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Sableye

Unified Minds / #133/236

Sableye

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Unified Minds
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Suwama Chiaki
Source reference
sm11-133

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

In caverns, Sableye leads a discreet life searching for stones to eat. Its claws dig, its teeth crush, and the substances it absorbs later emerge on the surface of its body as crystals. The gems that make it so distinctive tell the story of its diet. Its mineral appearance is more than decoration: it is built from what it eats.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

This Sableye's Mirror Gem first deals 10 damage. If it takes attack damage during the opponent's following turn, eight damage counters are placed on the Attacking Pokémon, even if Sableye is Knocked Out. The text distinguishes this delayed response from a simple exchange of blows.

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Card details

HP
80
Type (source)
Darkness
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
302
Retreat cost
1 Energy

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

It digs through the ground with its hard claws and crunches down gems with its thick pointy teeth. Carbink is its favorite food.

Attacks

Mirror Gem

Cost: Darkness

Damage: 10

During your opponent’s next turn, if this Pokémon is damaged by an attack (even if it is Knocked Out), put 8 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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