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Absol ex

Power Keepers / #92/108

Absol ex

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Power Keepers
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Ryo Ueda
Source reference
ex16-92

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Absol has long suffered from confusion between announcing a disaster and causing it. Because its appearance sometimes precedes catastrophe, humans have held it responsible. Yet the Pokédex mainly describes its ability to perceive signs of danger. The mountain-dwelling loner thus bears a reputation that turns its talent for anticipation into a reason for fear among those who encounter it.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Absol’s curved horn contributes to this perception. Pokémon Sword describes it as extremely sensitive to signs heralding natural disasters. Its remarkable shape is therefore more than a feature of its silhouette: it is linked to its role as a sentinel.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
100
Type (source)
Darkness
Pokédex number
359
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×2
Resistance (source)
Psychic -30

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Cursed Eyes

Poke-POWER

Once during your turn, when you put Absol ex from your hand onto your Bench, you may move 3 damage counters from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon to another of his or her Pokémon.

Attacks

Psychic Pulse

Cost: Darkness · Colorless

Damage: 30

Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Holographic
  • holo · standard
  • holo · standard · jun-hasebe
  • normal · standard · tom-roos

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