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'''Jessie's Arbok''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのアーボック''' ''Musashi's Arbok'') was the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} [[Jessie]] | '''Jessie's Arbok''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのアーボック''' ''Musashi's Arbok'') was the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} [[Jessie]] was known to have; she received it as a {{wp|chūgen}} gift (a [[birthday]] gift in the dub). | ||
==History== | ==In the anime== | ||
===[[Original series]]=== | ===History=== | ||
====Kanto==== | ====[[Original series]]==== | ||
=====Kanto===== | |||
[[File:Jessie Ekans.png|thumb|left|200px|As an Ekans]] | [[File:Jessie Ekans.png|thumb|left|200px|As an Ekans]] | ||
It was mentioned in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'' that Jessie received Ekans as a [[birthday]] present (for {{wp|chūgen}} in the original Japanese version) | It was mentioned in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'' that [[Jessie]] received {{p|Ekans}} as a [[birthday]] present (for {{wp|chūgen}} in the original Japanese version). It is unknown who the gift was from. | ||
Arbok first appeared in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'' as an | Arbok first appeared in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'' as an Ekans. Throwing their {{i|Poké Ball}}s down from their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth balloon]], Jessie and [[James]] used both it and [[James's Koffing]] to quickly overtake the defenseless {{ci|Viridian}} [[Pokémon Center]]. Koffing's job was to create a {{m|Smokescreen}} while Ekans destroyed the computers. Chasing {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and [[Nurse Joy]], Ekans scared all of Ash's Pokémon, and Misty attempt with {{p|Goldeen}} didn't succeed. However, Nurse Joy's {{p|Pikachu}} came out and replenished [[Ash's Pikachu]] with a {{m|Thunder Shock}} attack, while at the same time attacking the Rocket trio. Giving Ash's Pikachu enough power to stand up, Ash charged up Pikachu using Misty's charred bike, and he let him have his own Thunder Shock. As Team Rocket was being electrocuted, Koffing's {{m|Smog}} was ignited by the voltage, causing the entire Pokémon Center to explode, and sending Team Rocket blasting off. | ||
While the [[SS Anne|St. Anne]] had already sunk into the ocean in ''[[EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck]]'', Ekans was responsible for the vessel flooding with seawater after Jessie ordered it to open a hole in the floor to escape. Team Rocket later escaped with Ash and {{ashfr}} thanks to their {{t|Water}} Pokémon. | |||
[[File:Jessie and Arbok.png|thumb|200px|Arbok and Jessie]] | [[File:Jessie and Arbok.png|thumb|200px|Arbok and Jessie]] | ||
It was used constantly by Jessie and eventually [[evolution|evolved]] into an Arbok in | It was used constantly by Jessie and eventually [[evolution|evolved]] into an Arbok in ''[[EP031|Dig Those Diglett!]]'' along with James's Koffing in response to Jessie and [[James]]'s desperation for their Pokémon to do so. | ||
In ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]'', Jessie used Arbok during the [[Queen of the Princess Festival]] competition. Arbok helped Jessie reach the finals, but ultimately, it was defeated by Pikachu's {{m|Thunder Shock}}. | |||
=====Johto===== | |||
Jessie used Arbok as her main battling Pokémon in [[Johto]], preferring it over {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} and later {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}. | |||
In ''[[EP128|The Whistle Stop]]'', when Team Rocket stole a whistle from [[Arielle]], {{MTR}} blew it in the right note to cause Arbok to dance around and cry out in reaction. This gave Meowth a chance to command it to help capture a group of {{p|Ledyba}} from Arielle by having it dig underground and jump out in front of them for Meowth to throw a net on them and tie them in ropes. When they tried to escape, Arbok uses its tail to grab the ropes, but the Ladyba eventually escaped and dragged Arbok into Jessie's Lickitung and [[James' Victreebel]], who were attacking the [[twerp]]s and Arielle. | |||
