Among other species it looks pale; its highest stat is Attack. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 71% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. On defense it has 1 weakness, 1 resistance and 3 full immunities. Normal, Fighting and Psychic-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: HP.
Attack and Defense share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (75) is 10 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 10
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #068 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #070 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Kalos | #123 | X / Y |
| Alola | #102 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #124 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Galar | #294 | Sword / Shield |
| Crown Tundra | #174 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra |
| Paldea | #297 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Lumiose City | #132 | Legends: Z-A |
| Pokémon Champions | #302 | Champions |
Abilities
- Keen Eye Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
- Stall Makes the Pokémon move last within its move's priority bracket.
- Prankster Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 235 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.03% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
SABLEYE lead quiet lives deep inside caverns. They are feared, however, because these POKéMON are thought to steal the spirits of people when their eyes burn with a sinister glow in the darkness.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Sableye takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Sableye appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (21)
All Sableye cards →Sableye has 21 cards in 20 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 69 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (26)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Hoenn
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (138)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (105 via TM/TR, 13 via Egg, 47 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 3 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 |
| 4 | Foresight | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 6 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 9 | Shadow Sneak | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 12 | Fake Out | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 10 |
| 15 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 18 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 19 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 21 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — | 100% | 15 |
| 24 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 24 | Punishment | Dark | Physical | — | 100% | 5 |
| 27 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 30 | Quash | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 33 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 36 | Mean Look | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 39 | Power Gem | Rock | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 42 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 |
| 45 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 48 | Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100% | 15 |