Dark Arbok [1st Edition] - Pokemon Team Rocket #19
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Dark Arbok [1st Edition]
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Dark Arbok [1st Edition] Card Facts & History
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Set Lore
Dark Arbok stands out as part of Team Rocket, the 2000 expansion that introduced Dark Pokémon to the English TCG and gave villain-owned cards their distinctive sinister identity.
Card History
This card’s Dark Pokémon status is more than cosmetic: early Dark Pokémon were designed with lower HP and more aggressive attacks than their normal counterparts, which perfectly fits Dark Arbok’s disruptive Stare and bench-spreading Poison Vapor.
In-Game
Dark Arbok’s Stare feels like a direct nod to Arbok’s long association with Glare, a move that Bulbapedia notes was once exclusive to the Ekans line and is even described in later games as intimidation through the pattern on its belly.
Card History
For anime fans, an Arbok card from Team Rocket instantly evokes Jessie’s Arbok, one of the duo’s signature Pokémon before its emotional release in "A Poached Ego!" to protect a group of wild Ekans and Koffing.
Artist
Dark Arbok was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the defining artists of the early Pokémon TCG era, giving this 1st Edition card the unmistakable visual DNA collectors associate with vintage Wizards of the Coast cards.