Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Absol
Fusion Strike · #164 · Rare · 2021
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Market reference
$0.28
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 164 / 284
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Eri Yamaki
- Pokédex #
- 359
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Absol plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Slash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Absol
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.63 copies on average · 8 decks
More by Eri Yamaki
This card was illustrated by Eri Yamaki.
Building around Absol?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The elderly call it the disaster Pokémon and detest it, but interest in its power to predict disasters is on the rise."
CCDrag Off
Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to the new Active Pokémon.
DCCSlash — 80
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Absol was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.07 | $0.26 | $5.08 | $0.28 | $0.18 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.34 | $2.00 | $0.26 | $0.18 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.13 |
| 30-day average | €0.12 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.41 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.31 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.28 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Absol is real?
Absol is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Absol worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Absol is $0.28; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Absol from?
Absol is from the Pokémon set "Fusion Strike" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Absol?
Absol is a Rare card in the Fusion Strike set.
Other Absol printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
