Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 47.0 kg
Alternate forms (3)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate30(8.8%)Tricky
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP163
Base stats
HP
65
Attack
130
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
75
Sp. Def
60
Speed
75
Total
465
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Swords Dance
National Dex RUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Absol
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Colosseum
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Absol can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 10 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 10 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 16 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 20 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 37 | Psycho Cut Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Psychic | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 41 | Me First Uses the target’s move against it before it attacks, with power increased by half. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 45 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 49 | Razor Wind Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 50 | Future Sight Hits the target two turns later. | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 55 | Perish Song User and target both faint after three turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Absol can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
23 sprites & renders for Absol.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Absol”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/absol.
Species data from PokéAPI.