Competitive Information for Sableye [Ruby/Sapphire]
Dark / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sableye? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Sableye is a stupendous Dark and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Sableye when battling in the 3rd generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Sableye is one of the few Pokemon who don't have any type-related weaknesses.
Item: Spell Tag
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Dig / Mud-Slap
Physical Sweeper Sableye
Sableye is a decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Sableye's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Night Shade is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Sableye's level).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Sableye's level).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
Special Sweeper Sableye
Sableye is a stupendous Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Sableye's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sableye? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Spell Tag
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Dig / Mud-Slap
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sableye
Sableye is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Sableye's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Night Shade is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Sableye's level).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Sableye's level).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
Doubles Special Sweeper Sableye
Sableye is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Sableye's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sableye learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sableye can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Sableye
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Snatch, Fake Out
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Sableye's stats
- Calm Mind
Most notable and possible best moves for Sableye
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Night Shade
- Protect
- Recover
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sableye in Ruby and Sapphire
- Timid Nature ( 252/0/4/0/0/252/ )
- Impish Nature ( 252/0/52/0/204/0/ )
- Optimize Sableye's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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