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Absol 1/97
Dragon · Rare Holo · illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
What Absol 1 is worth
Absol 1/97 sells for about $170 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 9th most valuable card in Dragon, and alone makes up 3% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $69.24, so this card sells at 2.5 times that. Among all 27 Absol cards, it ranks 1st by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 38% against its 30-day average.
Absol price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Holo | $170 |
| Reverse Holo | $101 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $203 €181.4 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $8.93 €7.99 |
Recent Absol sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $147 |
| Last 7 days | $121 |
| Last day | $29.05 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Absol card details
| Set | Dragon (EX, DR) |
| Number | 1/97 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo |
| Card type | Basic Darkness |
| HP | 70 |
| Attacks | Bad News Darkness Prize Count Darkness, Colorless · 20+ damage |
| Weakness | Fighting x2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -30 |
| Retreat cost | 1 |
| Illustrator | Naoyo Kimura |
| Released | November 24, 2003 |
| Printings | Holo, Reverse Holo |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 1/97 next to the set code DR, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Naoyo Kimura. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Absol cards
Team Magma vs Team Aqua 96
Triumphant 91
Legend Maker 15
Supreme Victors 141
Holon Phantoms 18
Power Keepers 92
Supreme Victors 1
Mega Evolution 180
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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.