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Several of {{p|Arbok}}'s {{DL|Arbok (Pokémon)|Pokédex entries}} state that there a number of variations of its face-like hood markings that differ between areas. Its {{game|Yellow}} Pokédex entry mentions that there are six known patterns, but by the events of {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, its Ultra Sun Pokédex entry mentions that there are known to be more than 20. Eight designs are known, but only four have appeared in the games, and only three of which appeared in main series games. In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Arbok gains a special ability depending on its pattern.

The most common hood pattern has red, teardrop-shaped eyes outlined in black with yellow, elongated hearts inside, a black mouth, and a black arrow over the eyes, with two red dots near the tip and an upward-extending tail. This design appeared in the Generation I games and all games outside of {{game|Emerald}} from {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} onward, the anime, the manga (except [[Agatha]]'s Arbok in Pokémon Adventures), most TCG art, the FireRed and LeafGreen official art, Dream World art, and anime art. In the Pokémon Adventures manga, this is the "regenerative pattern" and is present on [[Koga]]'s Arbok. These Arbok have a forked tongue and many fangs.

Arbok also has several hood variations with round eyes and a red mouth outlined in black. The most common variation of this has two black fangs descending onto its mouth, black eyebrows, and outward-pointing eyelashes. This design first appeared in the official {{game|Red and Green|s}} artwork, and has also appeared in the {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} sprites, the TCG cards {{TCG ID|Fossil|Arbok|31}} from {{TCG|Fossil}}, {{TCG ID|Expedition|Arbok|3}} from {{TCG|Expedition}}, and {{TCG ID|VS|Janine's Arbok|62}} from the {{TCG|VS}} set. These Arbok have a pointed tongue and four fangs.

The final round-eye variation only appeared in {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|video game}}. This design has no eyelashes or fangs. A Y-shaped mark branches over each eye and connects to the middle to the mouth. The branches each have smaller, Y-shaped ends, between each of which resides a small black dot.

Illustrations shown in the 1996 book [[Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia]] show three other hood designs, which were later used in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, in which [[Agatha]]'s Arbok can change its markings to alter its powers. These are the speed, attack, and invulnerability patterns. These hoods were also used in Japanese [[EP164|episode]]'s Prof. Oak's Pokémon Lecture: Arbok.

An evil-looking pattern was created by [[Mitsuhiro Arita]] solely for the {{Trading Card Game}}. Each red eye has a black mark in the center and flared outsides, and shares a combined yellow border. Its mouth represents a grin with eleven pointed, red teeth outlined in black. It is featured in the card {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Arbok|2}} from the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} set.

File:Game Freak Jessie and Arbok.jpg|[[Jessie]] and Arbok artwork