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Arbok

poison

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

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
90
pokeball
Poké Ball8.9%
greatball
Great Ball12.1%
ultraball
Ultra Ball14.9%
Base Exp
147
EV Yield
2 Attack
Wild Held Items
Weak To
ground ×2psychic ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5

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.


Base form
Level up Ekans to Lv. 22

How to Obtain

You can catch Arbok common in Route 27 in the morning and day-time, common in Route 8 in the morning and day-time, and in Route 23 (uncommon) in the morning and day-time, among three other areas. Wild ones range from level 37 to 57.

Wild Encounters (12)

Evolution Moves (1)

Moves learned upon evolving into Arbok.

Crunch
dark
physical category
8010015
An attack that may lower Defense.

Level Up Moves (15)

WrapLevel: 1
normal
physical category
159020
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
LeerLevel: 1
normal
status category
010030
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
Poison StingLevel: 4
poison
physical category
1510035
An attack that may poison the foe.
BiteLevel: 9
dark
physical category
6010025
An attack that may cause flinching.
GlareLevel: 12
normal
status category
010030
A move that may paralyze the foe.
ScreechLevel: 17
normal
status category
08540
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
AcidLevel: 20
poison
special category
4010030
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
DisableLevel: 27
normal
status category
010020
Disables the foe's most recent move.
PursuitLevel: 32
dark
physical category
4010020
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Poison JabLevel: 39
poison
physical category
8010020
An attack that may poison the foe.
Leech LifeLevel: 44
bug
physical category
8010010
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Iron TailLevel: 48
steel
physical category
1007515
An attack that may lower Defense.
HazeLevel: 51
ice
status category
010030
Eliminates all stat changes.
Bulk UpLevel: 56
fighting
status category
010020
Raises the user's Atk and Def.
Gunk ShotLevel: 63
poison
physical category
120805
An attack that may poison the foe.

Egg Moves (4)

Crunch
dark
physical category
8010015
An attack that may lower Defense.
Disable
normal
status category
010020
Disables the foe's most recent move.
Pursuit
dark
physical category
4010020
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Scary Face
normal
status category
010010
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.

TM/HM Moves (28)

Curse
ghost
status category
010010TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic
poison
status category
09010TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Bulk Up
fighting
status category
010020TM08
Raises the user's Atk and Def.
Venoshock
poison
special category
6510010TM09
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Hidden Power
typeless
special category
7010015TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day
fire
status category
01005TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hyper Beam
normal
special category
150905TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Protect
normal
status category
010010TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance
water
status category
01005TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Drain
grass
special category
7510010TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Bulldoze
ground
physical category
6010020TM21
A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
Iron Tail
steel
physical category
1007515TM23
An attack that may lower Defense.
Earthquake
ground
physical category
10010010TM26
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Return
normal
physical category
110020TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig
ground
physical category
9010010TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Double Team
normal
status category
010015TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sludge Bomb
poison
special category
9010010TM36
An attack that may poison the foe.
Substitute
normal
status category
010010TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade
normal
physical category
7010020TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest
psychic
status category
01005TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract
normal
status category
010015TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief
dark
physical category
6010025TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Rock Slide
rock
physical category
759010TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
Leech Life
bug
physical category
8010010TM50
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Dark Pulse
dark
special category
8010015TM58
An attack that may cause flinching.
Poison Jab
poison
physical category
8010020TM66
An attack that may poison the foe.
Giga Impact
normal
physical category
150905TM68
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Strength
fighting
physical category
8010015HM04
A powerful physical attack.

Move Tutor Moves (8)

Aqua Tail
water
physical category
909010MT02
Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Body Slam
normal
physical category
8510015MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Double Edge
normal
physical category
12010015MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure
normal
status category
010010MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt
normal
physical category
7010015MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Seed Bomb
grass
physical category
8010015MT21
Slams a barrage of seeds at the foe.
Sleep Talk
normal
status category
010010MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger
normal
status category
08515MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

Arbok in Pokémon Polished Crystal

Kanto Arbok is #52 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 21 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Kanto Arbok form.

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