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Sableye.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #63
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Sableye
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Usage · September 2026
1.6%
Sableye is ranked #63 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 111,871 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#63 of 277
Raw count111,871
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+1.64pp
13 month peak1.6%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
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sets and counters from 1.6M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 380
HP
50
Atk
75
Def
75
SpA
65
SpD
65
Spe
50
Usage over time1.6%▲ 1.64pppeak 1.6% · Sep '26
1.41.61.71.9Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

8.4% of Sableye teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
2
SpA
0
SpD
32
Spe
0
NatureCalm
AbilityPrankster · 99.7%
ItemLight Clay · 48.2%
EV spread32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD
Moves
Light Screen67.6%
Rain Dance63.4%
Reflect58.5%
Encore46.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Sassy32 HP / 9 Def / 25 SpD8.3%
Careful32 HP / 9 Def / 25 SpD7.8%

Moves

12 tracked
Light Screen67.6%
Rain Dance63.4%
Reflect58.5%
Encore46.2%
Fake Out28.8%
Foul Play28.2%
Disable24.7%
Will-O-Wisp24.5%
Quash23.4%
Taunt8.3%
Gravity5.1%
Sunny Day4.0%

Items

Light Clay48.2%
Roseli Berry33.0%
Focus Sash4.4%
Eject Button4.2%
Sitrus Berry3.9%
Mental Herb1.8%

Abilities

Prankster99.7%
Keen Eye0.3%
Stall0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Calm32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD8.4%
Sassy32 HP / 9 Def / 25 SpD8.3%
Careful32 HP / 9 Def / 25 SpD7.8%
Bold32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD7.8%
Calm32 HP / 9 Def / 25 SpD4.4%
Careful32 HP / 17 Def / 17 SpD4.0%

Top teammates

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Best Sableye build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 1,631,943 battles in September 2026. Sableye sits at rank #63 with 1.6% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 1.64 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.

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