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Sableye's Type

DARK

GHOST

Sableye's Pokédex #s

National #: 302

Galar #: 294

Armor #: --

Crown #: 174

Sableye's Base Stats

HP:: 50

Attack:: 75

Defense:: 75

Sp. Atk:: 65

Sp. Def:: 65

Speed:: 50

Total:: 380

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'8" (0.5m)

Weight:: 24.3 lbs. (11 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Human-Like

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 1 Attack, 1 Defense

Base EXP:: 133

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 35

Sableye's Abilities

Here are what abilities Sableye can possibly have, along with their effects.

Keen Eye: Protects Sableye from having its accuracy lowered and ignores evasion on any Pokémon Sableye targets.

Stall: Sableye will almost always move last.

Prankster: Sableye's status moves have their priority increased by one stage, but fail if used against a Dark-type Pokémon.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Sableye's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FAIRY

½: POISON

immune: NORMAL

FIGHTING

PSYCHIC

Sableye's Evolution Line

Sableye does not evolve into any other known or available Pokémon.

Sableye's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Sableye can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Sableye learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
3	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
6	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
9	Shadow Sneak Has higher priority.	GHOST	40	100%	30	One Target
12	Fake Out +3 priority. 100% chance of making the target flinch. Fails unless used on the first turn Sableye is sent out.	NORMAL	40	100%	10	One Target
15	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
18	Detect Protects Sableye from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	FIGHTING	--	--	5	User
21	Night Shade Does exact damage equal to Sableye's level.	GHOST	varies	100%	15	One Target
24	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
27	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target
30	Quash If the target hasn't already acted this turn, causes the target to act last this turn.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
33	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
36	Mean Look Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
39	Power Gem Damages the target.	ROCK	80	100%	20	One Target
42	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
45	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
48	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Sableye's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sableye can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM00	Mega Punch Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	85%	20	One Target
TM01	Mega Kick Damages the target.	NORMAL	120	75%	5	One Target
TM03	Fire Punch Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM04	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM05	Thunder Punch Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	75	100%	15	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Sableye restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Sableye from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM38	Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	FIRE	--	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Sableye is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM44	Imprison Sableye can't use any moves Sableye knows.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Sableye attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Sableye's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM63	Drain Punch Heals Sableye by half the damage dealt.	FIGHTING	75	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM71	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM75	Low Sweep Lowers the target's Speed by one stage.	FIGHTING	65	100%	20	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM77	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
TM79	Retaliate Damage is doubled if one of your Pokémon fainted during the previous turn.	NORMAL	70	100%	5	One Target
TM85	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sableye can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR07	Low Kick Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR14	Metronome Uses a random move.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Sableye's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Sableye's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR30	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR38	Trick Switches Sableye's held item with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	100%	10	One Target
TR49	Calm Mind Raises Sableye's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR52	Gyro Ball Does more damage based on how much lower Sableye's Speed is compared to the target's.	STEEL	varies	100%	5	One Target
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR58	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR63	Power Gem Damages the target.	ROCK	80	100%	20	One Target
TR68	Nasty Plot Raises Sableye's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TR69	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
TR81	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Sableye's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Sableye for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User
TR92	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sableye can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Sableye.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Recover Restores half of Sableye's HP.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
EGG	Flatter Raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and confuses it.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Feint Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.	NORMAL	30	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Metal Burst Counters any Physical- or Special-based damage Sableye receives this turn by 1.5× to the attacker.	STEEL	varies	100%	10	Counter
EGG	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sableye can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Poltergeist Fails if the target is not holding an item.	GHOST		110	90%	5	One Target
TUTOR	Lash Out If Sableye's stats were lowered this turn, Lash Out's power is doubled.	DARK		75	100%	5	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Sableye learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
3	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
6	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
9	Shadow Sneak Has higher priority.	GHOST	40	100%	30	One Target
12	Fake Out +3 priority. 100% chance of making the target flinch. Fails unless used on the first turn Sableye is sent out.	NORMAL	40	100%	10	One Target
15	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
18	Detect Protects Sableye from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	FIGHTING	--	--	5	User
21	Night Shade Does exact damage equal to Sableye's level.	GHOST	varies	100%	15	One Target
24	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
27	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target
30	Quash If the target hasn't already acted this turn, causes the target to act last this turn.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
33	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
36	Mean Look Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
39	Power Gem Damages the target.	ROCK	80	100%	20	One Target
42	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
45	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
48	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Sableye's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sableye can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM04	Calm Mind Raises Sableye's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM12	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Sableye from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM21	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM27	Low Sweep Lowers the target's Speed by one stage.	FIGHTING	65	100%	20	One Target
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM29	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TM30	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Sableye's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM34	Shock Wave Doesn't miss the target.	ELECTRIC	60	--	20	One Target
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM41	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Sableye is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Sableye restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Sableye's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM60	Drain Punch Heals Sableye by half the damage dealt.	FIGHTING	75	100%	10	One Target
TM61	Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	FIRE	--	85%	15	One Target
TM63	Nasty Plot Raises Sableye's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Sableye attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM74	Gyro Ball Does more damage based on how much lower Sableye's Speed is compared to the target's.	STEEL	varies	100%	5	One Target
TM77	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
TM78	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM79	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Sableye's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM84	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TM85	Dream Eater Heals Sableye by half the damage dealt. Fails unless foe is asleep.	PSYCHIC	100	100%	15	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Sableye's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sableye can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Sableye.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Recover Restores half of Sableye's HP.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
EGG	Flatter Raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and confuses it.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Feint Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.	NORMAL	30	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Metal Burst Counters any Physical- or Special-based damage Sableye receives this turn by 1.5× to the attacker.	STEEL	varies	100%	10	Counter
EGG	Moonlight Heals 1/2 of Sableye's max HP. 1/4 in bad weather or 2/3 while sunny.	FAIRY	--	--	5	User
EGG	Trick Switches Sableye's held item with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Mean Look Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
EGG	Imprison Sableye can't use any moves Sableye knows.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User

