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Sableye

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #223
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Sableye
darkghostPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Sableye is ranked #223 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 5,307 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#223 of 243
Raw count5,307
Viability ceiling77
Month on month+0.00pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
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sets and counters from 574.5K 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%▲ 0.00pppeak 0.1% · Feb '26
0.00.10.10.1Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

28.2% of Sableye teams
HP
252
Atk
0
Def
116
SpA
0
SpD
140
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityPrankster · 99.6%
ItemRocky Helmet · 40.8%
Tera typeDark · 46.4%
Moves
Encore63.1%
Recover58.8%
Will-O-Wisp58.3%
Thunder Wave46.3%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe24.9%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD12.7%

Moves

9 tracked
Encore63.1%
Recover58.8%
Will-O-Wisp58.3%
Thunder Wave46.3%
Knock Off46.3%
Night Shade37.5%
Light Screen34.8%
Reflect34.7%
Taunt11.9%

Items

Rocky Helmet40.8%
Light Clay34.5%
Leftovers13.3%
Heavy-Duty Boots10.8%

Tera types

Dark46.4%
Fire24.9%
Poison18.0%
Fairy6.9%

Abilities

Prankster99.6%
Keen Eye0.4%

EV spreads

top 6
Bold252 HP / 116 Def / 140 SpD28.2%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe24.9%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD12.7%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe10.5%
Impish248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD7.9%
Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD5.7%

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 574,541 battles in September 2026. Sableye sits at rank #223 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.00 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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