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jname=アーボ | | jname=アーボ | | ||
tmname=Arbo | | tmname=Arbo | | ||
image=023Ekans.png|size= | image=023Ekans.png | | ||
size=130px | | |||
caption=Artwork from FR/LG | | caption=Artwork from FR/LG | | ||
ndex=023 | | ndex=023 | | ||
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===Behavior=== | ===Behavior=== | ||
Like actual snakes, Ekans will lash out with a bite when frightened by anything it sees as a threat. If one happens to be bitten by a young Ekans, they are lucky. As an Ekans doesn't possess the ability to add poison to its bite until after it evolves into an Arbok, though this last bit of information clashes with Ekans's dungeon phrase. | Like actual snakes, Ekans will lash out with a {{m|bite}} when frightened by anything it sees as a threat. If one happens to be bitten by a young Ekans, they are lucky. As an Ekans, it doesn't possess the ability to add poison to its bite until after it evolves into an Arbok, though this last bit of information clashes with Ekans's dungeon phrase. | ||
===Habitat=== | ===Habitat=== | ||
[[Image:Grassland.gif|right|frame| | [[Image:Grassland.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Grassland Pokémon}}]] | ||
Ekans live in grassy savannas and plains. | Ekans live in grassy savannas and plains. | ||
===Diet=== | ===Diet=== | ||
{{main|Pokémon food}} | |||
Ekans' favorite food is eggs from {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Spearow}} nests. | Ekans' favorite food is eggs from {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Spearow}} nests. | ||
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|gen=1 | |gen=1 | ||
|type=poison | |type=poison | ||
|redbluedex=Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as {{ | |redbluedex=Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Spearow}}, whole. | ||
|yellowdex=The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest. | |yellowdex=The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest. | ||
|stadiumdex=Slithers silently through grass, searching for its favorite food-- | |stadiumdex=Slithers silently through grass, searching for its favorite food--Pidgey and Spearow eggs. | ||
|golddex=It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however. | |golddex=It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however. | ||
|silverdex=It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless. | |silverdex=It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its {{m|bite}} is painful, but harmless. | ||
|crystaldex=It flutters the tip of its tongue to seek out the scent of prey, then swallows the prey whole. | |crystaldex=It flutters the tip of its tongue to seek out the scent of prey, then swallows the prey whole. | ||
|stadium2dex=It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however. | |stadium2dex=It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however. | ||
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|emeralddex=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. | |emeralddex=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. | ||
|firereddex=A very common sight in grassland, etc. It flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings. | |firereddex=A very common sight in grassland, etc. It flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings. | ||
|leafgreendex=Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as | |leafgreendex=Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole. | ||
|diamonddex=It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. | |diamonddex=It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. | ||
|pearldex=It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. | |pearldex=It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. | ||
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ptrarity=Dongle | | ptrarity=Dongle | | ||
ptarea=[[Route 212]] | | ptarea=[[Route 212]] | | ||
donglept=FireRed| | donglept=FireRed | | ||
palarea=Forest | | palarea=Forest | | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|ranger=[[Olive Jungle]] | |ranger=[[Olive Jungle]] | ||
|md2=[[Shimmer Desert]] (1F-9F) | |md2=[[Shimmer Desert]] (1F-9F) | ||
|scramble=[[Gravel Cave]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
===Held items=== | ===Held items=== | ||
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" align="center" | {| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" align="center" | ||
|- style="background: #{{poison color}};" | |- style="background: #{{poison color}};" | ||
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===Base stats=== | ===Base stats=== | ||
{{BaseStats with RBY| | {{BaseStats with RBY| | ||
HP=35 | | HP= 35 | | ||
Attack=60 | | Attack= 60 | | ||
Defense=44 | | Defense=44 | | ||
SpAtk=40 | | SpAtk= 40 | | ||
SpDef=54 | | SpDef= 54 | | ||
Special=40 | | Special=40 | | ||
