How to solo defeat Shadow Sableye in Pokemon GO 3-star Shadow raids?

If you want to defeat Shadow Sableye in Pokemon GO Shadow 3-star raids solo during the 2024 Pokemon World Championship Celebration, you can use Fairy-type moves. These are super-effective against this Shadow monster, and with the proper set of Pokemon to tackle the Shadow Raid Boss, taking it down won’t be difficult for solo raiders. However, they have to be aware of some vital things to develop a strategy, such as finding counters that take less time to win battles.

Shadow Sableye can enter an enraged mode in Shadow raids where its power increases dramatically, giving trainers a hard time beating it. In this article, we will detail everything you need to know about defeating Shadow Sableye in Pokemon GO 3-star Shadow raids, including the best counters for it.

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Shadow Sableye in Pokemon GO Shadow raids: How to beat, weaknesses, raid stat spread, and more

Shadow Sableye in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

According to Pokebatter, a Level 40 Mega Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam as its moveset can take down Shadow Sableye in Pokemon GO Shadow raids in 143.1 seconds under extreme weather conditions. It also enunciates that this is the best Pokemon you can get to win these battles because it is unaffected by the Shadow Raid Boss’s enraged Shadow power.

Shadow Sableye is a dual Dark- and Ghost-type Pokemon, where Fairy-type moves deal 160% damage to it. You can exploit these weaknesses to build your counters. Meanwhile, you have to avoid Normal-, Psychic-, Poison-, and Fighting-type attacks.

Keep in mind that Shadow Sableye’s maximum raid combat power is 12,123. Its hit point (HP) is 4000, with an Attack stat of 141, a Defense stat of 136, and a Stamina stat of 4,000 HP.

Therefore, to beat Shadow Sableye in Pokemon GO, you will need parties of Fairy-type Pokemon that know the proper Fairy-type attacks like Nature’s Madness of the Tapu family. Moreover, they should be offensively and defensively strong, such as Incarnate Forme Enamorus.

The Weather Boost effect adds additional damage points to the moves under its influence. So, Shadow Sableye’s moves will deal extra damage if it is affected by this. The Fast Moves it can use in these raids are Shadow Claw and Feint Attack. Moreover, Power Gem, Shadow Sneak, Foul Play, and Frustration are its Charged Move options.

You will have 180 seconds in your clock to defeat Shadow Sableye in Pokemon GO 3-star Shadow raids. As a result, you need to use high-level counters that can win these raids faster.

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Counters for Shadow Sableye in Pokemon GO Shadow raids

Sableye, as seen in the anime (Image via TPC)

Best Fairy-type counters for Shadow Sableye

• Mega Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
• Incarnate Forme Enamorus with Fairy Wind and Dazzling Gleam
• Xerneas with Geomancy and Moonblast
• Shadow Granbull with Charm and Play Rough
• Togekiss with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
• Shadow Donphan with Charm and Play Rough

The above counters deal greater or lesser damage to Shadow Sableye, depending on the levels they are at in the game.

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