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sableye
#302

Sableye

Darkness Pokémon

DarkGhost

This Pokémon is feared. When its gemstone eyes begin to glow with a sinister shine, it’s believed that Sableye will steal people’s spirits away.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 75
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 65
Speed 50
Total 380

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Resistant to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Darkness Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 11.0 kg
Base Exp 133
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

sableye Front Front
sableye Back Back
sableye Front Shiny Front Shiny
sableye Back Shiny Back Shiny
sableye Official Art Official Art
sableye Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Physical Wall
Moves
Knock Off / Foul Play
Taunt / Encore
Item
Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
Ability
Prankster
Nature
Impish / Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Thanks to its extensive utility movepool alongside Prankster, Sableye is a decent defensive Pokemon and stallbreaker. Its good physical bulk when invested allows it to check prominent physical threats like Silvally-Ghost, Doublade, and Gallade. It's also a spinblocker that stops common spinners like Eldegoss and Sandslash. However, its low special bulk and its merely okay Defense that requires full investment leaves it at the mercy of many special attackers, like Charizard, Ribombee, and Whimsicott. Dark-types like Sneasel, Shiftry, and Thievul also prevent Prankster from working, allowing them to easily set up. Sableye cannot switch into strong wallbreakers like Lycanroc and Trevenant easily, lest it risks huge damage.

Most Used Moves

Recover
74.0%
Taunt
68.5%
Knock Off
61.1%
Calm Mind
34.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
52.7%
Spell Tag
25.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc