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absol
#359

Absol

Disaster Pokémon

Dark

It senses coming disasters and appears before people only to warn them of impending danger.

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

uu Usage: 3.2%
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability
Super Luck
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Super Luck
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Super Luck
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Attacking Lead
Moves
Pursuit / Taunt / Psycho Cut
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Super Luck
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Absol is considered the "Disaster" Pokemon because it is thought to bring bad luck to anyone who meets it, including its opponent. Absol's biggest selling point, its STAB Sucker Punch, is the most powerful priority move in the game. Swords Dance and a monstrous base 130 Attack stat make switching into Absol difficult; and if that weren't bad enough, Super Luck gives Absol a good chance of landing a critical hit. Absol's only real downfalls are its lackluster defenses and average Speed stat.

Most Used Moves

Pursuit
22.3%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
59.8%
Lum Berry
18.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc