
TMDB has an identifying one true SxE number for each episode. There is
no intrinsic one true absolute episode number for each episode, so you will not find one in the base episode record. There are however Absolute type episode groups. There could be none. There could be one. There could be two or more.

The numbers you see when you select
Episode Order: Absolute are from the
Absolute order (Absolute) episode group and in this case there luckily is only one single
Absolute type episode group:
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/80020-dra ... 00c38731a3
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$ filebot -list --q 80020 --db TheMovieDB::TV --order Absolute --format "{absolute} | {sxe} | {t}"
...
19 | 19 | Ultimate Conclusion! The Universal Conflict Ends!
20 | 20 | Decisive Battle! Time Patrol vs Dark King!
21 | 21 | The Gods of Destruction Invade! The Beginning of a New Battle!
22 | 22 | Fu's Plan! The Threat of the Dreadful Universal Tree!
...
NOTE: a series on TMDB can have no Absolute type episode groups, and can also have multiple Absolute type episode groups

If you select
Episode Order: Airdate with TMDB, but then use
{absolute} in your format, then that absolute number is the absolute number of that episode in that episode list:
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$ filebot -list --q 80020 --db TheMovieDB::TV --order Airdate --format "{absolute} | {sxe} | {t}"
filebot -list --q 80020 --db TheMovieDB::TV --order Airdate --format "{absolute} | {sxe} | {t}"
1 | 1x01 | Goku vs. Goku! A Super Battle Begins on Prison Planet!
2 | 1x02 | Goku Goes Berserk! The Evil Saiyan's Rampage!
3 | 1x03 | The Mightiest Radiance! Vegito Blue Kaio-ken Explodes!
...
19 | 2x13 | Ultimate Conclusion! The Universal Conflict Ends!
20 | 3x01 | The Gods of Destruction Invade! The Beginning of a New Battle!
21 | 3x02 | Fu's Plan! The Threat of the Dreadful Universal Tree!
...

You can use
{order.absolute.sxe} to cross-reference episode information from a different episode order like so:
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$ filebot -list --q 80020 --db TheMovieDB::TV --order Airdate --format "{order.absolute.sxe} | {absolute} | {sxe} | {t}"
...
19 | 19 | 2x13 | Ultimate Conclusion! The Universal Conflict Ends!
21 | 20 | 3x01 | The Gods of Destruction Invade! The Beginning of a New Battle!
22 | 21 | 3x02 | Fu's Plan! The Threat of the Dreadful Universal Tree!
...

Alternatively,
TheTVDB does include an absolute number in base the episode record so that might work better for your specific use case:
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$ filebot -list --q "Dragon Ball Heroes" --db TheTVDB --order Airdate --format "{absolute} | {sxe} | {t}"
...
19 | 2x13 | Ultimate Conclusion! The Universal Conflict Ends!
21 | 3x01 | The Gods of Destruction Invade! The Beginning of a New Battle!
...