Sableye (Pokémon)

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Sableye ヤミラミ Yamirami #302
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Types  Dark  Ghost   Dark   Dark   Dark   Dark   Dark	Species Darkness Pokémon
Abilities Keen Eye or Stall Stall Prankster Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #068 Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-193 Oblivia R-177 Oblivia (past) N-218 Not in any regional Browser
Height 1'08" Imperial 0.5m Metric 1'08"/0.5m 0.0m	Weight 24.3lbs Imperial 11.0kg Metric 24.3lbs/11.0kg 0.0kg
Dex color Purple	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Human-Like group 26 cycles (6630 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 98 Battle Exp.: 981*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sableye (Japanese: ヤミラミ Yamirami) is a dual-type Dark/Ghost Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.2 Special abilities 1.3 Behavior 1.4 Habitat 1.5 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 NPC appearances 5.2 Pokédex entries 5.3 Game locations 5.3.1 In side games 5.4 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 Dream World-only moves 5.6.6 Special moves 5.6.7 Anime-only moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Sableye are very diminutive hominid-like creatures with dark purple bodies. Their bodies are adapted for cave life as they are flexible enough to fit into small crevices while being tough enough to survive cave-ins. Their most distinguishing features are their gemstone-like eyes, which allow them to see in very little light. They have gemstones on their chests which grow as a result of its crystal and mineral diet. They are able to feed on such hard foods because of their sharp razor teeth, which are designed to crunch up rocks.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Sableye, along with its fellow Dark/Ghost-type Pokémon Spiritomb, has no natural weakness to a specific type unless moves like Odor Sleuth and Foresight are used on it, in which case Fighting-type moves will become super-effective.

Behavior

There are old stories that say a Sableye will steal your soul if you look into its eyes. However, evidence suggests that these Pokémon are actually friendly, only playing their infamous tricks on travelers in order to get attention because they become lonely living in dark holes all by themselves.

Habitat

Sableye live in caves and abandoned mines, where they can readily find mineral deposits to eat.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

A Sableye's diet consists of raw minerals and gemstones.

In the anime

Sableye first appeared in Ready, Willing, and Sableye. The Darkness Pokémon was playing tricks on Ash and his friends.

A Sableye also made a cameo appearance in What I Did for Love!.

Cassidy's Sableye debuted in Oaknapped.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG029 Sableye May's Pokédex Sableye, the Darkness Pokémon. Sableye normally live within caves and eat rocks. They use their sharp claws to dig through the earth. This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A Sableye appears as one of the Pokémon owned by the Team Galactic commander Jupiter. She used it alongside her Gastrodon and Tangrowth to attack Platinum, Candice, and Maylene when they arrived in Lake Acuity.

In the TCG

Main article: Sableye (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

	Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Six Sableye acted as assistants to Dusknoir and had a number of appearances over the course of the game. After the player defeats Dusknoir and the Sableye in the Hidden Land, the Sableye all flee.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Six Sableye perform the same role as above, and in addition appear in Special episode 5, which contains the events happening after Grovyle returns to the future with Dusknoir, and play a role in the episodes plot.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} 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. FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver It dwells in the darkness of caves. It uses its sharp claws to dig up gems to nourish itself. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire Common Granite Cave, Cave of Origin, Sky Pillar, Victory Road (Sapphire only) Emerald Common Granite Cave, Cave of Origin, Sky Pillar, Victory Road FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD One Citadark Isle (Shadow) Generation IV Diamond Pearl Dongle Iron Island (Sapphire) Platinum Dongle Iron Island (Sapphire) HeartGold SoulSilver Swarm Route 9  (HeartGold only) Pal Park Mountain Pokéwalker Rally Generation V Black White Rare Challenger's Cave Dream World Spooky Manor

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Cave (Sapphire Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 3 Endless Level 3 Forever Level 3 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Darknight Relic (1F-15F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Spacial Rift (B1-B15) Deep Spacial Rift (B1-B9)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Chroma Ruins Hippowdon Temple
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Daybreak Ruins Light Temple
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Hauntyard: World Axle - B1F (Post-ending)
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Haunted Zone