In ''[[EP173|Wobbu-Palooza!]]'', Arbok was used alongside Victreebel to try to stop the [[Wobbuffet Festival crashers]], since everyone else refused to fight due to festival rules. Arbok battled their {{p|Hitmonlee}} and lost quickly to his {{m|Rolling Kick}} and {{m|High Jump Kick}} attacks. Wobbuffet was sent out afterwards and managed to defeat them with his {{m|Counter}}. | |||
In ''[[ | In ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]'', Jessie sent out Arbok against [[Cassidy]]'s {{p|Houndour}} to see who would be the one to steal a {{p|Lugia}} [[nickname]]d {{jo|Silver}}. Arbok's Poison Sting was easily overwhelmed by Houndour's {{m|Flamethrower}}, after which Ash and his friends arrived to intervene. In ''[[EP222|A Promise is a Promise]]'', the battle for the {{an|Lugia}} continues. The attacks from both sides of Team Rocket's Pokémon end up breaking the energy barrier holding Lugia captive and it blasts them all away. | ||
In ''[[ | ====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''==== | ||
[[File:Jessie Arbok James Weezing.png|thumb|200px|Arbok fighting alongside Weezing]] | |||
In ''[[AG002|A Ruin With A View]]'', Jessie sent out Arbok alongside [[James's Weezing]] to battle the {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s who approached them. Not long after being sent out, [[Team Magma]]'s {{p|Houndoom}} used {{m|Roar}} to send Arbok and Weezing back into their Poké Balls. | |||
In ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego!]]'', Team Rocket took on [[Rico]], a [[Pokémon poacher]] who had captured a herd of Ekans and {{p|Koffing}} in [[Petalburg Forest]]. Arbok battled Rico's {{p|Fearow}} and managed to hold its beak shut, leading Rico to [[recall]] it. In the follow-up match, Arbok knocked Fearow out with {{m|Headbutt}}, allowing Meowth to free the captured Pokémon. James and Jessie reluctantly ordered Weezing and Arbok to stay in the wild and guard the young Ekans and Koffing. The pair tearfully escaped into the wilderness as Jessie, James, and Meowth fought Rico and his {{p|Tyranitar}} by themselves. | |||
[[ | |||
===Personality and characteristics=== | |||
Jessie often relied on Arbok in {{pkmn|battle}} because of its intimidating nature and its abilities to use {{m|Dig}} and swim in the water, like in ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]''. Outside of battling, Arbok was deeply attached and loyal to [[Jessie]], as revealed during its temporary separation from her in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', and its later release in ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego!]]''. Jessie offered Arbok support in times of difficulty, like during blastoffs or when it failed its movie audition in ''[[EP069|Lights, Camera, Quacktion]]''. | |||
Despite its loyalty to Jessie, Ekans showed a moral conscience of its own, revealing in ''Island of the Giant Pokémon'' that there is no such thing as an evil Pokémon; rather, that moral responsibility lies with the {{pkmn|Trainer}}. The only time Arbok and Weezing refused to obey their Trainers was in ''[[EP047|A Chansey Operation]]'', where they refused to attack a {{p|Chansey}} because it had treated the injuries they suffered from Team Rocket's schemes. | |||
==Moves used== | ===Moves used=== | ||
{{anmov/h|poison||Jessie Arbok {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 7}}|0=Poison Sting|1=Wrap|2=Glare|3=Headbutt|4=Dig|5=Bite|6=Double-Edge}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 7}}|0=Poison Sting|1=Wrap|2=Glare|3=Headbutt|4=Dig|5=Bite|6=Double-Edge}}|image2=Jessie {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 8}}|0=Arbok Tackle|1=Arbok Acid|2=Arbok Toxic|3=Arbok Take Down|4=Ekans Bite|5= Ekans Acid|6=Ekans Wrap|7=Ekans Dig}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 8}}|0=Tackle|1=Acid|2=Toxic|3=Take Down|4=Bite as an Ekans|5=Acid as an Ekans|6=Wrap as an Ekans|7=Dig as an Ekans}}}} | {{anmov/h|poison||Jessie Arbok {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 7}}|0=Poison Sting|1=Wrap|2=Glare|3=Headbutt|4=Dig|5=Bite|6=Double-Edge}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 7}}|0=Poison Sting|1=Wrap|2=Glare|3=Headbutt|4=Dig|5=Bite|6=Double-Edge}}|image2=Jessie {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 8}}|0=Arbok Tackle|1=Arbok Acid|2=Arbok Toxic|3=Arbok Take Down|4=Ekans Bite|5= Ekans Acid|6=Ekans Wrap|7=Ekans Dig}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 8}}|0=Tackle|1=Acid|2=Toxic|3=Take Down|4=Bite as an Ekans|5=Acid as an Ekans|6=Wrap as an Ekans|7=Dig as an Ekans}}}} | ||
