Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Absol
Paradox Rift · #113 · Uncommon · 2023
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Market reference
$0.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 113 / 266
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Shinji Kanda
- Pokédex #
- 359
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- 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 card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Absol
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 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
More by Shinji Kanda
This card was illustrated by Shinji Kanda.
Building around Absol?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Because of this Pokémon's ability to detect danger, people mistook Absol as a bringer of doom."
CDrawareness
You may discard any number of cards from your hand until you have 4 or fewer. Draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand.
CCEnhanced Blade — 20+
If this Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool attached, this attack does 60 more damage.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Absol or Paradox Rift.
Amyverse PTCG Live Weekly #8 💛 Cash Prize!
Aug 12, 2026
REFINE Summer Series Session 7: Squirtle Edition
Aug 12, 2026
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Aug 13, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 7
Aug 14, 2026
Turtwig Den Revival Series World Championship
Aug 14, 2026
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #22 25 Codes
Aug 14, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Absol was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #14 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #67 PTCG Live
today
Pudding Weekly #8 | National Play in the Sand Day!
today
Pitch Black Tourney - Last Prize Series #12
today
👑 CrownOfSpain 👑 #4 (15€ paypal)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #13 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
yesterday
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $20.00 | $0.19 | $0.06 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.36 | $2.49 | $0.32 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.06 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.15 |
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 $0.19; 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 "Paradox Rift" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Absol?
Absol is a Uncommon card in the Paradox Rift set.
Other Absol printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
