Strategy for Sableye [Pokemon Sun and Moon]

In this article, we will be discussing the Darkness Pokémon Sableye for Pokémon Sun and Moon.

The analysis would involve: the distribution of effort values, choice of movesets, recommended held items, and other suggested options. We will also be tackling on how to deal with the Pokemon during free battles and rating battles on Wi-Fi.

Basic Information for Sableye

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Type 1	Type 2
Dark	Haunter
Ability	Hidden Ability
Keen Eye	Prankster
Stall	–

HP	Attack	Defense	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed	Base Stat Total
50	75	75	65	65	50	380

Type Compatibility

This is super effective （×４）	–
This is super effective （×２）	Fairy
This is not very effective （×1/2）	Poison
This is not very effective （×1/4）	–
No effect	Normal／Fighting／Psychic

Using Sableye

The Pokemon’s type combination has extremely few weaknesses.

While not having the best stats, its ability Prankster is very useful in battle, as it gives priority to status moves. In addition, Sableye learns a lot of defense-oriented moves like Calm Mind, Will-O-Wisp, and Recover.

The Darkness Pokemon can also mega-evolve, however; it loses Prankster once it transforms, so it is much more effective in battle if it doesn’t hold a Mega Stone since its ability Prankster is much more useful in battle than its mega-evolved form.

Recommended moves for Sableye

Physical Move	Special Move	Special Move
Foul Play	Dark Pulse	Confuse Ray
Shadow Sneak	Psychic	Swagger
Fake Out	Shadow Ball	Will-O-Wisp
Knock Off	Night Shade	Recover
Sucker Punch	Snarl	Taunt
Metal Burst	Power Gem	Toxic
	Hidden Power	Trick
	Incinerate	Substitute
		Calm Mind

Fitting Sableye in your team

Physical Attack Receiver type

Ability	Prankster
Nature	Impish/Bold/Relaxed
Effort Values	252 HP/ 252 Defense
Held Item	Rocky Helmet/Leftovers/Sitrus Berry/Lum Berry/Kee Berry/Maranga Berry
Recommended Move	Will-O-Wisp/Recover

• Will-O-Wisp is a good move to slowly decrease your opponent’s HP due to being burned.
• Prankster, Recover, and Calm Mind are also good in increasing the endurance of the Pokemon.

Countering Sableye

The enemy can be at a disadvantage during the first turn when Sableye uses Will-O-Wisp while having the ability Prankster.

So, if the opponent has Sableye, make sure that you have a Fire-type Pokemon (as it is immune to Will-O-Wisp) or a Fairy-type Pokemon.

Although the move Taunt is good for countering Prankster’s effect as it can disable status moves, you still need to be careful as Mega Sableye has Magic Bounce, which can make the effect of Taunt bounce back to your Pokemon.

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