{{anmov|ground|Dig|EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon}} | {{anmov|ground|Dig|EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon}} | ||
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==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
==={{game|Yellow}} | ===In the [[core series]]=== | ||
Arbok appears in {{game|Yellow}} and [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] as part of [[Jessie]] and [[James]]'s team each time, alongside {{MTR}}/{{TP|James|Weezing}} and its pre-evolved form. | |||
{| | {| | ||
!colspan="3" | {{game|Yellow}} | !colspan="3" | {{game|Yellow}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! First battle<br>[[Mt. Moon]] | ! First battle<br>([[Mt. Moon]]) | ||
! Second battle<br>[[Rocket Hideout]] | ! Second battle<br>([[Team Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]]) | ||
! Third and fourth battle<br>[[Pokémon Tower]]/[[Silph Co.]] | ! Third and fourth battle<br>([[Pokémon Tower]]/[[Silph Co.]]) | ||
|- | |- style="vertical-align:top" | ||
|{{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=023|pokemon=Ekans | |{{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=023|pokemon=Ekans | ||
|level=14|type1=Poison | |level=14|type1=Poison | ||
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|move3=Poison Sting|move3type=Poison | |move3=Poison Sting|move3type=Poison | ||
|move4=Glare|move4type=Normal}} | |move4=Glare|move4type=Normal}} | ||
|- | |||
!colspan="4" | [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] | |||
|- | |||
! First battle<br>([[Mt. Moon]]) | |||
! Second and third battle<br>([[Team Rocket Hideout]]/[[Pokémon Tower]]) | |||
! Fourth and fifth battle<br>([[Silph Co.]]/{{rt|17|Kanto}}) | |||
|- | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top" | |||
|{{Pokémon/7 | |||
|game=PE | |||
|ndex=023 | |||
|pokemon=Ekans | |||
|gender=male | |||
|level=12 | |||
|type1=Poison | |||
|move1=Wrap|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical | |||
|move2=Acid|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Special}} | |||
|{{Pokémon/7 | |||
|game=PE | |||
|ndex=024 | |||
|pokemon=Arbok | |||
|gender=male | |||
|level={{tt|32|Team Rocket Hideout battle}}/{{tt|34|Pokémon Tower battle}} | |||
|type1=Poison | |||
|move1=Poison Jab|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical | |||
|move2=Glare|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status | |||
|move3=Crunch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical}} | |||
|{{Pokémon/7 | |||
|game=PE | |||
|ndex=024 | |||
|pokemon=Arbok | |||
|gender=male | |||
|level={{tt|36|Silph Co. battle}}/{{tt|52|Route 17 battle}} | |||
|type1=Poison | |||
|move1=Poison Jab|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical | |||
|move2=Glare|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status | |||
|move3=Crunch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical | |||
|move4=Rock Slide|move4type=Rock|move4cat=Physical}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
===In [[spin-off game]]s=== | |||
[[File:Zany Cards EN boxart.png|thumb|150px|Pokémon Zany Cards box art]] | [[File:Zany Cards EN boxart.png|thumb|150px|Pokémon Zany Cards box art]] | ||
====[[Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!]]==== | |||
Arbok appears in [[Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!]]. | |||
===={{g|GO}}==== | |||
Ekans is one of the Pokémon used by Jessie. | |||
====[[Pokémon Masters]]==== | |||
Jessie's Arbok appears alongside Jessie as a sync pair. | |||
=====Sync pair===== | |||
{{PairDex/h|Poison}} | |||
{{PairDex|97|Jessie|024|Arbok|gender=male|1|Poison|Poison|Ground|[[File:Masters Special Strike.png|40px]]|Toxic Power 5|3|Event<br>''Double Trouble''}} | |||
|} | |||
