Poke Fun PlayAbsol
Absol XY178 is a Promo Pokémon TCG card from XY Promos in the XY series. View its artwork, printed details and Normal finish.
Card details
- Expansion
- XY Promos
- Series
- XY
- Collector number
- XY178
- Rarity
- Promo
- Card release
- 18 November 2016
- Supported finishes
- Normal
Card prices
Ungraded market references; condition and edition affect actual sale prices. Estimates are labeled. TCGplayer data via TCGCSV · source updated Nov 5, 2026.
Printed card text
Basic · 100 HP · Darkness
Ability — Lamentation
If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent’s attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), discard a random card from your opponent’s hand.
Shadow Cage — 60 damage
Energy cost: Darkness, Colorless, Colorless
The Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
Weakness: Fighting ×2 · Resistance: Psychic -20 · Retreat cost: 1 Colorless energy
It appears when it senses an impending natural disaster. As a result, it was mistaken as a doom bringer.
Illustrated by Hasuno
Where to pull this printing
Choose the finish you are missing, then open an eligible virtual pack in Poke Fun Play.
| Finish | Eligible virtual packs |
|---|---|
| Normal | Ancient Origins · BREAKpoint · BREAKthrough · Double Crisis · Evolutions · Fates Collide · Flashfire · Furious Fists · Generations · Phantom Forces · Primal Clash · Roaring Skies · Steam Siege · XY |
These routes come from this website’s configured pack models, including supplemental collection slots. They describe virtual pulls, not physical booster contents or official pull rates.
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