Arbok

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Expedition
Rarity (source): Holografisch Selten
Illustrator: Kyoko Umemoto
Source reference: ecard1-3

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Arbok raises the front of its body to display the threatening pattern on its hood. It inflates its chest, makes strange sounds and takes advantage of a prey's hesitation to coil around it. Its grip is powerful enough to deform metal, according to the Pokédex. The intimidating markings are not identical in every individual: several patterns have been recorded. Arbok thus combines a visual warning, an audible signal and very real constricting strength.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Sun mentions a study recording over twenty designs on Arbok's hoods. Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu refers to six frightening marking patterns. These different counts remind us that the entries do not necessarily describe the same collection of patterns.

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Card details

HP: 70
Type (source): Pflanze
Stage (source): Rang 1
Evolves from (printed name): Rettan
Pokédex number: 24
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Psycho x2

Printed card text — German

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Giftspray

Cost: Pflanze

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Gifteinwirkung

Cost: Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 20+

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Documented variants

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Reverse
Holographic
Holo · Standard
Reverse · Standard

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