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Sableye

Sableye is a Dark, Ghost-type Pokémon from the Hoenn region. It does not evolve into or from any other Pokémon. It can Mega Evolve into Mega Sableye initially after being given 100 Mega Energy.

Pokédex description

Darkness Pokémon
Standard Pokédex description
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.
- Sableye's cry
Mega Sableye Pokédex description
It blocks any and all attacks with its giant-sized gemstone. However, the stone's a heavy burden, and it limits Mega Sableye's movements.
- Mega Sableye's cry

Possible attacks

Fast attacks

Icon Dark
11 (11) / 6
Icon Ghost
6 (12) / 6

Charged attacks

Icon Dark
70 (35) / 70
Icon Rock
80 (27) / 85
Icon Ghost
50 (17) / 50

Evolution family

Sableye is part of a one-member family.

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Event Pokémon forms

Event forms
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Halloween

Sprites Release
Sableye halloween Sableye halloween shiny Halloween Sableye was released at the start of Halloween 2020 on October 23rd, 2020.

Shiny Pokémon Shiny form of Halloween Sableye was released on the same day.

Availability

Sableye

Method Maximum CP Details
RT-Icon Encounter
Wild
1,265
1,370

(weather boosted)
In wild since 2017 Oct 20

Increased spawns in:
Pokémon Spotlight Hour: 2024 Dec 3
Halloween 2024: Oct 22 - 28
World of Wonders: Taken Over: 2024 Mar 27 - 31
Raging Battles: 2024 Jan 19 - 24
Día de Muertos 2023: Nov 1 - 2
Halloween 2023: Oct 26 - 31
2023 Pokémon World Championships: Aug 11 - 15
Dark Flames: 2023 Jun 29 - Jul 2
Halloween 2022: Oct 20 - Nov 1
Inkay Limited Research: 2022 Sep 3
Pokémon World Championships 2022: Aug 18 - 23
Pokémon Spotlight Hour: 2021 Nov 27
Día de Muertos 2021: Nov 1 - 2
Hoopa's Arrival: 2021 Sep 5
Pokémon GO Fest 2021: Jul 17 - 18
Halloween 2020: Oct 23 - Nov 3 (costume)
Pokémon Spotlight Hour: 2020 Aug 11
Pokémon GO Fest 2020: Jul 25 - 26
Incense Day: Water and Dark Type: 2020 May 17 (Incense-only)
Halloween 2019: Oct 17 - Nov 1
Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago: Jun 13 - 16
Halloween 2018: Oct 23 - Nov 1
Halloween 2017: Oct 20 - Nov 2

Pokémon Eggs
Eggs
843

Increased chance/Previously in:
5-km - 2024 Mar 1 - Dec 3
5-km - 2023 Jun 1 - Sep 1
5-km - 2021 Sep 1 - Dec 1
5-km - Halloween 2020: Oct 23 - Nov 3 (costume)
7-km - Throwback Challenge 2020: Hoenn: May 15 - 22
10-km - 2019 Apr 26 - Dec 16
10-km - 2017 Oct 20 - Dec 8

Emblem Raid
Raid Battles
843
1,054

(weather boosted)
Tier 1 CP 4,695

Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance

RT-Icon Special-Stamp-1
Research tasks
632 Field Research:
Evolve 3 Dark-type Pokémon: Halloween 2024
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts: World of Wonders
Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts: World of Wonders: Taken Over
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts: Taken Treasures
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts: Adventures Abound
Searching for Gold Research Day: 2023 Jun 3
Walk 3 km: 2023 May
Make 3 Great Curveball Throws in a row: Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn - Global
Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy: 2021 Oct
Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts: 2020 Oct
Transfer 3 Pokémon: 2019 Sep - Dec
Take 5 snapshots of Ghost-type Pokemon: Halloween 2019
Win a level 2 or higher raid: 2019 May - Aug
Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon: Halloween 2018
Special Research/Timed Research:
Halloween 2024: Spiritomb Challenge - 1st part: Use 108 Berries to help catch Pokémon
Morpeko Onesie Premium Timed Research - 2nd part: Catch 40 Ghost- or Dark-type Pokémon
2023 Pokémon World Champion Bonus Timed Research - Completing 1st part
Glitz and Glam - Completing 2nd part
Everyone Starts Somewhere - 1st part: Catch 2 different species of Pokémon
Halloween Part II Timed Research - 1st part: Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms
Eerie Echoes Timed Research - 2nd part: Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon
A Shadowy Disturbance - Completing 4th part
Searching for Gold Research Day: Timed Research (12 encounters)
Halloween Cup Research: Battle in the GO Battle League
A Spooky Message Unmasked - 2nd part: Catch 10 Dark-type Pokémon (costume)
A Troubling Situation - 1st part: Power up Pokémon 5 times
A Spooky Message 2019 - 1st part: Use 108 Berries to help catch Pokémon
Research Breakthrough:
2023 Jun - Nov
Team GO Rocket
Team GO Rocket
332
548

(weather boosted)
Shadow PokémonRescuing from Grunts:
Since 2024 Aug 8
2020 Oct 12 - 2022 Nov 13
2019 Oct 17 - 2020 Feb 3
Shadow PokémonRescuing from Leaders:
Sierra: 2023 Oct 26 - 2024 Jan 26
Sierra: 2022 Nov 14 - 2023 Jan 31
GO Battle League
GO Battle League
843 Obtainable starting from rank:
1 (Season 8 - Season 9)

Mega Sableye

Sableye mega energy Mega Energy required:
Initial Base Mega Level High Mega Level Mega Level Max Mega Level Mega Level Mega Level
100 20 10 5


Energy Sources Details
Egg Raid Mega
Mega Raid Battles
Obtain Mega Energy from Mega Raid Battle
Boss CP 23,935

Catch CP 843/1,054 (weather boosted)
2024 Oct 14 - 28
2023 Jun 29 - Jul 6

RT-Icon Special-Stamp-1
Research tasks
Field Research:
25× - Catch 15 Ghost- or Dark-type Pokémon: Halloween 2024


Gallery

Avatar Items

Stickers

Trivia

  • Sableye is one of the very first Pokémon originally known from the Hoenn region that were made available to catch in the game.
  • Sableye is a tier 1 Raid Boss most recently. However, it used to be a tier 2 and 3 before.
  • Halloween Sableye wearing a costume is based on Litwick.
  • The "Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts" task in October 2020 still gave a normal Sableye during Halloween 2020.
  • Sableye's Candy color was updated on November 29th, 2017 to more appropriately reflect the color of Sableye.[1]

References

  1. Why did Sableye’s candy color change?. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2017-11-30.

External links

  • Sableye page, on the official Pokédex website
  • Sableye article, on Bulbapedia
  • Sableye article, on the Pokémon Wiki
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