What is a good moveset for Sableye?

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Sableye Gen 5

Sableye @ Focus SashAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 AtkAdamant Nature- Fake Out- Swagger- Punishment / Foul Play- Shadow Sneak

Fake Out, just some free extra damage but don’t do this on Pokemon that has an ability that pevents flinching like a crobat, it might have Inner Focus, neither on Pokemon with rough skin or iron barbs, this just ruins the focus sash, And do NOT use this on a Pokemon that has the ability Mummy, I use this moveset and I used Fake Out on a Pokemon that had the ability Mummy, I wasn’t thinking of that the Pokemon had Mummy so the Fake Out ruined my plan then, because the ability Mummy spread to Sabeleye.

Swagger, to power up Punishment and if they hit themselves in confusion you get a extra turn wich is nice, also has priority thanks to Prankster.

Punishment, STAB and powered up by Swagger,Foul Playalso works good here.

Shadow Sneak, STAB priority plus so you can finish of things after Swagger+Punishment/Foul Play Comination.

I’ve tried this many times and if often works out absolutely great! even on Pokemon that resists this (that is if they hit themselves in confusion) like a skarmory.Chances are pretty good that they will hit themselves in confusion at least 1/2 thanks to the focus sash and prankster.

Gen V

Sableye (M) @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 248 HP / 128 Def / 132 SpDCareful Nature- Substitute- Toxic- Recover- Protect

Sableye @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 6 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpDBold Nature- Will-O-Wisp- Substitute- Recover- Night Shade

Gen 7 OU / National Dex

Sableye-Mega @ SableniteAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 44 Def / 212 SpDCalm Nature- Calm Mind- Recover- Will-O-Wisp- Hex

Strange, I know, but you can catch something off guard. Calm Mind is set up. Recover is recovery and lets MSab set up and spread status more consistently. Will-O-Wisp burns Physical attackers and boosts the power of Hex. Hex is STAB.

Heatran is a great partner since it has a positive matchup vs Sableye’s worst matchups, Unaware Clefable, Chansey, and Blissey. With Magma Storm, it traps them and then it can use Toxic or Taunt.

Garchomp can deal with Will-O-Wisp immune Pokemon like Volcarona, Heatran, and Victini. Simply Earthquake them into dust or Swords Dance as they run in fear.

A Stall (ability) set:

Sableye (M) @ LeftoversAbility: StallEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpDBrave Nature- Brick Break- Shadow Claw- Zen Headbutt- Payback

Leftovers is for recovery, seeing as this guys Defenses could be improved. Stall works with Payback to kill people. Nature works to increase Attack, but lower Defense. It doesn’t matter, though, because with Stall, this guy’s Speed is 0. Brick Break breaks Screens, which helps lots. Shadow Claw is STAB and can Crit. On PO, death. Zen Headbutt can Flinch, and kills Fighting types with Foresight should they appear. Finally, Payback is STAB and, combined with Stall, hits somewhere over 110 in max power. Too bad you pay with Speed…

Ok recently i’ve been using this guy, and hes a great Lead, I run this set

Sableye @ Lagging TailAbility: PranksterEVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpDCalm Nature- Taunt- Will-O-Wisp- Trick- Recover

Sableye @ Focus SashAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpDCalm Nature- Will-O-Wisp- Encore- Disable- Protect

First, in order to win using this moveset, you have to have the right Pokemon to switch in after applying this strategy I made by myself while thinking of Gengar and Whimsicott Prankster combined. First, use Protect to know if your opponent’s move is physical or special. Second, use Encore, then, he’ll keep using it, so hope its not gonna OHKO Sableye, but if the victim/target used Swords Dance due to Encore, You can replace one of the moves above with Foul Play or maybe Swagger then if you’re playing gen 8 ubers, you can switch in to Marshadow and steal all his boosts. After using Encore, maybe Sableye will still survive, then use Disable to disable the opponent’s only and last move. Use Will-o-wisp or switch in to a Pokemon that takes time to set up and there: with the right Pokemon you will sweep your entire opponent’s team.

Doubles support

Sableye @ Sitrus BerryAbility: PranksterEVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 DefImpish Nature- Quash- Ally Switch- Helping Hand- Taunt

Quash causes the target to move last, allowing Sableye’s ally to strike before them. Ally Switch swaps the positions of Sableye and its ally, redirecting attacks and creating dangerous mind games. Helping Hand boosts the power of Sableye’s ally’s next attack. Taunt stops the opponent’s attempts at setting Trick Room or Tailwind, and prevents the use of Protect. All of these moves have priority thanks to Prankser. Sitrus Berry gives Sableye instant recovery, and is better than Leftovers in doubles due to the faster pace.

Other options

Sableye has a plethora of other support moves, such as Fake Out, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Encore, Disable, Trick, Icy Wind and more. Feel free to mix and match these based on what your team needs.

