Ekans

← Fearow | Ekans | Arbok →

Poison

Ekans

アーボ Aabo

Snake Pokémon

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50% ♀
50% ♂

Purple

Weight

Height

15.2 lbs

6.9kg

6'07"

2.0 m

Body style

Footprint

Cry

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Generation IV

Generation V

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

Ekans (pronunciation: EK-uhns) is a Poison-type Snake Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Appearance[]

Ekans is a snake-like Pokémon with purple and yellow coloring. Its underside leading to its tail is yellow, and it has a yellow rattle at the tip of its tail. Ekans have large yellow eyes with slit reptilian pupils. Across its neck is a large yellow band.

Special abilities[]

Ekans, like real snakes, have the ability to unhinge their jaws, giving them the ability to swallow prey whole such as Pidgey, Spearow or their eggs. Ekans also share other characteristics with snakes, such as using its tongue to test the air for the presence of prey and shedding its skin. An ekans will lose its rattle once it evolves into Arbok.

Evolution[]

Ekans evolves into Arbok at level 22.

In the anime[]

Ekans first appearance in the anime was in the episode Pokémon Emergency!, where it was revealed to be Jessie's Pokémon.

Ekans was widely known for being under the ownership of Jessie, a member of Team Rocket, who had received it on her birthday. It later evolved into an Arbok in the episode Dig Those Diglett!, and was released in the episode A Poached Ego. It was seen in 12 episodes as an Ekans! Those would be; Pokemon Emergency, Ash Catches a Pokémon, Challenge of the Samauri, Clefairy and the Moon Stone, The Path to the Pokémon League, Pokemon Shipwreck, The Island of Giant Pokémon, Beauty and the Beach, The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, Primeape Goes Bananas, Pokemon Fashion Flash, and Dig Those Diglett.

Ekans also made a cameo in "Pokemon The Power of One where it was seen swimming with Water-type Pokémon.

An Ekans also appeared in "Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!" as a member of Team Meanies.

Ekans later evolved for Jessie just to make her happy.

Game info[]

Game locations[]

Version(s)	Location
Red/Blue	Route 4, 11, and 23(Red) Trade(Blue)
Yellow	Trade
Gold/Silver	Goldenrod Game Corner for 700 coins(Gold) Route 3, 4, 32, 33(Silver)
Crystal	Route 3, 4, 32, 33, 42
Ruby/ Sapphire	Trade
Emerald	Trade
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Route 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23(FireRed) Trade(LeafGreen)
Diamond/ Pearl	Route 212
Platinum	Route 212
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Game Corner for 700 Coins(HeartGold) Route 3, 4, 32, 33, 37(SoulSilver]])
Black/White	Poké Transfer, Dream World
Black 2/White 2	Poké Transfer, Dream World
X/Y	Route 14 (Horde Encounter)

Side game locations[]

Game(s)	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 4, Endless Level 51, Pair Trozei, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Western Cave (3-5F)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Shimmer Desert (1-9F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle
Pokémon Rumble	Rocky Cave

Pokédex entries[]

Red	Blue
Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.
Yellow
The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
Gold
It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.
Silver
It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless.
Crystal
It flutters the tip of its tongue to seek out the scent of prey, then swallows the prey whole.
Ruby
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.
Sapphire
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.
Emerald
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.
FireRed
A very common sight in grassland, etc. It flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings.
LeafGreen
Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.
Diamond
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
Pearl
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
Platinum
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
HeartGold
It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.
SoulSilver
It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless.
Black
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
White
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
Black 2
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
White 2
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
X
The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
Y
Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.
Omega Ruby
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Learnset[]

Generation I[]

Main article: Ekans/Learnset Generation I

Generation II[]

Main article: Ekans/Learnset Generation II

Generation III[]

Main article: Ekans/Learnset Generation III

Generation IV[]

Main article: Ekans/Learnset Generation IV

Generation V[]

Leveling
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Damage Type	Contest Type	Appeal	Jam
1	Wrap	15	90%	20	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	-	100%	30	Normal	Status
4	Poison Sting	15	100%	35	Poison	Physical
9	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
12	Glare	-	90%	30	Normal	Status
17	Screech	-	85%	40	Normal	Status
20	Acid	40	100%	30	Poison	Special
25	Stockpile	-	-%	20	Normal	Status
25	Swallow	-	-%	10	Normal	Status
25	Spit Up	-	100%	10	Normal	Special
28	Acid Spray	40	100%	20	Poison	Special
33	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special
36	Gastro Acid	-	100%	10	Poison	Status
41	Haze	-	-%	30	Ice	Status
44	Coil	-	-%	20	Poison	Status
49	Gunk Shot	120	70%	5	Poison	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Known trainers with an Ekans[]

Jessie (formerly, evolved)

Origins[]

Ekans appears to be based on a snake.

Ekans' English name is the word "snake" spelled backwards. Its Japanese name, "Arbo," is the backwards spelling of "cobra" without the "c".

French: Abo
German: Rettan

Trivia[]

Ekans is the first pure Poison Pokémon in the National Pokédex.
Ekans was originally to be called its Japanese name, "Arbo," in the English versions.
It was shown in "Pokemon The Power of One" that Ekans can swim .