Arbok in Pokémon GO

Type	Poison
Pokédex number	#24
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	167 / 153 / 155
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,921 / 2,171 / 2,197
Max HP, level 50	142
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	3.5 m / 65 kg

Arbok evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Arbok evolves from Ekans for 50 Ekans Candy.

Arbok is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Ekans · Arbok

Arbok CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	823	777	87	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,097	1,035	101	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,372	1,295	113	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,646	1,554	124	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,783	1,683	129
40	1,921	1,812	134
45	2,044	1,929	138
50	2,171	2,049	142
51	2,197	2,074	143	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Arbok best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Arbok at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Arbok gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Acid	Gunk Shot	9.5
Bite	Gunk Shot	8.9
Dragon Tail	Gunk Shot	8.8
Acid	Sludge Wave	8.5
Poison Sting	Gunk Shot	8.4

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Acid	Poison	11	10	1 s	11.0	same type, ×1.2
Bite	Dark	6	4	0.5 s	12.0
Dragon Tail	Dragon	14	8	1 s	14.0
Poison Sting	Poison	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Acid Spray	Poison	20	50	3 s	6.7	same type, ×1.2
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	50	3 s	26.7
Gunk Shot	Poison	130	100	3 s	43.3	same type, ×1.2
Sludge Wave	Poison	105	100	3 s	35.0	same type, ×1.2

Arbok weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Poison. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Ground	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Bug	×0.625
Fairy	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Poison	×0.625

Arbok CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,921 · HP 134

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.