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Absol, a Dark type Pokémon, official artwork

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Absol: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Absol is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (130) and Sp. Atk (75), with a base stat total of 465.

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What is Absol weak to?

How much damage Absol takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toBugFairyFighting
0.5×ResistsDarkGhost
0×Immune toPsychic

Absol takes super-effective damage from Bug, Fairy, Fighting. It resists Dark, Ghost and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Absol

Absol has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Close CombatFighting120
  • Future SightPsychic120
  • MegahornBug120

Best nature for Absol

Adamant. Absol is a physical attacker (130 Attack vs 75 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • Super LuckThis Pokemon's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
  • JustifiedThis Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a Dark-type move.
Full learnset (113 moves; tap to expand)

Absol is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
MegahornBug12085%Physical
SuperpowerFighting120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
BounceFlying8585%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Razor WindNormal80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
RetaliateNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Sucker PunchDark70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
Feint AttackDark60-Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
IncinerateFire60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Shock WaveElectric60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
PaybackDark50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Echoed VoiceNormal40100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
PursuitDark40100%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
FeintNormal30100%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
CounterFighting?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
PunishmentDark?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AttractNormal-100%Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
DetectFighting--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlashNormal-100%Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
HailIce--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Laser FocusNormal--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Magic CoatPsychic--Status
Me FirstNormal--Status
Mean LookNormal--Status
MimicNormal--Status
NightmareGhost-100%Status
Perish SongNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Role PlayPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnatchDark--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status
WishNormal--Status