Absol (Pokémon GO)

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Chimecho

Wynaut

#359

1443

1805

Attacker Rank

B Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L22 · CP 1497

F Tier

#698

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/14 · L44 · CP 2496

F Tier

#591

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2856

Normal

Shiny

Absol

#359

Dark

Attack

246

Top 13.7%

Defense

120

Top 69.5%

Stamina

163

Top 53.3%

Total

529

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1370 -1443 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1712 -1805 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1370 -1443 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1027 -1083 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2856 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Absol takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fighting

160%

Bug

160%

Fairy

160%

Resists

Psychic

39.1%

Ghost

62.5%

Dark

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Absol can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Snarl
Brutal Swing
13.97
105.9
1073.9s
10.55
2
Psycho Cut
Brutal Swing
13.05
98.9
1149.7s
9.83
3
Snarl
Dark Pulse
11.89
90.1
1262.0s
8.98
4
Snarl
Payback
10.90
82.7
1376.0s
8.21
5
Psycho Cut
Dark Pulse
10.75
81.5
1395.6s
8.11
6
Snarl
Megahorn
10.61
80.4
1414.2s
7.98
7
Snarl
Thunder
10.11
76.7
1483.3s
7.63
8
Psycho Cut
Payback
9.31
70.6
1611.4s
7.01
9
Psycho Cut
Megahorn
8.96
67.9
1674.6s
6.76
10
Psycho Cut
Thunder
8.42
63.8
1781.3s
6.34

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Absol in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
65.80
2251.3
1.6
54.7s
64.33
2
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
63.25
2150.5
1.7
56.9s
61.90
3
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Focus Blast
62.70
2184.8
1.6
57.4s
61.63
4
Shadow Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
56.13
1358.3
2.7
64.1s
54.45
5
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
55.02
1983.4
1.8
65.4s
53.90
6
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Focus Blast
53.44
1424.4
2.5
67.4s
51.72
7
Mega Heracross
Counter
Megahorn
51.30
2078.1
1.7
70.2s
50.41
8
Shadow Conkeldurr
Force Palm
Dynamic Punch
51.40
1518.2
2.4
70.0s
49.97
9
Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
50.80
1455.5
2.5
70.9s
49.41
10
Mega Gardevoir
Charm
Dazzling Gleam
49.91
1436.3
2.5
72.1s
48.56

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Absol in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Psycho Cut

Fast Charge

Brutal Swing

Spam/Bait

Megahorn

Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

1497

0/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 22

154.14

Attack

84.59

Defense

111

Stat Product · 1,447,195

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/15	22	1497	100.00%
2/15/13	22	1500	99.90%
1/14/15	22	1497	99.66%
0/15/8	22.5	1500	99.51%
1/15/14	22	1498	99.50%
1/15/13	22	1494	99.50%
3/15/11	22	1498	99.40%
0/10/14	22.5	1498	99.37%
2/13/15	22	1498	99.32%
0/14/15	22	1491	99.26%
0/11/13	22.5	1499	99.24%
6/15/15	21.5	1498	99.21%
2/14/14	22	1499	99.16%
2/14/13	22	1495	99.16%
0/12/11	22.5	1496	99.10%
0/15/14	22	1492	99.10%
0/15/13	22	1488	99.10%
4/14/11	22	1498	99.06%
1/9/14	22.5	1498	99.01%
2/15/12	22	1496	99.00%
2/15/11	22	1492	99.00%
1/15/6	22.5	1497	98.99%
3/12/15	22	1498	98.97%
0/13/10	22.5	1498	98.94%
1/13/15	22	1491	98.92%
1/10/13	22.5	1500	98.89%
4/15/10	22	1499	98.88%
7/14/15	21.5	1499	98.86%
3/13/14	22	1499	98.82%
3/13/13	22	1495	98.82%
5/15/15	21.5	1492	98.81%
0/14/9	22.5	1499	98.77%
0/14/8	22.5	1495	98.77%
1/14/14	22	1493	98.76%
1/14/13	22	1489	98.76%
1/11/11	22.5	1497	98.75%
5/13/11	22	1499	98.71%
7/15/14	21.5	1500	98.70%
7/15/13	21.5	1496	98.70%
3/14/12	22	1496	98.66%
3/14/11	22	1492	98.66%
2/14/6	22.5	1498	98.65%
2/8/14	22.5	1498	98.64%
0/4/15	23	1500	98.62%
4/11/15	22	1498	98.61%
0/9/15	22.5	1496	98.61%
0/9/14	22.5	1492	98.61%
1/12/10	22.5	1498	98.60%
1/15/12	22	1490	98.60%
1/15/11	22	1486	98.60%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Absol can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Psycho Cut
4
7
0.5s
8
Snarl
11
13
1.0s
11

