Is Absol Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
The physical/special split finally lets Absol use its massive Attack for Dark moves. AbilitySuper Luck is new in Gen 4 and raises crit rate. MoveNight Slash with Super Luck crits constantly. If imported, handles Fantina and Lucian. One of the biggest phys/spec split beneficiaries.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Absol trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Absol resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
Absol trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Absol has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Absol trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Absol on Route 213 (walking, Lv 20, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- LV 25NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 44DarkSucker PunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- LV 52DarkNight SlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Diamond & Pearl Absol Locations
A daily Swarm is the only thing that brings Absol to Sinnoh, common at level 20 on one route. Catch the disaster Pokemon on its swarm day, since the route holds none of it otherwise.
1 location to catch Absol
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Best Locations to Catch Absol in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Absol in Diamond & Pearl
Absol appears during its Route 213 swarm, so chain it with the PokeRadar there to reach the shiny. Compare Shiny Absol odds across every game
Shiny Absol Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Absol Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Absol already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Absol Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Absol
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Monferno builds →Focus Punch 2x153-181%KO U-turn 2x48-57% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x90-106%KO Brick Break 2x56-66% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Beedrill builds →U-turn 2x81-95% Brick Break 2x58-68% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Absol View Parasect builds →Brick Break 2x59-70% Leech Life 2x25-31% | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
 Meditite FightingPsychic | C | |
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
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 take an average time to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Absol easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Baton Pass, Curse and 9 more to offspring.
DP Absol Best Moveset
130 Attack is elite for a Dark type, and AbilitySuper Luck raises the critical hit rate for the moveset's physical Dark and coverage moves. MoveSucker Punch provides Dark-type priority, letting 75 Speed stop mattering against faster targets. Glass cannon that hits before it falls.
Best Build
Absol best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Night Slash
- Sucker Punch
- Superpower
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Absol won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 12 types means it always has an effective option. Dark Pulse and Sucker Punch 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
52 of 56 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It senses coming disasters and appears before people only to warn them of impending danger.
Absol Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Absol does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Absol hits 565 BST.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Absol as a cannon. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Jolly on Absol. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the cannon role.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Absol appears in 15 games spanning 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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