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50	110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 75	72 - 139	139 - 273
Defense: 75	72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp.Atk: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp.Def: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Speed: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 380   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/4 ★★★☆	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 3/4 ★★★☆	Stamina 3/4 ★★★☆
Jump 3/3 ★★★	Total 15/19 ★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None
Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent or the opponent has Scrappy, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is 2×. If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent, the effectiveness of  Psychic-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
Start	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
4	Foresight	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
8	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	—	100%	15
11	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
15	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
18	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100%	10
22	Detect	Fighting	Status	—	—%	5
25	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100%	30
29	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100%	20
32	Faint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—%	20
36	Punishment	Dark	Physical	—	100%	5
39	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
43	Power Gem	Rock	Special	70	100%	20
46	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
50	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
53	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
57	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
60	Mean Look	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Sableye obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM19	Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	—	—%	15
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10
	TM47	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	30	100%	15
	TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	75%	15
	TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Captivate‡	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100%	10
	Flatter	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
	Mean Look	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Metal Burst	Steel	Physical	—	100%	10
	Moonlight	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—%	20
	Recover	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	5
	Trick	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sableye in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Sableye in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Sableye can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Sableye cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

Dream World-only moves

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Dream World	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	5
Dream World	Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
A superscript level indicates that Sableye can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see event moves from other generations

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 33+	Purified moves
Shadow Blitz	Shadow		Helping Hand	Normal
Shadow Hold	Shadow		Shadow Ball	Ghost
--			Faint Attack	Dark
--			Recover	Normal

Anime-only moves

• Lick

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Catch	Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% Friend Area: Darkness Ridge Phrases 51%-100% HP You'll appreciate my luminous eyes in darkness. 26%-50% HP Hey, you do see my HP's gone down by half? 1%-25% HP I'm next to done... The light in my eyes grows dim... Level up There! I've leveled up! See how my eyes blaze with color? Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up There! I've leveled up! See how my eyes blaze with color?
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Dark  Poké Assist: ( Dark ) Field move: (Cut ×2) Browser entry   It launches eerie orbs and dark pulses to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Dark  ( Dark ) Past ( Normal ) (Cut ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It releases dark pulses around itself that make Pokémon Tired.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Sableye loves to spend time reading books in the Haunted House. Quizzes make him dance with joy. And so does playing Bastiodon's Block Barrage.

Evolution

Does not evolve Sableye  Dark  Ghost

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

For other sprites and images, please see Sableye images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Sableye is one of the only two Pokémon created so far that are naturally and without help of an ability weak to no type. Sableye can only be hit by a super-effective move by removing an immunity, changing its type or using a Shadow move after purification in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.
  • Since Sableye is one of the five Pokémon that do not have a weakness, it and Spiritomb are commonly hacked to have the ability Wonder Guard. This hack is commonly referred to as Wondereye.
• Sableye is known for having both a ruby and a sapphire on its body. Its Shiny form appears to have an emerald on the chest. This is most likely a reference to the three games of the generation it debuted in.
• Sableye seems to be the counterpart of Mawile. Both of them are version-exclusive of Ruby and Sapphire, as well as in HeartGold and SoulSilver as Swarm Pokémon. They also have the same base stats total (specifically, they possess the same base HP and Speed). Sableye is also a dual-type Pokémon with no weakness, while Mawile's type has the most number of resistances.
• Sableye shares the same species name with Murkrow. They are both known as Darkness Pokémon.
• Sableye is the only non Steel-type Pokémon that can learn Metal Burst.
• Sableye has the lowest base stat total of all fully evolved Dark-type Pokémon.

Origin

Sableye is a stylization of the Hopkinsville Goblin, a creature from an alleged Kentucky "alien encounter" described as having shining eyes, small legs, clawed arms and swaying hips (a movement that Sableye does indeed imitate in the 3-D Pokémon games). The Hopkinsville aliens are most famous in Japan, where they have appeared in other anime and video games.

Name origin

Sableye's name is a combination of sable and eye; it may also be a play on the word able-eyed. Yamirami may be a combination of 闇 yami, darkness, and 藪睨み yabunirami, a squint or 睨み nirami, glare.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Zobiris From zombie and iris. French Tenefix From ténèbre and fixer. Korean 깜까미 Kkamkkami Chinese (Taiwan) 勾魂眼 Gōu Hún Yǎn May mean "Soul-evoking eye". 勾 can also mean to "reach for", to "attract", to "collude", or to "induce/seduce/lure".

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