In Ruby & Sapphire, Sableye looks average on paper at 380 BST. But Prankster is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier support on our tier list. Recover with Leftovers is the standard set.

Does Sableye mega evolve?

Mega Evolution isn't available in Ruby & Sapphire, but Sableye does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Sableye hits 480 BST.

What is Sableye weak to?

Sableye has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.

What is the best ability for Sableye?

Sableye gets Prankster, Keen Eye, and Stall. But Prankster is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Sableye play in battle?

Sableye is a mixed attacker with base 75 Attack and 65 Sp. Atk. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the support role.

Sableye - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Support

CTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Sableye's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Darkness Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 2 Attack and Defense EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack75

Defense75

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def65

Speed50

Total380

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight11.0 kg

Base XP133

Abilities

Keen EyeTop Pick

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Stall

Makes the Pokémon move last within its move's priority bracket.

PranksterHANot in game

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1Def+1SpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

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.

Sableye Weakness

Sableye has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. Normal, Fighting, and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

Sableye Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
0.5x (Resist)	Poison
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartFortress

0Weak

1Resist

3Immune

Score+10

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

None

½xResist

Poison

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Psychic

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Sableye in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Sableye is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 3 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#302SableyeDoes not evolve

Breeding

Easy

Breed Sableye easily with 28 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Moonlight, Psych Up, Recover to offspring.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Sableye Best Moveset

max HP and Defense EVs and Bold nature turn Sableye into a wall that doesn't fold easily. Leftovers brings passive recovery each turn for the long game, and Recover handles sustain. Keeneye fills in the gaps.

Best Build

Solid pick

Wall

Ability

Keen Eye

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Sableye

Bold+DEF

Sableye best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

Spe

Wall Moveset

RecoverRecovery
Knock OffSTAB
Seismic Toss
Psych Up

Recommended Teammates

BlisseyGood

SkarmoryGood

ClaydolGood

Moves

Breeding's the move. Moonlight and Psych Up give Sableye options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Shadow Ball and Knock Off. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Foresight

——10040Normal

Lv 9

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 13

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 17

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 21

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Lv 25

Detect+4

———5Fighting

Lv 29

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 33

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

Lv 37

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 41

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Lv 45

Mean Look

D——5Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

B—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Moonlight

D——5Normal

Egg

Psych Up

S——10Normal

Egg

Recover

S——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Sableye can't learn any Tutor moves

Ruby & Sapphire Sableye Locations

Sableye is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 7 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Sableye in Ruby & Sapphire

You can find Sableye through 7 walking encounters at Lv. 9-56. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.

Granite Cave - B2F

Grass Lv.10-12 Cave

20%Early

Granite Cave - B1F

Grass Lv.9-11 Cave

10%Early

Cave of Origin - Inside

Grass Lv.30-34 Cave

30%Mid

Victory Road - B2F

Grass Lv.40-44 Cave

35%Late

Sky Pillar - 1F

Grass Lv.48-50 Building

30%Post

Sky Pillar - 3F

Grass Lv.51-53 Building

30%Post

Sky Pillar - 5F

Grass Lv.54-56 Building

30%Post

Sableye Guide

In Ruby & Sapphire, Sableye looks average on paper at 380 BST. But Prankster is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier support on our tier list. Recover with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Ruby & Sapphire, but Sableye does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Sableye hits 480 BST.
Sableye has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.
Sableye gets Prankster, Keen Eye, and Stall. But Prankster is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Sableye is a mixed attacker with base 75 Attack and 65 Sp. Atk. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the support role.

Game Availability

Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Sableye appears in 16 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 7.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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