Absol (Pokémon)

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Absol (Japanese: アブソル Absol) is a introduced in Generation III.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Absol can Mega Evolve into Mega Absol using the Absolite.
==Biology==
Absol is a quadrupedal, mammalian with a primarily white feline-like body with some dark blue coloration. It has a ruff around its neck and chest and a tuft on the top of its head adorned with a single blue-black oval. Between the dark fur, the curvature of the white fur on its head, and the positioning of its horn, Absol's face vaguely resembles a wu wei symbol. It has a humanoid face with almond-shaped, red eyes, a scythe-like tail, and a scythe-shaped horn on the side of its head. Its broad feet are equipped with three claws each, and dewclaw-like spikes protrude from the heels of its hind legs and the elbows of its front legs. It walks with a pacing gait like that of a bear.
Absol lives in the far from civilization, and it rarely ventures down from its alpine home. Using its horn, Absol is able to sense even subtle changes in the sky and the land to predict when a disaster will occur and will try to warn people when one is approaching. Absol is also known to protect fields from natural disasters as well. This often has the unfortunate effect of Absol itself being blamed for the disaster, notably by the elderly. The hatred for Absol was started years ago by superstitions surrounding about it. Despite this, others are interested in its ability to predict disaster. Absol has been referred to as a bringer of doom. Absol can move as swiftly as the wind. Absol is said to have a lifespan of up to 100 years. As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, the powers of Absol's horn remains active even when it sleeps. Due to this, Absol can strongly detect danger even when not awake.
===Forms===
Absol can Mega Evolve into Mega Absol.
As Mega Absol, its fur is longer overall, and the increased energy coursing through its body makes the fur at the back of its mane stand on end so that it appears to have wings.http://www.pokemonxy.com/en-us/pokemon/mega_pokemon/ The spikes on its heels and elbows grow larger, and the fur in these areas becomes longer as well. Its sickle-shaped horn widens, while an additional, smaller horn appears on the opposite side of its head. Its tail now has a more saw-like shape, and the oval marking on its forehead is now a rounded triangle.
Mega Absol emits a fearsome aura that has been known to kill fainthearted people from shock. It directs this aura at its opponents by beating its "wings", which are not capable of flight. However, Absol apparently detests assuming this form, as it normally dislikes fighting in the first place.
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Absol
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: An trails the rescue team around the Frosty Forest and confronts them after the defeat of . Absol is initially suspicious of the and partner from the beginning but eventually decides to join the rescue team and helps in the journey up Mt. Freeze.
* : Absol returns as a friend of Ninetales, who will be recruited at the same time as Ninetales. Absol will reference the player and the partner from Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team as well as having an "adventure" with them.
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===Stats===
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===Learnset===
Absol is available in Version 1.3.0+ and .
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===Side game data===
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===Form data===
====Mega Evolution====
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Goh's Absol=====
In Absol Absolved!, Goh caught an Absol to save it from being hit by an eruption of boiling water on Mt. Chimney. It has since made further appearances in .
=====Other=====
Absol debuted in Jirachi: Wish Maker, where it showed up to take back to Forina. However, Absol wasn't evil as and were initially led to believe, and it helped Jirachi once it returned to Forina.
Absol made its animated series debut in Absol-ute Disaster. The people of a town were blaming Absol for all of the bad things that were happening to their town during the past month. Ash, his friends, and went out to verify the accusations. They found out that Absol was actually warning the town about a flood.
In What I Did for Love!, used an Absol during the second round of the Gardenia Town Pokémon Contest. It battled Brock's Marshtomp and lost.
In May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!, Drew revealed he and trained an Absol for the Kanto Grand Festival. It was first used in the Appeals Round. In Thinning the Hoard! and Channeling the Battle Zone!, it and were used during a two-on-two Contest Battle against , who used and . In the end, Drew lost too many points, resulting in May advancing to the next round.
In the original timeline of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, a Damos commanded four Absol to attack with . When Ash and traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Absol again to attack Arceus.
In Mega Evolution Special I, Astrid used an Absol that can Mega Evolve into Mega Absol against Alain and , but it was defeated. In Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, it was used in a battle against and his , which resulted in Absol winning. In Valuable Experience for All!, it had a rematch with during the Lumiose Conference, which resulted in a loss for Absol.
In The Bonds of Evolution!, used an Absol to battle Diantha and her , but it was soon defeated by Gardevoir's .
In Rescuing the Unwilling! and 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!, a -possessed ordered her Absol to attack Ash and . stayed to battle Absol with his Pokémon before Nihilego was defeated.
====Minor appearances====
In Mutiny in the Bounty, J and her henchmen captured an Absol after Ash's Pikachu, Melodi's , and 's got stolen. Absol was eventually returned to its rightful owner after Ash, Team Rocket, and Melodi reunited with their Pokémon and some of J's minions were arrested.
An Absol appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
An Absol appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In A Talent for Imitation!, the Pokédex image of an Absol was displayed.
Three Absol appeared in a picture in Absol Absolved!.
