Absol (XY Promo 178)

Absol   アブソル Absol

Illus. Hasuno

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Absol Type Darkness HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion XY Black Star Promos English card no. XY178 Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Absol.

Absol (Japanese: アブソル Absol) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the XY Black Star Promos.

Card text

Lamentation

どうこく

If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), discard a random card from your opponent's hand.

Shadow Cage

シャドーコープ

60

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Pokédex data

Absol - Disaster Pokémon

No.

359

Height

3'11" (1.2 m)

Weight

103.6 lbs. (47.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

It appears when it senses an impending natural disaster. As a result, it was mistaken as a doom bringer.

さいがいの よちょうを かんじると すがたを みせる ために わざわいを よぶ ポケモンと ごかいされていた。

Release information

This card was made available in the English Alola Collector's Pin 2-Pack Blister released November 18, 2016. In Japan, it was awarded to the winners of each Pokémon Card Gym Karen Night Battle held at participating Pokémon Card Gym venues between August 1 and September 30, 2016. This card has the Pokémon Card Gym logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

Trivia

Origin

Shadow Cage is an attack that first appeared on Sableye from Plasma Freeze. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.