# Absol #164/264 — Fusion Strike

## Summary

Absol has a devoted following as the Hoenn Darkness type often misread as a bringer of disaster, when it only warns of it, and that sympathetic backstory sells binders. Here it sits as a plain Rare in a huge set, so demand is steady rather than urgent. At a $0.40 modelled guide, up 54% over 30 days on 44 copies traded, with 750 days of inventory on the board, 55% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.18 out of Phantasmal Flames; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Fusion Strike |
| Number | 164/264 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | Eri Yamaki |
| Release date | 2021-11-12 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Darkness |
| Attack: Drag Off | cost Colorless/Colorless — Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to the new Active Pokémon. |
| Attack: Slash | cost Darkness/Colorless/Colorless — damage 80 |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | E |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Absol #359](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/absol) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.40** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: +122.20% — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.12 — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Quant score: 45/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 46% weight · -27% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2021-11-12T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T18:36:42.466Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T00:26:10.796Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-20T00:39:28.120Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T00:26:10.795Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T04:38:34.050Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/fusion-strike/absol-164)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh8-164%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)