Pokémon · EX
Absol ex
Power Keepers · #92 · Rare Holo EX · 2007
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$230.48
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 92 / 108
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare Holo EX
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 359
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Absol ex 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 (Psychic Pulse) 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 Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Absol ex
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Absol ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Cursed Eyes
Once during your turn, when you put Absol ex from your hand onto your Bench, you may move 3 damage counters from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon to another of his or her Pokémon.
DCPsychic Pulse — 30
Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
5
ran Absol ex
Tournaments scanned
307
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
2 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Absol ex
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $165.31 | $199.90 | $399.99 | $230.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €20.00 |
| 7-day average | €41.05 |
| 30-day average | €30.48 |
| Low | €8.00 |
| Trend price | €41.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €19.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €18.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €20.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €45.72 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €21.13 |
| Reverse holo trend | €28.14 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Absol ex is real?
Absol ex 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 ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Absol ex is $230.48; 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 ex from?
Absol ex is from the Pokémon set "Power Keepers" in the EX series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Absol ex?
Absol ex is a Rare Holo EX card in the Power Keepers set.
Other Absol ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
