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National Pokédex #359 · Generation 3

Released in GOHoennStandard species

Absol

Dark

Absol is National Pokédex #359, a Dark-type standard species associated with Hoenn and Generation 3. It is released in Pokémon GO. It has no outgoing evolution route recorded in DexJourney.

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At a glance

Absol facts

These facts combine DexJourney's National Pokédex, Pokémon GO metadata, release, form and costume catalogs.

Pokédex#359
Generation3
Region groupHoenn
TypeDark
ClassStandard species
GO statusReleased

Evolution Journey

How Absol evolves

Direct incoming and outgoing evolution routes are shown with every Candy, item, buddy, time, gender, trade or task requirement recorded by DexJourney.

Absol has no mapped evolution route in Pokémon GO. See How to obtain for any special encounter method recorded by DexJourney.

Evolution requirements reviewed July 10, 2026.

Acquisition

How to obtain Absol

Encounter, reward or trade

Absol is released, but DexJourney does not currently record one permanent acquisition method. Availability can rotate through wild encounters, raids, Eggs, research, events, regional access or trades.

Check the current in-game Today view and official Pokémon GO announcements before planning a hunt.

Form Dex

Absol forms and variants

No separate forms and variants entries are recorded for this species in the catalog reviewed 2026-07-15.

Open Absol in Forms & Costumes →

Costume Dex

Absol costumes

  • Fashionable costumeReleased
    Costume · Fashionable costume · First released 2022
    Shiny released

Costume entries are historical released appearances, not a promise of current availability.

Search like Pokémon GO

Absol search examples

Paste these into DexJourney Collection search. Combine terms with &, use | for alternatives, or add ! to exclude a term.

  • Absol by name
    absol
  • Exact Pokédex number
    #359
  • Evolution family
    +absol
  • Missing and released
    missing&released&absol
  • Shiny checklist
    shiny&absol
  • Dark-type collection
    dark

PvP & raids

Best Absol movesets

Compare a dedicated recommendation for every permanent GO Battle League and a separate raid-attacking set.

1,500 CP

Great League

#697 · 70.9
Fast MovePsycho Cut
Charged Move 1Brutal SwingElite TM / legacy
Charged Move 2Megahorn

Overall open-league recommendation for Absol.

2,500 CP

Ultra League

#591 · 69.1
Fast MovePsycho Cut
Charged Move 1Brutal SwingElite TM / legacy
Charged Move 2Megahorn

Overall open-league recommendation for Absol.

No CP limit

Master League

Moveset estimate
Fast MovePsycho Cut
Charged Move 1Megahorn
Charged Move 2Payback

Absol is not ranked in the current open-league simulation; this fallback favors energy generation, damage efficiency and coverage.

Dark-type attacker

Raid attack moveset

Neutral estimate
Fast MoveSnarl
Charged Move 1Brutal SwingElite TM / legacy
Estimated neutral cycle23.52damage/sec

Use this as a starting point for Absol. The actual best raid set depends on the boss's weaknesses, weather, Party Power and available forms.

How to read these recommendations

PvP sets are open-league starting points, not guarantees for every team or matchup. Ranked sets come from PvPoke simulations; unranked Pokémon receive a clearly labeled DexJourney estimate. The raid set is a neutral same-type cycle estimate rather than a boss-specific counter ranking.

Review current PvPoke rankings ↗ · Pokémon GO Game Master source ↗

Battle data reviewed July 21, 2026. Move balance can change after seasonal updates.

All recorded Absol move names

BrutalswingDarkpulseMegahornPaybackPsychocutSnarlThunder

The complete move-name list supports collection search. Moves marked Elite TM / legacy may require an Elite TM or a limited event.