Ahaha, I read that as Mega Mans. It only made the next statement weirder.
Absol seems to have attack power from what I've seen, but in the box it went anyway. :P Actually, I can't really help you much. I mean, you know what I did the moment I evolved Magikarp into Gyarados? Released him. Then again, I tend to feel for some reason that releasing is the more humane thing to do than to keep them locked up in a computer prison never to be heard from again.
I probably also just caused a disaster to the nearby town for doing so.
You'll probably easily destroy everyone in the game with anything but Weedle and Fennekin (why are you so weak, Fennie?), it's not that hard compared to older games. You'll probably still need a power team of sorts for the Battle Maison, which I'm nowhere near, and battling strangers online who all use the same freaking Pokemon from what I've seen. Originality is dead, apparently.
Also,
Houou (It links to Google images, but I find it makes more sense contextually, manga scans aside. The Pokemon is still in the top row).