Strong point: Attack — higher than 94% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. On defense it has 3 weaknesses, 2 resistances and 1 full immunity. Psychic-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (130) is 55 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 61% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 10
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #152 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #159 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Sinnoh | #209 | Platinum |
| Unova | #216 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Kalos | #009 | X / Y |
| Alola | #245 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #322 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Crown Tundra | #107 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra |
| Lumiose City | #134 | Legends: Z-A |
| Pokémon Champions | #359 | Champions |
Abilities
- Pressure Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
- Super Luck Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage.
- Justified Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move.
Pokédex entry
Every time ABSOL appears before people, it is followed by a disaster such as an earthquake or a tidal wave. As a result, it came to be known as the disaster POKéMON.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Absol takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Absol appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (18)
All Absol cards →Absol has 18 cards in 15 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (37)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Hoenn
Johto
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (116)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (83 via TM/TR, 18 via Egg, 36 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 5 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 10 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 10 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| 15 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 16 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 20 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 25 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 30 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 35 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 37 | Psycho Cut | Psychic | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 40 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 5 |
| 41 | Me First | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 45 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 49 | Razor Wind | Normal | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 50 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 55 | Perish Song | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |