Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon —a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Absol in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures that characters encounter while embarking on various adventures— and tamed Pokémon creatures owned by Pokémon trainers.http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/389/389660p1.html Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.