Sableye counters

#0302

dark ghostTier 1

Lobby CP

4,695

600

Timer

3:00

Attack

Defense

Difficulty

0.08

Pokebattler scale

Beating Sableye should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 789-843.

Weak tofairy1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type it is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear Rainy Partly cloudy Cloudy ★Windy Snow Fog

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Fairy Mega — most top counters attack with Fairy

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Sableye counters are Mega Gardevoir, Shadow Gardevoir, Enamorus (Incarnate), Zacian (Crowned Sword), Xerneas & Xurkitree.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Gardevoir
S. Gardevoir
Enamorus (Incarnate)
Zacian (Crowned Sword)
Xerneas
Xurkitree

3 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega GardevoirMegapartyCharm / Dazzling Gleam0.070:12
2Mega DelphoxMegaFire Spin / Mystical Fire+0.070:13
3Mega SkarmoryMegaSteel Wing / Drill Peck+0.080:14
4Mega DragoniteMegaDragon Breath / Outrage+0.080:14
5Shadow GardevoirShadowpartyCharm / Dazzling Gleam0.080:14
6Enamorus (Incarnate)LegendarypartyFairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam0.080:14
7Zacian (Crowned Sword)LegendarypartyMetal Claw / Behemoth Blade0.080:14
8XerneasLegendarypartyGeomancy / Moonblast0.080:14
9XurkitreeLegendarypartyThunder Shock / Dazzling Gleam0.080:14
10EternatusLegendaryDragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon0.080:14

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Raid tier — Solo Raid

Super Mega Legendary Super Mega Primal Mega Legendary Mega Elite Shadow Tier 5 Tier 5 Shadow Tier 3 Tier 3 Shadow Tier 1 Tier 1 Tier 4 Tier 2

Related countersShadow Sableye Mega Sableye

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Top 15 Sableye counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

Trainers1soloable

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Gardevoirpsychicfairyjoint top pick	fairyCharmfairyDazzling Gleam	4,512	0:12	0.07	3487.8%
2	Mega Delphoxfirepsychicjoint top pick	fireFire SpinfireMystical Fire+	4,783	0:13	0.07	3442.3%
3	Mega Skarmorysteelflying	steelSteel WingflyingDrill Peck+	3,741	0:14	0.08	3101.3%
4	Mega Dragonitedragonflying	dragonDragon BreathdragonOutrage+	4,823	0:14	0.08	3100.3%
5	Shadow Gardevoirpsychicfairy	fairyCharmfairyDazzling Gleam	3,093	0:14	0.08	3070.2%
6	Enamorus (Incarnate)fairyflying	fairyFairy WindfairyDazzling Gleam	3,425	0:14	0.08	3019.1%
7	Zacian (Crowned Sword)fairysteel	steelMetal ClawsteelBehemoth Blade	4,979	0:14	0.08	3006.6%
8	Xerneasfairy	fairyGeomancyfairyMoonblast	3,781	0:14	0.08	3006.6%
9	Xurkitreeelectric	electricThunder ShockfairyDazzling Gleam	3,937	0:14	0.08	3006.6%
10	Eternatuspoisondragon	dragonDragon TaildragonDynamax Cannon	4,429	0:14	0.08	3006.6%
11	Mega Raichu Xelectric	fairyCharmelectricVolt Tackle+	3,510	0:15	0.08	2947.3%
12	Mega Rayquazadragonflying	dragonDragon TaildragonBreaking Swipe	5,713	0:15	0.08	2906.4%
13	Mega Alakazampsychic	psychicPsycho CutfairyDazzling Gleam	4,510	0:15	0.08	2906.4%
14	Enamorus (Therian)fairyflying	fairyFairy WindfairyDazzling Gleam	3,388	0:15	0.08	2906.4%
15	Shadow Salamencedragonflying	dragonDragon TailflyingFly	3,749	0:15	0.08	2868.1%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Sableye.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Sableye's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

“Joint top pick”: 2 attackers inside 2.1% of each other — this simulator's own accuracy against pokebattler.com (median 1.6% per attacker), so any of them is the right answer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (1)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	709%	3098.6%	0:14	0.08
Shadow Claw / Drain Punch	100%	831%	3077.4%	0:14	0.08
Feint Attack / Drain Punch	100%	831%	3077.4%	0:14	0.08
Feint Attack / Foul Play	100%	715%	3083.4%	0:14	0.08
Feint Attack / Shadow Sneak	100%	718%	3089.5%	0:14	0.08
Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak	100%	711%	3095.6%	0:14	0.08
Shadow Claw / Dazzling Gleam	100%	693%	3095.6%	0:14	0.08
Feint Attack / Dazzling Gleam	100%	756%	3095.6%	0:14	0.08
Shadow Claw / Foul Play	100%	674%	3101.7%	0:14	0.08
Shadow Claw / Power Gem	100%	718%	3114.0%	0:14	0.08
Feint Attack / Power Gem	100%	748%	3114.0%	0:14	0.08

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 1 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Sableye weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

fairy1.6x flying1x ground1x rock1x bug1x ghost1x steel1x fire1x water1x grass1x electric1x ice1x dragon1x dark1x fighting0.63x poison0.63x normal0.39x psychic0.39x

Weak (1)
Neutral (13)
Resists (4)

