While its predecessor, Ekans isn't much to write home about, Pokémon's Arbok, the next evolution, is a pretty impressive lad. That being said, it's made even lamer by the fact that its name is 'kobra' backwards. However, adding it to your team can be a real buff, and it's important you know how to counter it if you encounter it.
Arbok features in nearly every game, making it a key part of the Pokédex. If you're struggling to catch it, though, we can suggest picking up some Pokémon Go codes or Pokémon Legends: Z-A mystery gift codes to stock up before you face it.
Here's everything in our Arbok guide:
Here's the key information you need to know about Arbok:
| National Pokédex # | 0,024 |
| Type | Poison |
| Abilities | Intimidate and Shed Skin |
| Hidden ability | Unnerve |
| Gender ratio | Male - 50% Female - 50% |
| Catch rate | 90 (20.1%) |
| Egg groups | Dragon and Field |
| EV yield | Two attack |
Arbok's evolution
Arbok evolves from Ekans at level 22, and is its final evolution.
Arbok's locations
Here are all the locations you can find Arbok in each Pokémon game:
Gen 1 locations
| Red / Blue | Route 23, Cerulean Cave |
| Yellow | Trade |
Gen 2 locations
| Gold / Silver | Evolve Ekans (Gold), Routes 3, 4, 26, and 27 (Silver) |
| Crystal | Routes 3, 4, 26, 27, 28, and 42, Mt. Silver (morning) |
Gen 3 locations
| Ruby / Sapphire | Trade |
| Emerald | Trade |
| FireRed / LeafGreen | Route 23, Victory Road, Trade (LeafGreen only) |
| Colosseum | Trade |
| XD | Cipher Key Lair |
Gen 4 locations
| Diamond / Pearl | Great Marsh (dual slot mode with FireRed) |
| Platinum | Great Marsh (dual slot mode with FireRed) |
| HeartGold / SoulSilver | Safari Zone - Marshland (morning), Routes 3, 4, 26, and 27 (SoulSilver only) |
Gen 5 locations
| Black / White | Poké Transfer |
| Black 2 / White 2 | Poké Transfer |
Gen 6 locations
| X / Y | Route 19 Horde Encounter |
| Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | Trade |
Gen 7 locations
| Sun / Moon | Trade |
| Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon | Evolve Ekans, Trade Trumbeak on Route 8 |
| Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | Trade (Pikachu), Evolve Ekans (Eevee) |
Gen 8 locations
| Sword / Shield | Unobtainable |
| Isle of Armor | Unobtainable |
| Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl | Evolve Ekans (Diamond), Trade (Pearl) |
| Legends: Arceus | Unobtainable |
Gen 9 locations
| Scarlet / Violet | Trade |
| The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero | Mossfell Confluence, Fellhorn Gorge, Oni's Maw |
| Legends: Z-A | Rouge sector 8, Wild Zone 10, Lysandre Labs |
Arbok's base stats
From Gen 7 onward, Arbok's base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow.
- HP - 60
- Attack - 95
- Defense - 69
- Sp. Atk - 65
- Sp. Def - 79
- Speed - 80
Arbok's type strengths and weaknesses
Being a poison-type Pokémon, Arbok has strengths and weaknesses against several different types, including being resistant to five. It's not immune to any, but it's also not weak to many either, making it an all-rounder.
