Ekans (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Ekans is a purple, serpentine {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Its eyes, underbelly, the thick stripe around its neck, and rattle are yellow. Ekans has three pairs of black lines encircling its body, as well as another line that connects to each slit-pupiled eye and curves toward its nose. Its large mouth has a round, pink tongue and no visible teeth. While painful, a newborn Ekans's bite is not venomous. This Pokémon grows longer with age.

Ekans lives in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Grassland Pokémon|grassy savannas and plains}}, where it moves stealthily through grass. It can also be found in forests and desolate wastelands, where it preys on Eggs from {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Spearow}} nests, but will 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 or become stuck and cause it to faint. 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. In [[M02|the second movie]], it is revealed to possess some swimming abilities. Its former [[signature move]] is {{m|Glare}}.

===In the main series===

In ''[[JN020|Dreams Are Made of These!]]'', [[Goh]] caught an {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Ekans}} during a [[Pokémon Orienteering]] competition. It has since made further appearances in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.

An Ekans appeared in ''[[JN033|Trade, Borrow, and Steal!]]''.

A Trainer's Ekans appeared in [[JN047]].

===In Pokémon Origins===

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===

===In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga===

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

===In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga===

===In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga===

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===

===In the Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission manga===

===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===

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* Ekans is one of fourteen Pokémon that one can collect [[foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.

Ekans may be ''snake'' spelled backwards.

Arbo may be a shortening of {{p|Arbok}}, which is ''{{wp|cobra}}'' spelled backwards (replacing the ''c'' with a ''k'').

|ja=アーボ ''Arbo''|jameaning=Shortening of ''{{p|Arbok}}'' or a partial anagram of {{tt|ボア ''boa''|boa}}

|fr=Abo|frmeaning=Anagram of ''boa''

|de=Rettan|demeaning={{wp|colubrid|{{tt|''Natter''|colubrid}}}} spelled backwards

|ko=아보 ''Abo''|komeaning=Anagram of {{tt|보아 ''boa''|boa}}

|zh_yue=阿柏蛇 ''Ábaaksèh''|zh_yuemeaning=Transliteration of the Japanese name, with the character for "snake" added at the end

|zh_cmn= 阿柏蛇 ''Ābóshé''|zh_cmnmeaning=Transliteration of the Japanese name, with the character for "snake" added at the end

|lt=Ekansas|ltmeaning=From English name