Sableye
ヤミラミ Yamirami
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Artwork from R/S/E
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HP
0
| Atk
1
| Def
1
| Sp.Atk
0
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0
| Speed
0
| Exp.
98
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Sableye (Japanese: ヤミラミ Yamirami) is a dual-type Dark/Ghost Pokémon. Due to this, it is the first Pokémon to have no weakness.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
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 affect it.
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
Sableye usually eat raw gems.
In the anime
Sableye first appeared in Ready, Willing, and Sableye. The Darkness Pokémon was playing tricks on Ash and his friends.
Cassidy's Sableye debuted in Oaknapped.
In the TCG
- Main article: Sableye (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: 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.
Pokédex entries
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| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
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| III
| 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.
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| Sapphire
| Sableye digs the ground with sharpened claws to find rocks that it eats. Substances in the eaten rocks crystallize an rise up to the Pokémon's body surface.
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| 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.
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| FireRed
| It feeds on gemstone crystals. In darkness, its eyes sparkle with the glitter of jewels.
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| LeafGreen
| It feeds on gemstone crystals. In darkness, its eyes sparkle with the glitter of jewels.
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| IV
| Diamond
| It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.
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| Pearl
| It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.
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| Platinum
| It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.
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Game locations
In side games
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Sableye is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Sableye is one of the only two Pokémon created so far that are naturally weak to no type, along with Spiritomb. There are only two ways a Sableye can get hit by a super-effective move: the first, by overcoming its Fighting-type immunity through the use of Foresight, Odor Sleuth or the Scrappy ability; the second, in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, by getting attacked with a Shadow move after purifying, as it will be weak to Shadow moves.
- Since Sableye is one of the two Pokémon that do not have a weakness, hackers love to hack Sableye and Spiritomb with 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. The back of its shiny sprite appears to have gold and silver jewels, after the Generation II games Gold and Silver
- Unlike most other breedable Ghost-types, Sableye is not in the Indeterminate egg group. It shares this trait with Froslass, which is in the Fairy/Mineral egg group, and Shedinja, which is in the Mineral egg group.
- Sableye shares the same species name with Murkrow. They are both known as Darkness Pokémon.
Origin
Sableye appears to be based on an imp.
Name origin
Sableye's name is a combination of sable and eye; it may also be a play on the word able-eyed. Its Japanese name may be a combination of 闇 yami, darkness, and 藪睨み yabunirami, a squint or 睨み nirami, glare.
In other languages
- German: Zobiris
- French: Tenefix - From ténèbre (darkness), and fixer (stare).
- Korean: 깜까미 Kkamkkami
External links
Body size: 1
( Dark )
(Cut ×2)
For other sprites and images, please see Sableye images on Bulbagarden Archives.
