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No. 302 · Hoenn · Ghost/Dark

Sableyecards

Sableye is a Ghost/Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Hoenn, number 302 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2003 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards
32
Sets
27
Printed
2003–2025
Illustrators
26
Sightings
6

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The strongest Sableye art

  1. 01/06

    Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX

    Unified Minds · 2019

    Drawn by chibi

    Ultra Rare

  2. 02/06

    Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX

    Unified Minds · 2019

    Drawn by 5ban Graphics

    Ultra Rare

  3. 03/06

    Sableye V

    Sword & Shield · 2020

    Drawn by Eske Yoshinob

    Ultra Rare

  4. 04/06

    Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX

    Unified Minds · 2019

    Drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita

    Ultra Rare

  5. 05/06

    Sableye

    Temporal Forces · 2024

    Drawn by 0313

    Uncommon

  6. 06/06

    Sableye

    Paldea Evolved · 2023

    Drawn by Nagomi Nijo

    Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Sableye cards, side by side.

Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX, Unified Minds
Sableye, Phantasmal Flames
Sableye, Paldea Evolved
Sableye G, Supreme Victors
Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX, Unified Minds
Sableye V, Sword & Shield
Sableye, Lost Origin
Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX, Unified Minds
Sableye, Temporal Forces

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A Sableye page, ready to go

Nine of the strongest Sableye artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.

Sableye by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Sableye cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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How Sableye gets drawn

Sableye is usually drawn mysterious, funny and moody, often grinning, in dim light.

Across 30 Sableye artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

Light and time

Glowing 60%In dim light 37%

Drawn against type

The Sableye pictures least like the rest.

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2003–2025

Sableye through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

  1. 2003 Sandstorm
  2. 2005 Deoxys
  3. 2006 Crystal Guardians
  4. 2007 Secret Wonders
  5. 2008 Stormfront
  6. 2009 Supreme Victors
  7. 2010 Undaunted
  8. 2012 Dark Explorers
  9. 2013 Legendary Treasures
  10. 2014 XY
  11. 2015 Ancient Origins
  12. 2017 Guardians Rising
  13. 2018 Lost Thunder
  14. 2019 Unified Minds
  15. 2020 Sword & Shield
  16. 2021 Evolving Skies
  17. 2022 Lost Origin
  18. 2023 Paldea Evolved
  19. 2024 Paldean Fates
  20. 2025 Phantasmal Flames
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Sableye sightingsspotted in 6 other cards

Cards where Sableye turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Sableye card

32 cards, strongest artwork first.

32 of 32 cards

Sableye in numbers

Cards
32
Sets
27since Sandstorm
Illustrators
26most by 5ban Graphics
Printed
2003–2025
Printed as
Basic
Sightings
6in other cards' art
HP on card
60–280

They span 27 sets, from Sandstorm to Phantasmal Flames. 26 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Aya Kusube and Eske Yoshinob.

Who draws Sableye

26 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

27 sets, by how many Sableye cards each holds.

15 more sets

Rarity

Uncommon13Rare7Ultra Rare4Common2Holo Rare2Holo Rare V1

Questions

How many Sableye cards are there?
There are 32 Sableye cards, printed between 2003 and 2025 across 27 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Sableye card has the best artwork?
That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Sableye art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Sableye cards?
26 illustrators have drawn Sableye. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 3, followed by Aya Kusube and Eske Yoshinob.
What was the first Sableye card?
Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Sandstorm, released in 2003. 13 of its 32 cards are Uncommon.

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