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Sableye

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Sableye
The Darkness Pokémon
Type: Dark/Ghost
Official Registration #: 302
Entry: A small, imp-like pokémon first discovered in the cave systems of Hoenn. In the wild, this pokémon subsists entirely on the jewels and precious stones found in its native habitat. It consumes so many of these on a daily basis that parts of its body have crystalized into gem-like forms. This includes its eyes; at birth, wild sableye actually possess two completely organic eyeballs. It’s just that these eyes harden into a diamond-like substance over time. Domestically bred sableye, however, possess these diamond eyes from the start, due to the fact that trainers and breeders wishing to hatch sableye are extremely careful in maintaining a high mineral content not only in the parents’ diet but also in the incubator holding the egg. And this is done because wild newborn sableye typically look like this:

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Mega Sableye
The Darkness Pokémon
Type: Dark/Ghost
Official Registration #: 302+
Entry: The advanced form of sableye, via sablenite. The surge of power from mega evolution causes this pokémon’s jewel to burst from its chest and expand to a size that’s both taller and ten times heavier than the host sableye, which enables it to be used as a shield (albeit one too heavy and unwieldy for the sableye to move).

The author admits that there is no punchline to this entry. He’s simply delighted to have another opportunity to share the above image with all of you again.

Hi Bill! I have a darling little Sableye and I try to give him a good mineral rich diet but I was wondering about special treats. I would love to be able to afford rare gems for him but not realistic. Would sugar gems or rock candy be an okay treat for my Sableye? I thought he would like the crunchy texture. Thanks!

Actually, this (that is, being able to give a sableye rock candy in lieu of actual rocks) is a common misconception, but the truth is that sugar is not the best thing for a sableye’s health. It doesn’t digest it like we do, and it can build up in its digestive system, leading to certain health problems.

Instead, consider offering cheap crystals such as polished quartz, which you may be able to find in bulk for less than $10 online. Alternatively, glass (so long as you’ve sanded the edges) and ceramic (same) can work just as well, although they’re not quite as nutritional as tumbled crystals.

Continuing on from a previous ask about Sableye, I live on the seaside and I find my Sableye, Jester, eating a lot of sand. He doesn’t seem to be unhealthy or in pain, but it’s unclear whether or not I should stop him based on his stone-based diet.

It depends on whether you mean he’s eating sand in lieu of rocks or in addition to. If he’s replaced rocks with sand entirely, he may find some difficulty meeting his nutritional needs. If you can supply him with stones, it’s best to nudge him back onto a stone-based diet. If, however, this isn’t within your means, try putting him on poké kibble but allow him to continue eating sand to supplement that diet. 

The important thing is that he receives the best possible diet to support his body, and to be honest, sand is a decent source of minerals. The problem is that it isn’t as hardy as a purely rock-based diet, so at best, on a sand-only diet, your sableye may become lethargic or lose a few of its jewels. At worst, your sableye may suffer quite a few health issues, with the most severe being a weakened skeletal system, depending on the exact composition of the beaches by your home. Supporting a sand-only diet with poké kibble may at least provide a baseline supply of vitamins and minerals to keep your sableye going, even if all it consumes otherwise is its species’ equivalent to sugar.

I’m planning to aquire a sableye soon and I wanted to know the basics of how to take care of one; diet, toys, and husbandry Anything I should be worried about?

One of the most important things to keep in mind about sableye is that they are nocturnal, cave-dwelling pokémon. While they can be trained to tolerate daylight, they generally don’t, and it’s easier and frankly more humane if their trainer accommodates them, rather than the other way around. Many trainers do this by constructing sableye homes (that is, manmade caves) in their backyards or by allowing their sableye to burrow, but even simply giving them a dark room with either no or covered windows will be sufficient. If choosing the latter option, be sure that the coverings you choose block the light completely, not partially. This room should also be stocked with bedding, food and water dishes, and a litter box. It’s not necessary to line the litter box, as sableye droppings are merely gravel unless you give your sableye a diet of kibble.

What people say about sableye eating rocks is both true and false. It’s true in the sense that, yes, they do subsist largely on stone material. It’s false in that it’s not true that the stones have to be gems. Really, any kind of rock will do; it’s just that sableye prefer precious stones for their taste and the fact that they incorporate them into their bodies. However, if you have a fully grown sableye, it won’t require as many gems to decorate its skin, so you can easily pacify them with any sort of rock you find outside. Of course, as with all pokémon, you may also feed your sableye specialized kibble (especially if you have other pokémon or if rocks aren’t readily available to you), but trainers who live in more rural areas generally find feeding sableye stones is much more preferable to cleaning up the mess produced by kibble.

As for toys, sableye are impish, childlike pokémon, so toys that appeal more to humanoids are ideal. In particular, sableye like shiny toys and toys that make sounds—the former because shiny objects remind them of gems, and the latter because noisemaking toys appeal to their sensitive hearing. Some sableye also like dolls, including pokémon dolls, or anything that’s otherwise soft and easy to grasp and claw. (They do not, contrary to popular belief, use scratching posts.)

When it comes to hygiene, sableye, like other humanoid or imp-like pokémon, are fine with baths. Some trainers even find that they’re surprisingly easy to coax into baths, likely because water helps them wash dirt off their gemstones, and said gemstones are also polished in the process.

