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Absol Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 30 Absol cards on file, 28 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $5.25.

Pokédex number · 30 cards · 28 with a price · $0.21 to $166.83 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Absol Pokémon card worth?

The typical Absol card costs $5.25. Across the 28 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.21 and the dearest is $166.83 — Absol 96, at $166.83. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All Pokémon Rarity Print variant Regulation mark Energy type Set Artist Evolution stage Card mechanic Attack cost Attack damage Retreat cost

Absol 30 cardsPokédex number

28 with a price · $0.21 to $166.83 · No. 106 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +84.2% in 11 months · 125 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$5.25+84.2% from $2.85

Card price ladder$166.83$0.21 to $166.83

Place among PokémonNo. 106CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $5.25 · No. 106 of 206
100 Pokémon cost less than this one

Cards on file3028 carry a price Most expensive card$166.83Absol 96 Cheapest on record$0.21across all 28 priced cards Price rose+84.2%over the last 11 months Place by priceNo. 106of 206 Pokémon

What stands out about Absol cards

Scale 30 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.1% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
Price Half of the priced cards cost under $5.25, but the dearest reaches $166.83 — a gap of 32×.
Place By typical price this is No. 106 of 206 Pokémon; 100 of them cost less.
Record 28 of the 30 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 30

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over

English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
Cards with a Pokédex number 7,14230 cardsonly Absol remain · 0.4% of 7,142
The 30 cards on this page30 cards0.1% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Absol Pokémon cards at a glance

What this group is. 30 cards share the Pokédex number Absol. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
What they cost. The typical card is $5.25. Across the 28 priced cards the range runs $0.21 to $166.83.
Where it stands. No. 106 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 100 of them cheaper.
What the cards are like. They average 125 HP and 68 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
What is listed below. Every one of the 30 cards that carries a price, each with its own price page. The other 2 are counted in the total but have no published price, so they are not listed.
When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.

Source: Counted from 30 cards on file, 28 of them with a price

Every Absol card with a price on file

These are the 30 most expensive of the 28 Absol cards that carry a price, dearest first. Each one opens its own price page.

The 30 dearest Absol cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.

The grid above carries pictures for the 30 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 28 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.

The same 30 cards as a list, dearest firstName · set and number · rarity · price

Absol — Team Magma vs Team Aqua #96

1AbsolTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #96 · 2004$166.83Rare Secret

Absol — Dragon #1

2AbsolDragon #1 · 2003$164.66Rare Holo

Absol — HS—Triumphant #91

3AbsolHS—Triumphant #91 · 2010$125.17Rare Prime

Absol — Holon Phantoms #18

4AbsolHolon Phantoms #18 · 2006$77.31Rare

Absol G LV.X — Supreme Victors #141

5Absol G LV.XSupreme Victors #141 · 2009$71.24Rare Holo LV.X

Absol — Legend Maker #15

6AbsolLegend Maker #15 · 2006$70.22Rare

Mega Absol ex — Mega Evolution #180

7Mega Absol exMega Evolution #180 · 2025$60.00Special Illustration Rare

Absol G — Supreme Victors #1

8Absol GSupreme Victors #1 · 2009$42.50Rare Holo

Show the other 22They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+22

Absol — XY Black Star Promos #XY178

9AbsolXY Black Star Promos #XY178 · 2013$42.45Promo

Absol — Secret Wonders #21

10AbsolSecret Wonders #21 · 2007$35.81Rare

Absol — Plasma Freeze #67

11AbsolPlasma Freeze #67 · 2013$30.23Rare Holo

Absol-EX — XY Black Star Promos #XY62

12Absol-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY62 · 2013$12.85Promo

Absol — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG16

13AbsolCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG16 · 2023$9.54Trainer Gallery Rare Holo

Mega Absol ex — Mega Evolution #161

14Mega Absol exMega Evolution #161 · 2025$5.50Ultra Rare

Absol — Team Up #88

15AbsolTeam Up #88 · 2019$4.99Rare Holo

Absol ex — Obsidian Flames #214

16Absol exObsidian Flames #214 · 2023$2.63Ultra Rare

Absol — Cosmic Eclipse #133

17AbsolCosmic Eclipse #133 · 2019$2.59Uncommon

Absol — Guardians Rising #81

18AbsolGuardians Rising #81 · 2017$1.69Rare Holo

Absol — Roaring Skies #40

19AbsolRoaring Skies #40 · 2015$1.17Rare Holo

Absol ex — Obsidian Flames #135

20Absol exObsidian Flames #135 · 2023$1.13Double Rare

Mega Absol ex — Mega Evolution #86

21Mega Absol exMega Evolution #86 · 2025$0.65Double Rare

Absol — Crown Zenith #76

22AbsolCrown Zenith #76 · 2023$0.61Rare Holo

Absol — Astral Radiance #97

23AbsolAstral Radiance #97 · 2022$0.44Rare Holo

Absol — Fusion Strike #164

24AbsolFusion Strike #164 · 2021$0.41Rare

Absol — Paradox Rift #113

25AbsolParadox Rift #113 · 2023$0.37Uncommon

Absol — Champion's Path #38

26AbsolChampion's Path #38 · 2020$0.32Uncommon

Absol — Shrouded Fable #30

27AbsolShrouded Fable #30 · 2024$0.30Common

Absol — Phantasmal Flames #63

28AbsolPhantasmal Flames #63 · 2025$0.21Common

Absol ex — Power Keepers #92

29Absol exPower Keepers #92 · 2007Rare Holo EX

M Absol-EX — XY Black Star Promos #XY63

30M Absol-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY63 · 2013Promo

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Which Absol cards share a name across several printings?

26 of the 30 cards listed above are reprints of just 3 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Absol20 printings · 20 sets

Mega Absol ex3 printings · 1 set

Absol ex3 printings · 2 sets

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Are Absol Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of one Absol card, read at 13 points over the last twelve months. The line is not smoothed, so the months it fell are still visible.

What one Absol card cost over twelve months

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $5.25

Hover a band to read that readingTap a band to read that reading

Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. The count of cards behind each reading moves too, and it is shown in the panel.

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How Absol Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a group whose cards run from a few dollars to several thousand. These four points and the bands under them show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Absol cards.

A typical Absol card$5.25medianThat is 3.1% of the dearest single card at $166.83. "Absol cards are expensive" is a story about one card.

The cheapest Absol card$0.21Phantasmal Flames #63That is 4.0% of the typical price, so this group has cards you can buy for pocket change.

One in four costs less than this$0.64lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $0.64.

One in ten costs more than this$91.67upper tenthThat is 17.5× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.

This page carries no graded prices for Absol cardsPaid data A graded copy can be worth several times an ungraded one, but population counts and graded sale prices are only sold commercially.Rather than print a guess, the column is left out — every price here is for an ungraded English card.

How Absol Pokémon card prices are spread
Price band	Cards	Share
Under $1	8	28.6%
$1 to $5	6	21.4%
$5 to $20	3	10.7%
$20 to $50	4	14.3%
$50 to $100	4	14.3%
$100 to $500	3	10.7%

Counted across the 28 Absol cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.

The two ends of that spread are both Absol cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

Dearest on fileAbsolTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #96One card carries the reputation of the whole group at $166.83.

794 times apartPrice $166.83 VS $0.21
Rarity Rare Secret VS Common
Set Team Magma vs Team Aqua VS Phantasmal Flames

Cheapest on fileAbsolPhantasmal Flames #63The same Pokémon, in print, for $0.21.

What is the same

Both are Absol cards

They sit in the same group of 30 cards and answer to the same Pokédex number, so a search for Absol returns both.

What differs

Rare Secret against Common

The dearer one is from Team Magma vs Team Aqua and the cheaper from Phantasmal Flames. Nothing about the Pokémon changed — the printing did.

What it costs you

794 times apart

Buying the name rather than the print costs $0.21. The typical Absol card is $5.25, much nearer the cheap end than the dear one.

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When were Absol Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

Age is the first thing people ask about a Absol card. These are the years this group was actually printed in, and what a card from each year is worth now.

This counts how many Absol cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2023 with 5.

Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2023, 5 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.

Absol Pokémon cards by year of printing
Year	Cards	Share	Typical price
2003	1	3.3%	—
2004	1	3.3%	—
2006	2	6.7%	—
2007	2	6.7%	—
2009	2	6.7%	—
2010	1	3.3%	—
2013	4	13.3%	$30.23
2015	1	3.3%	—
2017	1	3.3%	—
2019	2	6.7%	—
2020	1	3.3%	—
2021	1	3.3%	—
2022	1	3.3%	—
2023	5	16.7%	$1.13
2024	1	3.3%	—
2025	4	13.3%	$3.08

Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.

16 years in all — every one of them is in this tableOldest firstNot split into pages — all of the years are in this one table.

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What Absol Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary Absol card costs. These break the group down by card kind, rarity, printing, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a cheap card from a dear one before you look it up.

