Arbok #176 Value
Temporal Forces · Card 176/218 · Illustration rare · 2024
Arbok slithers into the Temporal Forces set as one of the more striking illustration rares out there, thanks to OKUBO's artwork giving this classic cobra Pokemon a real presence in the binder. Pulled from a 2024 set and carrying that illustration rare status, it's become a card collectors actively search out, and if you're checking the Arbok value or wondering about the Arbok price right now, you're in the right spot. Raw copies sit at $29, which tells you this is a card people chase for the art and the nostalgia as much as the investment.
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Arbok price history
Ungraded value is $29, up 76% over the past year, with an all-time high of $29 in July 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Arbok price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 3,825 graded copies exist — only 1,882 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $29 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $162 | 1,882 |
| Grade 9 | $31 | 1,653 |
| Grade 8 | $20 | 241 |
| Grade 7 | $14 | 30 |
| Grade 6 | $11 | 11 |
| Grade 5 | $9.00 | 6 |
| Grade 4 | $8.00 | 1 |
| Grade 3 | $7.00 | 1 |
| Grade 2 | $6.00 | – |
| Grade 1 | – | – |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 176 of 218
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Darkness
- HP
- 130
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- OKUBO
- Released
- 2024
Attacks
- Panic PoisonDarkness
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned, Confused, and Poisoned.
- Darkness Fang70Darkness · Darkness
Arbok — collector's take
Is Arbok worth grading?
So is Arbok worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $29, a Grade 9 nudges up to $31, but a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $162, which works out to 5.6 times the raw price. That's a real gap, no question. But gem mint is genuinely hard to land, centering and edges on illustration rares can be unforgiving, and grading fees plus shipping and the wait time all eat into your margin before you even see a return. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, it might be worth the gamble. If it's got soft corners or a slight print line, you may be better off enjoying it raw or selling ungraded rather than rolling the dice on grading costs you might not get back.
How rare is it?
Across all grading submissions, 3,825 copies of Arbok have been graded, and of those, 1,882 came back as PSA 10. That's a little under half landing at the top grade, which is a decent enough rate that gem mint copies aren't impossibly rare, but it's still work to pull off. What that population tells you is that PSA 10 Arbok isn't a needle in a haystack, but it's also not something you'll stumble into by accident. The value reflects that balance: scarce enough to matter, common enough that the price stays grounded rather than spiking into the stratosphere.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track actual pulls across pack sites, not just guesses. Arbok has been pulled 133 times across courtyard, tilt-rips, and collector-crypt, and the biggest recorded pull came in at $175, a nice bit above the usual raw value. We've seen it turn up in a real mix of pack types too: Pokémon Master Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, and Pokémon Basic Pack have all produced a copy. So if you're hoping to pull one yourself rather than buy it outright, there's no single pack that guarantees it, it shows up across a spread of tiers. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble by nature, and most rips don't return what you paid in, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Arbok worth?
A raw or ungraded Arbok from Temporal Forces is valued at $29. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $31 and a PSA 10 reaching $162, so condition and grading make a real difference to what it's worth.
Is Arbok worth grading?
It depends on the copy in your hand. The PSA 10 price of $162 is 5.6 times the raw value of $29, which is a solid jump, but gem mint isn't guaranteed and grading costs money whether or not you hit that top grade. If your card looks clean and sharp, it's worth considering, but it's a real risk, not a sure thing.
What set is Arbok from?
Arbok #176 comes from the Temporal Forces set, released in 2024. It's an illustration rare featuring artwork by OKUBO, which is part of why it's caught collectors' attention beyond just being a Pokemon card.
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