Absol (Pokémon)

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Absol アブソル Absol #359
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Dark ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Disaster Pokémon
Abilities Pressure or Super Luck Super Luck Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #152 Sinnoh #209 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'11" Imperial 1.2 m Metric 3'11"/1.2 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 103.6 lbs. Imperial 47.0 kg Metric 103.6 lbs./47.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color White	Catch rate 30 (3.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Ground group 26 cycles (6630 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 174 Battle Exp.: 1741*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Absol (Japanese: アブソル Absol) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Absol is a quadrupedal mammal-like Pokémon, resembling a wolf with feline traits. Its dark blue to gray body is covered in white fur, with a ruff around its neck and chest, and a tuft on the top of its head adorned with a single blue-black oval. It has a cat-like face, a scythe-like tail and a sickle-shaped growth on the side of its head. Its broad, circular feet are equipped with three claws each, and spikes protrude from the heels of its hind legs and the elbows of its anterior legs.

Gender differences

None

Special abilities

Absol is able to predict when a natural disaster will occur, and tries to warn people when one is approaching. This often has the unfortunate effect of Absol itself being blamed for the disaster.

Behavior

Absol tend to live in mountainous regions far away from people.

Habitat

File:Mountain.gif

Mountain Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

File:AbsoluteDisaster.jpg

Absol in the anime

Absol first appeared in Jirachi: Wish Maker. The Disaster Pokémon showed up to take Jirachi back to Forina. However, Absol wasn't the true villain of the movie. It was Butler, because he wanted to forcibly extract Jirachi's power to create a Groudon.

The Disaster Pokémon also appeared in Absol-ute Disaster. The people of a town were blaming Absol for all the bad things that were happening to their town during the past month. Ash and co. (along with a boy named Nicky) went out to search whether or not the accusations were true. They found out that the Absol were actually warning the town about a flood.

Drew captured and trained an Absol for the Kanto Grand Festival.

An Absol had appeared in Mutiny in the Bounty, captured by the evil Hunter J and her henchmen after Ash's Pikachu, Melodi's Gardevoir and Team Rocket's Meowth got stolen. The Absol was returned to its rightful owner after Ash, Team Rocket and Melodi reunited with their Pokémon, and after some of J's minions were arrested.

In the manga

An Absol appears in the Ruby and Sapphire arc of the Pokémon Special manga. It first appears to Ruby, who shudders in fear immediately. Absol is also present in the feud between Kyogre and Groudon. Like in the anime, Absol is accused of bringing disaster.

In the TCG

Main article: Absol (TCG)

In the TFG

One Absol figure has been released.

• Next Quest: Absol

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: An Absol trails the rescue team around the Frosty Forest and confronts them after the defeat of Articuno. Absol is initially suspicious of the Pokémon but eventually decides to join the rescue team and helps in the journey up Mt. Freeze.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby 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. Sapphire Absol has the ability to foretell the coming of natural disasters. It lives in a harsh, rugged mountain environment. This Pokémon very rarely ventures down from the mountains. Emerald It sharply senses even subtle changes in the sky and the land to predict natural disasters. It is a long-lived Pokémon that has a life-span of 100 years. FireRed It appears when it senses an impending natural disaster. As a result, it was mistaken as a doom-bringer. LeafGreen It appears when it senses an impending natural disaster. As a result, it was mistaken as a doom-bringer.
Generation IV Diamond It senses coming disasters and appears before people only to warn them of impending danger. Pearl It senses coming disasters and appears before people only to warn them of impending danger. Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Rare Route 120 Emerald Rare Route 120 FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum One Realgam Tower (Shadow) XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Swarm Route 213 Platinum Rare Mt. Coronet HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Pal Park Mountain Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball	Wilderness (Sapphire Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 58 Forever Level 8 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Frosty Forest (End) Northwind Field (28F-29F) Western Cave (40F-49F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Crystal Crossing (B8-B13)
Pokémon Ranger	Panula Cave
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Altru Building Altru Tower

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65		125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 130		121 - 200	238 - 394
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Def: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Speed: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Total: 465	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
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Special Moves

Shadow moves	<span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 48+	Purified moves
Shadow Rush	File:Box colo 359.png	Perish Song	Normal
--		Swords Dance	Normal
--		Slash	Normal
--		Faint Attack	Dark

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Absol images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Despite being associated with bad luck, Absol can have the ability Super Luck. This can also be ironic as shown in the anime (Absol-ute Disaster) and the manga (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team).
  • The effect of this ability--increasing Absol's critical hit ratio--means that it is actually bad luck for Absol's opponents.
• Despite Pokédex entries which state it can sense calamities, it cannot have the ability Anticipation.
• Absol's Sucker Punch is the strongest increased priority move, by base stats.
• Absol has the highest Attack of any non-legendary Pokémon that is not a part of an evolutionary family.
• Absol shares some similarities with Tropius:
  • Both were introduced in Generation III.
  • In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, each were only found on one route, each route having heavy rainfall and their northern exit leading to Fortree City, each with a low appearance rate (Absol is on Route 120 and Tropius on Route 119).
  • Neither one is involved in an evolutionary line.
  • Both of their type combinations are fairly uncommon (Absol, Poochyena, Mightyena, Umbreon, and Darkrai are the only pure Dark-types, and Tropius shares its Grass/Flying type combination with just the Hoppip evolution family and Shaymin's Sky Forme).
  • Both of them were made into Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon Colosseum, at a level in the high forties (Absol at 48 and Tropius at 49), and both were found in Realgam Tower's colosseum.
  • Both of them have a curved object or objects attached to their heads (Absol has a sickle on top of its head, and Tropius has a bunch of banana-esque fruits hanging underneath)
  • Both of them had only one ability when first introduced in Generation III, but were given a second one in Generation IV, with the english name of the ability starting with the letter "S", and consisting of two words. Also, in both cases, this ability was exclusive to Absol/Tropius, and a two-member evolution family, where the lowest form was introduced in Generation II, where the type or types does not change, where at least one type is shared and where the usage of an evolution stone is required (Absol, Murkrow, and Honchkrow are the only Pokémon with Super Luck, all of them are Dark-type, and Murkrow uses a Dusk Stone to evolve into Honchkrow. Likewise, Tropius, Sunkern, and Sunflora are the only Pokémon with Solar Power, all three are Grass-type, and Sunkern uses a Sun Stone to evolve into Sunflora.. Interestingly, Murkrow and Honchkrow are Flying-type and Sunkern and Sunflora are not, the opposite of Absol and Tropius's situation).
  • Both are quadrupedal.

Origin

Absol may be based on the Barghest, a monstrous black dog in English folklore. Seeing one was believed to portend imminent death or misfortune, but unlike the Barghest, Absol warns people about disasters. It may be also be based on the black cat superstition. Absol is also similar to the mythical Mothman, not because of physical appearance, but its presence is a warning of disaster. Its independence, habitat, and body seem to be reminiscent of a cougar. Absol's head is modeled after a Taijitu ("yin-yang").

Name origin

Absol's name may be derived from 物騒 bussō, dangerous, but much debate exists over the true origin of its name. One common theory is that it is a combination of ab-, a prefix meaning away/from, and sol, meaning sun. This could imply that Absol is away from the sun, reinforcing its Template:Type2 nature. It could also be a shortened form of "absolute", referring to the absolute nature of its species, disaster.

In other languages

• German: Absol
• French: Absol
• Korean: 앱솔 Absol

Related articles

• Drew's Absol

External links

• Protector, the fanlisting for Absol

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