Absol

Absol

Absol appears in the English print of Cosmic Eclipse, released on November 1, 2019. Absol is a uncommon rarity and 100 HP. The Cosmic Eclipse set contains 272 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mizue.

Collector Insights

Absol is a Darkness-type Pokémon with 100 HP, featuring a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. It belongs to the Sun & Moon series, specifically the Cosmic Eclipse set, released in November 2019. The card has a resistance to Psychic attacks, reducing damage by 20, and a weakness to Fighting attacks, which deal double damage. Absol’s attacks include Ominous News, which costs one Colorless energy to discard a Special Energy from an opponent’s Pokémon, and Dirty Throw, requiring Darkness and Colorless energy to deal 70 damage while forcing the player to discard a card from their hand. The card’s flavor text reflects Absol’s role as a guardian of fields and its ability to warn of disasters, despite its somber appearance. Artist Mizue designed the card, which is numbered 133 and classified as Uncommon rarity. The Pokémon’s type and abilities align with its thematic role in the game’s lore, emphasizing its strategic utility in battle.

The only thing unlucky about Absol is its appearance. It protects fields and warns people of disaster, so one ought to be grateful for it.

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