Sableye (Pokémon)

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Sableye Darkness Pokémon ヤミラミ Yamirami #0302 Sableye Mega Sableye Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dark Ghost Unknown Unknown Mega Sableye Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Keen Eye or StallGen IV+ Sableye Cacophony Mega Sableye Cacophony Prankster Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Magic Bounce Mega Sableye Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Human-Like Hatch time 25 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Sableye 1'08" 0.5 m Mega Sableye 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 24.3 lbs. 11.0 kg Sableye 354.9 lbs. 161.0 kg Mega Sableye 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone Sablenite [[|]]
Base experience yield 98 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 133 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Sableye 0 HP 1 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Mega Sableye 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Mega Sableye
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 35
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 introduced in Generation III.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Sableye can Mega Evolve into Mega Sableye using the Sablenite.

Biology

Sableye feeding on gems

Sableye is a bipedal humanoid Pokémon with a dark purple body, armed with sharp teeth and claws, which it uses to dig through soil. It has pale blue, gemstone-like eyes, which allow it to see in low light and sparkle in the dark. It also has a red gemstone on its chest, and its back has a blue and green gemstone as well as another red one. These gem-like eyes and adornments on its body are caused by its diet, which consists of rocks and raw gemstones. Because of this, each individual Sableye can create an infinite number of patterns on its body.

It also targets Carbink as prey, though they are usually taken by Gabite before Sableye can reach them. It is feared by people since it is said to steal a person's soul if they look into its eyes. It is nocturnal and is rarely seen. It lives in the darkness of caves. It uses its claws to dig for gems to eat and fight back.

Sableye is the only known Pokémon that can have Stall as an Ability.

Forms

Sableye can Mega Evolve into Mega Sableye.

As Mega Sableye, being bathed in Mega Evolution energy causes the red jewel on its chest to rip out of Sableye's skin and significantly increase in size; the detached jewel leaves a small hole in Mega Sableye's chest. Its ears elongate, and it gains a spike on the top of its head. Its teeth turn from white to yellow, and its eyes also change from pale blue to crimson red, with diagonal slits at their inner edges. Its back gains more gems: a second green one, a second red one, and two small yellow gems.

The enlarged jewel is said to boast such incredible hardness that no attack can even leave a scratch on it. During battle, Mega Sableye shelters itself behind the jewel, from where it can take advantage of any openings its target leaves exposed.^[1] However, being forced to support its massive jewel leaves Sableye unable to turn quickly, making it vulnerable from behind.

Mega Sableye

Game data

NPC appearances

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• 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 episode's plot.
• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: One of Dusknoir's Sableye appears as a recruitable Pokémon but will only post the connection request after Dusknoir is recruited. Sableye's request also leads to Spiritomb's recruitment.

Pokédex entries

Sableye in the Alola Pokédex	Mega Sableye in the Alola Pokédex	Sableye in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Games		Held items
Black 2	White 2	Lava Cookie (In-game trade, 100%)
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Wide Lens (5%)
Sun	Moon
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon
Sword	Shield
Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl

Stats

Base stats

Mega Sableye

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM016 TM016 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM031 TM031 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM064 TM064 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM067 TM067 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM073 TM073 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM079 TM079 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM092 TM092 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM101 TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM105 TM105 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM119 TM119 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM129 TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM151 TM151 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM178 TM178 Gravity Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM180 TM180 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM192 TM192 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20 TM198 TM198 Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110110 090}}90% 5 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM219 TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Feint Normal Physical 30 100% 10 Flatter Dark Status — 100% 15 Metal Burst Steel Physical — 100% 10 Recover Normal Status — —% 5 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5 Torment Dark Status — 100% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sableye 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

