Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Sableye
Stormfront · #48 · Uncommon · 2008
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$6.43
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 48 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 302
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Sableye
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Sableye?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Overeager
If Sableye is your Active Pokémon at the beginning of the game, you go first. (If each player's Active Pokémon has the Overeager Poké-Body, this power does nothing.)
Impersonate
Search your deck for a Supporter card and discard it. Shuffle your deck afterward. Then, use the effect of that card as the effect of this attack.
DOverconfident — 10
If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Sableye, this attack's base damage is 40.
Resistance:C-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
18
ran Sableye
Tournaments scanned
265
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
3 top-cut decks · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Sableye
- 1Gyarados9 decks
- 2Other6 decks
- 3Luxray GL1 deck
- 4Glaceon1 deck
- 5Luxchomp1 deck
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $3.50 | $5.55 | $54.44 | $6.43 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $6.44 | $9.99 | $75.90 | $10.71 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.91 |
| 30-day average | €0.65 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.81 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.43 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.29 |
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 $6.43; 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 "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Sableye?
Sableye is a Uncommon card in the Stormfront set.
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