No. 359 · Hoenn · Dark
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Absol is a Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Hoenn, number 359 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2003 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 30
- Sets
- 24
- Printed
- 2003–2025
- Illustrators
- 26
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The strongest Absol art
01/06Mega Absol ex
Special illustration rare
02/06Absol
Rare
03/06M Absol EX
Promo
04/06Mega Absol ex
Ultra Rare
05/06Absol ex
Ultra Rare
06/06Absol ex
Double rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Absol cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Absol artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Absol by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Absol cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Absol gets drawn
Absol is usually drawn mysterious, tense and moody, often running, in winter.
Across 29 Absol artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2003–2025
Absol through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2003 Dragon
2004 Team Magma vs Team Aqua
2006 Holon Phantoms
2007 Secret Wonders- 2009 Supreme Victors
2010 Triumphant- 2013 XY Black Star Promos
2015 Roaring Skies
2017 Guardians Rising
2019 Cosmic Eclipse
2020 Champion's Path
2021 Fusion Strike
2022 Astral Radiance- 2023 Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery
2024 Shrouded Fable- 2025 Mega Evolution
Every Absol card
30 cards, strongest artwork first.
Absol in numbers
- Cards
- 30
- Sets
- 24since Dragon
- Illustrators
- 26most by 5ban Graphics
- Printed
- 2003–2025
- Printed as
- Basic, LV.X, Mega
- HP on card
- 70–280
They span 24 sets, from Dragon to Phantasmal Flames. 26 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Mitsuhiro Arita and Yusuke Ishikawa. It has been printed as Basic, LV.X and Mega.
Who draws Absol
26 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
24 sets, by how many Absol cards each holds.
- Mega Evolution3
- XY Black Star Promos3
- Obsidian Flames2
Supreme Victors2
Astral Radiance1
Champion's Path1
Cosmic Eclipse1
Crown Zenith1- Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery1
Dragon1
Fusion Strike1
Guardians Rising1
12 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Absol cards are there?
- There are 30 Absol cards, printed between 2003 and 2025 across 24 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Absol card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Absol art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Absol cards?
- 26 illustrators have drawn Absol. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 2, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita and Yusuke Ishikawa.
- What was the first Absol card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Dragon, released in 2003. 11 of its 30 cards are Rare.
