Aug 6, 2017, 07:02 PM
(This post was last modified: Aug 6, 2017, 07:11 PM by Chansey.
Edit Reason: Because of filthy typos!
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Hey, fellow Absol hunting-dawg wielder! 
It needs Thunder Wave. You want a status move for when the shiny finally comes out if there's the REMOTEST POSSIBILITY that it might know a recoil move. It's not kosher but I just paralyze the shiny and keep hurling balls until one hits. Take no chances. The paralysis also keeps the shiny from calling for more help so you can throw balls in peace. I sometimes run Thief as a damage-dealing move on Hunting-Dawg Absol when she's not holding an item and I'm hunting things like Dratini that could potentially carry good ones. (You WOULD NOT want to mega evolve against Dratini ANYWAY, as the Magic Bounce will hit them with their own Thunder Wave and stop the SOS chain!!!)
I have 3 hunting Absol in different games, and their moveset is usually:
Night Slash
Psycho Slash
False Swipe/Thief
Thunder Wave/Thief
You can use Thief in place of Night Slash, as well, but I prefer to use TMable moves so we can relearn what we need on the go (this can also be used to restore their PP, incidentally.)
Again, I can't say it enough: for a rare shiny, just Thunder Wave plus balls. I've never lost a shiny in years of hunting. False Swipe is NICE, but on really rare ones with recoil moves like Beldum, I just wouldn't risk it. Paranoid, maybe. But effective. I love hunting shinies! ♡♡♡
It needs Thunder Wave. You want a status move for when the shiny finally comes out if there's the REMOTEST POSSIBILITY that it might know a recoil move. It's not kosher but I just paralyze the shiny and keep hurling balls until one hits. Take no chances. The paralysis also keeps the shiny from calling for more help so you can throw balls in peace. I sometimes run Thief as a damage-dealing move on Hunting-Dawg Absol when she's not holding an item and I'm hunting things like Dratini that could potentially carry good ones. (You WOULD NOT want to mega evolve against Dratini ANYWAY, as the Magic Bounce will hit them with their own Thunder Wave and stop the SOS chain!!!)
I have 3 hunting Absol in different games, and their moveset is usually:
Night Slash
Psycho Slash
False Swipe/Thief
Thunder Wave/Thief
You can use Thief in place of Night Slash, as well, but I prefer to use TMable moves so we can relearn what we need on the go (this can also be used to restore their PP, incidentally.)
Again, I can't say it enough: for a rare shiny, just Thunder Wave plus balls. I've never lost a shiny in years of hunting. False Swipe is NICE, but on really rare ones with recoil moves like Beldum, I just wouldn't risk it. Paranoid, maybe. But effective. I love hunting shinies! ♡♡♡
