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Sableye

DarkGhost Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Sableye is #63 on the ladder, on 1.6% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 50
Atk 75
Def 75
SpA 65
SpD 65
Spe 50

Base stat total 380

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66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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85
97
85
128
70

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD · Calm Nature

Types and weaknesses

DarkGhost
Weak ×2
Fairy
Resists ×½
Poison
Immune
NormalFightingPsychic

Abilities

Keen Eye
This Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat. · used by 0%
Stall
This Pokemon moves last among Pokemon using the same or greater priority moves.
Prankster
This Pokemon's Status moves have priority raised by 1, but Dark types are immune. · used by 100%

Speed tier

Most common
70 (Calm, 0 Spe SP, 82% of spreads)
Fastest
112 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
70 (0 SP)
Slowest
63 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 70, it outspeeds 3 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Incineroar 80
  2. Primarina 80
  3. Kingambit 70
  4. Sableye (this) 70
  5. Mega Golisopod 60
  6. Hatterene 44
  7. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #63 · on 1.6% of teams · 111,871 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Light Screen 67.6%
  2. Rain Dance 63.4%
  3. Reflect 58.5%
  4. Encore 46.2%
  5. Fake Out 28.8%
  6. Foul Play 28.2%
  7. Disable 24.7%
  8. Will-O-Wisp 24.5%
  9. Quash 23.4%
  10. Taunt 8.3%

Items

  1. Light Clay 48.2%
  2. Roseli Berry 33.0%
  3. Focus Sash 4.4%
  4. Eject Button 4.2%
  5. Sitrus Berry 3.9%
  6. Mental Herb 1.8%

Abilities

  1. Prankster 99.7%
  2. Keen Eye 0.3%

Spreads

  1. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 70 8.4%
  2. Sassy 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 63 8.3%
  3. Careful 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 70 7.8%
  4. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 70 7.8%
  5. Calm 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 70 4.4%
  6. Careful 32/0/17/0/17/0 · Spe 70 4.0%
  7. Bold 32/0/22/0/12/0 · Spe 70 3.3%
  8. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 70 2.9%

Teammates

  1. Archaludon 53.7%
  2. Mega Golisopod 38.0%
  3. Pelipper 36.5%
  4. Basculegion 22.6%
  5. Rillaboom 21.8%
  6. Sinistcha 21.2%
  7. Mega Swampert 21.2%
  8. Farigiraf 12.4%
  9. Incineroar 11.7%
  10. Indeedee-F 10.9%
  11. Maushold 10.6%
  12. Milotic 8.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #54 · on 2.4% of teams · 111,871 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Light Screen 59.1%
  2. Rain Dance 51.6%
  3. Reflect 50.5%
  4. Encore 45.6%
  5. Foul Play 32.5%
  6. Fake Out 30.6%
  7. Will-O-Wisp 25.4%
  8. Disable 24.4%
  9. Quash 24.1%
  10. Sunny Day 9.1%

Items

  1. Light Clay 39.8%
  2. Roseli Berry 29.2%
  3. Focus Sash 8.6%
  4. Sitrus Berry 6.6%
  5. Mental Herb 4.7%
  6. Eject Button 2.2%

Abilities

  1. Prankster 99.2%
  2. Keen Eye 0.8%
  3. Stall 0.0%

Spreads

  1. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 70 10.5%
  2. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 70 8.5%
  3. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 70 4.2%
  4. Sassy 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 63 4.1%
  5. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 70 3.8%
  6. Careful 32/0/17/0/17/0 · Spe 70 3.6%
  7. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 70 3.4%
  8. Calm 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 70 3.3%

Teammates

  1. Archaludon 34.9%
  2. Mega Golisopod 29.9%
  3. Pelipper 28.2%
  4. Rillaboom 25.2%
  5. Sinistcha 18.7%
  6. Mega Swampert 14.9%
  7. Incineroar 14.3%
  8. Sneasler 13.4%
  9. Basculegion 12.8%
  10. Indeedee-F 12.2%
  11. Milotic 11.7%
  12. Farigiraf 10.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #48 · on 3.0% of teams · 111,871 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Light Screen 50.1%
  2. Encore 45.6%
  3. Rain Dance 43.3%
  4. Reflect 42.4%
  5. Fake Out 33.2%
  6. Foul Play 31.3%
  7. Quash 28.7%
  8. Will-O-Wisp 27.0%
  9. Disable 23.4%
  10. Sunny Day 10.8%

