Absol (アブソル, Abusoru^?) are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar^[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Absol in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures that characters encounter while embarking on various adventures— and tamed Pokémon creatures owned by Pokémon trainers.^[2] Image File history File links Absol. ... pokemon are cool This is a complete list of Pokémon which appear in the National Mode Pokédex as of the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... Chimecho , Chirean in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Japanese Pokémon media franchise. ... Wynaut , Sohnano in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chimecho , Chirean in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Japanese Pokémon media franchise. ... Vulpix Rokon in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Japanese Pokémon media franchise. ... A series of screenshots depicting Abra evolving into Kadabra In the fictional Pokémon universe, evolution ) is the change in form of a Pokémon, usually accompanied by an increase in statistic values. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... Pokémon types are special attributes based partly on, and expanded from, the classical elements which determine the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon species. ... Pokémon types are special attributes based partly on, and expanded from, the classical elements which determine the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon species. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, , lbm, or sometimes in the United States: #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including the imperial and US and older English systems. ... Kg redirects here. ... The Pokémon series of role-playing video games features many different concepts and items. ... For other uses, see Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... pokemon are cool This is a complete list of Pokémon which appear in the National Mode Pokédex as of the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... i eat poop alot A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and trademarks of an original work of media (usually a work of fiction), such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game. ... Namcos Pac-Man is one of the most popular video games ever made. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... For other uses, see Book (disambiguation). ... Various trading cards A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card which is intended for trading and collecting. ... Satoshi Tajiri , born on August 28, 1965) is a Japanese electronic game designer and the creator of Pocket Monsters, better known as Pokémon. ... The playable characters of Pokémon Emerald In the Pokémon franchise, a Pokémon Trainer is a person who captures wild Pokémon with Poké Balls, raises them, and trains them to battle other trainers Pokémon. ...

The name "Absol" might mean "absence" of "sol," or sunlight, which might refer to the fact that there is no sunlight (figuratively) or happiness (literally) in a natural disaster, why it is a Dark-type, and why it is a nocturnal Pokémon. It may also come from one of the words "absolve", "absorb", or "absolution". Its name could also mean "absolute" because white is an absolute color, and in the game the dark blue areas are black, also an absolute.

Its name is common to all the languages that have different Pokémon names (English, French, German, and Japanese). The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Biological characteristics

Absol has a dark blue face, tail, and scythe-like growth on the right side of its head. Some believe this to be an abnormal development of its right ear. Despite its appearance, this "scythe" is actually very soft to the touch, particularly whenever Absol is not tense or angry; when it does become so, the "scythe" lights up and becomes dangerously strong and sharp, though Absol will not use this to actually harm its instigator. Like owls, it seems to have one ear point upward and one point downward, supposedly to hear the exact location a sound is coming from. Absol is a very good-natured Pokémon that warns people of up-coming disasters by appearing before them. When it is not warning people in nearby cities, it spends its time up in the mountains. They have a snowy-white coat that is very soft to the human touch.

Absol is widely believed to be based on the Barghest, a mythical nocturnal spectre-hound that lives in the mountains. However, it may also be based on the Egyptian Sphinx. Also worth noting is the design of the head: mostly white fur on the head with a small dark blue gem in the forehead, a dark blue face, and a scythe-like blade along its face. This design, and Absol itself, seems to be based on the symbol and principles of yin and yang. Also, it has some characteristics of the Maned Wolf. It may even be based on the Púca. Barghest, Bargtjest, Bo-guest or Bargest is the name given in the north of England, especially in Yorkshire, to a mythical monstrous black dog with huge teeth and claws. ... For other uses, see Sphinx (disambiguation). ... Japanese name Kanji: Hiragana: Vietnamese name Vietnamese: In Chinese philosophy the yin and yang (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are generalized descriptions of the antitheses or mutual correlations in human perceptions of phenomena in the natural world, combining to create a unity of opposites in the theory of the Taiji. ... Binomial name Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) The Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest canid of South America, resembling a dog with reddish fur. ... The Púca (Old Irish), (also Pooka, Phooka, Phouka, Púka, Pwca in Welsh, pouque in Dgèrnésiais, also Glashtyn, Gruagach) is a creature of Celtic folklore, notably in Ireland and Wales. ...

