Mega Sableye
DarkGhost
Best attacking moveset: Shadow Claw and Foul Play, worth 8.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Mega Sableye can learn 10 combinations. Shadow Claw with Foul Play does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | 50 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Power Gem | Rock | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Shadow Sneak | Ghost | 50 | 3.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Sableye as a species, on the Sableye page.
Other forms
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,196 at level 50, 1,942 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,110 CP at level 20, or 1,387 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,047 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 151 attack · 216 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 0.51 m and 11 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Mega Sableye does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Fighting.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 13.5 |
| Psychic | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 13.5 |
| Fighting | Shadow Claw + Dazzling Gleam | 9.9 |
| Dragon | Shadow Claw + Dazzling Gleam | 9.9 |
| Dark | Feint Attack + Dazzling Gleam | 9.3 |
| Shadow Claw + Power Gem | 9.1 | |
| Bug | Shadow Claw + Power Gem | 9.1 |
| Fire | Shadow Claw + Power Gem | 9.1 |
| Ice | Shadow Claw + Power Gem | 9.1 |
| Poison | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 8.3 |
| Ground | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 8.3 |
| Rock | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 8.3 |
| Steel | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 8.3 |
| Water | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 8.3 |
| Grass | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 8.3 |
| Electric | Shadow Claw + Foul Play | 8.3 |
| Normal | Feint Attack + Drain Punch | 8.0 |
| Fairy | Shadow Claw + Dazzling Gleam | 7.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Mega Sableye is actually for.
Counters: what beats Mega Sableye
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 22.5 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 21.2 |
 Tapu Koko | ElectricFairy | Volt Switch + Natures Madness Legacy | 21.1 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Dazzling Gleam | 20.5 |
 Xerneas | Fairy | Geomancy + Moonblast Legacy | 20.4 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Astonish + Natures Madness Legacy | 20.3 |
 Tapu Bulu | GrassFairy | Bullet Seed + Natures Madness Legacy | 20.1 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 19.7 |
 Gardevoir | PsychicFairy | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 19.4 |
 Hatterene | PsychicFairy | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 19.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Mega Sableye's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.