Items

  1. Light Clay 32.4%
  2. Roseli Berry 27.0%
  3. Focus Sash 11.5%
  4. Sitrus Berry 7.7%
  5. Mental Herb 5.3%
  6. Leftovers 4.3%

Abilities

  1. Prankster 98.7%
  2. Keen Eye 1.1%
  3. Stall 0.2%

Spreads

  1. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 70 11.5%
  2. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 70 8.4%
  3. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 70 6.0%
  4. Careful 32/0/17/0/17/0 · Spe 70 4.0%
  5. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 70 3.7%
  6. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 70 3.4%
  7. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 70 2.9%
  8. Sassy 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 63 2.7%

Teammates

  1. Mega Golisopod 25.5%
  2. Archaludon 23.9%
  3. Rillaboom 22.7%
  4. Pelipper 19.8%
  5. Sinistcha 16.5%
  6. Incineroar 13.7%
  7. Sneasler 13.7%
  8. Milotic 11.6%
  9. Basculegion 11.0%
  10. Indeedee-F 10.9%
  11. Farigiraf 10.3%
  12. Mega Swampert 9.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 46 of 4,299 teams (1.1%) · win rate 33.6% (95% interval 27.9%–40.0%, n = 233 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Swampert +15.9 pp n = 23,672 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Sableye teams; Mega Swampert is on 5% of all teams (4.00× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Maushold +7.8 pp n = 11,825 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Sableye teams; Maushold is on 3% of all teams (3.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Archaludon +36.5 pp n = 60,097 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 54% of Sableye teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (3.12× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sinistcha +13.9 pp n = 23,761 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Sableye teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (2.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Pelipper +21.7 pp n = 40,878 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 37% of Sableye teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (2.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Golisopod +22.3 pp n = 42,511 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 38% of Sableye teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (2.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Basculegion +2.0 pp n = 25,305 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Sableye teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (1.10× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Farigiraf -3.3 pp n = 13,906 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Sableye teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.79× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Milotic -2.9 pp n = 10,012 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Sableye teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (0.75× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F -9.4 pp n = 12,205 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Sableye teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.54× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -24.8 pp n = 24,343 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Sableye teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.47× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -20.0 pp n = 13,055 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Sableye teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.37× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 50
Atk 85
Def 125
SpA 85
SpD 115
Spe 20

Base stat total 480

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 25 Def / 9 SpD · Relaxed Nature

Types and weaknesses

DarkGhost
Weak ×2
Fairy
Resists ×½
Poison
Immune
NormalFightingPsychic

Abilities

Magic Bounce
This Pokemon blocks certain Status moves and bounces them back to the user. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Sableye holding Sablenite .

Speed tier

Most common
36
Fastest
79 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
40 (0 SP)
Slowest
36 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 36, it outspeeds 0 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Kingambit 70
  2. Mega Golisopod 60
  3. Hatterene 44
  4. Mega Sableye (this) 36
  5. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #197 · on 0.1% of teams · 4,789 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Psych Up 83.9%
  2. Foul Play 83.6%
  3. Recover 77.7%
  4. Night Shade 64.7%
  5. Will-O-Wisp 15.0%
  6. Pain Split 13.1%
  7. Dark Pulse 9.8%
  8. Fake Out 8.0%
  9. Encore 7.9%
  10. Helping Hand 6.6%

Items

  1. Sablenite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Magic Bounce 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Relaxed 32/0/25/0/9/0 · Spe 36 41.4%
  2. Sassy 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 36 17.1%
  3. Calm 32/0/6/0/28/0 · Spe 40 14.1%
  4. Sassy 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 36 10.1%
  5. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 36 6.6%
  6. Sassy 32/0/19/0/15/0 · Spe 36 4.1%
  7. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 40 1.6%
  8. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 40 1.5%

