Monday, March 24, 2014

Arbok -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Arbok Pokemon X and Y Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Arbok from the Pokemon XY Card Set.  Arbok is a stage 1, psychic type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to psychic type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy retreat cost.  Arbok does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Gastro Acid, this move requires one colorless energy card and does 20 damage, plus if prevents your opponent's active Pokemon from using its Ability until the end of the next turn.  Arbok's second move is called Poison Jab, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one psychic, and does 50 damage, plus poisons the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Arbok is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Ekans into play (I reviewed Ekans from this set yesterday) and then evolve Ekans into Arbok.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Ekans was a very average basic Pokemon card from this set and one that could be used in any deck because of the energy cards required to use it and its above average hp, but if you choose to use both Ekans and Arbok in a deck you'll want to have at least some of your deck require psychic energy cards.  If you use this line in your deck, I would recommend getting them out early so you can do 20 damage with Ekans or 50 damage with Arbok, I would definitely use these two cards in a psychic type deck especially since Arbok has a low retreat cost.  Of course when Arbok is in the active Pokemon spot you'll want to use Poison Jab if you can because it does more damage than Gastro Acid but if your opponent really has a good Ability you may want to use Gastro Acid instead.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average stage 1 Pokemon card from the X and Y set.  Even though this card doesn't have a move that does that much damage I like both of its moves anyways because they both do something in addition to attacking.  This card will work well in any psychic deck or deck that inflicts a lot of special conditions.  I would use a 2-2 line of this Pokemon family and would give the line collectively a 4 out of 5 rating, individually Ekans was a 3, Arbok a 4.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Arbok from the X and Y set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Spoink, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

Free Pokemon TCG Online Code Cards:
Today's Quiz for a Pokemon TCG Online Code Card --
What real animal is similar spelling to Arbok spelled backwords?
Please respond by including your YouTube username and link to your YouTube channel.  If the question is quite tough, the first correct comment will win, otherwise I'll use a random number generator to choose a winner.

25 comments:

Unknown said...

its Arbok-kobrA like Ekans-snakE.
my Youtube username is Sorpl3x.

Unknown said...

kobra!

mangomonkay
www.youtube.com/user/mangomonkay

Unknown said...

arbok spelled backward is kobra which in the real world is cobra
aji jacob
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtpVL74EOBcLox90IZATIg

Unknown said...

Arbok if spelled backwards is Kobra which is a real animal

Youtube Username: GabrielPastrana
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/theVirtualVillagers

Cabal said...

Cobra is similar spelling to Arbok spelled backwards Kobra.

cabalw

http://www.youtube.com/user/cabalw

nickel gallium said...

Cobra

Bob thedestroyer

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCML4RwMxWt045Sbt9KelpUg

Unknown said...

cobra
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Unknown said...

Arbok > Kobra > Cobra
Ekans > Snake

dylan cloutman

www.youtube.com/user/AussiePokeCollector

Unknown said...

Issss a COBRA !!!

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNx-zQTHZSGm7OEyDqFpoQ

Unknown said...

Cobra

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7x8v3s9_uBl3FixcQHO2zg

Alex Tracy

P.S. I have not yet started making pokemon vids. I have not had much time.

Unknown said...

Spelled backwards its Kobra which is very similar to the Cobra

Noah(Joystique)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC569um_jW1SwIjug6qv_84A

Unknown said...

king cobra

teng jinchung
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwApPdp2Wlbp9KYcBOJByw

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Unknown said...

That would be a cobra!

Fun fact: Arbok could also be based on the legendary basilik which was a posinous reptile that was able to kill by looking at you. This is why Arbok learns the move glare.

Supermang
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Unknown said...

Arbok > Kobra > Cobra

Emronius

youtube.com/user/TheEmronius

Unknown said...

Arbok spelled backwards is Kobra which is known as Cobra in real life.

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Unknown said...

Arbok is kobra backwards wich is refered to the animal cobra

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Unknown said...

kObra..

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Unknown said...

kobra is spelled backword as ArbOk..


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Unknown said...

KOBRA = ARBOK

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-CqCrz69TgYVBa1b9Usig

Unknown said...

The Spelling of arbok backwards is kobra which is closest to cobra in the real world

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Jacob Lin said...

arbok spelled backward is kobra which in the real world is cobra

http://www.youtube.com/channel/raytonlin1

BTW It's backwards bot backwords

Unknown said...

A king cobra looks like arbok and arbok' name backwards is kobra kinda like cobra but with a k instead of a c

My youtube channel is Jake Radmacher

Unknown said...

Hey! It's Cobra

lep2121
https://www.youtube.com/user/lep2122

PrimetimePokemon said...

Congrats to Aji Jacob for winning and also knowing that Cobra is spelled with a C not a K.