Is Sableye Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Dark/Ghost with AbilityKeen Eye. Zero type weaknesses in Gen 5. Nothing hits Sableye super-effectively. If imported, handles Shauntal and Caitlin with nothing threatening back. The stats are low but the typing is untouchable.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Sableye resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Sableye cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Sableye in Black 2 & White 2
Sableye can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Bring it over from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Sableye cannot be caught in the wild in Black 2 & White 2, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Black 2 & White 2.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Sableye Weakness
Sableye has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. Normal, Fighting, and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Sableye Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Sableye
In Black 2 & White 2, Tyranitar's Crunch hits Sableye for 36-43%.
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Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Jirachi builds →U Turn21-25% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit18-22% Crunch36-43% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake33-39% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Celebi builds →
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Sableye Evolutions
Sableye is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with plenty of partners. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 10 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Sableye easily with 53 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Feint, Flatter and 7 more to offspring.
B2W2 Sableye Best Moveset
AbilityPrankster as a hidden ability gives MoveWill-O-Wisp, MoveRecover, and MoveTaunt priority, letting the moveset burn physical attackers, heal, and block setup all before opponents can act. Dark/Ghost typing gives three immunities (Normal, Fighting, Psychic) and no weaknesses in this format. Opponents need raw power to break through.
Best Build
Sableye best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Will O Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
- Foul Play
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Sableye can spread damage across 13 types, with Normal and Rock punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Foul Play 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.
Sableye Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Sableye looks average on paper at 380 BST. But Prankster is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier support on our tier list. Will O Wisp with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Black 2 & White 2, but Sableye does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Sableye hits 480 BST.
Sableye has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.
Sableye gets Prankster, Keen Eye, and Stall. But Prankster is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Sableye is a mixed attacker with base 75 Attack and 65 Sp. Atk. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 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