What do you mean your at Xatu?
Your In the Story Mode or somethin? Cause Then You woudn't have Beaten Kyogre, But anyways, Check The Message Board, and you'll fin dthe Smeargle Mission. And You can only get It AFTER you get your new Base. Seeing that I don't know what you mean by Xatu. ;;
Yeah.
You have to have the house done, and then it will work. >.>
And theres just a Mode.
After you defeat Raquaza.
Have 2 beat story mode, have house done, and then the rescue job to rescue Smeargle will appear randomly on the job board. Be patient. After you accept the job, you'll get access to Howling Forest. Go there, get to the top, go through the cutscenes, and then Smeargle shall be recruited, and you can change you flag anytime.
thank you very much. I'm almost at fugitive stage. I'll reach gold before themn
Stop posting false informtaion, people! I got my Smeargle mission THE DAY AFTER I COMPLETED MY BASE! And this happened to be right after Blastoise' team left, before Magma Cavern, and the next day I got Smeargle's desperate plea. And yes, I had Sky Blue Plains. Joe didn't until after he beat Kyogre, thus leading him to make a mistake that has caused many n00bs to make threads here.
I thought friend-area wondermails don't work?
Right after the fugitives event, there will be several earthquakes caused by Groudon. Alakazam's team will go sort it out. You are in town square and continue your normal rescuing, until one day Wynaut come with thier requesto of punishing Mankey. Go to the bulletin board and accept the job. Now Uproar Forest will be unlocked. Go through the dungeon, and after several cutscenes, Mankey will make a proper base for you. Make sure you get the Chestnut on 9th Floor when going through Uproar Forest. After this you will have to go through it again to get more Chestnuts. Finally, your base will be created. After that, do this mission:
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Then you get the Sky Blue Plains Friend Area. Then next day, check the bulletin board for the Smeargle's Desperate Plea mission. Accept it and you will get Howling Forest unlcoked. Go through Howling Forest and rescue Smeargle. Then watch the cutscene and Smeargle will join your flag. I hope this cleared all your doubts.