Teammates

  1. Overqwil 77.7%
  2. Meowstic 40.8%
  3. Indeedee-F 39.0%
  4. Mega Audino 38.2%
  5. Sneasler 30.6%
  6. Mega Delphox 29.8%
  7. Klefki 29.6%
  8. Dragapult 19.5%
  9. Mega Charizard Y 12.2%
  10. Venusaur 12.1%
  11. Mr. Mime 10.5%
  12. Annihilape 10.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #232 · on 0.1% of teams · 4,789 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Recover 54.9%
  2. Psych Up 47.9%
  3. Foul Play 47.3%
  4. Night Shade 30.8%
  5. Will-O-Wisp 26.7%
  6. Fake Out 22.1%
  7. Encore 17.0%
  8. Taunt 13.8%
  9. Protect 12.1%
  10. Snarl 9.8%

Items

  1. Sablenite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Magic Bounce 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Sassy 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 36 16.7%
  2. Sassy 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 36 12.6%
  3. Relaxed 32/0/25/0/9/0 · Spe 36 7.6%
  4. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 36 4.9%
  5. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 40 4.8%
  6. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 40 3.5%
  7. Sassy 32/0/17/0/17/0 · Spe 36 3.1%
  8. Relaxed 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 36 2.9%

Teammates

  1. Overqwil 39.8%
  2. Meowstic 27.5%
  3. Klefki 24.2%
  4. Sneasler 22.3%
  5. Mega Delphox 17.3%
  6. Rillaboom 15.2%
  7. Indeedee-F 14.1%
  8. Mega Audino 10.6%
  9. Archaludon 9.9%
  10. Zoroark-Hisui 8.9%
  11. Sinistcha 8.0%
  12. Incineroar 7.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #241 · on 0.1% of teams · 4,789 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Recover 42.5%
  2. Foul Play 34.6%
  3. Psych Up 32.6%
  4. Will-O-Wisp 30.9%
  5. Fake Out 25.5%
  6. Encore 22.4%
  7. Night Shade 18.1%
  8. Protect 13.6%
  9. Knock Off 12.3%
  10. Light Screen 10.4%

Items

  1. Sablenite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Magic Bounce 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Sassy 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 36 8.2%
  2. Sassy 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 36 8.1%
  3. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 36 5.4%
  4. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 40 4.8%
  5. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 40 4.1%
  6. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 40 3.7%
  7. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 40 3.3%
  8. Relaxed 32/0/25/0/9/0 · Spe 36 3.2%

Teammates

  1. Overqwil 21.3%
  2. Sneasler 18.3%
  3. Rillaboom 16.9%
  4. Meowstic 14.7%
  5. Sinistcha 14.2%
  6. Klefki 14.0%
  7. Indeedee-F 10.9%
  8. Mega Delphox 10.2%
  9. Farigiraf 9.7%
  10. Archaludon 8.7%
  11. Annihilape 8.6%
  12. Incineroar 7.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Audino +38.2 pp n = 1,831 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 38% of Mega Sableye teams; Mega Audino is on 0% of all teams (593.79× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Klefki +29.2 pp n = 1,418 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Mega Sableye teams; Klefki is on 0% of all teams (72.36× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Meowstic +40.7 pp n = 1,953 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 41% of Mega Sableye teams; Meowstic is on 0% of all teams (335.44× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mr. Mime +10.5 pp n = 505 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Sableye teams; Mr. Mime is on 0% of all teams (156.85× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Overqwil +77.3 pp n = 3,721 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 78% of Mega Sableye teams; Overqwil is on 0% of all teams (219.96× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Delphox +26.4 pp n = 1,428 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Mega Sableye teams; Mega Delphox is on 3% of all teams (8.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Dragapult +17.7 pp n = 932 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Mega Sableye teams; Dragapult is on 2% of all teams (10.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Venusaur +9.2 pp n = 581 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Sableye teams; Venusaur is on 3% of all teams (4.11× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Annihilape +7.2 pp n = 502 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Mega Sableye teams; Annihilape is on 3% of all teams (3.20× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F +18.7 pp n = 1,867 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 39% of Mega Sableye teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.92× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Charizard Y 0.0 pp n = 582 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Sableye teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 12% of all teams (1.00× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -6.5 pp n = 1,465 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 31% of Mega Sableye teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.83× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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