===Pokémon Zany Cards=== | ======Moves available====== | ||
{| class="sortable roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #{{poison color}}; border: 5px solid #{{poison color}} | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
{| border=1 width="100%" class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #FFF; border:1px solid #ddf; border-collapse:collapse" | |||
|- style="background: #{{poison color}}" | |||
! style="width: 120px"|Name | |||
! style="width: 40px"|{{color2|000|Type}} | |||
! style="width: 40px"|{{color2|000|Damage category|Category}} | |||
! style="width: 40px"|Move gauge | |||
! style="width: 40px"|Base {{color2|000|Power}} | |||
! style="width: 40px"|Max {{color2|000|Power}} | |||
! style="width: 40px"|{{color2|000|Accuracy}} | |||
! style="width: 70px"|Target | |||
! style="width: 160px"|Description | |||
|- | |||
|{{m|Acid}} | |||
{{typetable|Poison}} | |||
{{statustable|Special}} | |||
|1 | |||
|19 | |||
|22 | |||
|100% | |||
|All opponents | |||
|Has a very small chance of lowering the target’s Sp. Def. | |||
|- | |||
|Blast Off! | |||
{{typetable|None}} | |||
{{statustable|Status}} | |||
|0 (2 uses) | |||
|— | |||
|— | |||
|— | |||
|Self | |||
|Removes all status conditions from the user. Sharply raises the user’s Attack and Sp. Atk. Lowers the user’s Defense and Sp. Def. | |||
|- | |||
|[[Dire Hit]] | |||
{{typetable|None}} | |||
{{statustable|Status}} | |||
|0 (2 uses) | |||
|— | |||
|— | |||
|— | |||
|Self | |||
|Raises the user’s critical-hit rate. | |||
|- | |||
|{{m|Poison Jab}} | |||
{{typetable|Poison}} | |||
{{statustable|Physical}} | |||
|3 | |||
|92 | |||
|110 | |||
|100% | |||
|An opponent | |||
|Has a moderate chance of leaving the target poisoned. | |||
|} | |||
|} | |||
======Sync moves====== | |||
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{poison color}}; border:3px solid #{{poison color}}; text-align: center" | |||
|- | |||
|- style="background: #{{poison color}}" | |||
| Name | |||
| {{color2|000|Type}} | |||
| {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}} | |||
| {{color2|000|Power|Base Power}} | |||
| Max Power | |||
| Effect | |||
|-style="background:#fff" | |||
|Prepare for Trouble {{mcolor|Acid|000}} | |||
{{typetable|Poison}} | |||
{{statustable|Special}} | |||
|250 | |||
|300 | |||
|No additional effect. | |||
|} | |||
====[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]==== | |||
Arbok was one of [[Jessie]] and [[James]]'s three Pokémon in {{g|Puzzle League}}. | |||
====[[Pokémon Zany Cards]]==== | |||
Arbok is depicted on a photograph on the box art for [[Pokémon Zany Cards]], along with {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} and {{TP|James|Weezing}}. However, it does not make an appearance in the game. | Arbok is depicted on a photograph on the box art for [[Pokémon Zany Cards]], along with {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} and {{TP|James|Weezing}}. However, it does not make an appearance in the game. | ||
{{ | |||
===Artwork=== | |||
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; background: #{{poison color}}; font-size: 80%" | |||
|- | |||
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; background: #{{poison color light}}" | [[File:Game Freak Jessie and Arbok.jpg|x250px]] | |||
|- | |||
| Artwork from the<br>{{color2|000|Game Freak}} website | |||
|} | |||
{{-}} | |||
==In the manga== | ==In the manga== | ||
===In the Ash & Pikachu manga=== | ===In the Ash & Pikachu manga=== | ||
In | In [[Ash & Pikachu]], which is based on the {{pkmn|anime}}, Arbok appears with Jessie. | ||
====Moves used==== | ====Moves used==== | ||
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[[File:Jessie Arbok EToP.png|thumb|200px|Arbok in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] | [[File:Jessie Arbok EToP.png|thumb|200px|Arbok in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] | ||
[[File:Jessie Ekans EToP.png|thumb|left|200px|As an Ekans]] | [[File:Jessie Ekans EToP.png|thumb|left|200px|As an Ekans]] | ||
