Sableye

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Sableye
Image:Pokemon_Sableye.png
National Pokédex
Delcatty - Sableye (#302) - Mawile
Hoenn Pokédex
Tentacruel - Sableye (#068) - Mawile
Japanese name Yamirami
Evolves from None
Evolves into None
Generation Third
Species Darkness Pokémon
Type Dark / Ghost
Height 1 ft 8 in (0.5 m)
Weight 24.0 lb (11.0 kg)
Ability Keen Eye/After Strike(the latter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl onwards)

Sableye (ヤミラミ? Yamirami in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.

Its name is a combination of the words sable, meaning dark, in reference to its type, and eye. Its Japanese name is a portmanteau of the Japanese words for darkness (闇 yami?) and a sharp look or glare (睨み nirami?).

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[edit] Biological characteristics

Sableye are somewhat humanoid bipedal figures with purple coloration. They may be inspired by the mythological design of gremlins or ninjas, however the fact they are always found in caves coupled with a singular Sableye's behavior in its anime appearance suggests a Kobold might be more likely. Their eyes look like gems or crystals. They also have a red gem-like structure on their torso, and three more (red, blue, and green) embedded on their back. The red, blue, and green gems may be a reference to Pokemon Ruby, Saphirre, and Emerald. Their teeth, rarely shown, are bright white and have an appearance of an eerie and evil grin.

A Sableye's natural habitat is in deep underground caves, where it leads a quiet and blameless life. It is a lithovore, meaning that its diet consists of rocks and minerals, which it uncovers from the ground using its sharp claws. When its body becomes saturated with substances derived from the rocks it eats, those substances crystallize and rise to the surface of its body, giving it a gem-studded appearance.

Despite its hermetic lifestyle, Sableye is a cause of fear for many thanks to its eyes, which glitter eerily in the darkness of the caves it inhabits. In the Pokémon world, it is thought that a Sableye can steal a person's spirit when its eyes shine that way. Its movements are smooth and at times it seems to flow through the air. It is thought that it can manipulate its shape like Gastly or Haunter and squeeze through thin cracks. This makes it an ideal pokemon for rescuers on mountains or in mines, as it can fit through impossibly minute openings, and can then become solid to help the trapped people out of the area.

[edit] In the video games

Sableye is available in Pokémon Sapphire and Emerald in Granite Cave, Victory Road, Cave of Origin, and Sky Pillar. In Pokémon XD a Navigator at the entrance of Citadark Isle has one to snag.

Sableye is especially notable for its physical-elemental type combination of Dark and Ghost. Since the Dark type is resistant to the elements the Ghost type is vulnerable to (Dark and Ghost) and vice versa (Fighting and Bug), Sableye used to be the only Pokémon with no weaknesses at all, until Mikaruge, another Ghost/Dark-type was introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. However, if Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used on Sableye, a Fighting-type attack can score a super-effective x2 hit. Also, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl has introduced the ability "Bravery" to Miltank and Kangaskhan, giving them the ability to attack ghost-types with fighting attacks. Still, its combined type is useful, regardless that it is counterbalanced by statistics which are mediocre at best, which hinder it from exploiting a rather wide range of attacks. Its Keen Eye ability protects it from accuracy reducing moves like Sand-Attack & Smokescreen.

[edit] In the anime

Sableye has appeared in episode #305 (Ready, Willing and Sableye). The featured Sableye lives in an abandoned mine and enjoys playing tricks on visitors, something which Meowth of Team Rocket exploits to trap Ash and his friends. Cassidy of Team Rocket also has one in some of the episodes of Pokémon Chronicles, which, for some reason, can be affected by the Normal Move Spike Cannon as shown by Misty's Corsola). Actually, all Ghost types are invulnerable to Normal and Fighting moves.

[edit] In the trading card game

Sableye has only appeared five times in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, all as basic Dark-type Pokémon except for the last one, where it appears as a Psychic-type, and they are in these sets:

  • EX Sandstorm
  • EX Deoxys
  • EX Holon Phantoms
  • EX Crystal Guardians
  • EX Power Keepers

[edit] References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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