01Card Stats

Stage 1 (evolves from Ekans)

HP 60

TypeGrass

RarityRare

IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita

WeaknessPsychic ×2

Retreat●●

SetTeam Rocket

Released2000

02Editions and Print Runs

Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.

1st Edition

How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.

First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.

Unlimited

How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.

Most common version of this card.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare
Foiling: Non-holo standard finish.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Non Holo	~$9.97 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.

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07Why Collectors Want It

Original WotC-era printing from the Team Rocket set — foundational vintage Arbok.
Final stage of the Ekans → Arbok line — including the Dark Arbok holo of the Team Rocket era.
Required for any complete Arbok master set across eras.
Collectors of the Team Rocket set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 1 Arbok with 60 HP; top attack around 10 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Stare Cost: Grass + Grass

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.) If that Pokémon has a Pokémon Power, that power stops working until the end of your opponent's next turn.

Poison Vapor Cost: Grass + Grass + Grass · 10 damage

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness: Psychic ×2
Retreat cost: 2

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Arbok PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.

Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.

Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.

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