Jessie's Arbok | Jessie's Arbok appears in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. It first appears as an {{p|Ekans}} in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]''. All subsequent appearances, beginning in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]'', are as an Arbok. Like in the anime, Arbok is Jessie's primary Pokémon used in battle. | ||
====Moves used==== | ====Moves used==== | ||
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{{anmov|Normal|Glare|ET10|Clefairy in Space}} | {{anmov|Normal|Glare|ET10|Clefairy in Space}} | ||
{{anmov/f|Poison}} | {{anmov/f|Poison}} | ||
==In the TCG== | |||
Jessie's Arbok is featured in the TCG as of one Jessie's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards featuring Arbok. | |||
{{cardlist/header|Arbok|Psychic|char=yes}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Hidden Fates|Arbok|27}}|type=Psychic|enset=Hidden Fates|enrarity=Rare|ennum=27/68|jpset=Sky Legend|jprarity=U|jpnum=026/054}} | |||
{{cardlist/footer|Psychic}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:DP161 Arbok flute.png|thumb|250px|Jessilina and her Arbok-shaped flute]] | [[File:DP161 Arbok flute.png|thumb|250px|Jessilina and her Arbok-shaped flute]] | ||
* {{p|Arbok}}'s arrow-like pattern on its neck differs in some episodes. Sometimes, the ends of the arrow stretch until the ends of its eye-like patterns on its chest and is only a few inches wide. Similarly, there are two red dots on its arrow in some episodes and in other episodes there are none. | * {{p|Arbok}}'s arrow-like pattern on its neck differs in some episodes. Sometimes, the ends of the arrow stretch until the ends of its eye-like patterns on its chest and is only a few inches wide. Similarly, there are two red dots on its arrow in some episodes, and in other episodes, there are none. | ||
* In ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]'', Jessie's Arbok was | * In ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]'', Jessie's Arbok was revealed to be able to swim without the need for air. | ||
* Its gender was hinted in the Japanese version of ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]''. In the subtitles, it refers to itself and {{TP|James|Koffing|Weezing}} as おれたち ''{{wp|Japanese pronouns|ore-tachi}}'', which is a pronoun normally used by males meaning "we", also used by characters such as {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, and [[James]] in the Japanese version. | |||
*Its gender was hinted in the Japanese version of ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]''. In the subtitles, it refers to itself and {{TP|James|Koffing|Weezing}} as おれたち ''{{wp|Japanese pronouns|ore-tachi}}'', which is a pronoun normally used by males meaning "we", also used by characters such as {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}} and [[James]] in the Japanese version. | * Out of all the Pokémon ever owned by Jessie or James, Arbok has used the most moves, with eleven. | ||
* Out of all Pokémon ever owned by Jessie or James, Arbok has used the most moves, with eleven. | |||
==Related articles== | ==Related articles== | ||
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[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters]] | [[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters]] | ||
[[Category:Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! characters]] | [[Category:Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! characters]] | ||
[[Category:Masters characters]] | |||
[[Category:Pokémon GO characters]] | |||
[[Category:Anime starter Pokémon|Arbok]] | [[Category:Anime starter Pokémon|Arbok]] | ||
[[Category:Pokémon with anime move errors]] | [[Category:Pokémon with anime move errors]] | ||
[[Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters]] | |||
[[Category:Ash & Pikachu characters]] | |||
[[de:Jessies Arbok]] | [[de:Jessies Arbok]] | ||
[[es:Arbok de Jessie]] | |||
[[fr:Arbok de Jessie]] | [[fr:Arbok de Jessie]] | ||
[[it:Arbok di Jessie]] | [[it:Arbok di Jessie]] | ||
[[ja:ムサシのアーボック]] | [[ja:ムサシのアーボック]] | ||
[[zh:武藏的阿柏怪]] | [[zh:武藏的阿柏怪]] |
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Jessie's Arbok (Japanese: ムサシのアーボック Musashi's Arbok) was the first Pokémon Jessie was known to have; she received it as a chūgen gift (a birthday gift in the dub).