The words printed after the name split Absol cards into kinds, and each kind plays by different rules.

30 cards

ex6 · 20.0%MEGA4 · 13.3%EX2 · 6.7%SP2 · 6.7%Prime1 · 3.3%Team Plasma1 · 3.3%Not in the rows above14 · 46.7%

Which kinds of Absol card carry the value?6 largest of card kind · one real card each

Mega Evolution #180 · $60.00

Mega Evolution #180 · $60.00

XY Black Star Promos #XY62 · $12.85

Supreme Victors #141 · $71.24

HS—Triumphant #91 · $125.17

Plasma Freeze #67 · $30.23

Which kinds of Absol card carry the value?
Card kind	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
ex	6	20.0%	$2.63
MEGA	4	13.3%	$5.50
EX	2	6.7%	—
SP	2	6.7%	—
Prime	1	3.3%	—
Team Plasma	1	3.3%	—

Counted across all 30 Absol cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which Absol cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?6 largest of rarity · one real card each

Dragon #1 · $164.66

Holon Phantoms #18 · $77.31

XY Black Star Promos #XY178 · $42.45

Cosmic Eclipse #133 · $2.59

Shrouded Fable #30 · $0.30

Obsidian Flames #135 · $1.13

Which Absol cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Rarity	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Rare Holo	8	26.7%	$3.34
Rare	4	13.3%	$53.02
Promo	3	10.0%	—
Uncommon	3	10.0%	$0.37
Common	2	6.7%	—
Double Rare	2	6.7%	—
Ultra Rare	2	6.7%	—
Rare Holo EX	1	3.3%	—	Rare Holo EXNo image
Rare Holo LV.X	1	3.3%	—
Rare Prime	1	3.3%	—

Counted across all 30 Absol cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Absol card is worth more?2 largest of printing · one real card each

Team Magma vs Team Aqua #96 · $166.83

Holon Phantoms #18 · $77.31

Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Absol card is worth more?
Printing	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Holofoil	19	63.3%	$9.54
Normal	9	30.0%	$0.41

Counted across all 30 Absol cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which sets hold the Absol cards?6 largest of set · one real card each

Mega Evolution #180 · $60.00

XY Black Star Promos #XY178 · $42.45

Obsidian Flames #214 · $2.63

Supreme Victors #141 · $71.24

Astral Radiance #97 · $0.44

Champion's Path #38 · $0.32

Which sets hold the Absol cards?
Set	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Mega Evolution	3	10.0%	$5.50
XY Black Star Promos	3	10.0%	—
Obsidian Flames	2	6.7%	—
Supreme Victors	2	6.7%	—
Astral Radiance	1	3.3%	—
Champion's Path	1	3.3%	—
Cosmic Eclipse	1	3.3%	—
Crown Zenith	1	3.3%	—
Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery	1	3.3%	—
Dragon	1	3.3%	—

Counted across all 30 Absol cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

Who drew the Absol cards?6 largest of illustrator · one real card each

Plasma Freeze #67 · $30.23

Supreme Victors #141 · $71.24

Guardians Rising #81 · $1.69

Fusion Strike #164 · $0.41

Astral Radiance #97 · $0.44

XY Black Star Promos #XY178 · $42.45

Who drew the Absol cards?
Illustrator	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
5ban Graphics	2	6.7%	—
Yusuke Ishikawa	2	6.7%	—
Anesaki Dynamic	1	3.3%	—
Eri Yamaki	1	3.3%	—
GIDORA	1	3.3%	—
Hasuno	1	3.3%	—
Hideaki Hakozaki	1	3.3%	—
Kagemaru Himeno	1	3.3%	—
Ken Sugimori	1	3.3%	—
Masakazu Fukuda	1	3.3%	—

Counted across all 30 Absol cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

Which eras of the game do Absol cards come from?6 largest of series · one real card each

Team Magma vs Team Aqua #96 · $166.83

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG16 · $9.54

Mega Evolution #180 · $60.00

Obsidian Flames #214 · $2.63

XY Black Star Promos #XY178 · $42.45

Team Up #88 · $4.99

Which eras of the game do Absol cards come from?
Series	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
EX	5	16.7%	$120.99
Sword & Shield	5	16.7%	$0.44
Mega Evolution	4	13.3%	$3.08
Scarlet & Violet	4	13.3%	$0.75
XY	4	13.3%	$12.85
Sun & Moon	3	10.0%	$2.59
Platinum	2	6.7%	—
Black & White	1	3.3%	—
Diamond & Pearl	1	3.3%	—
HeartGold & SoulSilver	1	3.3%	—

