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Ekans

Snake Pokémon

poison

Type matchups

Damage taken when attacked

Weak to

ground2×psychic2×

Resists

fighting½×poison½×bug½×grass½×fairy½×

Its STAB attacks

Super effective against

grassfairy

Walled by

poisongroundrockghoststeel

Full type chart

Base stats

HP	35
Attack	60
Defense	44
Sp. Atk	40
Sp. Def	54
Speed	55
Total	288

EV yield: 1 Attack
Base experience: 58

Evolution

Ekans

Lv. 22

Arbok

Abilities

Intimidate

When this Pokémon enters battle, the opponent's Attack is lowered by one stage. In a double battle, both opponents are affected. This ability also takes effect when acquired during a battle, but will not take effect again if lost and reobtained without leaving battle. This ability has no effect on an opponent that has a Substitute. Overworld: If the first Pokémon in the party has this ability, any random encounter with a Pokémon five or more levels lower than it has a 50% chance of being skipped.

Shed Skin

After each turn, this Pokémon has a 33% of being cured of any major status ailment.

UnnerveHidden

Opposing Pokémon cannot eat held Berries while this Pokémon is in battle. Affected Pokémon can still use Bug Bite or Pluck to eat a target's Berry.

Profile

Height: 2.0 m 6′07″
Weight: 6.9 kg 15.2 lbs
Gender: ♂ 50%♀ 50%
Egg groups: Field, Dragon
Hatch time: 20 cycles ~5,100 steps
Habitat: Grassland

Catch rate: 255 Very easy≈ 43.9% with a Poké Ball at full HP
Base friendship: 70
Growth rate: Medium Fast

Moves

Scarlet & Violet

Lv.	Move	Type	Pwr	Acc	PP
1	Leer	normal	—	100	30
1	Wrap	normal	15	90	20
4	Poison Sting	poison	15	100	35
9	Bite	dark	60	100	25
12	Glare	normal	—	100	30
17	Screech	normal	—	85	40
20	Acid	poison	40	100	30
25	Spit Up	normal	—	100	10
25	Stockpile	normal	—	—	20
25	Swallow	normal	—	—	10
28	Acid Spray	poison	40	100	20
33	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100	10
36	Gastro Acid	poison	—	100	10
38	Belch	poison	120	90	10
41	Haze	ice	—	—	30
44	Coil	poison	—	—	20
49	Gunk Shot	poison	120	80	5

TM	Move	Type	Pwr	Acc	PP
TM01	Take Down	normal	90	85	20
TM05	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100	10
TM06	Scary Face	normal	—	100	10
TM07	Protect	normal	—	—	10
TM08	Fire Fang	fire	65	95	15
TM13	Acid Spray	poison	40	100	20
TM18	Thief	dark	60	100	25
TM20	Trailblaze	grass	50	100	20
TM25	Facade	normal	70	100	20
TM26	Poison Tail	poison	50	100	25
TM30	Snarl	dark	55	95	15
TM35	Mud Shot	ground	55	95	15
TM36	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95	15
TM45	Venoshock	poison	65	100	10
TM47	Endure	normal	—	—	10
TM49	Sunny Day	fire	—	—	5
TM50	Rain Dance	water	—	—	5
TM55	Dig	ground	80	100	10
TM63	Psychic Fangs	psychic	85	100	10
TM70	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—	10
TM71	Seed Bomb	grass	80	100	15
TM83	Poison Jab	poison	80	100	20
TM85	Rest	psychic	—	—	5
TM86	Rock Slide	rock	75	90	10
TM91	Toxic Spikes	poison	—	—	20
TM94	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100	15
TM95	Leech Life	bug	80	100	10
TM102	Gunk Shot	poison	120	80	5
TM103	Substitute	normal	—	—	10
TM108	Crunch	dark	80	100	15
TM111	Giga Drain	grass	75	100	10
TM148	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100	10
TM149	Earthquake	ground	100	100	10
TM171	Tera Blast	normal	80	100	10
TM174	Haze	ice	—	—	30
TM175	Toxic	poison	—	90	10
TM177	Spite	ghost	—	100	10
TM181	Knock Off	dark	65	100	20
TM199	Lash Out	dark	75	100	5
TM200	Scale Shot	dragon	25	90	20
TM204	Double-Edge	normal	120	100	15
TM214	Sludge Wave	poison	95	100	10
TM219	Skitter Smack	bug	70	90	10

Move	Type	Pwr	Acc	PP
Poison Fang	poison	50	100	15
Poison Tail	poison	50	100	25
Scary Face	normal	—	100	10
Spite	ghost	—	100	10
Sucker Punch	dark	70	100	5
Switcheroo	dark	—	100	10

Where to find it

Scarlet & Violet

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Pokédex entries

No Pokédex entry in Scarlet & Violet; showing the latest one.

The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
Let’s Go, Pikachu! · Let’s Go, Eevee! · X · Yellow

All 15 Pokédex entries

The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
Let’s Go, Pikachu! · Let’s Go, Eevee! · X · Yellow

By dislocating its jaw, it can swallow prey larger than itself. After a meal, it curls up and rests.
Ultra Sun

The eggs of bird Pokémon are its favorite food. It swallows eggs whole, so sometimes an egg gets stuck, and Ekans faints.
Ultra Moon

Ekans curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. Assuming this position allows it to quickly respond to a threat from any direction with a glare from its upraised head.
Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire

Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.
Y

It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
Black 2 · White 2 · Black · White · Platinum · Diamond · Pearl

It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless.
SoulSilver · Silver

It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.
HeartGold

A very common sight in grassland, etc. It flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings.
FireRed

Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as PIDGEY and SPEAROW, whole.
LeafGreen

An EKANS curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. This position allows it to quickly respond to an enemy from any direction with a threat from its upraised head.
Emerald

EKANS curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. Assuming this position allows it to quickly respond to a threat from any direction with a glare from its upraised head.
Ruby · Sapphire

It flutters the tip of its tongue to seek out the scent of prey, then swallows the prey whole.
Crystal

It can freely de tach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can be come too heavy to move, however.
Gold

Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as PIDGEY and SPEAROW, whole.
Red · Blue