>>49943237Nobody had a problem with it because painting is naturally a much more dynamic and expressive activity than a sport. The way Smeargle is portrayed using its brushtail is more organic, too; it isn't literally holding a palette and standing next to an easel, nor is it constantly obsessed with drawing everything 'right', it just paints with it--usually to mark its territory. What it paints and where it paints it is an extension of its personality. That's way less creatively constricting than 'a soccer player/wrestler/drummer/robin hood cosplayer in a fursuit'
