Where can I find Arbok in Polished Crystal?

Arbok can be found in Route 42 in Polished Crystal.

Arbok is a poison-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Arbok learn in Polished Crystal?

Arbok can learn 16+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Arbok have?

Arbok's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Intimidate, Shed Skin, Unnerve.

Arbok - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

To intimidate foes, it spreads its chest wide and makes eerie sounds by expelling air from its mouth.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

5 Forms Available

Type

Poison

Dex

#052

Abilities

Intimidate(Primary)

Lowers the foe's Attack stat.

Shed Skin(Secondary)

May heal its own status problems.

Unnerve(Hidden)

Prevents foes from eating Berries.

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

ground, dragon

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball8.9%

Great Ball12.1%

Ultra Ball14.9%

Base Exp

147

EV Yield

2 Attack

Wild Held Items

Poisonbarb(5%)

Weak To

ground ×2psychic ×2

Resists

grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5

Forms

Normal,Kanto,Koga,Agatha,Ariana

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Ekans

Base form

→

Arbok

Level up Ekans to Lv. 22

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How to Obtain

You can catch Arbok in Route 42 (very rare) in the morning and day-time. Expect to find it at level 24.

Wild Encounters (2)


Route 42	morning	Field	Lv. 24	3%
Route 42	day	Field	Lv. 24	3%

Level Up Moves (16)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Wrap	normal		15	90	20
1	Wrap	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
WrapLevel: 1
normal		15	90	20
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
1	Leer	normal		0	100	30
1	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 1
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
1	Crunch	dark		80	100	15
1	Crunch	An attack that may lower Defense.
CrunchLevel: 1
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
4	Poison Sting	poison		15	100	35
4	Poison Sting	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison StingLevel: 4
poison		15	100	35
An attack that may poison the foe.
9	Bite	dark		60	100	25
9	Bite	An attack that may cause flinching.
BiteLevel: 9
dark		60	100	25
An attack that may cause flinching.
12	Glare	normal		0	100	30
12	Glare	A move that may paralyze the foe.
GlareLevel: 12
normal		0	100	30
A move that may paralyze the foe.
17	Screech	normal		0	85	40
17	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 17
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
20	Acid	poison		40	100	30
20	Acid	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
AcidLevel: 20
poison		40	100	30
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
27	Disable	normal		0	100	20
27	Disable	Disables the foe's most recent move.
DisableLevel: 27
normal		0	100	20
Disables the foe's most recent move.
32	Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
32	Pursuit	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
PursuitLevel: 32
dark		40	100	20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
39	Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20
39	Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison JabLevel: 39
poison		80	100	20
An attack that may poison the foe.
44	Leech Life	bug		80	100	10
44	Leech Life	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Leech LifeLevel: 44
bug		80	100	10
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
48	Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15
48	Iron Tail	An attack that may lower Defense.
Iron TailLevel: 48
steel		100	75	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
51	Haze	ice		0	100	30
51	Haze	Eliminates all stat changes.
HazeLevel: 51
ice		0	100	30
Eliminates all stat changes.
56	Bulk Up	fighting		0	100	20
56	Bulk Up	Raises the user's Atk and Def.
Bulk UpLevel: 56
fighting		0	100	20
Raises the user's Atk and Def.
63	Gunk Shot	poison		120	80	5
63	Gunk Shot	An attack that may poison the foe.
Gunk ShotLevel: 63
poison		120	80	5
An attack that may poison the foe.

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Egg Moves (4)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Crunch	dark		80	100	15
Crunch	An attack that may lower Defense.
Crunch
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
Disable	normal		0	100	20
Disable	Disables the foe's most recent move.
Disable
normal		0	100	20
Disables the foe's most recent move.
Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
Pursuit	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Pursuit
dark		40	100	20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Scary Face	normal		0	100	10
Scary Face	Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Scary Face
normal		0	100	10
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.

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TM/HM Moves (28)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Bulk Up	fighting		0	100	20	TM08
Bulk Up	Raises the user's Atk and Def.
Bulk Up
fighting		0	100	20	TM08
Raises the user's Atk and Def.
Venoshock	poison		65	100	10	TM09
Venoshock	Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Venoshock
poison		65	100	10	TM09
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5	TM15
Hyper Beam	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Hyper Beam
normal		150	90	5	TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Drain	grass		75	100	10	TM19
Giga Drain	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Giga Drain
grass		75	100	10	TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Bulldoze	ground		60	100	20	TM21
Bulldoze	A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
Bulldoze
ground		60	100	20	TM21
A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15	TM23
Iron Tail	An attack that may lower Defense.
Iron Tail
steel		100	75	15	TM23
An attack that may lower Defense.
Earthquake	ground		100	100	10	TM26
Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Earthquake
ground		100	100	10	TM26
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sludge Bomb	poison		90	100	10	TM36
Sludge Bomb	An attack that may poison the foe.
Sludge Bomb
poison		90	100	10	TM36
An attack that may poison the foe.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10	TM48
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10	TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
Leech Life	bug		80	100	10	TM50
Leech Life	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Leech Life
bug		80	100	10	TM50
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Dark Pulse	dark		80	100	15	TM58
Dark Pulse	An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark Pulse
dark		80	100	15	TM58
An attack that may cause flinching.
Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20	TM66
Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison Jab
poison		80	100	20	TM66
An attack that may poison the foe.
Giga Impact	normal		150	90	5	TM68
Giga Impact	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Giga Impact
normal		150	90	5	TM68
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.

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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Aqua Tail	water		90	90	10	MT02
Aqua Tail	Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Aqua Tail
water		90	90	10	MT02
Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Seed Bomb	grass		80	100	15	MT21
Seed Bomb	Slams a barrage of seeds at the foe.
Seed Bomb
grass		80	100	15	MT21
Slams a barrage of seeds at the foe.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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