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Absol

Rank 60

Absol build and set

Dark
Usage
1.6%Down 0.2 points from the previous window
Brought
65.7%
Leads
48.5%
Mega Evolves
55.2%
Win rate
42.9%
▼ 7.1 pts below 50%
35.3% – 50.8% · 154 games

5,273 battles · 24 h · updated 9 min ago

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Recommended build

Mega Absol Z

DarkGhost

Sharpness

Absolite ZJolly+Spe −SpA

  • DarkPhysicalNight Slash
  • GhostPhysicalShadow Claw
  • NormalStatusProtect
  • FightingPhysicalClose Combat
HP
142
2
Atk
206
32
Def
80
0
SpA
85
0
SpD
80
0
Spe
223
32

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

Showdown paste

Absol @ Absolite Z
Ability: Pressure
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Night Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Protect
- Close Combat

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Jolly

    +Spe−SpA

    27.8%Most used
    • HP2
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  2. Adamant

    +Atk−SpA

    19.3%
    • HP2
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  3. Jolly

    +Spe−SpA

    6.1%
    • HP17
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe17

Abilities

  • Pressure 69.7%
  • Justified 27.3%
  • Super Luck 3.0%

Moves

Revealed in 88 games

  • DarkPhysicalNight Slash56.8%
  • NormalStatusProtect35.2%
  • GhostPhysicalShadow Claw35.2%
  • FightingPhysicalClose Combat27.3%
  • FightingStatusDetect13.6%
  • NormalStatusFocus Energy9.1%
  • PsychicPhysicalPsycho Cut9.1%
  • IceSpecialIcy Wind5.7%
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Items

Revealed in 74 games

  • Absolite Z100.0%
30-day trend1.5% – 1.9%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Struggles against

  1. Incineroarwins 36.5%74 games
  2. Archaludonwins 35.5%62 games
  3. Golisopodwins 40.3%67 games
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Absol is on 1.6% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (24 h), ranking 60. Its most seen moves are Night Slash, Protect and Shadow Claw. The most revealed item is Absolite Z. It usually teams up with Sneasler and Indeedee-F. It is brought in 66% of its games and leads in 49%.