Competitive Information for Sableye (mega) [X/Y]
Dark / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sableye-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
GiratinaArceus-FairyFerrothornHo-OhGroudon-PrimalExcadrill
Sableye is an outstanding Dark and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to see Sableye show up as a X/Y opponent. Sableye is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Sableye's only type-related weakness is Fairy.
Item: Sablenite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Shadow Claw
- Double-Edge / Return
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Sableye-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Sableye is a decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Magic Bounce, Sableye blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. With a Sablenite equipped to it, if held by a sableye, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Sablenite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Psychic
- Power Gem
Special Sweeper Sableye-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Sableye is a decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Magic Bounce, Sableye blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. With a Sablenite equipped to it, if held by a sableye, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Power Gem is a special 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sableye-mega? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
GiratinaArceus-FairyFerrothornHo-OhGroudon-PrimalExcadrill
Item: Sablenite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Shadow Claw
- Double-Edge / Return
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sableye-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Sableye is a notable Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Magic Bounce, Sableye blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. With a Sablenite equipped to it, if held by a sableye, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Sablenite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Incinerate
Doubles Special Sweeper Sableye-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Sableye is a decent Special Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Magic Bounce, Sableye blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. With a Sablenite equipped to it, if held by a sableye, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sableye-mega 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-mega can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Sableye-mega
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Magic Coat, Snatch, Helping Hand, Feint, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Sableye-mega's stats
- Calm Mind
- Hone Claws
- Nasty Plot
- Ominous Wind
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Sableye-mega
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sableye-mega in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Sableye-mega's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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