Sableye @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpDRelaxed Nature- Recover- Will-O-Wisp- Substitute- Shadow Sneak

Now, where to start… Sableye… with prankster = the perfect troll/staller. Quad priority moveset thanks to its ability Prankster, with decent defences it can withstand a fair amount of hits of hits while being able to Recover off the damage. Leftovers can help quite alot since all this Pokemon is meant to do it stall. Also Sableye has NO weaknesses. Anyway in simpler words, this is one of the most irritating Pokemon you will ever see.

Ahh, Sableye. Always been a personal favorite of mine. This is the moveset for my gen 5 Sableye:

Ability: Stall. I’ve seen a bunch of Prankster sets, but Stall is a much better ability for this particular set.Nature: Brave. Adamant works well, too.I invested my EVs in Attack and HP, but it may be wise to invest in Sableye’s Defenses as well.

Moves:

Payback(STAB, and with Stall, this move will always hit!)Metal Burst(This is the key to the moveset, but it requires some breeding to obtain. Just breed a female Sableye with a male Bisharp and you’ll be good to go!)Shadow Sneak(STAB and priority. Useful for quickly finishing off the opponent!)Detect(This is just for a little extra security. You may switch it out for Zen Headbutt or Shadow Claw if you like!)

As for the held item… Huh, I wish I had more professional advice for this. I just give my Sableye a Spell Tag to boost the power of Shadow Sneak, but perhaps a Liechi Berry would be a better option?

Now, since Sableye has rather poor stats, my Sableye never lasts long in battle, but she sure does help a ton when finishing off the opponent’s last pokemon!

Hope this helped!

Sableye gen 6

Sableye @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpDCalm Nature-Foul Play-Taunt-Recover-Will-O-Wisp

Sableye @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpDImpish Nature- Substitute- Shadow Sneak / Sucker Punch- Recover- Toxic

Role: Sweeper

Sableye @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpDAdamant Nature- Power-Up Punch- Sucker Punch- Taunt- Recover

Sableye @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpDCareful Nature- Confuse Ray- Knock Off- Will-O-Wisp- Protect

This is my best staller ever. Prankster puts all its status moves first, so confuse ray and will o wisp will always go first. Confuse the opponent, burn them, knock off their item, and use Protect to stall while using Confuse Ray to keep confusing them when they snap out of it. I’ve beaten entire teams using this strategy and just one Sableye.

Sableye@SableniteAbility:PranksterEVs:248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpAIVs:0 AtkBoldNature-Calm Mind-Recover-Dazzling Gleam-Dark Pulse

This thing could Toxic stall, but you could take this offensive set here, where you’re capable of beating Mega Slowbro in a CM war. This thing also gets Magic Bounce, so Taunt and status aren’t even concerns. You’re going to be ridiclously bulky on both Defense and Spdef after a single CM or two as well as getting some attacking prowess. Recover heals off damage. Dazzling Gleam and Dark Pulse is near perfect coverage.

Sableye@SableniteAbility:PranksterEVs:248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpDCalmNatureIVs:0 Atk-Will-O-Wisp-Recover-Night Shade-Metal Burst

And since it’s probably wanted, here’s a defensive set. You can opt not to Mega Evolve to get a Will-O-Wisps off with Prankster, then Mega Evolve when you need all the bulk. Recover is pretty obvious for stalling and healing. Night Shade gets damage off. Oddly enough, this thing gets Metal Burst in ORAS via breeding, which is basically Counter and Mirror Coat into one move. This things going to be taking lots of hits, so might as well use it when you know you’re going to take something that even Recover can’t help against.

Going to post more later.

Creeper (Sableye) (M) @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 DefImpish Nature- Toxic- Mean Look- Recover- Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak

I start with mean look then use toxic and continue with recover until he’s weak enough to finish.You can also use protect instead of STAB moves to be untouchable

Sableye @ Focus SashAbility: StallEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpDBrave Nature- Metal Burst- Shadow Sneak- Sucker Punch- Protect

Stall and Metal Burst is a crazy-good combo. Take massive damage, live with the sash, and destroy with Metal Burst. Shadow Sneak / Sucker Punch to finish off the annoying sashed attackers, or if they can live Metal Burst.

Sableye (M) @ LeftoversAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 252 DefRelaxed Nature- Will-O-Wisp- Confuse Ray- Substitute- Recover

Sableye @ Choice ScarfAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpDCalm Nature• Trick• Disable• Will-O-Wisp• Snarl / Hex

Trick them a scarf, then disable their attack. That leaves them to struggle. They’ll likely switch instead of hopelessly struggling, so use Will-O-Wisp for a chance of crippling them if they switch to a physical attacker. You can choose between Hex to do damage to burnt Pokémon or Snarl to annoy special attackers.

Sableye (M) @ SableniteAbility: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 DefImpish Nature- Will-O-Wisp- Recover- Fake Out- Protect / Substitute / Sucker Punch / Foul Play

Timing of your mega evolving is important here.