Physical Wall
ZUItem
Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet
Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky HelmetAbilityPrankster
NatureImpish+Def/−SpA
TeraPoison
EV spread
HP252
Def▲252
SpD4
Forms
#0302
Sableye
Darkness Pokémon
It feeds on gemstone crystals. In darkness, its eyes sparkle with the glitter of jewels.
Details
Height0.5 m
Weight11.0 kg
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
Competitive movesets
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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
Shield
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
| 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
19 sprites & renders for Sableye.
Across the games
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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.