Mega Sableye makes its much-awaited debut in the Dark Flames Event from Thursday, June 29, 2023, 10:00 AM local time to Sunday, July 2, 2023, 8:00 PM local time.
Due to its 2x weakness to the Fairy type, the best counters for Mega Sableye are strong Fairy type Pokémon.
It is ideally recommended to use mega-evolved Pokémon like Mega Gardevoir because of its inherent raw power, 2x super-effective damage, and the added bonus in damage output. However, it should be noted that Mega Gardevoir is weak to Mega Sableye’s Ghost types moves. So this article will also present other counters for taking down this sneaky Pokémon successfully.
Around 2-5 trainers with strong and high-level Pokémon can take down Mega Sableye with relative ease, no matter what the weather in the game is like.
Mega Sableye Raid Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
The best counters for Mega Sableye are the following:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | TTW | Faints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Charm Fairy | Dazzling Gleam Fairy |
441.70s | 13.00 |
| 2. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 602.23s | 9.00 |
| 3. |
Charizard (Mega Y)
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
643.58s | 16.00 |
| 4. |
Banette (Mega)
|
Hex Ghost | Dazzling Gleam Fairy |
692.88s | 11.00 |
| 5. |
Swampert (Mega)
|
Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water | 672.735s | 16.00 |
| 6. |
Salamence (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon |
Draco Meteor Dragon | 693.48s | 14.00 |
| 7. |
Blaziken (Mega)
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire | 638.88s | 22.00 |
| 8. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Dragon Claw Dragon |
704.10s | 16.00 |
| 9. |
Latias (Mega)
|
Charm Fairy | Outrage Dragon | 731.67s | 13.00 |
| 10. |
Sceptile (Mega)
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
Frenzy Plant Grass | 670.13s | 24.00 |
| 11. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
782.85s | 12.00 |
| 12. |
Kyogre (Primal)
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 776.70s | 13.00 |
| 13. |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire |
751.63s | 18.00 |
| 14. |
Altaria (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Dazzling Gleam Fairy |
733.92s | 18.00 |
| 15. |
Blastoise (Mega)
|
Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water | 757.25s | 18.00 |
| 16. |
Gyarados (Mega)
|
Bite Dark | Hydro Pump Water | 782.60s | 16.00 |
| 17. |
Groudon (Primal)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 803.80s | 14.00 |
| 18. |
Zacian
|
Snarl Dark | Play Rough Fairy | 817.13s | 13.00 |
| 19. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Fire Fang Fire | Foul Play Dark | 750.63s | 22.00 |
| 20. |
Xurkitree
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 738.65s | 24.00 |
| 21. |
Venusaur (Mega)
|
Vine Whip Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 795.65s | 18.00 |
| 22. |
Pinsir (Mega)
|
Bug Bite Bug | X-Scissor Bug | 804.10s | 19.00 |
| 23. |
Manectric (Mega)
|
Thunder Fang Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 749.80s | 26.00 |
| 24. |
Pidgeot (Mega)
|
Wing Attack | Brave Bird | 767.65s | 24.00 |
| 25. |
Togekiss
|
Charm Fairy | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 5817.75s | 18.00 |
| 26. |
Absol (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark | Payback Dark | 758.30s | 26.00 |
| 27. |
Tapu Bulu
|
Bullet Seed Grass | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 830.88s | 20.00 |
| 28. |
Gholdengo
|
Hex Ghost | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 942.85s | 6.00 |
| 29. |
Ampharos (Mega)
|
Volt Switch Electric | Zap Cannon Electric | 853.27s | 19.00 |
| 30. |
Aggron (Mega)
|
Iron Tail Steel | Heavy Slam Steel | 924.48s | 10.00 |
| 31. |
Sylveon
|
Charm Fairy | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 865.10s | 18.00 |
| 32. |
Primarina
|
Charm Fairy | Moonblast Fairy | 835.00s | 22.00 |
| 33. |
Gardevoir
|
Charm Fairy | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 805.23s | 26.00 |
How to get Mega Sableye
You cannot catch Sableye in its mega-evolved form from the raid. The mega raid boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Sableye.
Sableye can be caught with the following CP values:
- 789 – 843 CP at level 20, no weather boost
- 986 – 1054 CP at level 25 with Fog weather boost
In order to get Mega Sableye you will need 100 Mega Energy for the initial evolution. Once you Mega Evolve a Pokémon for the first time, Mega Energy will no longer be required for that specific Pokémon to Mega Evolve again. Instead, the Pokémon will become exhausted after its Mega Evolution and need to rest before being Mega Evolved again. In other words, there is now a cooldown period after you Mega Evolve a Pokémon. You can level up your Mega Pokémon in order to decrease this cooldown period.
Mega Energy can be obtained via Mega Sableye Raids, and once you have evolved Mega Sableye, you can earn 5 Mega Energy per candy while walking it as your buddy. You can walk any Sableye to earn Mega Energy, as long as you have previously evolved one to register it to your Mega Pokédex.
Sprites
| Mega Sableye Sprite | Shiny Mega Sableye Sprite |
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You cannot catch Mega Sableye in its evolved form, so to obtain the shiny you will need to evolve a shiny Sableye. Shiny Sableye is available from raids and in the wild.
| Sableye Sprite | Shiny Sableye Sprite |
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Stats and Max CP
Sableye (Mega)
DarkGhost
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| Max CP at Level 40 1942 | Max CP at Level 50 2196 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 151 | DEF 216 | HP 137 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Fairy | Ghost Psychic | ||||
Mega Sableye Movepool
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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All the best, trainers!
