The majority of the Pokémon that players can obtain in Pokémon GO are those that they encounter and throw Pokéballs at. Something different happened with Smeargle.
The screenshots in this blog are from October 31, 2019, during the Pokémon GO Halloween 2019 event. If I remember correctly, the quest that led me to Smeargle was not actually part of the event itself.
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