Absol’s claim to fame (or infamy, depending on the observer) is that it appears whenever a natural disaster is about to happen. Absol uses its sharp senses to detect subtle changes in the sky and the land, and with its knowledge of natural balance it can predict oncoming natural disasters (it may also be able to use Future Sight technique in a similar way that Gardevoir or Espeon use to sense dangers to its trainer). It apparently carries a concern for the safety of humans because, once it detects the coming of a disaster, it goes off to the nearest human settlements to give warnings to the people. Absol is a popular pet in earthquake areas because it warns its owners when one is coming. In addition to Absol's personality, Absol's cry easily resembles a warning siren. Unfortunately, over time people have developed a misunderstood view of the Pokémon; they held a superstitious belief that Absol had a cause-and-effect relationship with disasters like earthquakes, gaining it a classic “bad luck” image. However, to the population of people who have come to understand the Pokémon, Absol is popular as a pet and as a Pokémon partner in areas prone to natural disasters because it can warn its owners of large-scale danger, making it a significantly valuable Pokémon for any trainer to have when facing the many dangers of the Pokémon world. Gardevoir , Sirnight in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Espeon , Eifie) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

In the video games

Third generation

Absol can be captured on Route 120 between Fortree City and Lilycove City, and is rather rare. A level 48 Absol can also be caught in Pokémon Colosseum in Realgam Tower under the control of Rider Delan. This is a list of locations in the Hoenn region of the Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. ... This is a list of locations in the Hoenn region of the Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. ... Pokémon Colosseum ) is the first GameCube incarnation of the Pokémon video game franchise. ...

Absol's Attack statistic is very high, but its Defense and Special Defense are below-average. Its Special Attack is on the very borderline of good and bad, and its Speed is also average.

Absol's have the Pressure ability, which is very rare among non-legendary Pokémon. Whenever Absol's opponent uses a move, the opponent's PP is reduced by 2 rather than 1. Power Points (PP), found in the various Pokémon video games, are used to limit the amount of times a Pokémon can perform a certain action. ...

Absol's below-average defensive capabilities lower its usefulness.

Fourth generation

Absol appears in swarms in Route 213.

In the fourth generation, a second ability called Super Luck is introduced to Absol and the Murkrow evolution line; this allows the bearer to score a higher amount of critical hits on other Pokémon. Murkrow Yamikarasu in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, a Lv. 20 Absol calms down an enraged Articuno, who was about to destroy the protagonist and his/her partner for trespassing in the Frosty Forest and trying to tell what Articuno believed were lies. The Absol, at this point sensed the natural disasters happening in the world, and agrees to travel with the protagonist and the partner to help clear the former's name. He knows Taunt, Bite, Quick Attack, and Leer, and can be found later in his friend area, Darkness Ridge. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team ) and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team ) are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, respectively. ... NDS redirects here. ... “GBA” redirects here. ... Articuno , Freezer in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

In the Pokémon anime

Drew's Absol.

Absol has appeared in the sixth movie "Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker." It acted as Jirachi's protector and had to help Ash & Co. get Jirachi to the place where it must return to its shell form on time. Butler caused Absol to fall down a trap hole, this event spawned the laughter of three, soon to be known as the number "24". However, Butler stopped it and after being released it was consumed by the fake Groudon. But due to the fake Groudon's defeat at the movie's end, Absol returns along with the other Pokémon and people it consumed. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jirachi ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... This page is under construction. ...

Absol also appears in an episode called "An Absol-lute Disaster", where a village fears an Absol predicting it could flood them. Brock fights an Absol in the Pokémon contest he enters, too. Last but not least, it is revealed that Drew has an Absol when he enters the Kanto Grand Festival, who puts up a tremendous fight against May's Squirtle and Combusken. It is the second-to-newest Pokémon Drew was revealed to have, after Butterfree. This is a list of characters in the Pokémon games, anime, and manga. ... Butterfree ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise (a series of video games, anime, manga, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri). ...

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game

Absol in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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• EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua
• EX Hidden Legends
• EX Legend Maker
• EX Holon Phantoms
• EX Power Keepers (as Absol ex)
• Diamond & Pearl Secret Wonders

References

• Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Books

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Absol as a species.
• Absol’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke Pokédex entry
• Smogon Pokédex entry
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Absol