Sableye Pokemon Guide

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Sableye Pokemon Guide

Sableye is a Dark and Ghost-type Pokemon from Generation 3, known for its gemstone eyes, disruptive support moves, unusual typing, Mega Evolution and cave-dwelling flavor. This guide covers Sableye’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution status, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations, Mega Sableye and more.

Normal Form

Sableye

Shiny Form

Shiny Sableye

Mega Evolution

Mega Sableye

Sableye Description

Sableye is a Dark and Ghost-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 3. It lives in caves, feeds on gems and is recognized by its jewel-like eyes. Sableye does not evolve into or from another Pokemon, but it can Mega Evolve into Mega Sableye in games that support Mega Evolution.

Sableye Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Sableye, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Sableye

National Dex

#0302

Type

Dark and Ghost

Species

Darkness Pokemon

Height

1’08” / 0.5 m

50 cm

Weight

24.3 lbs / 11.0 kg

11.0 kg

Abilities

Keen Eye, Stall, Prankster

Sableye Stats

Sableye has balanced but modest base stats, with equal defensive stats and a lower Speed stat. Its value usually comes from typing, utility moves, Prankster support and Mega Sableye’s improved bulk rather than raw offensive power.

Sableye Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Sableye is best known for disruptive support, priority utility and Dark and Ghost-type coverage. These are some of Sableye’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Knock Off

A strong utility move that deals damage and removes the target’s held item in games where the effect is available.

Shadow Sneak

A priority Ghost-type attack that helps Sableye finish weakened opponents.

Will-O-Wisp

Burns opposing physical attackers, lowering their damage output and adding steady chip damage.

Recover

Restores HP and helps Sableye stay active as a disruptive support Pokemon.

Foul Play

Uses the target’s Attack stat against it, making it useful against strong physical attackers.

Taunt

Stops opposing status, setup and support moves, especially valuable with Prankster in supported games.

Shadow Ball

Reliable Ghost-type special coverage that appears in many Sableye movepools.

Sucker Punch

A priority Dark-type attack that can punish opponents preparing to attack.

Sableye All Moves

Sableye can learn Dark, Ghost, Normal, Psychic, Fighting, Electric, Fire, Ice, Poison and Rock moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Sableye’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
3	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100
9	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100
12	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100
15	Disable	Normal	Status	–	100
18	Detect	Fighting	Status	–	–
21	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
24	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80
27	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
30	Quash	Dark	Status	–	100
33	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
36	Mean Look	Normal	Status	–	–
39	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100
42	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90
45	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
48	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Gravity	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
TM	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical	90	100
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90
TM	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Reflect	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85
TM	X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
Flatter	Dark	Status	–	100
Metal Burst	Steel	Physical	–	100
Recover	Normal	Status	–	–
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100
Torment	Dark	Status	–	100

Sableye Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Sableye is a Dark and Ghost-type Pokemon. In current Pokemon games, this gives it a weakness to Fairy-type moves, resistance to Poison-type moves and immunities to Normal, Fighting and Psychic-type moves.

Type

Dark and Ghost

Weaknesses

Fairy

Resistances

Poison

Immunities

Normal, Fighting and Psychic

Sableye Abilities

Sableye’s abilities support accuracy control, delayed movement order and priority utility. Mega Sableye has Magic Bounce in games where Mega Evolution is available.

Sableye Evolution

Sableye does not evolve into or from another Pokemon. In games with Mega Evolution, Sableye can Mega Evolve into Mega Sableye during battle when the correct Mega Evolution conditions are met.

Base Form

Sableye

Does not evolve

Mega Evolution

Mega Sableye

Mega Evolves in supported games

Mega Sableye

Mega Sableye keeps Sableye’s Dark and Ghost typing while gaining a much larger gemstone shield and the Magic Bounce ability. This form is known for improved defensive stats, hazard control and disruptive play in games where Mega Evolution is available.

Mega Evolution

Mega Sableye

Mega Sableye is a Dark and Ghost-type Mega Evolution with Magic Bounce and a defensive playstyle.

Where to Find Sableye in Pokemon Games

Sableye’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. It is often associated with caves, dark areas and version-specific encounters, and some games require trading or transferring from another game.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon Red	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Blue	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available in this game.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon Gold	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Silver	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available in this game.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Cave of Origin, Granite Cave, Sky Pillar and Victory Road.
Pokemon Emerald	Cave of Origin, Granite Cave, Sky Pillar and Victory Road.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon Diamond	Iron Island.
Pokemon Pearl	Iron Island.
Pokemon Platinum	Iron Island.
Pokemon HeartGold	Route 9.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon Black	Challenger’s Cave.
Pokemon White	Challenger’s Cave.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon X	Reflection Cave.
Pokemon Y	Reflection Cave.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Cave of Origin, Granite Cave, Sky Pillar and Victory Road.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Lets Go

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon Sun	Ten Carat Hill and Vast Poni Canyon.
Pokemon Moon	Ten Carat Hill and Vast Poni Canyon.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Ten Carat Hill and Vast Poni Canyon.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Ten Carat Hill and Vast Poni Canyon.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon Sword	Trade from Pokemon Shield or transfer when supported.
Pokemon Shield	Dusty Bowl and Lakeside Cave.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Trade from Pokemon Shining Pearl or transfer when supported.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Dazzling Cave and Stargleam Cavern.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon Scarlet	North Province Area One, North Province Area Two, North Province Area Three, East Province Area One, East Province Area Three, South Province Area One, South Province Area Six, West Province Area One, West Province Area Two, West Province Area Three, The Great Crater of Paldea and Glaseado Mountain.
Pokemon Violet	North Province Area One, North Province Area Two, North Province Area Three, East Province Area One, East Province Area Three, South Province Area One, South Province Area Six, West Province Area One, West Province Area Two, West Province Area Three, The Great Crater of Paldea and Glaseado Mountain.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Available through Side Mission 3: Sableye in the Cemetery. Also found in Wild Zone 9, as an Alpha Pokemon in Wild Zone 20 and in 1-Star Hyperspace Wild Zones in the Mega Dimension DLC.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Sableye
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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