TCG-only moves

Anime-only moves

Side game data

Sableye

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?
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: Shadows of Almia Group: Dark Poké Assist: Dark Field move: (Cut ×2) Browser entry R-193 It launches eerie orbs and dark pulses to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Dark Poké Assist: (present) Dark Field move: (present) (Cut ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Dark Field move: (past) (Cut ×1) Browser entry R-177/N-218 It releases dark pulses around itself that make Pokémon Tired.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.18 seconds Base HP: 48 Base Attack: 73 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60
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.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: He came to the warehouse to look for gems and settled down there. He secretly ate a lot of gems while in Wish Park.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Dark Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Dark Attack Power: 50 - 130 20 #074 Risk-Taker Increases damage randomly. Swappable Skill(s): Swap+ Mega Effects 10 Erases all Pokémon in an O-shaped pattern.			Pokémon Shuffle Ghost Attack Power: 50 - 115 10 #074 Prank Sometimes changes when a foe will next disrupt your play. Swappable Skill(s): Swap++ Mega Effects 7 Replaces Pokémon (max 3) of the same type as Mega Sableye.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 141 Base Defense: 136 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Shadow Claw, Feint Attack Charged Attacks: Power Gem, Foul Play, Shadow Sneak, Frustration, Return
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #193 Sableye was scratching at the ground with its sharp claws, looking for its favorite food—gemstones. Did you notice the glint in its eyes when it saw Carbink?

Costumes in Pokémon GO
Litwick costume

Mega Sableye

Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 151 Base Defense: 216 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Shadow Claw, Feint Attack Charged Attacks: Power Gem, Foul Play, Shadow Sneak, Return

Form data

Mega Evolution

Default Sableye Sableye  Dark  Ghost

Sablenite ↔

Held Sablenite Mega Sableye Sableye  Dark  Ghost

Evolution data

Unevolved Sableye  Dark  Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In the anime

Main series

Sableye in the anime

Mega Sableye in the anime

Major appearances

Sableye debuted in Oaknapped!, under the ownership of Cassidy, who used it to battle Ritchie. It reappeared in A Date With Delcatty and Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!.

Sableye made its main series debut in Ready, Willing, and Sableye, where it was playing tricks on Ash and his friends.

In PK15, a Sableye was living in a spooky house.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness, multiple Sableye tried to stop Team Poképals from getting on the Rainbow Stoneship.

In the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short In the Dark, Hoopa's summoning of multiple Litwick rudely awakened four Sableye.

In Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, Carrie used a Sableye in a battle against Ash, since Carrie believed he was the threat to Kalos that Olympia had predicted.

In Guiding an Awakening!, Nanu used a Sableye in his grand trial against Ash. Despite using Mean Look on Lycanroc to immobilize it, it was defeated by the Wolf Pokémon's Stone Edge.

Minor appearances

A Sableye appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

In Lessons in Lilycove, a Coordinator's Sableye competed in the Lilycove City Contest.

A Coordinator's Sableye appeared in What I Did for Love!.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, a Sableye was living at Pokémon Hills.

In Summer of Discovery!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!, a Trainer's Sableye attended the Pokémon Summer Camp.

A Sableye that can Mega Evolve into Mega Sableye appeared in the ending segment of Mega Evolution Special II.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in Mega Evolution Special III.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!.

Six Sableye appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, all under the ownership of a different Trainer. One of them appeared in a flashback.

A student's Sableye appeared in The Guardian's Challenge!. It reappeared in the banned episode SM064.

A Sableye appeared in a fantasy in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!.

In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, two Sableye were training up on Clawmark Hill.

Two Trainers' Sableye appeared in One Journey Ends, Another Begins....

Two Trainers' Sableye appeared in Getting the Band Back Together!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in A Glaring Rivalry!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in Faba's Revenge!.

In Smashing with Sketch!, a Sableye competed in the Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in Sours for the Sweet!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!.

In Securing the Future!, three Trainers' Sableye joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in League Offenders and Defenders!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in The Road to The Semifinals!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in Z-Move Showdown!.

In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, a Trainer's Sableye participated in a Raid Battle against a Lugia.

In a flashback in Trials of a Budding Master!, a Trainer's Sableye battled Ash in a World Coronation Series match.

A Sableye appeared on Mega Island in An Adventure of Mega Proportions!.

A Sableye appeared in The Spectral Express!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in Reuniting for the First Time!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in Helping the Hometown Hero!.

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in The Door That Never Opens.

A Sableye appeared in HZ035.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

Mega Sableye in the animated trailer

In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, a Mega Sableye defended itself from a Mega Lopunny.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in The Gathering of Stars.

In the manga

Sableye in Pokémon Adventures

Movie adaptations

Two Sableye appeared in ICYR2.

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Sableye first appeared in The Last Battle XIV as a wild Pokémon pictured in one of the many photographs of unseen Pokémon that Professor Oak discovered.

Ruby & Sapphire arc

A Sableye appeared in Dreadful Dealing with Dusclops, where it was attacking Wally inside the Sky Pillar.

Emerald arc

In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, a Sableye appeared as a Battle Factory rental Pokémon that Emerald faced. It was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.

A Sableye appeared in Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I, under the ownership of Hex Maniac Valerie. It took part in the preview Battle Dome tournament.

Diamond & Pearl arc

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. It first appeared in Stopping Sableye.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

Draconid Renza owns a Sableye, which appeared in PS602.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

A Trainer's Sableye appeared in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team

Six Sableye appeared in BET3 and BET4.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Sableye is Brawly's only known Pokémon, as seen in The Haunted Gym. It is considered an unusual choice for him as it was not a Fighting-type and it is immune to Fighting moves.

In the TCG

Main article: Sableye (TCG)

Other appearances

Sableye in Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE

Main article: Sableye (UNITE)

Sableye is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a melee supporter.

Trivia

• Sableye seems to be the counterpart of Mawile. Both of them are version-exclusive Pokémon to Ruby and Sapphire, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Sword and Shield, and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Both also have Mega Evolved forms and the same base stat totals, as well as HP and Speed.
• Sableye shares its category with Murkrow. They are both known as the Darkness Pokémon.
• Mega Sableye is the has the lowest base Speed stat of all Dark-type Pokémon.
• Prior to the introduction of the Fairy type in Generation VI, Sableye (along with Spiritomb) had no weaknesses under normal conditions.

Origin

Sableye may be based on 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 imitates in the 3D Pokémon games). The Hopkinsville aliens are most famous in Japan, where they have appeared in several media.

The ruby and sapphire on Sableye's body may be a reference to the games it debuted in.

Name origin

Sableye may be a combination of sable (either referring to the heraldic color or the animal it is named after) and eye. It may also be a play on able-eyed.

Yamirami may be a combination of 闇 yami (darkness) and 藪睨み yabunirami (cross-eyed sight, squint) or 睨み nirami (glare).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ヤミラミ Yamirami From 闇 yami, 藪睨み yabunirami, and 睨み nirami French Ténéfix From ténèbre and fixer Spanish Sableye Same as English name German Zobiris From Zobel and Iris Italian Sableye Same as English name Korean 깜까미 Kamkami Corruption of 깜깜 kkam-kkam Mandarin Chinese 勾魂眼 Gōuhúnyǎn From 勾魂 gōuhún and 眼 yǎn Cantonese Chinese 勾魂眼 Ngāuwàhnngáahn From 勾魂 ngāuwàhn and 眼 ngáahn

More languages Hindi कालज़र Kaalzer From काला kaala Russian Сэйблай Seyblay Transcription of English name Thai ยามิรามิ Yamirami Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Sableye (UNITE)
• Mega Evolution

References

External links

Mega Evolutions

Introduced in Pokémon X and Y

Introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

See also: Primal Reversion (Primal Kyogre • Primal Groudon) • Bond Phenomenon (Ash-Greninja)

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