[quote=@Metamore]
[@Balthazar007]
Oh! Before I post, just to make sure: Switch Training is still a thing is this RP, yes? Like how it is in the games, where you can send out one weaker pokémon first, and then switch it the next turn, but still gain battle experience? I ask this because I was actually hoping to give Smeargle a non-offensive move for its first sketch, which I suppose prompts my second question: will Smeargle sketch a non-offensive move in combat? I assumed so, because it'd be his only option in a fight at this point, but I just want to be sure before I post. 
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Yes, he would sketch the non-combative move. But remember, in RP battles, all moves are created equally: stat moves, damaging moves, all of that. In any scenario, dice will be rolled, and someone's Power is bound to drop. 

So lets say you had a Magikarp that used splash, then Smeargle used Sketch. If the Smeargle rolls a higher number, your Magikarp will be the one to loose Power. Power isn't just health, it is more accurately described as the ability and willingness to fight. So in this example, where the opponent uses splash, your Power can still drop. (Justification: Magikarp is thrown off guard by seeing a Smeargle flop around. Creeped out by this sight, he is unsure of whether or not to continue. Magikarp looses [b]7 Power[/b].)