Absol

XY Black Star Promos · #XY178/211 · Promo · 2013

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$62.25
Market price ▲ 3.8% (1Y)
Prices as of Aug 22, 2026
HP 100DarknessBasicArt · Hasuno
-4%off ATH $64.56 · Jul 2026
Market data

Price history

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-08-21
Grade 6 est.$42.75
Grade 5 est.$36.00
Grade 4 est.$29.70
Grade 3 est.$24.75
Grade 2 est.$20.25
Grade 1 est.$17.10

Grades 1–6 are estimates modeled from the raw price — PSA/CGC/BGS 7–10 and Ungraded are live tracked market values.

PSA 10 price history$484.76

PSA 10 chart is building — graded values are tracked nightly, a new point appears each day.

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Abilities

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.

Attacks

60Shadow Cage
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

“It appears when it senses an impending natural disaster. As a result, it was mistaken as a doom bringer.”

How much is Absol #XY178/211 worth?

Absol #XY178/211 is a Promo card from XY Black Star Promos (2013) — today it trades at roughly $62.25 ungraded.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $484.76, roughly 7.8x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $226.22.

We update this valuation every night from live market data and verify it against real completed sales — see the chart above for how Absol has moved over time.

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