Is Sableye Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Alpha Sapphire exclusive (breed-only in Omega Ruby). Dark/Ghost had zero weaknesses until Fairy arrived in Gen 6. Now Sableye has one: Fairy. ORAS gives Sableye a brand-new Mega with AbilityMagic Bounce reflecting status moves. Small base stats, but the Mega transforms it.
Sableye resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Sableye on Granite Cave (walking, Lv 10-12, common).
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Sableye Locations
Sableye's scattered across 7 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Best Locations to Catch Sableye in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You can find Sableye through 7 walking encounters at Lv. 6-46. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.
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
 Cottonee GrassFairy | C | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Ralts builds →Disarming Voice 2x36-43% | ||
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Cottonee GrassFairy | C | |
Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Ralts builds →Disarming Voice 2x37-46% | ||
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Clefable builds →Disarming Voice 2x53-63% | ||
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
 Kirlia PsychicFairy | C | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 2x78-93% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Clefable builds →Disarming Voice 2x53-63% | ||
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 2x79-94% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Clefable builds →Disarming Voice 2x50-59% | ||
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
 Whimsicott GrassFairy | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Whimsicott GrassFairy | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Sableye for 47-55%. Clefable's Moonblast hits Sableye for 41-48%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Excadrill builds →Earthquake47-55% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x41-48% | ||
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 11 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Sableye easily with 56 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Feint, Flatter and 8 more to offspring.
ORAS Sableye Best Moveset
Mega Sableye's AbilityMagic Bounce reflects status moves and entry hazards back, and Dark/Ghost typing has zero weaknesses before Fairy. AbilityPrankster on the base form gives priority to MoveWill-O-Wisp and MoveRecover. The moveset earns B-tier because the Mega form prevents hazards while the base form disrupts with priority.
Best Build
Sableye best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Will O Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Sableye can spread damage across 14 types, with Normal and Psychic 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
Sableye lead quiet lives deep inside caverns. They are feared, however, because these Pokémon are thought to steal the spirits of people when their eyes burn with a sinister glow in the darkness.
Sableye digs the ground with sharpened claws to find rocks that it eats. Substances in the eaten rocks crystallize and rise up to the Pokémon’s body surface.
Sableye Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, yes. Mega Sableye is the evolved form, sitting at 480 BST. Big power spike over base Sableye (380). Equip the Mega Stone and it transforms in battle.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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