Arbok
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Names
- English: Arbok
- Japanese: アーボック (Arbok)
- German: Arbok
- French: Arbok
Number(s)
- National: 24
- Hoenn: 226
- Johto: 51
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Ground / Dragon
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One |
|---|---|
Size
- Height: 3.5 m / 11’06”
- Weight: 65.0 kg / 143.3 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass
- ×2: Ground, Psychic
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 438 | ||
| HP | 51 | 0 | |
| Attack | 28 | 2 | |
| Defense | 41 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 39 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 32 | 0 | |
| Speed | 26 | 0 | |
Ability
- Intimidate
- Game's description
- Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.
- Battle effect
- Upon entering battle, the opponent’s Attack lowers one stage. In a Double Battle, both opponents’ Attack are lowered. Pokémon with the Clear Body, Hyper Cutter, or White Smoke ability are unaffected. In a link battle, if both sides switch on the same turn, and first player sends out a Pokémon with Intimidate, the opponent’s Attack will be lowered before the opponent’s Pokémon switches.
- Map effect
- If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a low level wild Pokémon decreases by 50%. This applies to Pokémon five levels lower than or below the level of the lead Pokémon.
- Shed Skin
- Game's description
- The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
- Battle effect
- Every turn, it has a 1 in 3 chance of healing from a status condition (BURN, PARALYZE, SLEEP, POISON, FREEZE).
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Forest
- Points: 50
- Encounter rate: 30
Miscellaneous
- Safari Zone escape value: 60
- Species: Cobra Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Purple
- Catch Rate: 90
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Fast
1,000,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Safari Game (FR Inserted into DS) [Rare]
- Pearl
- Safari Game (FR Inserted into DS) [Rare]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- 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
- Transfixing prey with the face-like pattern on its belly, it binds and poisons the frightened victim.
- Silver
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Fire Red
- The pattern on its belly appears to be a frightening face. Weak foes will flee just at the sight of the pattern.
- Leaf Green
- It is rumored that the ferocious warning markings on its belly differ from area to area.
- Diamond
- The pattern on its belly is for intimidation. It constricts foes while they are frozen in fear.
- Pearl
- The pattern on its belly is for intimidation. It constricts foes while they are frozen in fear.