Sableye's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Sableye's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Sableye's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Sableye is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	210	241	273	304	50
Attack	155	186	218	249	75
Defense	155	186	218	249	75
Sp. Atk	135	166	198	229	65
Sp. Def	135	166	198	229	65
Speed	105	136	168	199	50
Total					380

Where to Find Sableye in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Sableye, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Sableye in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Exclusive to Pokémon Shield

Sableye is exclusive to Pokémon Shield, so if you are playing Pokémon Sword, you will need to trade with someone playing Pokémon Shield in order to obtain it for your Pokédex.

Sableye in the Wild

Dusty Bowl

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Shield 35%
								Lv. 42-47

Lakeside Cave

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
Shield 10%			Lv. 60-65

Location information on where to find Sableye in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Sableye

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

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.

Shield

It feeds on gemstone crystals. In darkness, its eyes sparkle with the glitter of jewels.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

It's a fiend for gemstones, so it stalks Carbink. Unfortunately, Gabite almost always grabs them first.

Moon

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.

Ultra Sun

It digs through the ground with its hard claws and crunches down gems with its thick pointy teeth. Carbink is its favorite food.

Ultra Moon

Materials from gems it has eaten float to the surface of its body and can form an infinite number of patterns among individuals.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.

Y

It dwells in the darkness of caves. It uses its sharp claws to dig up gems to nourish itself.

Omega Ruby

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.

Alpha Sapphire

Sableye digs the ground with sharpened claws to find rocks that it eats. Substances in the eaten rocks crystallize and rise up to the Pokémon's body surface.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.

HeartGold SoulSilver

It dwells in the darkness of caves. It uses its sharp claws to dig up gems to nourish itself.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby

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.

Sapphire

SABLEYE digs the ground with sharpened claws to find rocks that it eats. Substances in the eaten rocks crystallize and rise up to the POKéMON's body surface.

Emerald

It digs branching holes in caves using its sharp claws in search of food--raw gems. A SABLEYE lurks in darkness and is seen only rarely.

FireRed LeafGreen

It feeds on gemstone crystals. In darkness, its eyes sparkle with the glitter of jewels.