Absol Raid Counters Guide

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Absol is a pure Dark type, Tier 3 Raid Boss, and so, its weaknesses include strong Bug, Fairy, and Fighting Pokémon.

Absol; isn’t too bulky, so most trainers can solo it without much effort. That said, 2-3 trainers are sufficient in general. This write-up will serve as a comprehensive guide to successfully beating Absol Raids.

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Absol Raid Counters

Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Absol:

#	Pokemon	Fast Move	Charge Move	TTW	Faints
1.	Blaziken (Mega)	Counter Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	79.3s	2.0
2.	Terrakion	Terrakion Fighting	Avalanche Ice	81.2s	2.0
3.	Gardevoir (Mega)	Charm Fairy	Dazzling Gleam Fairy	81.7s	3.0
4.	Rayquaza (Mega)	Dragon Tail Dragon	Dragon Ascent Flying	83.2s	2.0
5.	Keldeo	Low Kick Fighting	Sacred Sword Fighting	86.6s	3.0
6.	Lucario	Counter Fighting	Aura Sphere Fighting	89.9s	3.0
7.	Pheromosa	Bug Bite Bug	Bug Buzz Bug	90.8s	5.0
8.	Alakazam (Mega)	Counter Fighting	Dazzling Gleam Fairy	93.1s	6.0
9.	Conkeldurr	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	94.8s	3.0
10.	Pinsir (Mega)	Bug Bite Bug	X-Scissor Bug	94.9s	4.0
11.	Lopunny (Mega)	Double Kick Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	96.1s	3.0
12.	Volcarona	Bug Bite Bug	Bug Buzz Bug	98.8s	3.0
13.	Beedrill (Mega)	Bug Bite Bug	X-Scissor Bug	99.0s	5.0
14.	Machamp	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	100.1s	3.0
15.	Xerneas	Geomancy Fairy	Moonblast Fairy	103.8s	2.0
16.	Scizor (Mega)	Fury Cutter Bug	X-Scissor Bug	102.2s	3.0
17.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock Electric	Dazzling Gleam Fairy	101.3s	5.0
18.	Cobalion	Double Kick Fighting	Sacred Sword Fighting	106.2s	2.0
19.	Buzzwole	Counter Fighting	Superpower Fighting	105.3s	3.0
20.	Togekiss	Charm Fairy	Aura Sphere Fighting	105.6s	3.0
21.	Virizion	Double Kick Fighting	Sacred Sword Fighting	106.7s	3.0
22.	Hariyama	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	105.2s	3.0
23.	Zapdos (Galarian)	Counter Fighting	Close Combat Fighting	105.4s	3.0
24.	Hawlucha	Low Kick Fighting	Flying Press Fighting	104.6s	4.0
25.	Breloom	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	104.4s	5.0
26.	Groudon (Primal)	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	101.9s	2.0
27.	Zacian (Hero)	Quick Attack Normal	Play Rough Fairy	109.8s	3.0
28.	Diancie (Mega)	Rock Throw Rock	Moonblast Fairy	108.0s	4.0
29.	Blaziken	Counter Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	108.7s	4.0
30.	Heracross	Counter Fighting	Megahorn Bug	109.7s	4.0
31.	Sceptile (Mega)	Fury Cutter Bug	Frenzy Plant Grass	108.5s	5.0
32.	Kyogre (Primal)	Waterfall Water	Origin Pulse Water	111.8s	3.0
33.	Rayquaza	Dragon Tail Dragon	Dragon Ascent Flying	110.6s	4.0
34.	Passimian	Counter Fighting	Superpower Fighting	112.0s	3.0
35.	Gardevoir	Charm Fairy	Dazzling Gleam Fairy	111.8s	5.0