Counted across all 30 Absol cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

Which Absol cards are still tournament legal?6 largest of regulation mark · one real card each

Mega Evolution #180 · $60.00

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG16 · $9.54

Obsidian Flames #214 · $2.63

Champion's Path #38 · $0.32

Fusion Strike #164 · $0.41

Shrouded Fable #30 · $0.30

Which Absol cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation mark	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
I	4	13.3%	$3.08
F	3	10.0%	$0.61
G	3	10.0%	$1.13
D	1	3.3%	—
E	1	3.3%	—
H	1	3.3%	—

Counted across all 30 Absol cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Are evolved Absol cards worth more?2 largest of evolution stage · one real card each

Team Magma vs Team Aqua #96 · $166.83

Supreme Victors #141 · $71.24

Are evolved Absol cards worth more?
Evolution stage	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Basic	28	93.3%	$4.99
Level-Up	1	3.3%	—

Counted across all 30 Absol cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage Absol Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Absol card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.

Absol Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
Measure	Lowest	Lower quarter	Typical	Upper quarter	Highest	Cards counted
HP	70	100	100	110	280	30
Biggest attack	10	30	60	80	200	27

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Absol card HP

Lowest25.0% of the highest70 HP

Lower quarter35.7% of the highest100 HP

Typical35.7% of the highest100 HP

Upper quarter39.3% of the highest110 HP

Highest100.0% of the highest280 HP

HP printed on the 30 Absol cards that carry one. The typical card is 100 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 100 and 110 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Absol card HP
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	25.0% of the highest	70 HP
Lower quarter	35.7% of the highest	100 HP
Typical	35.7% of the highest	100 HP
Upper quarter	39.3% of the highest	110 HP
Highest	100.0% of the highest	280 HP

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Absol card

Lowest5.0% of the highest10 damage

Lower quarter15.0% of the highest30 damage

Typical30.0% of the highest60 damage

Upper quarter40.0% of the highest80 damage

Highest100.0% of the highest200 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 27 Absol cards that print one. The typical card hits for 60. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 30 and 80. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Absol card
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	5.0% of the highest	10 damage
Lower quarter	15.0% of the highest	30 damage
Typical	30.0% of the highest	60 damage
Upper quarter	40.0% of the highest	80 damage
Highest	100.0% of the highest	200 damage

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What are Absol Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 30 Absol cards that print one, the most common is Fighting on 17 of them.

What Absol Pokémon cards are weak to

What Absol Pokémon cards are weak to — 30 cards counted.

Fighting57%
Grass43%

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 30 Absol cards that print a weakness.

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How do Absol Pokémon cards evolve?

Some Absol cards evolve from another Absol card because a form badge is printed on them, which is a different thing from the collection line that runs between Pokémon. These are the 29 Absol cards that print a stage.

Form badges — Absol cards that evolve from another Absol card2 badges · most cards first · no earlier Pokémon needed

Supreme Victors · No. 1

XY Black Star Promos · No. XY62

How Absol Pokémon cards evolve

How Absol Pokémon cards evolve — 29 cards counted.

Basic97%
Level-Up3%

Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

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Can you still play Absol Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a Absol card on the table, across all 30 of them.

The card shown is Absol. It is Team Magma vs Team Aqua #96, Rare Secret. This group holds 30 Pokémon cards on file.Printed in 2004

What it costs to retreat a Absol Pokémon card

What it costs to retreat a Absol Pokémon card — 30 cards counted.

183%
217%

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play Absol Pokémon cards in a tournament?
Question	Cards	Share of the group
Legal in Standard today	11	36.7%
Legal in Expanded today	21	70.0%
Cards with an Ability	7	23.3%
Cards with a special rule	9	30.0%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 30 cards

Legal in Standard today36.7%11 cards

Legal in Expanded today70.0%21 cards

Cards with an Ability23.3%7 cards

Cards with a special rule30.0%9 cards

Each track is the whole of the 30 Absol cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 30 cards
Group	Share	Value
Legal in Standard today	36.7%	11 cards
Legal in Expanded today	70.0%	21 cards
Cards with an Ability	23.3%	7 cards
Cards with a special rule	30.0%	9 cards

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Which Absol Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 14 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Absol Pokémon cards you can buy

Every list on this page so far has run from the top down. This one runs from the bottom, because the first question of anyone starting a Absol collection is what it costs to get in.

