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#0359 · Generation 3

Absol

The Disaster Pokémon

Dark
It sharply senses even subtle changes in the sky and the land to predict natural disasters. It is a long-lived Pokémon that has a life-span of 100 years.
Height 1.2 m
Weight 47 kg
Catch rate 30
Base EXP 163

Battle profile

Base stats

HP 65
Attack 130
Defense 60
Sp. Attack 75
Sp. Defense 60
Speed 75
Base stat total 465

Traits

Abilities

Pressure

Puts foes under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.

Super Luck

The Pokémon is so lucky that the critical-hit ratios of its moves are boosted.

Justified

Hidden

When the Pokémon is hit by a damaging Dark-type move, it raises its Attack stat.

Battle matchups

Type effectiveness

Damage matchups for Absol based on its Dark typing. Abilities may change some matchups.

Weak against

Takes increased damage

Fighting ×2 Bug ×2 Fairy ×2

Resists

Takes reduced damage

Ghost ×½ Dark ×½

Immune to

Takes no damage

Psychic ×0

Evolution family

Evolution chain

Absol does not evolve.

Learnset

Level-up moves

Moves Absol learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.

13 moves
Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
1 Quick Attack The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first. Normal Physical 40 100 30
1 Leer The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats. Normal Status 100 30
5 Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Normal Status 15
10 Knock Off The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item. Dark Physical 65 100 20
15 Detect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. Fighting Status 5
20 Taunt The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns. Dark Status 100 20
25 Slash The target is attacked with a slash of claws, scythes or the like. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. Normal Physical 70 100 20
30 Night Slash The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. Dark Physical 70 100 15
35 Focus Energy The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits. Normal Status 30
40 Sucker Punch This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack. Dark Physical 70 100 5
45 Swords Dance A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user's Attack stat. Normal Status 10
50 Future Sight Two turns after this move is used, a hunk of psychic energy attacks the target. Psychic Special 120 100 10
55 Perish Song Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle. Normal Status 5

Breeding learnset

Egg moves

14 moves available

  • Assurance Physical
    Dark
  • Baton Pass Status
    Normal
  • Bite Physical
    Dark
  • Curse Status
    Ghost
  • Double-Edge Physical
    Normal
  • Feint Physical
    Normal
  • Hex Special
    Ghost
  • Magic Coat Status
    Psychic
  • Mean Look Status
    Normal
  • Megahorn Physical
    Bug
  • Perish Song Status
    Normal
  • Play Rough Physical
    Fairy
  • Sucker Punch Physical
    Dark
  • Zen Headbutt Physical
    Psychic

Extended learnset

Compatible moves

94 moves available

  • Aerial Ace Physical
    Flying
  • Air Slash Special
    Flying
  • Assurance Physical
    Dark
  • Attract Status
    Normal
  • Baton Pass Status
    Normal
  • Blizzard Special
    Ice
  • Body Slam Physical
    Normal
  • Bounce Physical
    Flying
  • Brutal Swing Physical
    Dark
  • Calm Mind Status
    Psychic
  • Captivate Status
    Normal
  • Charge Beam Special
    Electric
  • Close Combat Physical
    Fighting
  • Confide Status
    Normal
  • Counter Physical
    Fighting
  • Cut Physical
    Normal
  • Dark Pulse Special
    Dark
  • Double-Edge Physical
    Normal
  • Double Team Status
    Normal
  • Dream Eater Special
    Psychic
  • Echoed Voice Special
    Normal
  • Endure Status
    Normal
  • Facade Physical
    Normal
  • False Swipe Physical
    Normal
  • Fire Blast Special
    Fire
  • Flamethrower Special
    Fire
  • Flash Status
    Normal
  • Focus Energy Status
    Normal
  • Foul Play Physical
    Dark
  • Frustration Physical
    Normal
  • Fury Cutter Physical
    Bug
  • Future Sight Special
    Psychic
  • Giga Impact Physical
    Normal
  • Hail Status
    Ice
  • Headbutt Physical
    Normal
  • Hex Special
    Ghost
  • Hidden Power Special
    Normal
  • Hone Claws Status
    Dark
  • Hyper Beam Special
    Normal
  • Ice Beam Special
    Ice
  • Icy Wind Special
    Ice
  • Incinerate Special
    Fire
  • Iron Tail Physical
    Steel
  • Knock Off Physical
    Dark
  • Laser Focus Status
    Normal
  • Magic Coat Status
    Psychic
  • Megahorn Physical
    Bug
  • Mimic Status
    Normal
  • Mud-Slap Special
    Ground
  • Natural Gift Physical
    Normal
  • Payback Physical
    Dark
  • Play Rough Physical
    Fairy
  • Protect Status
    Normal
  • Psycho Cut Physical
    Psychic
  • Psych Up Status
    Normal
  • Rain Dance Status
    Water
  • Rest Status
    Psychic
  • Retaliate Physical
    Normal
  • Return Physical
    Normal
  • Rock Slide Physical
    Rock
  • Rock Smash Physical
    Fighting
  • Rock Tomb Physical
    Rock
  • Role Play Status
    Psychic
  • Round Special
    Normal
  • Sandstorm Status
    Rock
  • Secret Power Physical
    Normal
  • Shadow Ball Special
    Ghost
  • Shadow Claw Physical
    Ghost
  • Shock Wave Special
    Electric
  • Sleep Talk Status
    Normal
  • Snarl Special
    Dark
  • Snatch Status
    Dark
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Spite Status
    Ghost
  • Stone Edge Physical
    Rock
  • Strength Physical
    Normal
  • Substitute Status
    Normal
  • Sucker Punch Physical
    Dark
  • Sunny Day Status
    Fire
  • Superpower Physical
    Fighting
  • Swagger Status
    Normal
  • Swift Special
    Normal
  • Swords Dance Status
    Normal
  • Taunt Status
    Dark
  • Thief Physical
    Dark
  • Throat Chop Physical
    Dark
  • Thunder Special
    Electric
  • Thunderbolt Special
    Electric
  • Thunder Wave Status
    Electric
  • Torment Status
    Dark
  • Water Pulse Special
    Water
  • Will-O-Wisp Status
    Fire
  • X-Scissor Physical
    Bug
  • Zen Headbutt Physical
    Psychic

Species information

Training and breeding

Growth rate
Parabolic
Gender ratio
Female50Percent
Egg groups
Field
Hatch steps
6,400
Base happiness
35
Color
White
Shape
Quadruped
Habitat
Mountain

Alternate appearances

Absol forms

Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Absol front sprite

Absol

Dark

Base stats

Total 465
HP65
Attack130
Defense60
Sp. Attack75
Sp. Defense60
Speed75

Abilities

Pressure

Puts foes under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.

Super Luck

The Pokémon is so lucky that the critical-hit ratios of its moves are boosted.

Justified Hidden

When the Pokémon is hit by a damaging Dark-type move, it raises its Attack stat.