Arbok · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Arbok card
Arbok is card 35 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 70 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Ekans, which places Arbok deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto.
About Arbok in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Ekans. Hood patterns differ by region; the original Pokédex art shows a specific pattern that not all later art has preserved. Fossil Arbok has been quietly appreciating as part of a broader Team Rocket-themed collector trend.
What is Arbok worth?
Arbok is a non-holo Rare. In Expedition Base Set, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Arbok trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Arbok before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Arbok grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Arbok is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Arbok
For Arbok, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Arbok can make sense.
