# Absol #88/181 — Team Up

## Summary

Absol is a Hoenn Dark type with a loyal following, the disaster-sensing loner that fans love for being misunderstood. Its Ability and Shadow Seeker pair rewarded locking Basics in the Active spot, a clever but niche play, while the plain Rare slot keeps it an affordable pick for Absol collectors. At a $3.43 modelled guide, down 12% over 30 days on 28 copies traded, with 758 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.21 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 | Team Up |
| Number | 88/181 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | nagimiso |
| Release date | 2019-01-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Darkness |
| Ability: Dark Ambition | If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Basic Pokémon, its Retreat Cost is Colorless more. |
| Attack: Shadow Seeker | cost Darkness/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30+ — This attack does 30 more damage for each Colorless in your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s Retreat Cost. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Absol #359](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/absol) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$3.43** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Floor delivered ask: $4.52 — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Quant score: 40/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-01-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-24T17:31:27.095Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-24T17:31:25.156Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-21T04:43:41.607Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-24T17:31:25.156Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T12:20:35.052Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-up/absol-88)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm9-88%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)