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sableye
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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

Anti-Setup Wall
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Prankster
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Atk 4
Def 252

Strategy Overview

Sableye is a pesky wall that uses its Prankster ability and great support moves to shut down setup attempts and cripple the opposition. Sableye's typing lets it accomplish the nigh impossible task of walling physical juggernauts like Toxicroak, Passimian, and Tauros while threatening to spread burns with Will-O-Wisp. However, Sableye's reliance on Prankster moves makes it a sitting duck against Dark-types such as Guzzlord and Scrafty, which can also shrug off Knock Off damage. Sableye's passivity and terrible special bulk means it often invites in special wallbreakers like Choice Specs Exploud and Sylveon to wreak havoc.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
95.8%
Encore
63.5%
Recover
63.5%
Taunt
36.5%

Most Used Items

Damp Rock
36.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc