Shadow Sableye Raid Counters Guide

Shadow Sableye

Shadow Sableye can be captured from Tier 3 Shadow Raids and it can be shiny!

This tricky Raid Boss can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 6/6/6:

• 747 – 843 CP (no weather boost, 100% Sableye at Level 20)
• 934 – 1054 CP (Fog weather, 100% IV Sableye at Level 25)

Shadow Sableye is a Dark and Ghost type, and as such, it is only weak to Fairy type attacks. Note that this is a double weakness. Shadow Sableye is a challenging Tier 3 raid due to how Shadow Raids work. You should be well prepared with the best counters, correct moveset, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems.

Avoid weather that boosts Sableye, that is, Fog weather, and ensure that you are using top-tier counters. These are much more difficult raids than your usual tier 3 raid. If you are lower level or without ideal counters, you will definitely need to bring a friend, or two!

Best Shadow Sableye Counters

The best raid counters according to our GO Hub battle simulator for Shadow Sableye are:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Gardevoir	Charm	Dazzling Gleam	36.90	3	113s
2.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	34.52	2	120s
3.	Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw	Play Rough	33.25	2	124s
4.	Incarnate Enamorus	Fairy Wind	Dazzling Gleam	31.68	3	131s
5.	Shadow Gardevoir	Charm	Dazzling Gleam	32.69	4	128s
6.	Eternatus	Dragon Tail	Dynamax Cannon	30.27	2	136s
7.	Tapu Koko	Volt Switch	Nature’s Madness	29.90	3	139s
8.	Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw	Behemoth Bash	28.61	2	144s
9.	Tapu Bulu	Bullet Seed	Nature’s Madness	28.73	3	144s
10.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Dazzling Gleam	29.88	4	140s
11.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike	28.79	4	144s
12.	Xerneas	Geomancy	Moonblast	28.07	2	147s
13.	Shadow Granbull	Charm	Play Rough	29.74	5	140s
14.	Tapu Lele	Astonish	Nature’s Madness	29.23	4	142s
15.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	28.29	3	146s
16.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Moonblast	27.80	3	148s
17.	Mega Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Dazzling Gleam	28.97	6	144s
18.	Shadow Salamence	Dagon Tail	Fly	28.19	5	147s
19.	Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	26.87	3	154s
20.	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	27.17	4	153s
21.	Hero Zacian	Snarl	Play Rough	26.15	3	158s
22.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	25.91	2	159s
23.	Gardevoir	Charm	Dazzling Gleam	27.34	4	152s
24.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	25.75	2	160s
25.	Togekiss	Charm	Dazzling Gleam	26.11	3	158s
26.	Mega Salamence	Dragon Tai	Fly	26.21	3	158s
27.	Shadow Metagross	Fury Cutter	Meteor Mash	26.55	5	157s
28.	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant	26.77	5	155s
29.	Hatterene	Charm	Dazzling Gleam	27.05	5	155s
30.	Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	26.28	4	159s

Shadow Sableye Overview

	Shadow Sableye DarkGhost
Max CP	1668
ATK	141
DEF	136
HP	137
Weak to	x2
Resists
Fast moves	Feint Attack Shadow Claw
Charge moves	Foul Play Shadow Sneak Power Gem Dazzling Gleam Drain Punch

Shiny Sprite

	Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Sableye

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a shadow raid, Sableye will dish out more damage than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the raid bosses moves. These tier 3 raids are tough to beat, even for the most prepared trainers, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defense.

You will need to subdue Shadow Sableye by using Purified Gems, a new item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.

Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket grunts, leaders, and Shadow Raids. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return, you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem. Be sure to have collected as many as you can before you attempt a Shadow Sableye raid, as without them you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state.

There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:

• When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defense will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
• You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
• If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!

Purified Gems will show in the bottom left corner of the raid battle when you are able to use them, so be sure to communicate with your raid group to stack their effects!

All the best, trainers!