Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Sableye
Paldea Evolved · #136 · Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$0.15
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 136 / 279
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Nagomi Nijo
- Pokédex #
- 302
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Sableye plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Sableye
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.4 copies on average · 5 decks
More by Nagomi Nijo
This card was illustrated by Nagomi Nijo.
Building around Sableye?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It dwells in the darkness of caves. It uses its sharp claws to dig up gems to nourish itself."
CNight Eyes
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
DUnseen Claw — 20+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, this attack does 70 more damage.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sableye was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #17 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Rare Candy Club Showdown #38 (50 CODES)
today
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SEASAC League Challenge #16 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $90.00 | $0.15 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.28 | $19.98 | $0.30 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.07 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.19 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sableye is real?
Sableye is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Sableye worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sableye is $0.15; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Sableye from?
Sableye is from the Pokémon set "Paldea Evolved" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Sableye?
Sableye is a Rare card in the Paldea Evolved set.
Other Sableye printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
