Absol (XY Promo 178)

Absol
アブソル Absol

Illus. Hasuno

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

100

weakness ×2	resistance -20	retreat cost

English expansion	XY Black Star Promos
English card no.	XY178
Japanese expansion	XY-P Promotional cards

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Absol.

Absol (Japanese: アブソル Absol) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the XY Black Star Promos.

Card text

Lamentation
どうこく

If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), discard a random card from your opponent's hand.

	Shadow Cage シャドーコープ	60

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Pokédex data

Absol - Disaster Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
359	3'11" (1.2 m)	103.6 lbs. (47.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It appears when it senses an impending natural disaster. As a result, it was mistaken as a doom bringer.
さいがいのよちょうをかんじるとすがたをみせるためにわざわいをよぶポケモンとごかいされていた。

Release information

This card was made available in the English Alola Collector's Pin 2-Pack Blister released November 18, 2016. In Japan, it was awarded to the winners of each Pokémon Card Gym Karen Night Battle held at participating Pokémon Card Gym venues between August 1 and September 30, 2016. This card has the Pokémon Card Gym logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

Trivia

Origin

Shadow Cage is an attack that first appeared on Sableye from Plasma Freeze. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y.

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