Pokémon · EX
Absol
Legend Maker · #15 · Rare · 2006
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$15.72
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 15 / 93
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 359
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Absol plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Absol
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.63 copies on average · 8 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Absol?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Shining Horn
As long as Absol is the only Pokémon you have in play, your opponent's Basic Pokémon can't attack.
CExtra Call
Search your deck for a Pokémon-ex, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
DCFeint Attack
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on that Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $8.68 | $15.00 | $180.34 | $15.72 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $85.99 | $99.99 | $749.90 | $83.38 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.31 |
| 7-day average | €2.22 |
| 30-day average | €3.15 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €6.86 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €42.42 |
| reverseHoloSell | €56.77 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.94 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €24.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €33.44 |
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 $15.72; 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 "Legend Maker" in the EX series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Absol?
Absol is a Rare card in the Legend Maker set.
Other Absol printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
