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— Disaster Pokémon
Abilities
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.
Absol does not evolve.
Select a generation to see the moves Absol can learn in those games
Learnset for Gen VIII games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status
In-game descriptions of Absol across different games
Other Dark-type species — explore their stats and movesets
Absol is the Disaster Pokémon a Dark type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 465 with Pressure or Super Luck as abilities.
Absol is a Dark-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Bug, Fairy. It resists Ghost, Dark. It is immune to Psychic.
To counter Absol in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Fighting or Bug or Fairy moves and can withstand its Dark STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.
Absol can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Absol on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.
Damage multipliers when attacked by each type