Is Absol Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Dark from Hoenn with AbilityPressure doubling PP consumption. Trade-only. High Attack on a Dark-type, but Dark is Special in Gen 3. The phys/spec mismatch limits Absol's Dark damage. Handles Agatha through typing if imported.
Absol resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Absol trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Terry's team.
Absol cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- LV 21DarkBite90100%25
- LV 26NormalSwords Dance—100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 41PsychicFuture Sight120100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Absol in FireRed & LeafGreen
Absol doesn't appear in FRLG wilds. Route 120 rare grass in Hoenn is its home, so a Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald trade is required. Classic rare catch even in its own game.
Absol cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed & LeafGreen, but you can still get it via these paths:
Pokemon HOME · Switch Rerelease
Playing the Switch version of FireRed & LeafGreen? Pokemon HOME compatibility is post-launch but deposit-only by design (FRLG → HOME). Inbound HOME transfer of Absol into FRLG is not possible — an original GBA cartridge with a Link Cable is the only inbound route.
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Also Obtainable In:
Direct cartridge trade across generations isn't possible — but the Pokemon HOME path above bridges this gap once Switch support launches.
Absol Weakness
Absol's Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting and Bug. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. Absol's Dark typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Absol Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Absol
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Beedrill builds →Brick Break 2x55-66% Twineedle 2x29-35% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x26-32% Rock Smash 2x18-21% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Beedrill builds →Brick Break 2x56-67% Twineedle 2x31-38% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x26-31% Rock Smash 2x18-21% | ||
Absol Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Absol sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a massive partner pool from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Absol Best Moveset
130 Attack fires physical coverage at enormous power. AbilityPressure doubles opponent PP drain. Dark TermStab uses the Special stat in this format, stranding the 130 Attack from Dark moves. The moveset compensates with physical MoveShadow Ball (Ghost is physical) and MoveSwords Dance doubling Attack for sweeping.
Best Build
Absol best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Shadow Ball
- Baton Pass
- Quick Attack
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Absol won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Bite and Thief anchor the STAB core.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It appears when it senses an impending natural disaster. As a result, it was mistaken as a doom-bringer.
Absol FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Absol isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Absol appears in 15 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves