XY Black Star Promos / #XY62/211

Absol EX

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): XY Black Star Promos
Rarity (source): Promo
Illustrator: PLANETA
Source reference: xyp-XY62

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

Pokédex — background source

Card details

HP: 170
Type (source): Darkness
Pokédex number: 359
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Fighting ×2
Resistance (source): Psychic -20

Printed card text — English

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Attacks

Dark Fang

Cost: Darkness

Damage: 20

Flip a coin. If heads, discard a random card from your opponent's hand.

Dark Edge

Cost: Darkness · Darkness · Colorless

Damage: 100

During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 20 (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Documented variants

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Normal
normal · standard

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