Competitive Information for Absol [Sword/Shield]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Absol? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Absol is a phenomenal Dark-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Absol out in the 8th generation battlefield. Absol is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks.
Item: Scope Lens / Razor Claw
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Night Slash
- Sucker Punch
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Absol (Popular/Trending)
Absol is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Absol critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Absol's Super Luck ability will double these chances even further. With Super Luck, Absol's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage. With a Razor Claw equipped to it, Absol's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
◆ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Absol this turn).
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Item: Scope Lens / Eject Pack
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Psycho Cut / Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Absol (Super Luck)
Absol is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Absol critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Absol's Super Luck ability will double these chances even further. With Super Luck, Absol's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage. Psycho Cut or Play Rough are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Absol's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Absol's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 68 Hp / 220 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut
- Shadow Claw
- Payback
- Megahorn
Absol Physical Sweeper (All-out)
Absol is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Absol's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Super Luck, Absol's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Payback is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Absol moves after the target).
◆ Megahorn is a physical 120-base power Bug-type move that deals a high amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Absol? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Scope Lens / Eject Pack
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- Psycho Cut / Play Rough
Doubles Physical Sweeper Absol (Super Luck)
Absol is an awesome Physical Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Absol critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Absol's Super Luck ability will double these chances even further. With Super Luck, Absol's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage. Psycho Cut or Play Rough are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Absol's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Absol's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Absol learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Absol can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Absol
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Ability: Super luck + Item: Scope lens
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Feint, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Thunder Wave, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Absol's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Hone Claws
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Absol
- Baton Pass
- Bounce
- Close Combat
- Detect
- Feint
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Night Slash
- Play Rough
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Snarl
- Sucker Punch
- Taunt
- Toxic
- X-Scissor
Common Effort Values for Absol in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Adamant Nature ( 244/252/4/0/4/4 )
- Optimize Absol's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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