Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Absol
Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery · #GG16 · Trainer Gallery Rare Holo · 2023
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$8.74
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- GG16 / 70
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Trainer Gallery Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Uta
- Pokédex #
- 359
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Absol plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Claw Rend) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Absol
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.43 copies on average · 7 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Uta
This card was illustrated by Uta.
Building around Absol?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Swift as the wind, Absol races through fields and mountains. Its curved, bow-like horn is acutely sensitive to the warning signs of natural disasters."
DSwirling Disaster
This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
DCClaw Rend — 50+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 70 more damage.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Absol or Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery.
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
Aug 8, 2026
Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #8 (50 Codes)
Aug 8, 2026
Vault Of Games #4 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
Aug 9, 2026
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Aug 9, 2026
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 19/20
Aug 9, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #11 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 9, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Absol was legal.
LING TV ARENA (Late registration Available)
today
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
today
Saturday's Tests
today
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! WORLDS LCQ!
today
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
today
Top Deck Trainer Trials #7
today
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6.67 | $9.44 | $4,321.00 | $8.74 | $7.18 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.13 |
| 7-day average | €11.87 |
| 30-day average | €9.31 |
| Low | €3.20 |
| Trend price | €9.94 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.98 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Absol is real?
Absol is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Absol worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Absol is $8.74; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Absol from?
Absol is from the Pokémon set "Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Absol?
Absol is a Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card in the Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery set.
Other Absol printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
