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'''Ekans''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''アーボ''' ''Arbo'') is a {{type|Poison}} Pokémon.

Ekans lives in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Grassland Pokémon|grassy savannas and plains}}, where moves stealthily through grass. It preys on Eggs from {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Spearow}} nests, but can strike other prey from behind. By flicking its tongue out, it is able to detect danger and the scent of prey. Its jaw can detach to swallow large prey, but such a meal can make Ekans too heavy to move. It wraps itself around tree branches at night to rest. If not in a tree, it will coil itself up—a position in which it can defend itself from all directions. It was also shown in [[M02|the second movie]] to possess some swimming abilities. Its former [[signature move]] is {{m|Glare}}.

[[File:Jessie Ekans.png|thumb|210px|Ekans in the {{pkmn| anime}}]]

[[Jessie]] had an Ekans, which for most of the [[original series]], was her only Pokémon. It was extremely loyal to her and eventually evolved into an {{p|Arbok}} just to make her happy.

Ekans was part of Team Meanies in ''[[SS019|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!]]''. {{p|Gengar}} commanded the Poisonous Snake Pokémon to eat all the Berries Team Go-Getters collected. At one point, Ekans was incorrectly referred to as Arbok by Gengar. While this was an intentional error that Ekans rebuked in the original version (due to the similarities in the Japanese names), this came across as a general mistake in the dub and was corrected in reairings of the episode.

[[Rico|A poacher]] had captured a bunch of Ekans in ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego!]]''.

Multiple Ekans also appeared in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''.

Ekans made a cameo appearance in ''[[DP006|Different Strokes for Different Blokes]]''.

An Ekans appeared in [[SM003]], as a silhouette.

When {{adv|Emerald}} was young, an Ekans helped him with his disabilities.

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