Arbok ex 185/165 · 151

151 is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 22 September 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. Arbok ex is 185/165, in position 185 of 207 on this checklist. Before it is 184 Blastoise ex, and after it is 186 Ninetales ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 165. The listed rarity is Ultra Rare.

Arbok ex is a Stage 1 ex Darkness Pokémon with 270 HP. In the Pokédex this is Arbok (#024), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Ekans. In this catalog that name is Ekans (#023).

Eske Yoshinob illustrated this card. The same name is on 177 other cards in the catalog.

Arbok (#024) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Arbok 31/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Arbok, while this one is Arbok ex. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 270 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Ultra Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Arbok list a different HP.

The attack Bind Down lists 70 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Menacing Fangs is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Darkness. Your opponent discards 2 cards from their hand. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for 151, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the 151 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arbok can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.