Pokemon Go will have you facing off against difficult raid Pokemon throughout your journey outdoors. If one of these is Absol, you are going to need to have a strong team by your side, because they can be a difficult fight if you don’t have the right setup available. If you are getting ready for a battle with Absol, we’ll walk you through the best counters and all of its weaknesses in this guide!
Absol Weaknesses
Absol is a Dark-type Pokemon, which makes it have a weakness to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-type moves. You will want to bring a team full of Pokemon who can utilize those move types to take down Absol fast!
If you are running out of Pokemon to throw at Absol, you will just want to make sure to avoid bringing any Pokemon that have Psychic, Dark, and Ghost-type moves. Absol is resistant to them all, particularly Psychic-type, so remember to keep those Pokemon stored away.
Absol is particularly lethal against Flying and Ghost-type Pokemon, so if you’re bringing any dual-typed options into a raid then you will want to try and avoid those types.
Best Absol Counters
The best counters for Absol are the following Pokemon: Lucario, Conkeldurr, Machamp, Breloom, Blaziken, Terrakion, Hariyama, and Togekiss. If you have shadow or mega versions of the ones on these list, they are generally going to be the best option.
Here’s an extended list of the Pokemon you can use with the best moves that they have available to them for the fight. You don’t have to have the exact moveset, but make sure you have the right type of moves to take advantage of Absol’s weaknesses.
Absol Counters & Moves List
- Lucario – Counter/Aura Sphere
- Conkeldurr – Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Machamp – Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Breloom – Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Blaziken – Counter/Focus Blast
- Terrakion – Zen Headbutt/Sacred Sword
- Hariyama – Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Togekiss – Charm/Dazzling Gleam
- Heracross – Counter/Close Combat
- Sirfetch’d – Counter/Close Combat
- Toxicroak – Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Gallade – Low Kick/Clock Combat
- Emboar – Low Kick/Focus Blast
- Gardevoir – Charm/Dazzling Gleam
- Alakazam – Counter/Dazzling Gleam
- Yanmega – Bug Bite/Bug Buzz
- Escavalier – Bug Bite/Megahorn
- Granbull – Charm/Play Rough
- Sawk – Low Kick/Focus Blast
- Pangoro – Low Kick/Close Combat
- Sylveon – Charm/Dazzling Gleam
- Scyther – Fury Cutter/Bug Buzz
If you run out of the best counters on the list then running pretty much any high level Fighting, Fairy, or Bug-type Pokemon should get the job done. You don’t always have to have the ideal Pokemon to win the battle!
Those are all of the weaknesses and best counters for Absol in Pokemon Go. We have more detailed guides for you to checkout in the Pokemon Go section of our website.
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