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Absol Pokedex: Pokemon GO Gameplay Guide

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Absol

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Strategy, Moveset, Gameplay, Strengths, Weaknesses, Counters

How to play Absol in Pokémon GO? Discover its attacks, best moveset, and strengths and weaknesses in order to maximize its strategic use!

Gameplay Guide

Base Statistics

Here are the base statistics for Absol. The CP figure is the Pokémon's Combat Points, and are used to calculate its overall strength. You can increase the CP of a Pokémon with Stardust.

STATISTIC

VALUE

Max CP

2,526

Attack

246

Defense

120

HP

163

Attacks

All Pokémon in the game have a Fast Attack and a Charged Attack.

It is possible to change these attacks using objects called Fast TM and Charge TM.

Fast Attacks

ATTACK

TYPE

DAMAGE

SPEED

Psycho Cut

Psychic

5

0.6 s

Snarl

Dark

12

1.1 s

Charged Attacks

ATTACK

TYPE

DAMAGE

SPEED (seconds)

Dark Pulse

Dark

80

3 s

Thunder

Electric

100

2.4 s

Megahorn

Bug

90

2.2 s

Best Moveset

Not sure which attacks to choose?

The best combination of Fast Attack and Charged Attack for Absol is:

ATTACK

TYPE

Snarl

Dark

Dark Pulse

Dark

Strong Against

Absol is effective against:

Psychic - Ghost

Absol is resistant to:

Ghost - Dark - Psychic (immune)

Weak Against

Absol is less effective against:

Fighting - Fairy - Dark

Absol is vulnerable against:

Fighting - Fairy - Bug

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