Is Sableye Good in Emerald Playthrough?
- Early Game
- After Badge 2, catch a low-level Sableye in Granite Cave; Roxanne and Brawly are behind you. Much later, a Lv 30-34 grab at Cave of Origin skips the raise-up.
- Mid Game
- No evolution ever comes. After Badge 3, teach Dig for 2x hits on Flannery's Slugma and Torkoal.
- Endgame
- Knock Off doubles into Phoebe's Dusclops and Banette pairs; fragile bulk keeps Sableye on support duty, never the carry.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Sableye has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Juan'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 trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Sableye trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Sableye in Granite Cave (walking, Lv 9-11, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- LV 29DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- LV 41GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
Emerald Sableye Locations
Sableye haunts several dark places in Emerald, with seven encounters across four caves from Granite Cave early to Victory Road late. It is common in most of them, so any cave trip after you get going is a fair chance to grab the gem-eyed gremlin.
4 locations to catch Sableye
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Sableye in Emerald
7 walking spots from Lv. 9-44 for Sableye. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.
How to Get Shiny Sableye in Emerald
Sableye stalks the dark walls of Granite Cave and Victory Road; run laps through either cavern and watch for the gemstone glint that marks a shiny. Compare Shiny Sableye odds across every game
Shiny Sableye Evolution
Does Not EvolveEmerald Shiny Sableye Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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 Emerald 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Sableye Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Sableye
In Emerald, Blissey's Ice Beam hits Sableye for 35-41%. Gengar's Thunderbolt hits Sableye for 46-54%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Blissey builds →Ice Beam35-41% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt46-54% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityImmunity ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Snorlax builds →Shadow Ball22-26% Earthquake27-32% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Dugtrio builds →Earthquake39-46% Rock Slide29-35% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Aerodactyl builds →Earthquake40-47% Rock Slide30-36% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Celebi builds →Giga Drain26-31% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTruant ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Slaking builds →Earthquake60-70% Shadow Ball48-56% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Forretress builds →Earthquake19-22% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Claydol builds →Earthquake22-26% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Registeel builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Hariyama builds →Knock Off10-12% Rock Slide22-26% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves View Breloom builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPure Power ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sableye View Medicham builds →Shadow Ball15-18% Rock Slide14-17% | ||
Sableye Evolutions
Sableye is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 3 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Sableye easily with 28 breeding partners from the Human-Like egg group. Pass egg moves like Moonlight, Psych Up, Recover to offspring.
E Sableye Best Moveset
Dark/Ghost typing has zero weaknesses in Gen III before Fairy exists, making Sableye impossible to hit super-effectively. The moveset plays a disruptive role with MoveToxic, MoveRecover, and MoveKnock Off, though the base stats are low enough that it wins through annoyance rather than power.
Best Build
Sableye best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Knock Off
- Seismic Toss
- Psych Up
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Sableye can spread damage across 11 types, with Normal and Flying punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Shadow Ball and Knock Off 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
28 of 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It digs branching holes in caves using its sharp claws in search of food--raw gems. A SABLEYE lurks in darkness and is seen only rarely.
Sableye Emerald Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Sableye does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Sableye hits 480 BST.
In Emerald, Sableye plays as a support. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Emerald, Bold is the go-to nature for Sableye. That's +Defense / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe 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
Winds & Waves
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