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Arbok, a Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Arbok: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Arbok is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (95) and Speed (80), with a base stat total of 448. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.

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What is Arbok weak to?

How much damage Arbok takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGroundPsychic
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFightingGrassPoison

Arbok takes super-effective damage from Ground, Psychic. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Poison.

Best moveset for Arbok

Arbok has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • BelchPoison120
  • EarthquakeGround100
  • Psychic FangsPsychic85

Best nature for Arbok

Adamant. Arbok is a physical attacker (95 Attack vs 65 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • IntimidateOn switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage.
  • Shed SkinThis Pokemon has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
  • UnnerveWhile this Pokemon is active, it prevents opposing Pokemon from using their Berries.

Evolution line

Ekans
Arbok
Full learnset (67 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
BelchPoison12090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Psychic FangsPsychic85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
BiteDark60100%Physical
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
Poison TailPoison50100%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
AcidPoison40100%Special
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Poison StingPoison15100%Physical
WrapNormal1590%Physical
Spit UpNormal?100%Special
CoilPoison--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Gastro AcidPoison-100%Status
GlareNormal-100%Status
HazeIce--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
StockpileNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwallowNormal--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status