Competitive Information for Arbok [Black/White]
Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Arbok? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Arbok is a pretty decent Poison-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to see Arbok show up as a Black/White opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Arbok's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Tail
- Protect
- Snatch
- Switcheroo
Support Arbok (Popular/Trending)
Arbok is an astounding Support. Choice Scarf will increase Arbok's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Intimidate, on switch-in Arbok lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Arbok this turn).
♦ Snatch is a status move (Arbok steals certain support moves to use itself).
♦ Switcheroo is a status move (Arbok switches its held item with the target's).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/fs10a18
Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poison Jab / Poison Fang
- Sucker Punch / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Arbok (Intimidate)
Arbok is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Arbok from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Arbok's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Intimidate, on switch-in Arbok lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage. Sucker Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Poison Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to badly poison the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/fs11a18
Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Coil
- Gunk Shot
- Rest
- Earthquake
Arbok Special Wall (Kobra)
Arbok is an interesting Special Wall. It's meant to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Shed Skin, Arbok has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Gunk Shot is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Arbok sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/fs12a18
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Arbok? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab
- Sucker Punch / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Arbok (Intimidate)
Arbok is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Arbok from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Arbok's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Intimidate, on switch-in Arbok lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage. Sucker Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/fd10a18
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Arbok learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Arbok can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Arbok
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Glare, Toxic
Moves that boost Arbok's stats
- Coil
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Arbok
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Snatch
- Switcheroo
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Arbok in Black and White
- Jolly Nature ( 252/0/4/0/0/252/ )
- Nature ( )
- Optimize Arbok's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Arbok in Black/White. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Arbok in Black/White
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Arbok. Top rated Arbok Black/White movesets. You can find Arbok builds Black/White. Arbok movesets Black/White are listed here. VGC Arbok Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Arbok in Black/White along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for evolution