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Sableye

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Sableye

Scarlet & Violet

Paldean Fates · #184 · Shiny Rare · 2024

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Market reference

$8.54

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
184 / 245
Release year
2024
Rarity
Shiny Rare
HP
70
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
G
Illustrator
nagimiso
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

Attacker

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 copies on average · 6 decks

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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About this card

HP: 70Type:DDarknessSubtype: Basic

"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.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/11
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$6.11$10.00$52.29$8.54$7.98

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18
VariantPrice
1-day average€2.50
7-day average€3.50
30-day average€3.39
Low€2.30
Trend price€3.22
Low (excellent+)€2.30
averageSellPrice€3.44

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 $8.54; 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 "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.

What rarity is Sableye?

Sableye is a Shiny Rare card in the Paldean Fates set.