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Sableye.

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #228
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Sableye
darkghostPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Sableye is ranked #228 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 6,131 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#228 of 230
Raw count6,131
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
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#227 Minior
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#229 Decidueye-Hisui
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sets and counters from 730.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 380
HP
50
Atk
75
Def
75
SpA
65
SpD
65
Spe
50
Usage over time0.0% 0.01pppeak 0.1% · Feb '26
0.00.10.10.1Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

53.3% of Sableye teams
HP
248
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
8
Spe
0
NatureImpish
AbilityPrankster · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 60.6%
Tera typeGrass · 53.3%
Moves
Will-O-Wisp93.8%
Recover89.1%
Encore70.8%
Knock Off56.0%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe22.3%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD9.5%

Moves

8 tracked
Will-O-Wisp93.8%
Recover89.1%
Encore70.8%
Knock Off56.0%
Night Shade36.2%
Thunder Wave28.3%
Taunt5.4%
Light Screen4.9%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots60.6%
Rocky Helmet26.8%
Leftovers5.1%
Light Clay4.9%

Tera types

Grass53.3%
Fire22.3%
Poison14.9%
Steel6.2%

Abilities

Prankster100.0%
Keen Eye0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Impish248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD53.3%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe22.3%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD9.5%
Bold240 HP / 252 Def / 16 SpD4.5%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe4.4%
Calm248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD1.4%

Top teammates

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Best Sableye build for Gen 9 OU

The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Sableye sits at rank #228 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
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