Physical Wall
ZUItem
Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet
Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky HelmetAbilityPrankster
NatureImpish+Def/−SpA
TeraPoison
EV spread
HP252
Def▲252
SpD4
Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 11.0 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP133
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
75
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
65
Speed
50
Total
380
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Sableye
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
Black
White
Alpha Sapphire
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Sableye can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
21 of 21
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 3 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 4 | Foresight Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 6 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 9 | Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 12 | Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 19 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 21 | Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 24 | Punishment Power increases against targets with more raised stats, up to a maximum of 200. | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 27 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Quash Makes the target act last this turn. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Shadow Claw Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 39 | Power Gem Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Rock | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 42 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 45 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat. | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Sableye can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Sableye.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Sableye”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/sableye.
Species data from PokéAPI.