Absol - Generation 5 learnset

Absol artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Absol can learn in Generation 5, which consists of:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8

Moves learnt by level up

Absol learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Feint	Normal	30	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
4	Leer	Normal	—	100
9	Taunt	Dark	—	100
12	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
17	Razor Wind	Normal	80	100
20	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
25	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
28	Bite	Dark	60	100
33	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Slash	Normal	70	100
41	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
44	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
49	Detect	Fighting	—	—
52	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
57	Me First	Normal	—	—
60	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
65	Perish Song	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Absol learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Absol egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	60	100
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Hex	Ghost	65	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Me First	Normal	—	—
Mean Look	Normal	—	—
Megahorn	Bug	120	85
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Punishment	Dark	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Absol is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Absol is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
59	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Transfer-only moves

Absol can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Water Pulse	Water	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Absol learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Feint	Normal	30	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
4	Leer	Normal	—	100
9	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
12	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
17	Taunt	Dark	—	100
20	Bite	Dark	60	100
25	Double Team	Normal	—	—
28	Slash	Normal	70	100
33	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
36	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
41	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
44	Detect	Fighting	—	—
49	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
52	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
57	Razor Wind	Normal	80	100
60	Me First	Normal	—	—
65	Perish Song	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Absol learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Absol egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	60	100
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Hex	Ghost	65	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Me First	Normal	—	—
Mean Look	Normal	—	—
Megahorn	Bug	120	85
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Punishment	Dark	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move Tutor moves

Absol can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Absol is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Absol is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
59	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Transfer-only moves

Absol can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Water Pulse	Water	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor