Absol (Pokémon)


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Absol (Japanese: アブソル Absol) is a  introduced in Generation III.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it can Mega Evolve into Mega Absol using the Absolite.

Biology
Absol is a quadruped, mammalian Pokémon with a dark blue to black body covered in white fur. It has a ruff around its neck and chest and a tuft on the top of its head adorned with a single blue-black oval. It has a feline face with almond-shaped, red eyes, a scythe-like tail, and a crescent shaped horn on the side of its head. Its broad feet are equipped with three claws each, and spikes protrude from the heels of its hind legs and the elbows of its front legs.

As Mega Absol, its fur is longer overall, and the increased energy coursing through its body makes the fur at the back of its mane stand on end, so that it appears to have wings. The spikes on its heels and elbows grow larger, and the fur in these areas becomes longer as well. Its sickle-shaped horn widens, while an additional, smaller horn appears on the opposite side of its head. Its tail now has a more saw-like shape, and the oval marking on its forehead is now a rounded triangle.

Absol lives in the far from civilization, and rarely ventures down from its alpine home. Using its horn, Absol is able to sense even subtle changes in the sky and the land to predict when a disaster will occur, and will try to warn people when one is approaching. This often has the unfortunate effect of Absol itself being blamed for the disaster, notably by the elderly. Mega Absol emits a fearsome aura that has been known to kill fainthearted people from shock. It directs this aura at its opponents by beating its "wings", which are not capable of flight. However, Absol apparently detests assuming this form, as it normally dislikes fighting in the first place.

Major appearances
Absol debuted in Jirachi: Wish Maker. The Disaster Pokémon showed up to take back to Forina. However, Absol wasn't evil, and helped Jirachi once it returned to Forina.

Absol made its main series debut in Absol-ute Disaster. The people of a town were blaming Absol for all of the bad things that were happening to their town during the past month. and (along with a boy named ) went out to verify the accusations. They found out that the Absol was actually warning the town about a flood.

An Absol appeared in What I Did for Love!, under the ownership of Mollie. It was used in the second round of the Gardenia Town Pokémon Contest, where it battled Brock's Marshtomp and lost.

Drew and trained an Absol for the Kanto Grand Festival, as seen in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!. It was first used in the Appeals Round. It appeared again in Thinning the Hoard! and Channeling the Battle Zone!, where it and were used during a two-on-two Contest Battle against, who used  and. In the end, Drew lost too many points, resulting in May advancing to the next round.

Four Absol appeared in Arceus and the Jewel of Life, under the ownership of Damos. In the original timeline set up by the movie, they were used by Damos, who was under, to attack with. When Ash and his friends traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Absol again to attack Arceus.

An Absol that can Mega Evolve into Mega Absol debuted in Mega Evolution Special I, under the ownership of Astrid. It was shown having a battle against Alain and, but it was defeated. Astrid's Absol reappeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, where it was used in a battle against and his, which resulted in Absol winning. It later had a rematch with in Valuable Experience for All! during the Lumiose Conference, which resulted in a loss for Absol.

An Absol appeared in The Bonds of Evolution!, under the ownership of. Magnus used Absol to battle in his battle against Diantha and her, but it was soon defeated by Gardevoir's.

An Absol appeared in Rescuing the Unwilling! and 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!, under the ownership of Lusamine. Under the control of a who was possessing Lusamine, it attacked Ash and. stayed to battle Absol with his, , and before Nihilego was defeated.

Minor appearances
An Absol appeared in Mutiny in the Bounty, where it had been captured by J and her henchmen after Ash's Pikachu, Melodi's, and 's got stolen. Absol was eventually returned to its rightful owner after Ash, Team Rocket, and Melodi reunited with their Pokémon and some of J's minions were arrested.

An Absol made a brief cameo appearance in Destiny Deoxys.

An Absol made a brief cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

In the movie adaptations
An Absol under the ownership of Astrid appeared in .

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Absol debuts in Assaulted by Pelipper II. It first appears to, who shudders in fear immediately. Absol is also present in the feud between and. Like in the anime, Absol is accused of bringing disaster. Absol appears again at the start of the where it appeared on top of a building foreshadowing another disaster coming to Hoenn.

