Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 3.5 m
- Weight
- 65.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90(20.1%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP157
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
95
Defense
69
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
79
Speed
80
Total
448
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Arbok
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
FireRed
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Red Japan
Evolution
Lv. 22
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Arbok can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
26 of 26
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Ice Fang Has a chance to freeze the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Ice | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Wrap Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 17 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 27 | Glare Paralyzes the target. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 27 | Spit Up Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled. | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 27 | Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 27 | Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 28 | Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 36 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 39 | Mud Bomb Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 39 | Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Gastro Acid Nullifies target’s ability until it leaves battle. | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 47 | Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 48 | Belch Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry. | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 51 | Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 52 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 56 | Coil Raises the user’s Attack, Defense, and accuracy by one stage each. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 63 | Gunk Shot Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Arbok can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
31 sprites & renders for Arbok.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Arbok”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/arbok.
Species data from PokéAPI.