Absol 63 — Phantasmal Flames

$0.21 Absol [63] 2

Absol 30 — Shrouded Fable

$0.30 Absol [30] 3

Absol 38 — Champion's Path

$0.32 Absol [38] 4

Absol 113 — Paradox Rift

$0.37 Absol [113] 5

Absol 164 — Fusion Strike

$0.41 Absol [164] 6

Absol 97 — Astral Radiance

$0.44 Absol [97]

The 6 cheapest Absol cards on file

Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.

These six together cost $2.05, against $166.83 for the single dearest Absol card. The two ends of the same group sit 794× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Absol".

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How Absol compares with the other Pokémon

A price on its own says nothing until you know what the group next to it costs. This is where Absol sits among the 206 Pokémon on file.

"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.

No. 103of 206

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Ranked by its single dearest card, Absol is number 103 of 206 Pokémon, on Team Magma vs Team Aqua #96 at $166.83. By card count it is number 102, and by the price of an ordinary card number 106 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Absol is number 106

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Gengar at $160.00

GengarNo. 1 by price · 50 cardsbaseline$160.00
RayquazaNo. 2 by price · 59 cards$125.27
UmbreonNo. 3 by price · 44 cards$110.85
AbsolNo. 106 by price · 30 cardsYou are here$5.25
ChanseyNo. 107 by price · 25 cards$5.21
KirliaNo. 108 by price · 32 cards$5.15

These are the Pokémon that sit next to Absol on that ladder.

Gengar — 50 cardsPokédex 94typical $160.00

Rayquaza — 59 cardsPokédex 384typical $125.27

Umbreon — 44 cardsPokédex 197typical $110.85

Chansey — 25 cardsPokédex 113typical $5.21

Kirlia — 32 cardsPokédex 281typical $5.15

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The 3 dearest Absol cards on file — hover to draw one out

Middle · Absol Dragon #1Most drawn by 5ban Graphics

Absol cards

30on file

28 of them carry a price

Sets they appear in

10

Only the largest rows are listed in the table

Illustrators

10

Most often 5ban Graphics

Typical card

$5.25median

One in ten costs over $91.67

Typical HP100Biggest attack60Weak toFighting

4 things that split what a Absol card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it

Same Absol, different printing — how far apart?23.3×dearest printing ÷ cheapest printingHolofoil · 19 cards$9.54Normal · 9 cards$0.41Bars are measured against Holofoil at $9.54See every printing Which way did Absol card prices go over 12 months?+84%$2.85 → $5.2513 readings of the middle priceSee the whole curve Which rarity of Absol card holds the value?$53.02RareRare · 4 cards$53.02Rare Holo · 8 cards$3.34Uncommon · 3 cards$0.37Bars are measured against RareSee every rarity Where does Absol sit among the other Pokémon?No. 106of 206 PokémonNo. 1 Gengar$160.00No. 2 Rayquaza$125.27No. 106 Absol$5.25Bars are measured against the dearest group at $160.00See the whole ladder

Absol Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Absol Pokémon cards are there?

There are 30 Absol cards in this archive, and 28 of them carry a price. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.

How much is a Absol Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $5.25. Across the 28 priced cards the range runs from $0.21 to $166.83, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Absol Pokémon card?

Absol 96 from Team Magma vs Team Aqua, at $166.83. It is 32× the typical price of the group.

Are Absol Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 106 of 206 Pokémon, with 100 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 30 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.1%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Absol Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 28 of the 30 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Absol Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 30 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 0 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Absol Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Absol Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Absol card rose from $2.85 to $5.25, a change of +84.2%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Absol Pokémon card cost?

One in four Absol cards costs $0.64 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.21. Three in four cost $46.88 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Absol Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare is the dearest kind of Absol card: 4 of them are on file and the middle one costs $53.02. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Absol Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Absol cards is 280, and the lowest is 70. The typical one is 100 HP, with half of them between 100 and 110 — figures counted from the 30 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Absol Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

11 of the 30 Absol cards are legal in Standard today and 21 in Expanded — 36.7% and 70.0% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are Absol Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fighting — 17 of the 30 Absol cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Grass next at 13 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old Absol Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Absol cards the 2013 printings sit at a typical $30.23 and the 2025 ones at $3.08, while the dearest year of all is 2013 at $30.23. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Absol Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Absol 21 from Secret Wonders, which went from $7.80 to $35.81 — a change of +359.1% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 14 Absol cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Absol Pokémon cards?

Absol cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Mega Evolution (3 cards, typically $5.50), XY Black Star Promos (3 cards), Obsidian Flames (2 cards). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these Absol figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 30 Absol cards this site holds on file — 28 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

1

The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

1

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com

2

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Absol cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14