Is Arbok Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityIntimidate is Arbok's best new tool in Gen 3, lowering the opponent's Attack when Arbok enters. The problem is everything else: mediocre stats, Poison typing that doesn't threaten Hoenn's gyms, and native competition from Seviper. The ability alone isn't enough.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Arbok has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Arbok's defenses.
Arbok has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Arbok's weaknesses hard.
Arbok has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Arbok has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Arbok's weaknesses hard.
Arbok has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Arbok trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Arbok cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 22.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 38PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
How to Get Arbok in Ruby & Sapphire
A traded Ekans reaches Arbok at level 22, which is the whole story for this poison line in Hoenn.
How to Obtain Arbok in RS
- Step 1Obtain EkansCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 11, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 11. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · Goldenrod City · 700 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 42. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 212 · Dual-slot: FireRed. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 212 · Dual-slot: FireRed. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Arbok ✓
How to Get Shiny Arbok in Ruby & Sapphire
Arbok is a stranger to Hoenn, so catch a shiny along Route 23 in FireRed, or evolve one from a shiny Ekans, and trade it home. See every game where Shiny Arbok can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Arbok Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Arbok
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Arbok View Latios builds →Psychic 2x114-135%KO Earthquake 2x70-82% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Arbok View Latias builds →Psychic 2x99-117%KO Earthquake 2x63-75% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Arbok View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x97-115%KO Psychic 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Arbok View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x147-174%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Arbok View Girafarig builds →Psychic 2x84-99% Earthquake 2x63-75% | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
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 27 partners from the Dragon and Field egg groups. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Poison Fang, Pursuit and 2 more.
RS Arbok Best Moveset
Physical defense without spending a moveslot: AbilityIntimidate cuts the opponent's Attack on every switch-in. MoveSludge Bomb for Poison TermStab and MoveEarthquake for coverage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. The Intimidate utility earns a niche the stats alone wouldn't justify.
Best Build
Arbok best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
- Glare
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Arbok. Beat Up and Poison Fang come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Sludge Bomb and Poison Fang and Dark and Normal coverage and more.
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
21 of 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
Arbok Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Arbok isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed, then trade it over.
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.
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- 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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