Sableye (Pokémon)

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Sableye ヤミラミ Yamirami #302
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type Dark Ghost Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Darkness Pokémon
Abilities Keen Eye or Stall Stall Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #068 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-193 Oblivia R-177 N-218
Height 1'08" Imperial 0.5 m Metric 1'08"/0.5 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 24.3 lbs. Imperial 11.0 kg Metric 24.3 lbs./11.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Purple	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Humanshape group 26 cycles (6630 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 98 Battle Exp.: 981*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sableye (Japanese: ヤミラミ Yamirami) is a dual-type Dark/Ghost Pokémon. Due to this, it is the first Pokémon to have no weakness.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Sableye are very diminutive hominid-like creatures with dark purple bodies. Their bodies are adapted for cave life as they are flexible enough to fit into small crevices while being tough enough to survive cave-ins. Their most distinguishing features are their gemstone-like eyes, which allow them to see in very little light. They have gemstones on their chests which grow as a result of its crystal and mineral diet. They are able to feed on such hard foods because of their sharp razor teeth, which are designed to crunch up rocks.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Sableye, along with its fellow Dark/Ghost-type Pokémon Spiritomb, has no natural weakness to a specific type unless moves like Odor Sleuth and Foresight are used on it, in which case Template:Type2 moves will become super-effective.

Behavior

There are old stories that say a Sableye will steal your soul if you look into its eyes. However, evidence suggests that these Pokémon are actually friendly, only playing their infamous tricks on travelers in order to get attention because they become lonely living in dark holes all by themselves.

Habitat

File:Cave.gif

Cave Pokémon

Sableye live in caves and abandoned mines, where they can readily find mineral deposits to eat.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Sableye usually eat raw gems.

In the anime

Sableye in the anime

Sableye first appeared in Ready, Willing, and Sableye. The Darkness Pokémon was playing tricks on Ash and his friends.

Cassidy's Sableye debuted in Oaknapped.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG029 Sableye May's Pokédex Sableye, the Darkness Pokémon. Sableye normally live within caves and eat rocks. They use their sharp claws to dig through the earth.

In the TCG

Main article: Sableye (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Six Sableye acted as assistants to Dusknoir and had a number of appearances over the course of the game. After the player defeats Dusknoir and the Sableye in the Hidden Land, the Sableye all flee.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby 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. Sapphire 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. Emerald 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. FireRed It feeds on gemstone crystals. In darkness, its eyes sparkle with the glitter of jewels. LeafGreen It feeds on gemstone crystals. In darkness, its eyes sparkle with the glitter of jewels.
Generation IV Diamond It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones. Pearl It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones. Platinum It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones. HeartGold It dwells in the darkness of caves. It uses its sharp claws to dig up gems to nourish itself. SoulSilver It dwells in the darkness of caves. It uses its sharp claws to dig up gems to nourish itself.
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Common Granite Cave, Cave of Origin, Sky Pillar, Victory Road (Sapphire only) Emerald Common Granite Cave, Cave of Origin, Sky Pillar, Victory Road FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD One Citadark Isle (Shadow)
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Dongle Iron Island (Sapphire) Platinum Dongle Iron Island (Sapphire) HeartGold SoulSilver Swarm Route 9 Pal Park Mountain Pokéwalker Rally
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Cave (Sapphire Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 3 Endless Level 3 Forever Level 3 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Darknight Relic (1F-15F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Spacial Rift (B1-B15) Deep Spacial Rift (B1-B9)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Chroma Ruins Hippowdon Temple
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Asahi Ruins

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Defense: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Atk: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Def: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Speed: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 380	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/4 ★★★☆	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 3/4 ★★★☆	Stamina 3/4 ★★★☆
Jump 3/3 ★★★	Total 15/19 ★★★

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available. |} |}

Special moves

Shadow moves	<span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 33+	Purified moves
Shadow Blitz	File:Box xd 302.png	Helping Hand	Normal
Shadow Hold		Shadow Ball	Ghost
--		Faint Attack	Dark
--		Recover	Normal

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 302.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% Friend Area: Darkness Ridge Phrases 51%-100% HP You'll appreciate my luminous eyes in darkness. 26%-50% HP Hey, you do see my HP's gone down by half? 1%-25% HP I'm next to done... The light in my eyes grows dim... Level up There! I've leveled up! See how my eyes blaze with color? Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up There! I've leveled up! See how my eyes blaze with color?
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Dark  Poké Assist: ( Dark ) Field move: (Cut ×2) Browser entry   It launches eerie orbs and dark pulses to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Dark  ( Dark ) Past ( Normal ) (Cut ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Does not evolve Sableye  Dark  Ghost

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Sableye images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Sableye is one of the only two Pokémon created so far that are naturally weak to no type, along with Spiritomb. There are only two ways a Sableye can get hit by a super-effective move: the first, by overcoming its Template:Type2 immunity through the use of Foresight, Odor Sleuth or the Scrappy ability; the second, in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, by getting attacked with a Shadow move after purifying, as it will be weak to Shadow moves.
  • Since Sableye is one of the two Pokémon that do not have a weakness, hackers love to hack Sableye and Spiritomb with Wonder Guard. This hack is commonly referred to as Wondereye.
• Sableye is one of four Pokémon that have an immunity to three different types, the other three being Drifloon, Drifblim, and Spiritomb.
• Sableye is known for having both a ruby and a sapphire on its body. Its Template:Shiny2 form appears to have an emerald on the chest. This is most likely a reference to the three games of the generation it debuted in.
• Unlike most other breedable Template:Type2s, Sableye is not in the Indeterminate egg group. It shares this trait with Froslass, which is in the Fairy/Mineral egg group, and Shedinja, which is in the Mineral egg group.
• Sableye shares the same species name with Murkrow. They are both known as Darkness Pokémon.
• Sableye uses the move Lick in the anime episode Ready, Willing and Sableye, but can't learn it in the games.
  • Additionally, despite Pokédex entries claiming that it digs to feed on minerals, it cannot learn Dig without the use of a TM.

Origin

Sableye is a stylization of the Hopkinsville Goblin, a creature from an alleged Kentucky "alien encounter" described as having shining eyes, small legs, clawed arms and swaying hips (a movement that Sableye does indeed imitate in the 3-D Pokémon games). The Hopkinsville aliens are most famous in Japan, where they have appeared in other anime and video games.

Name origin

Sableye's name is a combination of sable and eye; it may also be a play on the word able-eyed.

Yamirami may be a combination of 闇 yami, darkness, and 藪睨み yabunirami, a squint or 睨み nirami, glare.

In other languages

• German: Zobiris
• French: Tenefix - From ténèbre (darkness), and fixer (stare).
• Korean: 깜까미 Kkamkkami

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