In the anime
History
Original series
Kanto
It was mentioned in Island of the Giant Pokémon that Jessie received Ekans as a birthday present (for chūgen in the original Japanese version). It is unknown who the gift was from.
Arbok first appeared in Pokémon Emergency! as an Ekans. Throwing their Poké Balls down from their Meowth balloon, Jessie and James used both it and James's Koffing to quickly overtake the defenseless Viridian Pokémon Center. Koffing's job was to create a Smokescreen while Ekans destroyed the computers. Chasing Ash, Misty and Nurse Joy, Ekans scared all of Ash's Pokémon, and Misty attempt with Goldeen didn't succeed. However, Nurse Joy's Pikachu came out and replenished Ash's Pikachu with a Thunder Shock attack, while at the same time attacking the Rocket trio. Giving Ash's Pikachu enough power to stand up, Ash charged up Pikachu using Misty's charred bike, and he let him have his own Thunder Shock. As Team Rocket was being electrocuted, Koffing's Smog was ignited by the voltage, causing the entire Pokémon Center to explode, and sending Team Rocket blasting off.
While the St. Anne had already sunk into the ocean in Pokémon Shipwreck, Ekans was responsible for the vessel flooding with seawater after Jessie ordered it to open a hole in the floor to escape. Team Rocket later escaped with Ash and his friends thanks to their Water Pokémon.
It was used constantly by Jessie and eventually evolved into an Arbok in Dig Those Diglett! along with James's Koffing in response to Jessie and James's desperation for their Pokémon to do so.
In Princess vs. Princess, Jessie used Arbok during the Queen of the Princess Festival competition. Arbok helped Jessie reach the finals, but ultimately, it was defeated by Pikachu's Thunder Shock.
Johto
Jessie used Arbok as her main battling Pokémon in Johto, preferring it over Lickitung and later Wobbuffet.
In The Whistle Stop, when Team Rocket stole a whistle from Arielle, Meowth blew it in the right note to cause Arbok to dance around and cry out in reaction. This gave Meowth a chance to command it to help capture a group of Ledyba from Arielle by having it dig underground and jump out in front of them for Meowth to throw a net on them and tie them in ropes. When they tried to escape, Arbok uses its tail to grab the ropes, but the Ladyba eventually escaped and dragged Arbok into Jessie's Lickitung and James' Victreebel, who were attacking the twerps and Arielle.
In Wobbu-Palooza!, Arbok was used alongside Victreebel to try to stop the Wobbuffet Festival crashers, since everyone else refused to fight due to festival rules. Arbok battled their Hitmonlee and lost quickly to his Rolling Kick and High Jump Kick attacks. Wobbuffet was sent out afterwards and managed to defeat them with his Counter.
In The Mystery is History, Jessie sent out Arbok against Cassidy's Houndour to see who would be the one to steal a Lugia nicknamed Silver. Arbok's Poison Sting was easily overwhelmed by Houndour's Flamethrower, after which Ash and his friends arrived to intervene. In A Promise is a Promise, the battle for the Lugia continues. The attacks from both sides of Team Rocket's Pokémon end up breaking the energy barrier holding Lugia captive and it blasts them all away.
