With superb support, Sableye sneaks onto the scene... Enabled by the fifth generation ability "Prankster," this Poke will be pulling plenty of shenanigans. Devious status altering effects are what you can expect with this little gremlin.
Ability: Prankster
EV Spread: (510) Hp:14 Atk:0 Def:248 Sp.Atk:0 Sp.Def:248 Spd:0
Moveset Suggestion:-Confuse Ray
-Substitute
-Recover
-Wilo-Wisp
Additional Valuable Moves: Night Shade/ Shadow Sneak/ Attract/ Toxic
Sableye acts as an ultimate Troll towards your opponents! The hidden ability Prankster allows status affecting moves to forge forward first. Being a supporter, this works smashingly! Having low basic Stats in the past rendered this Pokemon virtually useless. Even if you had devious tricks such as Wilo-Wisp (causing burn status) or Confuse Ray (causing confusion status); rarely would you ever release a move due to Sableye's low base stats. Prankster levels the playing field, allowing you to do the most with the limited base stats it has.
Having low natural stats means you'll want to raise this Poke from an egg. What you gain through doing the proper breeding, is a sneaky supporter with superb recovery times. Since Substitute is a "status altering" move, it will play out first. Once safe behind a Sub, “Recover” your lost health points, to put Sableye back on top. Back at full health, you can begin to barrage your opponent with annoyances such as confusion and burn. Burn on top of damaging an opponent each turn, also halves the attack stat of the scorched Poke. Confusion works wonders towards stalling your opponent's attacks, on top of damaging them if they attack themselves out of confusion.
Supporters don't remain in the game for the entire phase. Once your opponent is greatly confused, burning, and/or toxified; switch to a stronger member in hopes of eliminating the competition once and for all. Sableye has the additional advantage of resisting all type weaknesses. Granted this comes at the price of having low natural stat ability, it won't hinder you, so long as your team is well balanced. Keep health high while on the field and feel free to use plenty of Subs in order to keep its guard up.
Conclusion:
Sableye on its own poses little threat and can be eliminated most often with a simple Taunt (forcing attacking moves only), or pure power diminishing Substitutions with a Sweeper. Strategy comes forth to save this little Troll via "Prankster", by enabling Supporting moves to strike first. When opponents are bewildered by this small but deadly foe, switch out to finish the job! The important thing to keep in mind at all times while using this Poke, is the role it plays being purely Supporter. No one Pokemon on its own can win a Meta game match, that's why I stress the importance of balanced team building when instituting Sableye for future strategies. Next week we'll walk back to the Wall side of Meta game, establishing staunch strongholds for your Ev Trained team!
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