Finally, when it comes to socialization, generally speaking, sableye are actually shy pokémon who prefer to hide away in a quiet space (regardless of what their reputation as fearsome pokémon may lead you to believe). This isn’t to say it’s impossible to acclimate one to a team; it’s just a warning that it may take time and patience and that it may be best to introduce your sableye to like-minded pokémon first. However, it should also be noted that because of sableye’s diet, one should never keep a sableye on the same team as carbink unless that sableye is thoroughly trained.

Best of luck, reader!

Are sableyes supposed to bite their trainer? Alot of them show this behavior

No, but then again, many trainers don’t realize that sableye have a tendency to bite anything that gets within range of their mouths. You see, anonymous, sableye are effectively blind. Their natural habitats are deep caves, and the crystallization process their eyes undergo leave them nonfunctional. Instead, sableye navigate their world through a combination of thermal sensitivity, echolocation, and scent, rather than actual sight. That is to say, although they can tell when something is in their way and although they can tell the difference between food and something that isn’t food, they cannot tell the difference between their trainer and a threat—at first, anyway. So putting a body part anywhere near a sableye’s face confuses them. They perceive it as a threat, and thus, they bite.

Thus, it’s vitally important that whenever you first obtain a sableye, you train it to recognize your voice first. Speak to it as you approach it, and allow it to take in your scent while you keep yourself out of arm’s reach of it. Never touch a sableye unless it’s been acclimated to you.

Lanette, can you confirm or deny the natural sableye eyes Bill just inflicted upon us?

While it’s true that wild sableye start out with organic eyes that harden into a diamond form, they look nothing like that image. In fact, they’re barely noticeable, as they’re small and the same color as sableye’s skin. (I’ll spare you an image, unlike some people.)

I’m not entirely sure where Bill got that image, but I suspect he made it himself in lieu of doing something far more productive. Rest assured that he will be reprimanded for it. — LH

Reprimanded? Blazes, Lanette! What if Amanita is reading this? —Bill

You’re getting reprimanded for that too. —LH

Sableye

Sableye
The Darkness Pokémon
Type: Dark/Ghost
Official Registration #: 302
Entry: A small, imp-like pokémon first discovered in the cave systems of Hoenn. In the wild, this pokémon subsists entirely on the jewels and precious stones found in its native habitat. It consumes so many of these on a daily basis that parts of its body have crystalized into gem-like forms. This includes its eyes; at birth, wild sableye actually possess two completely organic eyeballs. It’s just that these eyes harden into a diamond-like substance over time. Domestically bred sableye, however, possess these diamond eyes from the start, due to the fact that trainers and breeders wishing to hatch sableye are extremely careful in maintaining a high mineral content not only in the parents’ diet but also in the incubator holding the egg. And this is done because wild newborn sableye typically look like this:

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Are certain pokemon, for example rock and steel types like Geodude, Metang, Roggenrolla and Magneton silicon based life forms? Or are all pokemon carbon based?

Yes, it’s true that some pokémon actually differ in composition from the more traditional carbon-based class. However, it’s a bit more complicated than one might think.

To be a bit more specific, only very certain pokémon under very particular conditions are silicon-based. It’s true that many of these are rock- or ground-types, but in addition, they’re not the ones that have even trace amounts of tissue. Putting it another way, if a pokémon possesses flesh-based organs, then it’s actually a mostly carbon-based life form. This includes pokémon such as geodude and onix. Likewise, steel-types such as probopass or the beldum line are actually quite literally steel and are thus also both iron- and carbon-based.

When you get into species that have either extraterrestrial or manmade origins or that are solid rock—such as solrock, lunatone, the baltoy line, and the roggenrola line—then you begin to encounter silicon-based life. It is also said that, being literal embodiments of their respective elements, legendaries such as Zygarde, Regirock, and Landorus are all silicon-based as well, even though one of them, Landorus, is apparently made of flesh. The exception to this rule is Diancie, as it is a living diamond and is thus carbon-based.

Then you have sableye, which eats rocks to the point where much of its body is pure precious stone, despite it not possessing the elemental affinity for the rock-type. (Although to be fair, whether or not it’s considered a silicon-based life form depends entirely on what gems comprise its diet, so whether or not it counts is up for debate.)

What do humanoid pokemon such as gardevoir and gallade eat? I’d assume humanoid pokemon were omnivorous like us but at the same time the thought of a family of ralts ripping another pokemon to shreds with their teeth (or psychic abilities) is horrifying.

It largely depends on the humanoid pokémon in question. For example, when it comes to the ralts line, you are very astute in assuming they wouldn’t be able to hunt, anonymous. Or, rather, they can’t consume anything with enough of a nervous system to register pain. Therefore, plants and many invertebrates—especially worms, most insects, nematodes, and (for specimens who make their homes close to the sea) sponges and very basic sea life—are fair game to any psychic-type pokémon.

However, with humanoid pokémon of other elements, diets can vary rather wildly. Fighting-types, poison-types, and steel-types are typically carnivorous, for example, as their muscle structure and lifestyles dictate that they need a high intake of proteins found only in meat. Likewise, humanoid grass-types (i.e., cacturne) are typically partly photosynthetic and partly carnivorous. In these cases, their cells possess chlorophyll, but they often live in harsh environments where it’s impossible for them to obtain nutrients from soil alone.

And then you have sableye, which eats rocks.