Charged Attacks

Brutal Swing
65
-33
2.0s
32.5
Dark Pulse
80
-50
3.0s
26.67
Megahorn
105
-100
2.0s
52.5
Payback
95
-100
2.0s
47.5
Thunder
100
-100
2.5s
40

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Absol	200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Absol

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Absol including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Absol

#359

Mega Absol

#359

Mega Absol Z

#359

Shadow Absol

#359

Costumes

Absol has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.

Fashionable Absol

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Absol has 4 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Tour 2026 Mega

Feb 28, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Los Angeles

Feb 20, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Tainan

Feb 20, 2026

GO Wild Area 2025 Nagasaki

Nov 7, 2025

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Dark-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Absol with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Tyranitar #248

Boosts:

Mega Sableye #302

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Mega Absol #359

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Mega Malamar #687

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.588 m to 2.1 m tall, averaging 1.2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.588 m 1'11"	0.6 m 2'00"
XS	0.6 m 2'00"	0.9 m 2'11"
M	0.9 m 2'11"	1.5 m 4'11"
XL	1.5 m 4'11"	1.8 m 5'11"
XXL	1.8 m 5'11"	2.1 m 6'11"

XXS

0.588 m

1'11"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.9 m

2'11"

0.9 m

2'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.8 m

5'11"

XXL

1.8 m

5'11"

2.1 m

6'11"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	20%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Absol at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	35 CP	27	1949 CP
2	112 CP	28	2021 CP
3	188 CP	29	2093 CP
4	264 CP	30	2166 CP
5	340 CP	31	2202 CP
6	417 CP	32	2238 CP
7	493 CP	33	2274 CP
8	569 CP	34	2310 CP
9	645 CP	35	2346 CP
10	722 CP	36	2382 CP
11	794 CP	37	2418 CP
12	866 CP	38	2454 CP
13	938 CP	39	2490 CP
14	1010 CP	40	2526 CP
15	1083 CP	41	2559 CP
16	1155 CP	42	2591 CP
17	1227 CP	43	2623 CP
18	1299 CP	44	2656 CP
19	1371 CP	45	2689 CP
20	1443 CP	46	2722 CP
21	1516 CP	47	2755 CP
22	1588 CP	48	2789 CP
23	1660 CP	49	2822 CP
24	1732 CP	50	2856 CP
25	1805 CP	51	2890 CP
26	1877 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	35 CP	18	1299 CP	35	2346 CP
2	112 CP	19	1371 CP	36	2382 CP
3	188 CP	20	1443 CP	37	2418 CP
4	264 CP	21	1516 CP	38	2454 CP
5	340 CP	22	1588 CP	39	2490 CP
6	417 CP	23	1660 CP	40	2526 CP
7	493 CP	24	1732 CP	41	2559 CP
8	569 CP	25	1805 CP	42	2591 CP
9	645 CP	26	1877 CP	43	2623 CP
10	722 CP	27	1949 CP	44	2656 CP
11	794 CP	28	2021 CP	45	2689 CP
12	866 CP	29	2093 CP	46	2722 CP
13	938 CP	30	2166 CP	47	2755 CP
14	1010 CP	31	2202 CP	48	2789 CP
15	1083 CP	32	2238 CP	49	2822 CP
16	1155 CP	33	2274 CP	50	2856 CP
17	1227 CP	34	2310 CP	51	2890 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Absol up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Chimecho

Wynaut