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
In A Ruin With A View, Jessie sent out Arbok alongside James's Weezing to battle the Team Magma Grunts who approached them. Not long after being sent out, Team Magma's Houndoom used Roar to send Arbok and Weezing back into their Poké Balls.
In A Poached Ego!, Team Rocket took on Rico, a Pokémon poacher who had captured a herd of Ekans and Koffing in Petalburg Forest. Arbok battled Rico's Fearow and managed to hold its beak shut, leading Rico to recall it. In the follow-up match, Arbok knocked Fearow out with Headbutt, allowing Meowth to free the captured Pokémon. James and Jessie reluctantly ordered Weezing and Arbok to stay in the wild and guard the young Ekans and Koffing. The pair tearfully escaped into the wilderness as Jessie, James, and Meowth fought Rico and his Tyranitar by themselves.
Personality and characteristics
Jessie often relied on Arbok in battle because of its intimidating nature and its abilities to use Dig and swim in the water, like in The Misty Mermaid. Outside of battling, Arbok was deeply attached and loyal to Jessie, as revealed during its temporary separation from her in Island of the Giant Pokémon, and its later release in A Poached Ego!. Jessie offered Arbok support in times of difficulty, like during blastoffs or when it failed its movie audition in Lights, Camera, Quacktion.
Despite its loyalty to Jessie, Ekans showed a moral conscience of its own, revealing in Island of the Giant Pokémon that there is no such thing as an evil Pokémon; rather, that moral responsibility lies with the Trainer. The only time Arbok and Weezing refused to obey their Trainers was in A Chansey Operation, where they refused to attack a Chansey because it had treated the injuries they suffered from Team Rocket's schemes.
Moves used
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In the games
In the core series
Arbok appears in Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! as part of Jessie and James's team each time, alongside Meowth/Weezing and its pre-evolved form.
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In spin-off games
Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!
Arbok appears in Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!.
Pokémon GO
Ekans is one of the Pokémon used by Jessie.
Pokémon Masters
Jessie's Arbok appears alongside Jessie as a sync pair.
Sync pair
Sync Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | Base Potential | Availability | ||
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#97 | Jessie | #0240 | Arbok♂ |
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Moves available
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Sync moves
Name | Type | Category | Base Power | Max Power | Effect |
Prepare for Trouble Acid | Poison | Special | 250 | 300 | No additional effect. |
Pokémon Puzzle League
Arbok was one of Jessie and James's three Pokémon in Pokémon Puzzle League.
Pokémon Zany Cards
Arbok is depicted on a photograph on the box art for Pokémon Zany Cards, along with Wobbuffet and Weezing. However, it does not make an appearance in the game.
Artwork
Artwork from the Game Freak website |
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
In Ash & Pikachu, which is based on the anime, Arbok appears with Jessie.
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In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Jessie's Arbok appears in The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It first appears as an Ekans in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure. All subsequent appearances, beginning in You Gotta Have Friends, are as an Arbok. Like in the anime, Arbok is Jessie's primary Pokémon used in battle.
Moves used
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In the TCG
Jessie's Arbok is featured in the TCG as of one Jessie's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards featuring Arbok.
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Arbok | Hidden Fates | 27/68 | Sky Legend | 026/054 | |||
Trivia
- Arbok's arrow-like pattern on its neck differs in some episodes. Sometimes, the ends of the arrow stretch until the ends of its eye-like patterns on its chest and is only a few inches wide. Similarly, there are two red dots on its arrow in some episodes, and in other episodes, there are none.
- In The Misty Mermaid, Jessie's Arbok was revealed to be able to swim without the need for air.
- Its gender was hinted in the Japanese version of Island of the Giant Pokémon. In the subtitles, it refers to itself and Koffing as おれたち ore-tachi, which is a pronoun normally used by males meaning "we", also used by characters such as Ash, Brock, and James in the Japanese version.
- Out of all the Pokémon ever owned by Jessie or James, Arbok has used the most moves, with eleven.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Ekans and Arbok.
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