![[Image: 302Sableye-Mega.png]](http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/e9/302Sableye-Mega.png)
Typing: Dark/Ghost
Immune: Fighting/Normal/Psychic
Resist: Posion(1/2)
Weak: Fairy(2x)
Style: Tank
Variant: Physical Sponge
Ability: Prankster than morphs into Magic Bounce. Since Magic Bounce practically blocks any overtime effects done to you, you can save up time doing damage or overtime moves to the other pokemon.
HP: 50
Attack: 85
Defense: 125
Sp. Atk: 85
Sp. Def: 115
Speed: 20
Speed and HP are low but the defensive stats cover them up along with mediocre attacking stats if you want to throw in some special or physical attacking moves.
Moves:
An assortment of moves which can effectively support a variety of teams that can use him as a tank to an annoyer
Wearer:
Sableye-Mega (Random) @ Sableite
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 250 DEF / 6 SpD
Bold
- Recover
- Will-O-Whisp
- Dark Pulse(could also be another SpA move but chosen due to flinch)
- Calm Mind
Sableye gains some much needed bulk and the Magic Bounce ability when it Mega evolves, which makes it into a defensive demon. It blocks deterring attacks and status moves alike while still having only one weakness. Calm Mind allows Mega Sableye to boost its special offense as well as its ability to put up with special hits. Dark Pulse as the attack is dependent on what you want to be able to handle with this thing alone. Will-O-Wisp further aids Mega Sableye with its ability to tolerate physical damage, and is also useful for wearing down foes. Sableye can wait before Mega Evolving if having a priority Will-O-Wisp might be ideal in a match.
Sabotage:
Sableye-Mega (Random) @ Sableite
Ability: Stall/Magic Bounce
EVs: 56 HP / 200 DEF / 252 SpD
Bold
- Confuse Ray
- Role Switch
- Protect
- Dazzling Gleam
For this set up wait for at least the third turn to mega up so you can role switch. Using role switch will switch your ability(stall) with the opponents ability causing them to have less priority than pokemon on the field. This technique works especially well with double battles due to them taking sableye as not much as a threat especially not mega'd up. I would endorse using a sweeper with this pokemon to draw attention away from it in order for it to be able to use role switch then confuse ray the opponents. You have dazzling gleam aswell to strike just in-case.
Taunt Squad:
Sableye-Mega @ Sableite
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 156 SpD
Impish Nature
- Taunt/protect
- Recover
- Will-O-Wisp
- Foul Play
Denies trick room teams with taunt or can take protect and burn stall pokes inferior to the calm mind set in singles due to pokes like cleffable having free set up on you
Summary:
Sableye can be loads of different ways from stalling his mega(no pun intended) to using it directly and taking it out. Sableye also if used right can be a serious threat to other teams but if used wrong is an easy knock out for the opponents. These of course are not everything you can do with Sableye but just a glance at what he can do until ORAS comes out to really test these strategies.
Thanks for reading!
Also thank you evilsabre for inspiring me to do a mega analysis of my own since his are perfectly put aswell as helping me do the taunt build.
