Absol 113/182 · Paradox Rift

Absol is Pokédex #359, generation 3 (Hoenn). Absol is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 100 HP.

Absol sits at 113/182 in Paradox Rift, position 113 of 266. Before it is 112 Crobat, and after it is 114 Purrloin. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 3, 2023. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 266 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Drawareness lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. You may discard any number of cards from your hand until you have 4 or fewer. Draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand. Enhanced Blade is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If this Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool attached, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Because of this Pokémon's ability to detect danger, people mistook Absol as a bringer of doom." The regulation mark is G.

Absol (#359) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Absol 1/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Shinji Kanda illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Absol list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shinji Kanda. I count 25 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paradox Rift set binder is where a full Paradox Rift set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Absol can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.