Shadow Absol

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

Every time Absol appears before people, it is followed by a disaster such as an earthquake or a tidal wave. As a result, it came to be known as the disaster Pokémon.

Dex No

#359

Shadow Absol Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Absol is a Dark type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Dark Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	160%
Bug	160%
Fairy	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Psychic	39.1%
Ghost	62.5%
Dark	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Absol in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Absol.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Snarl	Payback	67.64	548.62
Snarl	Dark Pulse	45.09	526.75
Snarl	Megahorn	63.09	524.02
Snarl	Return	63.09	513.53
Snarl	Thunder	54.76	483.57
Psycho Cut	Dark Pulse	40.33	470.08
Psycho Cut	Payback	62.88	456.00
Psycho Cut	Return	58.33	431.44
Psycho Cut	Megahorn	58.33	431.40
Psycho Cut	Thunder	50.00	402.48

All Moves for Shadow Absol

Below are all the moves that Shadow Absol can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Dark Pulse	Charged	80	32	3000ms	-50
Thunder	Charged	100	41.67	2400ms	-100
Megahorn	Charged	110	50	2200ms	-100
Payback	Charged	100	54.55	2200ms	-100
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Psycho Cut	Quick	5	8.33	600ms	8
Snarl	Quick	12	13.09	1100ms	14

Shadow Absol Evolution

Absol

Requires
200x Mega Energy

Mega Absol

Best Shadow Absol Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Absol Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Absol in a raid.