A glass-cannon physical attacker — a huge 130 Attack and Sucker Punch priority, wrapped in paper-thin defenses with no recovery.
Weak to 2×
Resists
Immune to
How to beat Absol
You rarely need to wall Absol — you outspeed or out-prioritize it. Fighting and Fairy hit it super-effectively, and priority moves (Mach Punch, Bullet Punch, Ice Shard) revenge-kill it outright. Its one trick is Sucker Punch, which FAILS if you don't use an attacking move that turn — so a status move, a setup move, or simply switching blanks it completely. Mega Absol (past gens) adds Magic Bounce but stays just as fragile.
Iron ValiantFairyFightingFairy/Fighting hits Absol super-effectively and easily outruns its middling 75 Speed for the OHKO.
ConkeldurrFightingMach Punch is priority Fighting — super-effective, and Absol is frail enough to be revenge-killed before it moves.
ClefableFairyFairy survives a hit, is immune to nothing scary here, and Moonblast is super-effective; a bulky Fairy simply doesn’t care about Absol.What beats Absol?
The best counters resist Absol’s attacks and hit it super-effectively. Tap one to scout it, or build a team around it.
Iron ValiantFairyFighting
UrshifuFightingDark
GrimmsnarlDarkFairy
PangoroFightingDark
ScraftyDarkFighting
MorgremDarkFairy
ScraggyDarkFighting
ImpidimpDarkFairyBest Absol moveset
A battle-tested Singles set:
- Ability
- Justified
- Item
- Life Orb
- Nature
- Jolly (+Spe, −SpA)
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Absol in Pokémon GO
In Pokémon GO, Absol is a budget Dark-type glass-cannon attacker (Snarl + Payback / Dark Pulse) — it hits hard and faints just as fast, so bring it for damage, not longevity.
Base stats
Total: 465
Normal vs Shiny
Normal
ShinyWhat is Absol weak to?
As a Dark-type, Absol takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Bug, Fairy. Pair it with teammates that resist those types — the team builder starts you off with Absol and flags the rest of your team’s shared weaknesses as you go.
Absol FAQ
How do you beat Absol?
Outspeed it, revenge-kill it with priority, or bring a Fighting- or Fairy-type — all three hit its frail defenses super-effectively. It has no recovery, so chip damage sticks.
Why did Absol’s Sucker Punch fail?
Sucker Punch only works if the target uses an attacking move that same turn. If you use a status move, set up, or switch, Sucker Punch does nothing.
Is Absol good competitively?
It’s a niche wallbreaker and revenge killer with a great Attack stat and priority, but its fragility and lack of recovery keep it out of the top tiers.