It resists normal0.39xpsychic0.39xfighting0.625xpoison0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Sableye throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
ghostShadow ClawSTAB	6	+4	0.5s	0.05s
darkFeint AttackSTAB	11	+10	1.0s	0.85s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
darkFoul PlaySTAB	70	-50	2.0s	1.70s
fairyDazzling Gleam	100	-50	3.5s	2.10s
rockPower Gem	80	-50	3.0s	2.05s
ghostShadow SneakSTAB	50	-33	3.0s	2.30s
fightingDrain Punch	50	-33	2.5s	1.10s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	789	986
11/11/11	800	1,000
12/12/12	810	1,013
13/13/13	821	1,027
14/14/14	832	1,040
15/15/15hundo	843	1,054

Caught CP range 789 - 843, or 986 - 1,054 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Sableye is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Tier 1: 600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 93 / Defense 90 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.5974).

Raid bossAttacker levelAttacker IVsWeatherFriendshipDodgingTrainers in the lobbyMega in the lobbyParty Play trainersBoss fast moveBoss charged moveSort by

Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

Share these exact settings

Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Gardevoir top pickpsychicfairymega Charm / Dazzling Gleam	Charm / Dazzling Gleam+19 more movesets	100%	3487.8%	0.07	0:12	100%	4,512	50.8	635
2	Mega Delphox top pickfirepsychicmega Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+	Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets	98%	3442.3%	0.07	0:13	100%	4,783	47.4	600
3	Mega Skarmory steelflyingmega Steel Wing / Drill Peck+	Steel Wing / Drill Peck++9 more movesets	87%	3101.3%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,741	42.9	603
4	Mega Dragonite dragonflyingmega Dragon Breath / Outrage+	Dragon Breath / Outrage++26 more movesets	92%	3100.3%	0.08	0:14	100%	4,823	46.6	655
5	Shadow Gardevoir psychicfairyshadow Charm / Dazzling Gleam	Charm / Dazzling Gleam+19 more movesets	81%	3070.2%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,093	44.4	632
6	Enamorus (Incarnate) fairyflying Fairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam	Fairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam+8 more movesets	85%	3019.1%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,425	46.4	669
7	Zacian (Crowned Sword) fairysteel Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade	Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade+7 more movesets	91%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	4,979	41.9	607
8	Xerneas fairy Geomancy / Moonblast	Geomancy / Moonblast+14 more movesets	88%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,781	41.7	605
9	Xurkitree electric Thunder Shock / Dazzling Gleam	Thunder Shock / Dazzling Gleam+7 more movesets	83%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,937	41.7	604
10	Eternatus poisondragon Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon	Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon+7 more movesets	89%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	4,429	42.6	618
11	Mega Raichu X electricmega Charm / Volt Tackle+	Charm / Volt Tackle++35 more movesets	82%	2947.3%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,510	47.3	699
12	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+11 more movesets	81%	2906.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	5,713	42.0	630
13	Mega Alakazam psychicmega Psycho Cut / Dazzling Gleam	Psycho Cut / Dazzling Gleam+17 more movesets	76%	2906.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	4,510	40.0	600
14	Enamorus (Therian) fairyflying Fairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam	Fairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam+23 more movesets	82%	2906.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,388	40.9	614
15	Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Dragon Tail / Fly	Dragon Tail / Fly+20 more movesets	75%	2868.1%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,749	41.0	623
16	Mega Raichu Y electricmega Charm / Zap Cannon+	Charm / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets	78%	2864.0%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,780	53.6	814
17	Shadow Palkia waterdragonshadow Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor+7 more movesets	74%	2812.6%	0.09	0:15	100%	3,991	39.0	604
18	Kyurem (Black) dragonice Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets	77%	2812.6%	0.09	0:15	100%	4,605	39.4	610
19	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam	Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	72%	2812.6%	0.09	0:15	100%	4,099	39.0	604
20	Necrozma (Dusk Mane) psychicsteel Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike	Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike+14 more movesets	77%	2812.6%	0.09	0:15	100%	4,099	39.0	604
21	Blacephalon fireghost Incinerate / Mind Blown	Incinerate / Mind Blown+7 more movesets	68%	2791.8%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,297	40.0	617
22	Shadow Haxorus dragonshadow Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+9 more movesets	70%	2741.9%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,593	39.0	620
23	Mega Diancie rockfairymega Rock Throw / Moonblast	Rock Throw / Moonblast+5 more movesets	77%	2728.1%	0.09	0:16	100%	4,346	43.2	691
24	Shadow Metagross steelpsychicshadow Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash	Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash+15 more movesets	72%	2728.1%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,791	38.7	618
25	Mega Garchomp dragongroundmega Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+13 more movesets	78%	2724.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	5,424	37.9	606
26	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Fire Spin / Shadow Ball	Fire Spin / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets	66%	2724.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,268	37.6	602
27	Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Fire Fang / Dark Pulse+	Fire Fang / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	75%	2724.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,842	37.6	602
28	Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) fightingsteel Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash	Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash+7 more movesets	82%	2716.2%	0.09	0:16	100%	4,172	39.5	633
29	Mega Sceptile grassdragonmega Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	72%	2697.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	4,056	39.3	635
30	Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon+17 more movesets	73%	2677.8%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,784	37.9	617

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 0.2 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.