Is Absol Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Dark with AbilitySuper Luck boosting crit rate. Wild postgame in both versions. Strong Attack and decent Speed. Handles Shauntal and Caitlin in the E4 rematch.
Absol resists most of Cilan's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol resists most of Chili's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol resists most of Cress's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol resists most of Lenora's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol resists most of Elesa's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Absol resists most of Skyla's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol resists most of Brycen's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Absol resists most of Shauntal's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Absol resists most of Caitlin's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Alder's team.
Catch Absol on Route 13 (walking, Lv 48-50, uncommon).
Black & White Absol Locations
Absol appears at decent spawn rates across 8 spots in endgame routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Best Locations to Catch Absol in Black & White
6 walking encounters at Lv. 48-60 for Absol across White and Black. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.
Absol Weakness
Absol's Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting and Bug. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. Absol's Dark typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Absol Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Absol
Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Absol View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x127-150%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x147-173%KO Rock Smash 2x33-40% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Absol View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x129-151%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x149-175%KO Rock Smash 2x35-42% | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Absol View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x144-170%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Nuvema Town Gift) | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x144-170%KO Rock Smash 2x33-40% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMistralton Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x102-120%KO X-Scissor 2x60-70% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Absol View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x146-172%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Nuvema Town Gift) | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 2x119-140%KO Brick Break 2x74-87% | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMistralton Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x134-158%KO X-Scissor 2x60-70% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x180-212%KO X-Scissor 2x80-95% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
In Black & White, Genesect can KO Absol with Explosion (144-169%).
 Genesect BugSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Absol View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x121-143%KO Ice Beam42-50% Explosion144-169%KO | ||
Absol Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Absol sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a massive partner pool from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BW Absol Best Moveset
130 Attack fires devastating Dark TermStab from AbilitySuper Luck raising critical hit rate or AbilityJustified as a hidden ability boosting Attack when hit by Dark. MoveSucker Punch provides priority Dark damage. The moveset hits extremely hard but 75 Speed means relying on priority, and 65 in both defenses fold to any Fighting move.
Best Build
Absol best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Psycho Cut
- Night Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Superpower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Absol won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Sucker Punch and Night Slash anchor the STAB core.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Rumored to sense disasters with its horn, it became a target. It fled deep into the mountains.
Absol Black & White Guide
In Black & White, Absol works as a cannon with 465 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Black & White's meta. Psychocut with Scopelens is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Black & White, but Absol does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Absol hits 565 BST.
Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Absol. Justified is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Super Luck works too if your team needs something different.
Absol is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Speed tells the real story. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the cannon role.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Absol appears in 15 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves