Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Arbok
Temporal Forces · #176 · Illustration Rare · 2024
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$33.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 176 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Ekans
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- OKUBO
- Pokédex #
- 24
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 35 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Arbok plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Darkness Fang) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Arbok
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 6 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Arbok?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The pattern on its belly appears to be a frightening face. Weak foes will flee just at the sight of the pattern."
DPanic Poison
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned, Confused, and Poisoned.
DDDarkness Fang — 70
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Arbok or Temporal Forces.
SEASAC League Challenge #15 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 13, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Aug 13, 2026
🐢Turtle Thursday🐢
Aug 13, 2026
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #18 | TCG Live
Aug 13, 2026
💥Plantel Battle #31 💥100 CODES ✔️ TOP 8
Aug 13, 2026
🟢Jolly Good Weekly #2 (50 Codes!)🎴
Aug 14, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Arbok was legal.
REFINE Summer Series Session 7: Squirtle Edition
today
⚡Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Wednesdays! #19⚡
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
today
PokeMagee weekly #13
today
Amyverse PTCG Live Weekly #8 💛 Cash Prize!
today
SEASAC League Challenge #14 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $29.87 | $37.05 | $180.21 | $33.00 | $38.34 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €11.86 |
| 7-day average | €13.57 |
| 30-day average | €13.90 |
| Low | €6.99 |
| Trend price | €14.50 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €14.27 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Arbok is real?
Arbok is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Arbok worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Arbok is $33.00; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Arbok from?
Arbok is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Arbok?
Arbok is a Illustration Rare card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Arbok printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
