Is Sableye Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Shining Pearl Underground catch. Dark/Ghost had zero weaknesses before Fairy arrived. Now Fairy hits it, but Sableye still handles Fantina and Lucian. Low stats keep it as a niche option rather than a core team member.
Sableye resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Sableye resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Cynthia'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.
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Sableye Locations
moderate rates across 2 locations for Sableye in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Best Locations to Catch Sableye in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Sableye Weakness
Type-wise, Sableye takes extra damage from Fairy. Normal, Fighting, and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Sableye's Dark/Ghost typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Psychic |
What is Sableye Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Sableye
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Mimikyu can KO Sableye with Play Rough (108-127%).
 Mimikyu GhostFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDisguise ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Mimikyu builds →Play Rough 2x108-127%KO Shadow Sneak24-29% | ||
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. It's got 9 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Sableye easily with 39 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Feint, Flatter, Imprison and 6 more to offspring.
BDSP Sableye Best Moveset
Dark/Ghost typing has zero weaknesses (Fairy immunity aside), and hidden AbilityPrankster gives priority to status moves. 75/75/65 across offenses and defenses at 50 Speed make the moveset modest on every front. E-tier because the priority support is real but the stats behind it accomplish nothing on offense.
Best Build
Sableye best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Will O Wisp
- Recover
- Trick
- Metronome
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Sableye can spread damage across 11 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
Base Stats
It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.
Sableye Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Choice Scarf is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but Sableye does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Sableye hits 480 BST.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Sableye's biggest threats include Clefable (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
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 physical attacker with base 75 Attack. 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