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.
Cheren's typing presses Sableye's defenses.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's typing presses Sableye's defenses.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's typing presses Sableye's defenses.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Iris's typing presses Sableye's defenses.
Trade
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. Transfer one in from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Black & White.
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.
How to Get Shiny Sableye in Black 2 & White 2
Sableye glints at 1 in 1,024 when bred through the Masuda Method, so set it in the Day Care next to a foreign-language partner and hatch. Compare Shiny Sableye odds across every game
Shiny Sableye Evolution
Does Not EvolveBlack 2 & White 2 Shiny Sableye Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,024 on each try. Tune it below.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 108 |
| 25%one in four | 295 |
| 50%coin flip | 710 |
| 90%very likely | 2,357 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Black 2 & White 2 shiny odds calculator with Sableye already selected.
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, Garchomp's Outrage hits Sableye for 54-64%. Latios deals 66-78% with Draco Meteor.
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Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Garchomp builds →Earthquake45-54% Outrage54-64% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Latios builds →Draco Meteor66-78% Surf46-54% Dragon Pulse43-51% | ||
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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 AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Alakazam builds →Shadow Ball28-33% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch26-31% Pursuit26-31% U Turn45-53% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Excadrill builds →Earthquake46-55% Rock Slide35-41% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves View Conkeldurr builds →
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Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Starmie builds →Ice Beam26-30% Hydro Pump31-37% Thunderbolt26-30% | ||
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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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Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves View Reuniclus 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. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. 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 Human-Like 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 Event Distributions
In Black 2 & White 2, Sableye has been offered just once as a Mystery Gift event Pokemon.
Director's Sableye GiftSep 2013BlackWhiteBlack 2White 2Not shiny
Sableye Black 2 & White 2 Guide
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.
In Black 2 & White 2, Prankster is the hidden ability. It raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage. Worth hunting for if you want Sableye to compete at a higher level.
In Black 2 & White 2, Sableye plays as a support. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Black 2 & White 2, Calm is the go-to nature for Sableye. That's +Sp. Def / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Sableye appears in 16 games spanning 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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