Sableye 44/98 · Ancient Origins

Sableye is Pokédex #302, generation 3 (Hoenn). Sableye is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP.

Sableye sits at 44/98 in Ancient Origins, position 44 of 101. Before it is 43 M Tyranitar-EX, and after it is 45 Inkay. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Bewitching Eyes lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. Choose a Supporter card from your opponent's discard pile and use it as the effect of this attack. Furtive Drop is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Put 3 damage counters on your opponent's Active Pokémon. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It dwells in the darkness of caves. It uses its sharp claws to dig up gems to nourish itself."

Sableye (#302) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sableye 10/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and Hitoshi Ariga illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Sableye list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hitoshi Ariga. I count 155 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sableye can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.