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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Sableye
Click for Mega Sableye
How Shiny is Acquired
Eggs, Raids, Wild
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 4.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
11.00 kg Weight
0.50 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 1,668
Level 40: 1,476
Level 25: 1,054 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 843 (Raid)
Level 15: 632 (Research Tasks)
ATK 141
DEF 136
STA 137

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Shadow Claw
Foul Play
A
A-
Feint Attack
Foul Play
A-
A
Shadow Claw
Power Gem
B
B-
Feint Attack
Power Gem
B-
B
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Shadow Claw is slightly superior to Feint Attack, offering slightly higher DPS, slightly less energy gains, and similar coverage.
  • Foul Play is strictly superior to both Shadow Sneak and Power Gem, offering significantly better damage and more relevant coverage respectively.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Feint Attack is better than Shadow Claw, with higher damage and energy gains.
  • Foul Play is strictly superior to both Shadow Sneak and Power Gem, offering better damage, lower charge times, and an earlier damage window.
  • Power Gem can offer better coverage against Dragonite and offending Fairy-type Pokemon.

PVE Overview

Looking at it here, you wouldn’t believe it if I told you that Sableye is one of the most threatening Pokemon in the console games. In Pokemon Black and White, Sableye gained the ability “Prankster” which allowed it to use its massive arsenal of utility moves to great effect. It didn’t matter that Sableye had extremely low stats because if someone wasn’t prepared to deal with it they literally couldn’t. Later down the line, Sableye gained a mega evolution, taking its abysmal defenses to the next level while improving its quality as a tricky, utility Pokemon with the ability “Magic Bounce” which nullified and reflected opponent’s own utility moves right back at them! Unfortunately, none of these wonderful abilities, utility moves, or mega evolutions exist yet in Pokemon GO.

As with its debut in Ruby and Sapphire, Sableye is all around a very underwhelming Pokemon in Pokemon GO. As with earlier generations of Pokemon, Sableye is just a collectable fan favorite rather than a potent threat. While Sableye is a pretty mediocre Pokemon now, looking at its performance in later generations, it certainly has room to grow!

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Shadow Claw
Foul Play
Return
A
Shadow Claw
Foul Play
Power Gem
B
Shadow Claw
Foul Play
Shadow Sneak
B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Shadow Claw + Foul Play and Return* or Power Gem or Shadow Sneak

Shadow Claw is much better than Feint Attack. It deals the same damage and has significantly better energy generation. Additionally, Ghost has much better coverage than Dark does.

Foul Play is Sableye's best charged move. It's cheap, spammy, and has solid coverage. Return is only available on Purified Sableye, but it can be incredibly helpful. Notably, it actually lets Sableye have a potentially winning matchup against Azumarill! In other matchups, it can just be nice to have that high-damage nuke, or just to deal meaningful damage to Dark-types.

Power Gem and Shadow Sneak are, frankly, awful moves. However, if Return isn't an option, both have niches depending on what you're trying to hit. Power Gem can sneak out extra wins against Flying-types. Shadow Sneak lets you get a bit of chip in against Fighting-types that would otherwise resist Power Gem and Foul Play.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 4.5 / 5

Sableye is an incredibly strong Pokémon in Great League. Its fantastic typing leaves it only weak to Fairy-type damage, and its strong, spammy moveset lets it damage a significant portion of the metagame. Note that Purified Sableye ends up being a lot better than other variants due to Return's utility, so if you can only max one, try to go for one of those.

Ultra League: 0 / 5

Sableye takes hard losses outside of Great League due to barely maxing above 1500 even at Level 50. 

Master League : 0 / 5

This ain't your place to shine, even if you have the shiny. 

Fast Moves

9
Shadow Claw
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.70
0.25
8.57
12.86
16.07
10
Feint Attack
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.15
10.00
11.11
13.89

Charge Moves

80
Power Gem
More Info

Rock

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.90
0.75
0.00
 1.60
27.59
34.48
 44.14
70
Foul Play
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.20
0.00
 1.40
35.00
43.75
 49.00
50
Shadow Sneak
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.90
0.50
0.00
 1.52
17.24
21.55
 26.12

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 75
Stardust 75,000

Purification Cost

Candy 5
Stardust 5000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 7.0 %
Egg Distance to Hatch
10 km
Buddy Distance 5 km
Capture Rate20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dark Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Ghost Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20011720
2001.53543
20025365
2002.57187
400389109
4003.5107132
4004125154
4004.5143176
6005162199
6005.5180221
6006198243
6006.5216265
8007234288
8007.5252310
8008270332
8008.5289355
10009307377
10009.5325399
100010343421
100010.5360442
130011377464
130011.5395485
130012412506
130012.5429527
160013446548
160013.5463569
160014480590
160014.5498611
190015515632
190015.5532653
190016549674
190016.5566695
220017583716
220017.5601738
220018618759
220018.5635780
250019652801
250019.5669822
250020686843
250020.5704864
300021721885
300021.5738906
300022755927
300022.5772948
350023789970
350023.5807991
3500248241012
350024.58411033
4000258581054
400025.58751075
4000268931096
400026.59101117
4500279271138
450027.59441159
4500289611180
450028.59781202
5000299961223
500029.510131244
50003010301265
500030.510391275
60003110471286
600031.510561296
60003210641307
600032.510731318
70003310811328
700033.510901339
70003410991349
700034.511071360
80003511161370
800035.511241381
80003611331391
800036.511421402
90003711501412
900037.511591423
90003811671433
900038.511761444
100003911841455
1000039.511931465
100004012021476
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