| Normal damage | Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel, Water |
| Weak | Ground, Psychic |
| Resistant | Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Poison |
| Immune | N/A |
Arbok's moveset
In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Arbok can learn the following moves:
Level up moves (Scarlet/Violet)
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Wrap | Normal |
| One | Leer | Normal |
| One | Poison Sting | Poison |
| One | Bite | Dark |
| One | Fire Fang | Fire |
| One | Ice Fang | Ice |
| One | Thunder Fang | Electric |
| Evo | Crunch | Dark |
| 12 | Glare | Normal |
| 17 | Screech | Normal |
| 20 | Acid | Poison |
| 25 | Stockpile | Normal |
| 25 | Swallow | Normal |
| 25 | Spit Up | Normal |
| 28 | Acid Spray | Poison |
| 33 | Sludge Bomb | Poison |
| 36 | Gastro Acid | Poison |
| 38 | Belch | Poison |
| 41 | Haze | Ice |
| 44 | Coil | Poison |
| 49 | Gunk Shot | Poison |
Level up moves (Legends: Z-A)
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Tackle | Normal |
| One | Leer | Normal |
| Evo | Crunch | Dark |
| Seven | Poison Sting | Poison |
| Nine | Bite | Dark |
| 12 | Glare | Normal |
| 15 | Brutal Swing | Dark |
| 17 | Screech | Normal |
| 25 | Toxic | Poison |
| 33 | Leech Life | Bug |
| 36 | Poison Jab | Poison |
| 41 | Haze | Ice |
| 49 | Gunk Shot | Poison |
Learnable TMs (Scarlet/Violet)
| Move | Type |
| Acid Spray | Poison |
| Body Slam | Normal |
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon |
| Bulldoze | Ground |
| Crunch | Dark |
| Dark Pulse | Dark |
| Dig | Ground |
| Double-Edge | Normal |
| Dragon Tail | Dragon |
| Earthquake | Ground |
| Endure | Normal |
| Facade | Normal |
| Fire Fang | Fire |
| Giga Drain | Grass |
| Giga Impact | Normal |
| Gunk Shot | Poison |
| Haze | Ice |
| Hyper Beam | Normal |
| Ice Fang | Ice |
| Knock Off | Dark |
| Lash Out | Dark |
| Leech Life | Bug |
| Mud Shot | Ground |
| Mud-Slap | Ground |
| Poison Jab | Poison |
| Poison Tail | Poison |
| Protect | Normal |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic |
| Rain Dance | Water |
| Rest | Psychic |
| Rock Slide | Rock |
| Rock Tomb | Rock |
| Scale Shot | Dragon |
| Scary Face | Normal |
| Seed Bomb | Grass |
| Skitter Smack | Bug |
| Sleep Talk | Normal |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison |
| Sludge Wave | Poison |
| Snarl | Dark |
| Spite | Dark |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Sunny Day | Fire |
| Tera Blast | Normal |
| Thief | Dark |
| Throat Chop | Dark |
| Thunder Fang | Electric |
| Toxic | Poison |
| Toxic Spikes | Poison |
| Trailblaze | Grass |
| Venoshock | Poison |
Learnable TMs (Legends: Z-A)
| Move | Type |
| Acid Spray | Poison |
| Body Slam | Normal |
| Bulldoze | Ground |
| Crunch | Dark |
| Dark Pulse | Dark |
| Dig | Ground |
| Double-Edge | Normal |
| Earthquake | Ground |
| Endure | Normal |
| Facade | Normal |
| Fire Fang | Fire |
| Giga Drain | Grass |
| Giga Impact | Normal |
| Gunk Shot | Poison |
| Ice Fang | Ice |
| Iron Tail | Steel |
| Knock Off | Dark |
| Mud Shot | Ground |
| Poison Fang | Poison |
| Poison Jab | Poison |
| Protect | Normal |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic |
| Rock Tomb | Rock |
| Scale Shot | Dragon |
| Seed Bomb | Grass |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Thunder Fang | Electric |
| Trailblaze | Grass |
Egg moves
| Move | Type | Breed with |
| Poison Fang | Poison | Grafaiai, Salandit, Seviper, or Shroodle |
| Poison Tail | Poison | Wooper, Clodsire, Seviper, Skrelp, Dragalge, or Goodra |
| Scary Face | Normal | Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Tauros (all forms), Gyarados, Flareon, Snubbull, Granbull, Ursaring, Ursaluna, Donphan, Poochyena, Mightyena, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Scraggy, Scrafty, Zorua, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Yungoos, Gumshoos, Rockruff, Lycanroc (both forms), Passimian, Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o, Kommo-o, Skeledirge, Maschiff, or Mabosstiff |
| Spite | Ghost | Vulpix (both forms), Ninetales (both forms), Zorua, or Zoroark |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Diglett (both forms), Dugtrio (both forms), Sentret, Furret, Poochyena, Mightyena, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, Slaking, Stunky, Skuntank, Samurott, Espurr, Meowstic, Lycanroc (both forms), Komala, Sobble, Drizzile, or Inteleon |
| Switcheroo | Dark | Persian (both forms), Zangoose, Delphox, Shroodlem, or Grafaiai |
Now that you're equipped with all the knowledge of our serpentine friend, go and catch it! I dare you.