Speed=55 | | Speed= 55 | | ||
type=Poison }} | type=Poison }} | ||
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type1=poison | | type1=poison | | ||
Normal= 100 | | Normal= 100 | | ||
Fighting=50 | | Fighting= 50 | | ||
Flying= 100 | | Flying= 100 | | ||
Poison= | Poison= 50 | | ||
Ground= 200 | | Ground= 200 | | ||
Rock= 100 | | Rock= 100 | | ||
Bug= | Bug= 50 | | ||
Ghost= 100 | | Ghost= 100 | | ||
Steel= 100 | | Steel= 100 | | ||
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Fire= 100 | | Fire= 100 | | ||
Water= 100 | | Water= 100 | | ||
Grass= | Grass= 50 | | ||
Electric=100 | | Electric=100 | | ||
Psychic= 200 | | Psychic= 200 | | ||
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{{tutor/note|4|poison}} | {{tutor/note|4|poison}} | ||
==== | ===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves==== | ||
*{{m|Bind}} {{ic|Normal}} | *{{m|Bind}} {{ic|Normal}} | ||
===Side game data=== | ===Side game data=== | ||
{{Side game| | {{Side game| | ||
type=poison | | type=poison | | ||
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rate=12.4% | | rate=12.4% | | ||
area=Wild Plains | | area=Wild Plains | | ||
P1= The poison in my fangs is wicked! | | P1=The poison in my fangs is wicked! | | ||
P2= My HP's gone down to half. | | P2=My HP's gone down to half. | | ||
P3= Help... I'm running out of poison... | | P3=Help... I'm running out of poison... | | ||
PL= Yesss! I leveled up! I'll do my best! | | PL=Yesss! I leveled up! I'll do my best! | | ||
Partner=no | | Partner=no | | ||
Ranger=yes | | Ranger=yes | | ||
typeG= Poison | | typeG=Poison | | ||
typeA= Poison | | typeA=Poison | | ||
fieldpower= 0 | | fieldpower=0 | | ||
field= None | | field=None | | ||
loop=5 | | loop=5 | | ||
MinEXP=28 | | MinEXP=28 | | ||
MaxEXP=42 | | MaxEXP=42 | | ||
browser= If it spots a Capture Disc, Ekans will slither straight toward it. | | browser=If it spots a Capture Disc, Ekans will slither straight toward it. | | ||
Dungeon2=yes | | Dungeon2=yes | | ||
body2=1 | | body2=1 | | ||
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*Ekans was originally going to use its Japanese name as its English name, "Arbo". | *Ekans was originally going to use its Japanese name as its English name, "Arbo". | ||
*In ''[[The Power of One]]'', it is shown that Ekans can swim, though to date it has never been able to learn {{m|Surf}}. | *In ''[[The Power of One]]'', it is shown that Ekans can swim, though to date it has never been able to learn {{m|Surf}}. | ||
**Stragely, even though Ekans was shown swimming, | **Stragely, even though Ekans was shown swimming, its evolution was seen with all the other Pokémon that were "stuck on land and unable to do a thing." | ||
*An Ekans was originally going to be featured in [[Pokémon Snap]], shown in an early test shot of an environment that was never featured in the final product. This is also true of its evolution, Arbok. | *An Ekans was originally going to be featured in [[Pokémon Snap]], shown in an early test shot of an environment that was never featured in the final product. This is also true of its evolution, Arbok. | ||
*Ekans is the only Pokémon that can learn {{m|Poison Tail}} through breeding. | *Ekans is the only Pokémon that can learn {{m|Poison Tail}} through breeding. | ||
*Only the band around Ekans's neck is clearly visible, being a bright yellow color. | *Only the band around Ekans's neck is clearly visible, being a bright yellow color. Its other bands are the same color as the rest of its body, making them harder to see. | ||
*Ekans is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect [[Meister (Sinnoh)|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | *Ekans is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect [[Meister (Sinnoh)|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | ||
*The line in front of Ekans's eyes, which curve to meet the other eye, when seen from above, looks like the pattern of the {{wp|Spectacled Cobra}}. | *The line in front of Ekans's eyes, which curve to meet the other eye, when seen from above, looks like the pattern of the {{wp|Spectacled Cobra}}. | ||
*Ekans is the first pure {{t|Poison}} Pokémon in the National Dex order, though {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s and {{p|Weedle}}'s evolutionary lines, which are secondarily Poison, come before it. | *Ekans is the first pure {{t|Poison}} Pokémon in the National Dex order, though {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s and {{p|Weedle}}'s evolutionary lines, which are secondarily Poison, come before it. | ||
*Despite what is said Ekans's | *Despite what is said Ekans's Silver Pokédex entries, it is possible for an Ekans to hatch knowing Poison moves. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
It appears to be based upon a boa and {{wp|rattlesnake}}. | It appears to be based upon a boa and {{wp|rattlesnake}}. | ||