Arbok pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

Contents
Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Q&A

Name origin

cobra: a species of reptile; ‘kobra’ spelled backwards

Pokedex data

National №	024
Type	Poison
Species	Cobra Pokémon
Height	11′6″ (3.51m)
Weight	143.3 lbs (65.0 kg)
Abilities	Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve (Dream World)
Local №	024 (R/B/Y, FireRed, LeafGreen) 051 (Gold, Silver, Crystal) 051 (HeartGold, SoulSilver)
Japanese	Abokku

Breeding

Egg Groups	Dragon, Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	21 (minimum 5,355 steps)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	90 (11.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	70 (normal)
Base EXP	147
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Type defenses

nor	fir	wat	ele	gra	ice	fig	poi	gro	fly	psy	bug	roc	gho	dra	dar	ste
				½		½	½	2		2	½

Arbok stats

The base stats for Arbok are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

HP	60	230 - 324
Attack	85	157 - 295
Defense	69	128 - 260
Sp. Atk	65	121 - 251
Sp. Def	79	146 - 282
Speed	80	148 - 284
Total	438

Pokedex descriptions

Red Blue LeafGreen	It is rumored that the ferocious warning markings on its belly differ from area to area.
Yellow	The frightening patterns on its belly have been studied. Six variations have been confirmed.
Gold HeartGold	Transfixing prey with the face-like pattern on its belly, it binds and poisons the frightened victim.
Silver SoulSilver	With a very vengeful nature, it won’t give up the chase, no matter how far, once it targets its prey.
Crystal	To intimidate foes, it spreads its chest wide and makes eerie sounds by expelling air from its mouth.
Ruby Sapphire	This POKéMON is terrifically strong in order to constrict things with its body. It can even flatten steel oil drums. Once ARBOK wraps its body around its foe, escaping its crunching embrace is impossible.
Emerald	This POKéMON has a terrifically strong constricting power. It can even flatten steel oil drums. Once it wraps its body around its foe, escaping is impossible.
FireRed	The pattern on its belly appears to be a frightening face. Weak foes will flee just at the sight of the pattern.
Diamond Pearl Black White Black 2 White 2	The pattern on its belly is for intimidation. It constricts foes while they are frozen in fear.
Platinum	The pattern on its belly is for intimidation. It constricts foes when they are frozen in fear.

Evolution chart

#023
Ekans
Poison →
(Level 22)

#024
Arbok
Poison

Arbok learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
1	Leer	Normal	Status	-	100
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
4	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
9	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
12	Glare	Normal	Status	-	90
17	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
20	Acid	Poison	Special	40	100
22	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
27	Stockpile	Normal	Status	-	-
27	Spit Up	Normal	Special	-	100
27	Swallow	Normal	Status	-	-
32	Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100
39	Mud Bomb	Ground	Special	65	85
44	Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	-	100
51	Haze	Ice	Status	-	-
56	Coil	Poison	Status	-	-
63	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	70

Arbok learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
1	Leer	Normal	Status	-	100
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
4	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
9	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
12	Glare	Normal	Status	-	90
17	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
20	Acid	Poison	Special	40	100
22	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
28	Stockpile	Normal	Status	-	-
28	Spit Up	Normal	Special	-	100
28	Swallow	Normal	Status	-	-
34	Mud Bomb	Ground	Special	65	85
42	Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	-	100
48	Haze	Ice	Status	-	-
56	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	70

Other generations: I II III IV V

Egg moves

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arbok learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Arbok egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75
Disable	Normal	Status	-	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Scary Face	Normal	Status	-	100
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	-	100
Snatch	Dark	Status	-	-
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100
Switcheroo	Dark	Status	-	100

Arbok learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Arbok egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75
Disable	Normal	Status	-	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Scary Face	Normal	Status	-	100
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	-	100
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100
Switcheroo	Dark	Status	-	100

Other generations: II III IV V

Move Tutor moves

Black 2/White 2
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arbok can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Snatch	Dark	Status	-	-
Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	-	100
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	70

Arbok can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	-	100
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	70

Other generations: II III IV V

Moves learnt by HM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black/HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arbok is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100

Other generations: I II III IV V

Moves learnt by TM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Arbok is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
9	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Arbok is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	Status	-	-
58	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
78	Captivate	Normal	Status	-	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: I II III IV V

Arbok sprites

NORMAL
Black/White
SHINY
Black/White
NORMAL
HG/SS
SHINY
HG/SS

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Where to find Arbok

Red Blue	Route 23
Gold Silver	Route 3, 4, 26, 27
Crystal	Route 3, 4, 26, 27, 28, 42
FireRed LeafGreen	Route 23
Pearl Diamond	Great Marsh
Platinum	Great Marsh
HeartGold SoulSilver	Route 3, 4, 26, 27

Pokeathlon stats

Speed	★ ★ ★ ★
Power	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Skill	★ ★ ★
Stamina	★ ★ ★ ★
Jump	★ ★ ★

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Arbok

Name origin

Pokedex data

Breeding

Training

Type defenses

Arbok stats

Pokedex descriptions

Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Arbok sprites

Where to find Arbok

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