Dark Arbok

Dark Arbok

Selected Masterpiece • 29/109
Artist Nakaoka
Market Price $42.73
The Illustrator

Nakaoka

Nakaoka is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2003 to 2007, with artwork appearing across the EX and Diamond & Pearl era. Frequent appearances include Diamond & Pearl, Unseen Forces, and Team Rocket Returns, often using vibrant color and focused, character-led compositions.

Curatorial Commentary

“The card depicts Dark Arbok poised in a menacing stance, its sleek body coiling against a backdrop of a dusky landscape. The vivid colors of the setting sun cast an eerie glow, highlighting its sharp features and piercing eyes. This moment captures the essence of a predator, embodying both danger and allure as it prepares to strike. The scene evokes a sense of tension, as if the air is thick with anticipation.”

Editorial & Data

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Rarity Uncommon
Card Type Darkness
Artist Nakaoka
Era
EX
Release
01/11/2004

Swallow Up

10+

Before doing damage, count the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon and Dark Arbok. If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Dark Arbok's, this attack does 10 damage plus 30 more damage.

Extra Poison

30

If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned.

Weakness
×2
Retreat Cost