Competitive Information for Absol (mega) [X/Y]
Dark
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Absol-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Absol is a decent Dark-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty common sight to see Absol out in the 6th generation battlefield. Absol is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Absol is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks.
Item: Absolite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Superpower
- Psycho Cut / Play Rough
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Absol-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Absol is a decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Magic Bounce, Absol blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. Psycho Cut or Play Rough are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Absolite equipped to it, if held by an absol, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ 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).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Absol's attack and 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).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Absol-mega? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Absolite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Rock Slide
- Psycho Cut / Play Rough
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Absol-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Absol is an astounding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Magic Bounce, Absol blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. Psycho Cut or Play Rough are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Absolite equipped to it, if held by an absol, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ 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).
◆ 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).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Absol's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Absol-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Absol-mega can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Absol-mega
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch, Feint, Quick Attack, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Thunder Wave, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Absol-mega's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Hone Claws
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Absol-mega
- Baton Pass
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Absol-mega in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Absol-mega's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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