Biology
Ekans is a purple, serpentine Pokémon. Its eyes, underbelly, stripe, and rattle are yellow. Ekans has three pairs of black lines encircling its body, as well as another line that connects each slitted eye and curves toward its nose. Its large mouth has a round, pink tongue and no visible teeth.
Ekans moves stealthily through grass and preys on Eggs from Pidgey and Spearow nests, but can strike other prey from behind. It grows longer with age and wraps itself around tree branches at night to rest, though it has also been shown to occasionally sleep in burrows. If not in a tree, it will coil itself up—a position in which it can defend itself from all directions. Its jaw can detach to swallow large prey, but such a meal can make Ekans too heavy to move. A newborn Ekans's bite is painful, but not venomous. It flicks its tongue out to detect danger and the scent of prey. It was also shown in the second movie to possess some swimming abilities. Ekans lives in grassy savannas and plains.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGIn the TFG
One Ekans figure has been released.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Red(ENG)
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Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.
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Blue
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Yellow
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The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
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Stadium
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Slithers silently through grass, searching for its favorite food—Pidgey and Spearow eggs.
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Generation II
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Gold
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It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.
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Silver
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It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless.
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Crystal
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It flutters the tip of its tongue to seek out the scent of prey, then swallows the prey whole.
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Stadium 2
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It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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A very common sight in grassland, etc. It flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings.
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LeafGreen
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Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.
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SoulSilver
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It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless.
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Generation V
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Black
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It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
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White
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Black 2
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It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
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Y
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Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.
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Omega Ruby
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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.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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35
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95 - 142
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180 - 274
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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44
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44 - 105
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83 - 205
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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54
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53 - 116
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101 - 227
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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Total: 288
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 40.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ekans
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ekans
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ekans
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ekans
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Ekans in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Ekans in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ekans
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ekans
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Ekans can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Ekans cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ekans
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ekans
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Ekans was originally known as "Arbo". This is, of course, its romanized Japanese name.
- In early official art of Ekans, all of the bands on its body were yellow instead of just the one on its "neck". This was changed in later art.
- 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 one of fourteen Pokémon that one can collect foreign Pokédex entries for in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Origin
It appears to be based on a boa and rattlesnake, and its facial markings resemble an Indian cobra's hood. However, its lack of teeth, ability to swallow large prey, preying on Pokémon eggs, and reaction to threats are more akin to an egg-eating snake. The yellow band around its neck may refer to the ring-necked snake. Ekans and Arbok may also be inspired by the legendary basilisk since they were originally the only Pokémon to learn Glare. The basilisk was said to be a poisonous, serpentine dragon that would kill people with its stare, which may explain Ekans's place in the Dragon Egg Group.
Name origin
Ekans is snake spelled backwards.
Arbo is an anagram of ボア boa.
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