Absol 164/264 · Fusion Strike

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

Absol sits at 164/264 in Fusion Strike, position 164 of 284. Before it is 163 Sharpedo, and after it is 165 Croagunk. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Drag Off lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to the new Active Pokémon. Slash is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The elderly call it the disaster Pokémon and detest it, but interest in its power to predict disasters is on the rise." The regulation mark is E.

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 Rare. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Eri Yamaki illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Absol list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Eri Yamaki. I count 39 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fusion Strike set binder is where a full Fusion Strike 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.