In Scizor Defends, encountered an Absol on Route 15 and battled him in order to capture a Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution. He made no attempt to resist her efforts and let himself be captured after Y asked him to help battle Team Flare, which he was nicknamed Solsol. Later he was given an Absolite, enabling him to evolve into Mega Absol.

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master! manga
Ryū owns an Absol as a puck in ABM12.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Absol is one of Koya's main Pokémon. It is used in his battles at the, and in subsequent battles against Team Galactic. It first appeared in A New Battle Begins!.

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga
Toki has an Absol nicknamed Absō.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga
Absol appeared in Battle in a Bitter Cold Land!!. When it first saw Ginji's scar, it was scared of him because Gengar told it that Ginji will destroy the world, but after Ginji explained that he is going to see to find out the truth, Absol tells him that everyone thinks that it's causing the natural disasters and that they don't like it because of that misunderstanding. It then helps Ginji and in their battle against. It appears again in Tears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter! where it, along with several other Pokémon, help Ginji, Mudkip, Tyranitar, Charizard, and Alakazam defeat.

In the TFG
One Absol figure has been released.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Absol appears as a.

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: An trails the rescue team around the Frosty Forest and confronts them after the defeat of . Absol is initially suspicious of the undefined and partner from the beginning but eventually decides to join the rescue team and helps in the journey up Mt. Freeze.
 * : Absol returns as a friend of Ninetales, who will be recruited at the same time as Ninetales. Absol will reference the player and the partner from Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team as well as having an "adventure" with them.

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Mega Absol

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Trivia

 * Absol's location in many games support its description of appearing where disasters occur:
 * In, Absol appears on , which is close to Lake Valor, which was drained by Team Galactic.
 * In, Absol appears on Mt. Coronet in places that one can first access when heading to the Spear Pillar, before Giratina is released by Team Galactic.
 * In, Absol can be found at the Giant Chasm, a place where disasters are said to befall Trainers, and , 13 being known as an unlucky number. Indeed, , the Giant Chasm is where Team Plasma makes its stand.
 * In, , Absol can be found in Tapu Village, which was destroyed years earlier by.
 * In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Absol can be found in the Altru Building and Altru Tower, from which Team Dim Sun plans to take control of all Pokémon in the region.
 * Mega Absol is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 565.
 * Absol was the last answer to the Pokémon Trainer's Choice.
 * Absol is the only non-Legendary Pokémon featured on the box art for.

Origin
Absol is most likely based on the (白澤) of Chinese mythology, whose name literally translates to "white marsh." It is generally described as a white beast, distinguished by having one or two horns on its head. Considered to be an intelligent beast, Bai Ze is gifted with the ability to understand human speech and the knowledge on the forms and habits of 11,520 types of supernatural creatures in the world. In legend, Bai Ze shared its knowledge to the Yellow Emperor, which was subsequently compiled in a book called Bai Ze Tu. Few of its supposed fragments survive today. In Japan, it is known as the hakutaku (白沢). In a related legend, a similar creature known as the kutabe predicted that a plague would sweep through the Toyama Prefecture of Japan. It is also sometimes said to have an extra eye on their head or back, which may be represented by the oval that appears on Absol's forehead. Absol's head is modeled after a symbol. Absol's humanized face and feline appearance may also be a homage to the. Its scythe-shaped tail and horn suggest a resemblance to the Western personified depiction of, who is related to destiny and disaster. It may have also been inspired by the superstition. Due to its feline appearance and it living in mountains Absol may also draw inspiration from a.

Mega Absol's wings and elongated hair give it the appearance of an, with its wings also being reminiscent of Greek portrayals of sphinxes and furthering the connection to sphinxes noted above.

Name origin
Absol may derive from 物騒 bussō (dangerous). It may also be a combination of ab- ("away from") and sol (Latin for sun), referring to its nature. The latter may also be a reference to a solar eclipse, as many cultures considered a solar eclipse as a sign of end-times or disaster.

It may also be derived from absolute, relating to its ability to foretell impending disasters; or from absolve, meaning "to free someone from punishment or blame", or "to be declared as innocent for an accused wrongdoing", in reference to it being misunderstood and undeserving of its reputation as doom-bringer.

Alternatively, it could derive from Absalom, a name which is said to bring bad luck, according to Jewish tradition.