Dark Arbok [W Stamp] - Pokemon Team Rocket #19
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Dark Arbok [W Stamp]
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Dark Arbok [W Stamp] Card Facts & History
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Set Lore
This W Stamp Dark Arbok is a special reprint of Team Rocket #19, and Bulbapedia notes that the stamped version was distributed at the Hong Kong Pokémon League in February 2001 rather than in regular booster packs.
Card History
The gold foil W on this card marks it as part of the tiny W Promotional card lineup, a short-lived Wizards of the Coast promo series that only covered a handful of cards from early expansions.
Artist
This card carries artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, and Bulbapedia specifically notes that Dark Arbok features an evil-looking chest pattern created solely for the TCG, giving this version of Arbok a design collectors cannot trace back to the core games.
Card History
Dark Arbok’s attack pair is unusually disruptive for its era: Stare can shut off a Pokémon Power on any opposing Pokémon, while Poison Vapor spreads damage across the Bench and poisons the Active at the same time.
Cultural Impact
Because Team Rocket was the franchise’s first villain-themed expansion, Dark Arbok belongs to the set that introduced collectors to the darker ‘Dark Pokémon’ concept that made the early TCG feel edgier and more story-driven.