Sableye (Pokémon)

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Sableye ヤミラミ Yamirami #302
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Dark Ghost Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Darkness Pokémon
Abilities Keen Eye or Stall Stall Blue-Striped -----	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— Oblivia
Height 1'08" Imperial 0.5 m Metric 1'08"/0.5 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 24.3 lbs. Imperial 11.0 kg Metric 24.3 lbs./11.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Purple	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Humanshape 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 Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

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

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

• 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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

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By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By breeding

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By tutoring

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Special moves

Side game data

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Evolution

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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	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• There are only two Pokémon created so far that are naturally weak to no type, of which Sableye is the first and the second is Spiritomb. The only ways to get a super-effective hit on those two are either to use Foresight or Odor Sleuth followed by a Template:Type2 move, or to use a Pokémon with the Scrappy ability which knows a Template:Type2 move.
  • 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 Template:Shiny2 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.
• Unlike most other breedable Template:Type2s, 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.
• Template:Shadow2 Sableye in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is the only Shadow Pokémon to have no weaknesses. After it is purified, it is weak to Shadow moves.

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
• Korean: 깜까미 Kkamkkami

External links

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