====Pokédex entries====
===GOTCHA!===
An Absol briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Sidney.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia===
An Absol appeared in PRV4 as one of the Pokémon Kincaid controlled.
===Movie adaptations===
An Absol under the ownership of Astrid appeared in .
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Absol debuted in Assaulted by Pelipper II. It first appears to , who shudders in fear immediately. Absol is also present in the feud between and .
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In Scizor Defends, encountered an Absol on and battled him in order to capture a Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution. He made no attempt to resist her efforts and let himself be captured after Y asked him to help battle Team Flare, which he was nicknamed Solsol. Later, he was given an Absolite, enabling him to Mega Evolve into Mega Absol.
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Absol reappears at the start of this arc, where it was perched atop of a building, foreshadowing another disaster coming to Hoenn. It later appeared in front of Gabby and Ty, warning them of the upcoming disaster, and has the two ride on its back to head off to somewhere else.
===Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!===
Ryū owns an Absol as a puck in ABM12.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Absol is one of Koya's main Pokémon. It is used in his battles at the , and in subsequent battles against Team Galactic. It first appeared in A New Battle Begins!.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
Absol appeared in Battle in a Bitter Cold Land!!. When it first saw Ginji's scar, it was scared of him because Gengar told it that Ginji will destroy the world, but after Ginji explained that he is going to see to find out the truth, Absol tells him that everyone thinks that it's causing the natural disasters and that they don't like it because of that misunderstanding. It then helps Ginji and in their battle against . It appears again in Tears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter! where it, along with several other Pokémon, help Ginji, Mudkip, Tyranitar, Charizard, and Alakazam defeat .
===Pokémon Try Adventure===
Toki has an Absol nicknamed Absō.
==In the TCG==
==In the TFG==
One Absol figure has been released.
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==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Absol appears as a .
===Pokémon UNITE===
Absol is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a melee speedster.
==Trivia==
* Absol's locations in many games support its description of appearing where disasters occur:
** In its debut in , it appears on , shortly before the Blue Orb/Red Orb is stolen from Mt. Pyre by Team Magma/Team Aqua.
*** Notably, Absol's Pokédex entries in these games specify that it can sense natural disasters, such as those caused by and when they're awakened by the aforementioned villainous teams.
** In , Absol appears on , which is close to Lake Valor, which was drained by Team Galactic.
** In , Absol appears on Mt. Coronet in places that one can first access when heading to the Spear Pillar, before Giratina is released by Team Galactic.
** In , Absol can be found at the Giant Chasm, a place where disasters are said to befall Trainers, and , 13 being known as an unlucky number. , the Giant Chasm is where Team Plasma makes its stand.
** In , , Absol can be found in Tapu Village, which was destroyed years earlier by .
** In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Absol can be found in the Altru Building and Altru Tower, from which Team Dim Sun plans to take control of all Pokémon in the region.
* Mega Absol is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 565.
* Absol was the last answer to the Pokémon Trainer's Choice.
* Absol is the only non-Legendary Pokémon featured on the box art for .
* Absol and are the only non- Pokémon that can have as their Ability.
===Origin===
Absol may be based on the (白澤) of , whose name literally translates to "white marsh." It is generally described as a white beast, distinguished by having one or two horns on its head. Considered to be an intelligent beast, Bai Ze is gifted with the ability to understand human speech and the knowledge on the forms and habits of 11,520 types of supernatural creatures in the world. In legend, Bai Ze shared its knowledge to the Yellow Emperor, which was subsequently compiled in a book called Bai Ze Tu. Few of its supposed fragments survive today. In Japan, it is known as the hakutaku (白沢) and is said to resemble a cat or lion. In a related legend, a similar creature known as the kutabe predicted that a plague would sweep through the of Japan. It is also sometimes said to have an extra eye on their head or back, which may be represented by the oval that appears on Absol's forehead.
Absol's head may be modeled after a symbol. Absol's humanized face and feline appearance may also be a homage to the . Its ruff resembling long human hair and a male lion's mane and the white fur on the top of its head loosely resembling the headpiece of an Egyptian sphinx also suggests this. Its scythe-shaped tail and horn resemblance the Western personified depiction of , who is related to destiny and disaster. It may have also been inspired by the superstition. Its feline appearance and the fact that it is usually seen in mountains resemble the natural behavior of felines such as the and the .
Mega Absol's wings and elongated hair give it the appearance of an , with its wings also being reminiscent of Greek portrayals of sphinxes and furthering the connection to sphinxes noted above. It also resembles a , an Assyrian creature with a human's head, wings, and sometimes with the body of a lion. The lamassu was a protective spirit, much like how Absol attempts to warn people of danger.
====Name origin====
Absol may be derived from absolute or (setting free from guilt), as well as 危ない abunai (dangerous) and possibly 物騒 bussō (dangerous) or 恐る osoru (to fear). It may also be a combination of the Latin prefix ab- (away from) and sol (Latin for sun).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Goh's Absol
* Absol (UNITE)
* Mega Evolution
==References==
==External links==
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