Not a question but more of a share of experience. I have asked before about Sableye's performance in Great League before PvP was launched and some of you have asked about it since, so may as well get a post out for this!
Sableye is utterly AMAZING in Great league, in more than a few occasions it had turned battles which I was losing into the ones I won. Like today my Sableye torn through half a Blastoise and a Roselia to earn my victory!
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1. Shadow Claw is largely unresisted in Great League, and is further buffed recently in PvP. (though in Twilight Cup Alolan Raticate will certain give Sableye a run for its money, but then there is Power Gem)
2. Power Gem is totally amazing in providing advantages in other match ups. Any flying, fire or ice types are hit with almost always a KO. Plus, most people don't even know it has Power Gem, a rather rare move for a ghost/dark type. Neutral damage is OK for Power Gem in situations where Foul Play is resisted, so there is another option to go for.
3. Foul Play is powerful! 45 energy for 70 damage is great with STAB, Combined with Power Gem, which is less powerful but as said, its utility rests in its surprising nature and different profile or SE damage.
4. No fairy fast move in the game currently means it CANNOT take SE damage from ANY POKEMON when trading punches with fast moves! With Shadow Claw's being super amazing in PvP, you are almost never in a losing position when all shields are down, and probably gonna fire off your charge move first!
5. Safe switch! If you are in a winning position and someone switched to a Pokemon that counter yours, and you do not have a counter for that, Sableye is here! It basically maintains at least a neutral position and if you end up winning that one, likely your advantage will extend to the next battle with the next Pokemon too! Plus, switching to a Sableye first yourself at least means people aren't going to switch to any hard counter for it (since there is really none), meaning your switch wouldn't be for nothing, most likely.
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Now there is some down side. To effectively utilise Sableye's crazy damage, never put it as your lead. Sableye is by all definition glassy, and when there are 2 shields in place, Sableye's advantages over the opponent diminish significantly.
I expect to see a lot of people using Sableye in Twilight Cup, but beyond that its power is not weaken at all! Resisting fighting and poison as well as double resist psychic moves, try to get a lucky one and max out for yourselves and try it out!
That's a warm, bulky sweater you got there. At first all I saw was the thick lining of the Abercrombie & Fitch signature material. However, through close observation, particularly where the seams begin to part, I noticed your subtle flex good Sir.
See the article posted by GP an hour ago. In summary, no real weakness, but it's still outperformed (just within the Twilight Cup, too).
