Arbok in the Chinese-only set codes is 3 products, with Blade Awakening alone printing 4 of the 7 cards. Arbok #208 leads at $45.55 as a PSA 10, while a Collect 151 print lands at number 2.
What makes the shape worth reading is where the cards sit. 4 of the 7 Arbok cards come out of Blade Awakening as a run from #136 to #208, and that one line supplies 1 of the 3 ranked cards. The first card outside that line is Arbok EX from Collect 151, which reaches number 2 at $28.47.
How this list was built
Three rules, applied in this order.
- The card has to sit in a Chinese-only set. Every card below carries a set code ending in C — csv7C, 151C and csv10C. That trailing letter marks a Simplified Chinese print run, and it is the dependable way to tell a Chinese-only card from a card that merely happens to be printed in Chinese. Reading a Chinese set code from end to end covers the whole system.
- The card has to have a tracked PSA 10 value. 7 Arbok cards exist across these sets and 3 have a PSA 10 price on record. The 4 that do not are Team Rocket’s Arbok #121, Arbok #136 and 2 more — none of them has a graded sold record yet, and a card with no price cannot be ranked.
- The card has to be a Pokémon card. Sealed product, trainer cards and energy are out of scope.
One exclusion applies here as it does to every character ranking we publish. Promo printings of Arbok exist in Chinese and they are not on this list. Promo numbering is shared across the Chinese branches — the same promo number appears in Traditional Chinese product as well — so a promo number on its own cannot establish which branch a card came from. Everything below sits inside a numbered set whose code ends in C, which is unambiguous.
The three, ranked
1. Arbok #208 — Blade Awakening (csv7C) — $45.55
Raw $3.36 · grade 9 $14.62
The highest-priced Arbok card in these sets and part of the Blade Awakening Arbok group, which runs from #136 to #208. Its raw price of $3.36 multiplies 13.6 times into the graded value.
2. Arbok EX #177 — Collect 151 (151C) — $28.47
Raw $2.25 · grade 9 $13.05
Ranked 2 of 3 and the print that interrupts the Blade Awakening run. The raw-to-graded step here is 12.7 times. Number 177 in Collect 151 is Arbok’s entry in the set of the original 151 Pokémon, the only product where every one of them has a card.
3. Arbok EX #24 — Collect 151 (151C) — $22.50
Raw $1.99 · grade 9 $13.05
At the foot of the ranking and one of the Collect 151 prints that sits outside the Blade Awakening group. Its raw price of $1.99 multiplies 11.3 times into the graded value.
What the ranking shows
Arbok splits into 1 bands across 3 priced cards, and the top band is where the ranking is decided.
| Band | Cards | Combined PSA 10 value | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $22 – $46 — ranked 1 to 3 | 3 | $97 | 100.0% |
| Every priced Arbok card | 3 | $97 | 100% |
Two further patterns run across the whole group.
The band is $23 wide. Between $45.55 at the top and $22.50 at the bottom, the whole ranked list sits inside a $23 window — narrow enough that assembling the entire run costs close to what the first card costs alone.
4 of the 7 cards have never traded enough to be priced. They are tracked in the catalogue but carry no PSA 10 value, so the ranking covers the priced part of the checklist rather than all of it.
Where Arbok is printed
| Product | Set code | Arbok cards | With a PSA 10 value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blade Awakening | csv7C | 4 | 1 |
| Collect 151 | 151C | 2 | 2 |
| Chasing Glory Together | csv10C | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 3 |
Blade Awakening supplies 4 of the 7 Arbok cards and 47 percent of the $97 total, because the expensive cards are inside that line. Collect 151 prints Arbok as one of the original 151, and those prints are priced generously relative to the Gem Pack foils. 4 of the 7 cards carry no price at all, so the checklist in the table above is longer than the ranking it supports. If the goal is the group rather than the single card, completing a Simplified Chinese set sets out what a full run involves.
If you want one card
- One card, no budget limit: Arbok #208 from Blade Awakening at $45.55. It is the only Arbok card in the language above $28.
- The second line: Arbok EX #177 from Collect 151 at $28.47, the second-highest Arbok card in these sets and the next step down from the top.
- The Kanto print: Arbok EX #177 from Collect 151 at $28.47 — the character’s entry in the set of the original 151, and the only Arbok card that exists in that product.
- If you want the whole run: the 3 ranked cards come to $97 together, which is close to the cost of the top card alone.
Frequently asked questions
How many Arbok cards are there in Simplified Chinese?
7, across 3 products. 3 of the 7 carry a tracked PSA 10 value.
What is the most valuable Arbok card in Simplified Chinese?
Arbok #208 from Blade Awakening, tracked at $45.55 as a PSA 10 and $3.36 raw. It is the only Arbok card in these sets above $28, and it holds 47 percent of the character’s combined value.
Why is there a Collect 151 Arbok card on the list?
Because Arbok is one of the original 151 Pokémon and Collect 151 prints every one of them. It lands at number 2 at $28.47. Characters from later generations are not in that set, so they have no Kanto print to break a Gem Pack run.
Is a PSA 10 worth the premium over a raw card?
Raw-to-graded multiples across the list run from 11.3 to 13.6, so on most cards the graded premium is real. Where the multiple is lowest, the raw price already carries most of the value. Grading outcomes are never certain, and nothing here is a prediction about what any individual card will grade at.
Do the Collect 151 prints come in more than one treatment?
Yes. A number in Collect 151 exists as a plain card, a reverse holo and a Master Ball reverse holo. Only the plain print usually trades enough to have a price attached. The series guide explains the two reverse holo patterns.
Other character rankings
Each character with a full five or ten-card ranking has its own page: Ceruledge, Charizard, Eevee, Espeon, Flareon, Floragato, Gengar, Glaceon, Jolteon, Leafeon, Mew, Pikachu, Sylveon, Umbreon, Vaporeon, and among the shorter runs Alakazam, Applin, Articuno, Blastoise, Captain Pikachu, Chandelure, Chansey, Charmander, Clefable, Crocalor, Cubone, Fuecoco.
Beyond the single character, the ten most popular Chinese-exclusive cards ranks across Pokémon, the price ladder sorts the same catalogue into bands, and the collector’s index lists every Pokémon that appears in the Chinese-only sets with its card count, priced count and top value.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- PriceCharting — Pokémon Chinese console listings, including Blade Awakening (csv7C), Collect 151 (151C), Chasing Glory Together (csv10C). PSA 10 values retrieved 25 September 2026.
- PriceCharting — individual card pages for the Arbok prints listed above, across 7 numbered cards.
- CardSpicy — How to read a Simplified Chinese Pokémon set code, on the trailing C and the secret-rare numbering convention.
Prices quoted are secondary-market observations at the dates cited and move quickly; nothing here is a valuation or an investment recommendation. Our own asking prices for the cards we hold are on each product page.