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.
It feeds on gemstone crystals. In darkness, its eyes sparkle with the glitter of jewels.
It feeds on gemstone crystals. In darkness, its eyes sparkle with the glitter of jewels.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
FireRed & LeafGreen 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
Breeding
Breed Sableye easily with 28 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Moonlight, Psych Up, Recover to offspring.
FireRed & LeafGreen 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
Sableye best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Knock Off
- Seismic Toss
- Psych Up
Recommended Teammates
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
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
How to Get Sableye in FireRed & LeafGreen
No wild encounters for Sableye in FireRed & LeafGreen. It's available in Sapphire, Emerald, or Alpha Sapphire and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Sableye is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Catch in the wild in:
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Also found in:
Sableye Guide
In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves