Is Sableye Good in Legends: Z-A Playthrough?
Dark and Ghost Sableye from Hyperspace around level 22. Pokemon Trainer L uses one on his final team at level 78, and Team MZ Naveen uses one throughout the story. Mega Sableye shifts toward defense, making it hard to take down in sustained fights. An early catch that stays relevant all the way to the final boss.
Legends: Z-A Sableye Locations
Sableye appears at moderate rates across 2 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Best Locations to Catch Sableye in Legends: Z-A
Sableye Weakness
Type-wise, Sableye takes extra damage from Fairy. Normal, Fighting, and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Sableye's overall bulk (50/125/115) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Psychic |
What is Sableye Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Sableye
 Floette Fairy | C | |
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Dragonite builds →Earthquake25-30% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Corviknight builds →U Turn9-11% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Excadrill builds →Earthquake25-30% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureBold Moves View Skarmory builds →
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Sableye Evolutions
Sableye is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Hatching is average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
LZA Sableye Best Moveset
No weakness in base form since Dark/Ghost covers everything before Fairy enters the picture. Held ItemSablenite adds AbilityMagic Bounce reflecting status moves alongside 125 Defense. The moveset tanks physical hits while bouncing disruption. 50/65 offenses don't threaten, but not much threatens back either.
Best Build
Sableye best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Will O Wisp
- Encore
- Recover
- Knock Off
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Sableye can spread damage across 13 types, with Normal and Psychic punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Phantom Force and Shadow Ball keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.
Sableye Legends: Z-A Guide
In Legends: Z-A, Sableye looks average on paper at 480 BST. But Magic Bounce is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier support on our tier list. Will O Wisp with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Legends: Z-A, but Sableye does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Sableye hits 580 BST.
In Legends: Z-A, Sableye's biggest threats include Clefable (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 20 Speed, Sableye won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Sableye gets Magic Bounce. But Magic Bounce is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Sableye is a physical attacker with base 85 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 20 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 6.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves