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 ----- Prankster Hidden Ability
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 Human-Like 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

A Sableye's diet consists of raw minerals and gemstones.

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.

A Sableye also made a cameo appearance in What I Did for Love!.

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 manga

A Sableye appears as one of the Pokémon owned by the Team Galactic commander Jupiter. She used it alongside her Gastrodon and Tangrowth to attack Platinum, Candice, and Maylene when they arrived in Lake Acuity.

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.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Six Sableye perform the same role as above, and in addition appear in Special episode 5, which contains the events happening after Grovyle returns to the future with Dusknoir, and play a role in the episodes plot.

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 {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones. Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold It dwells in the darkness of caves. It uses its sharp claws to dig up gems to nourish itself. SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones. 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  (HeartGold only) Pal Park Mountain Pokéwalker Rally
Generation V Black White Rare Challenger's Cave Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World Spooky Manor
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	Daybreak Ruins Light Temple
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Haunted Zone

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 ★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is 2×. If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Psychic-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 00Start Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 044 Foresight Normal Status 0000— ——% 40 088 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100100% 15 1111 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 1515 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 01818 08080% 15 1818 Fake Out Normal Physical 04040 100100% 10 2222 Detect Fighting Status 0000— ——% 5 2525 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 04040 100100% 30 2929 Knock Off Dark Physical 02020 100100% 20 3232 Faint Attack Dark Physical 06060 ——% 20 3636 Punishment Dark Physical 0000— 100100% 5 3939 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100100% 15 4343 Power Gem Rock Special 07070 100100% 20 4646 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100100% 10 5050 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100100% 15 5353 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 09090% 15 5757 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15 6060 Mean Look Normal Status 0000— ——% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM19	Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM47	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	03030	100}}100%	15
	TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	0000—	075}}75%	15
	TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	08080	100}}100%	20
	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100100	100}}100%	15
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	05555	095}}95%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Captivate‡	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100%	10
	Flatter	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
	Mean Look	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Metal Burst	Steel	Physical	—	100%	10
	Moonlight	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—%	20
	Recover	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	5
	Trick	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sableye in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Sableye in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Sableye can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Sableye cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Dream World-only moves

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Dream World	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	5
Dream World	Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
A superscript level indicates that Sableye can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sableye Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sableye Click on the generation numbers at the top to see event moves from other generations

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

Anime-only moves

• Lick

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   It releases dark pulses around itself that make Pokémon Tired.
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: Sableye loves to spend time reading books in the Haunted House. Quizzes make him dance with joy. And so does playing Bastiodon's Block Barrage.
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 and without help of an ability weak to no type. Sableye can only be hit by a super-effective move by removing an immunity, changing its type or using a Shadow move after purification in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.
  • Since Sableye is one of the five Pokémon that do not have a weakness, it and Spiritomb are commonly hacked to have the ability Wonder Guard. This hack is commonly referred to as Wondereye.
• Sableye is known for having both a ruby and a sapphire on its body. Its Shiny 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.
• Sableye seems to be the counterpart of Mawile. Both of them are version-exclusive of Ruby and Sapphire, as well as in HeartGold and SoulSilver as Swarm Pokémon. They also have the same base stats total (Specifically, with the same amounts of base HP and Speed stats). By comparing their type each other, Sableye is dual-type Pokémon with no weakness, while Mawile is the single-type with the most number of resistances.
• Sableye shares the same species name with Murkrow. They are both known as Darkness Pokémon.
• Sableye is the only non Steel-type Pokémon that can learn Metal Burst.
• Sableye has the lowest base stat total of all fully evolved Dark-type Pokémon.

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

Language Name Name Origin German Zobiris French Tenefix From ténèbre and fixer. Korean 깜까미 Kkamkkami Chinese (Taiwan) 勾魂眼 Gōu Hún Yǎn May mean "Soul-evoking eye". 勾 can also mean to "reach for", to "attract", to "collude", or to "induce/seduce/lure".

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