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absol
#359

Absol

Disaster Pokémon

Dark

Rumored to sense disasters with its horn, it became a target. It fled deep into the mountains.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 130
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 75
Sp. Def 60
Speed 75
Total 465

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Resistant to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Disaster Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 47.0 kg
Base Exp 163
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

absol Front Front
absol Back Back
absol Front Shiny Front Shiny
absol Back Shiny Back Shiny
absol Official Art Official Art
absol Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 2.3%
All-Out Attacker
Item
Life Orb / Dread Plate
Ability
Super Luck
Nature
Naughty / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability
Super Luck
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

While it's a bit too frail to function well in higher tiers, Absol has cemented itself as one of the best Dark-types and overall offensive Pokemon in RU, and it's not hard to see why. Absol is well-known for possessing what is bar none the most powerful priority move in the entire game in the form of its STAB Sucker Punch, and this is what makes it so dangerous in RU, as it makes up for Absol's average Speed stat, revenge kills a slew of threats such as Accelgor, Rotom-C, and Sceptile, and cleans up rather nicely late-game. Outside of this powerful move, Absol happens to be one of the best users of Pursuit in the tier, trapping and eliminating threats such as Slowking, Uxie, Mesprit, and Rotom for its teammates and starting mind games with the opponent in combination with Sucker Punch. Combine these two moves with Swords Dance, a high critical hit ratio thanks to Super Luck, and coverage moves to get past would-be checks such as Tangrowth, Steelix, and Escavalier, and Absol makes for a great offensive Pokemon. Keep in mind, however, that Absol struggles quite a bit with its frailty; most decently powerful moves will 2HKO Absol at worst, making it very hard to switch in and set up a Swords Dance. Absol struggles with Sucker Punch's drawback too, as faster Pokemon with the appropriate moves can force Absol into unfavorable situations and eventually play around it. All in all, despite these setbacks, underestimating Absol is a grave mistake, as one wrong move against it can mean the difference between a win and a loss.

Most Used Moves

Pursuit
69.0%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
61.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc