a session. I believe this helps!”
What does this mean? Some players have done a whole photo session with a Pokémon. They took hundreds of pictures of the same Pokémon and hoped for Smeargle.
However, this is not advisable. It is enough to take exactly one picture of each Pokémon. If it does not appear then, it will not appear at all with that Pokémon.
How do I recognize Smeargle? If a Smeargle jumps into the picture, you can recognize it because it stands in the bottom right corner.
You can already see it when you still have the camera open. You need to take a close look at the small excerpt of the captured image. So pay close attention, because this way you can’t miss a Smeargle.
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