Is Arbok Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Great Marsh catch with FireRed in the DS slot. AbilityIntimidate plus solid Attack makes Arbok functional through Wake, Byron, and Candice. Nothing spectacular, but it contributes from the mid-game on.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Arbok has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Arbok has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Arbok has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Arbok has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Arbok in the Great Marsh (walking, Lv 28, rare). Pokémon FireRed in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- LV 56PoisonGunk ShotPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Arbok in Platinum
Arbok also rides the FireRed dual-slot trigger, showing up rarely in the Great Marsh around levels 28 to 30. You can evolve a dual-slot Ekans at 22 instead, which skips the Marsh's random rotation.
1 location to catch Arbok1 location to catch Ekans
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5Catch Ekans at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 22 — it evolves into Arbok.
Badge 5Where To Catch Arbok in Pt
Ekans is your first catch on the way to Arbok. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 23-30 across 7 total spots in the chain.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Arbok catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Arbok in Platinum
Arbok itself only coils through the Great Marsh, so chain its pre-evolution Ekans on Route 212 to 40 for a shiny and evolve it. Compare Shiny Arbok odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Arbok Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Arbok preloaded.
Arbok Weakness
Arbok is weak to Ground and Psychic. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Arbok Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Arbok
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Arbok View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x84-100%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Arbok View Lunatone builds →Dream Eater 2x97-115%KO Earthquake 2x48-57% | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Arbok View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x92-109%KO Earthquake 2x61-73% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Arbok Evolutions
Arbok is the evolved form of Ekans. Breeding produces Ekans eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. Evolving from Ekans gave Arbok the biggest boost in HP (+25), bringing the total to 438 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
Breeding
Breed with Arbok to get Ekans eggs easily using 30 partners from the Dragon and Field egg groups. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Disable, Poison Fang and 5 more.
Pt Arbok Best Moveset
95 Attack behind MovePoison Jab and MoveEarthquake gives the moveset solid physical coverage, and AbilityIntimidate weakens opposing physical attackers on every switch. Built as a check and switch rather than a fast attacker, and 80 Speed is fast enough for that role.
Best Build
Arbok best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Earthquake
- Switcheroo
- Gunk Shot
- Aqua Tail
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Arbok cleanly, with Gunk Shot and Sludge Bomb anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
33 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The pattern on its belly is for intimidation. It constricts foes while they are frozen in fear.
Arbok Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Arbok can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Poison typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In Platinum, Arbok plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Platinum, Jolly is the go-to nature for Arbok. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Arbok has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 9 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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