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Ekans アーボ

Poison Generation I Snake Pokémon
Height 2.0m Weight 6.9kg
Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve (Hidden Ability)

Pokémon Profile

Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as PIDGEY and SPEAROW, whole.

Base Stats

Form Base Stats：Ekans · Total 288

HP 35
Attack 60
Defense 44
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 54
Speed 55

Basic Info

Gender Ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Catch Rate
255（33.3%）
Egg Groups
Field / Dragon
Egg Cycles
20
Base Friendship
70
EV Yield
Attack+1
Base Experience
58
Shape
Serpentine
Color
Purple
Experience
1,000,000（Medium Fast）

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Defensive (when attacked)

2× Weakness Ground ×2 Psychic ×2
1/2 Resistance Grass ×0.5 Fighting ×0.5 Poison ×0.5 Bug ×0.5 Fairy ×0.5

Offensive (when attacking)

2× Weakness Grass ×2 Fairy ×2
Immune Steel ×0
1/2 Resistance Poison ×0.5 Ground ×0.5 Rock ×0.5 Ghost ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Ekans Ekans
Level 22 or higher
Arbok Arbok

Learnset

Level Moves Type Category Power Accuracy PP
— Wrap Normal Physical 15 90 20
— Leer Normal Status — 100 30
4 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100 35
9 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
12 Glare Normal Status — 100 30
17 Screech Normal Status — 85 40
20 Acid Poison Special 40 100 30
25 Swallow Normal Status — — 10
25 Stockpile Normal Status — — 20
25 Spit Up Normal Special — 100 10
28 Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
33 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
36 Gastro Acid Poison Status — 100 10
38 Belch Poison Special 120 90 10
41 Haze Ice Status — — 30
44 Coil Poison Status — — 20
49 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80 5

Wild Encounters

Generation I

Red

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 10Lv.11-17Walking10%
Route 11Lv.12-15Walking20%
Route 23Lv.26Walking20%
Route 4Lv.6-12Walking10%
Route 8Lv.17-19Walking15%
Route 9Lv.11-17Walking10%
Generation II

Crystal

Johto

Location Level Method Chance
Azalea TownLv.10Headbutt (low)15%
Lv.10Headbutt (normal)15%
Route 32Lv.4WalkingDay30%
Lv.4WalkingMorning30%
Lv.10Headbutt (low)15%
Lv.10Headbutt (normal)15%
Route 33Lv.10Headbutt (low)15%
Lv.10Headbutt (normal)15%
Lv.7WalkingDay5%
Lv.7WalkingMorning5%
Route 42Lv.13WalkingDay30%
Lv.13WalkingMorning30%
Lv.10Headbutt (low)15%
Lv.10Headbutt (normal)15%

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 26Lv.10Headbutt (low)15%
Lv.10Headbutt (normal)15%
Route 27Lv.10Headbutt (low)15%
Lv.10Headbutt (normal)15%
Route 3Lv.8WalkingDay20%
Lv.8WalkingMorning20%
Route 4Lv.8WalkingDay20%
Lv.8WalkingMorning20%

Gold

Johto

Location Level Method Chance
Goldenrod CityLv.10Gift100%

Silver

Johto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 32Lv.4WalkingDay30%
Lv.4WalkingMorning30%
Lv.4WalkingNight30%
Route 33Lv.7WalkingDay30%
Lv.7WalkingMorning30%
Lv.7WalkingNight30%

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 3Lv.8WalkingDay20%
Lv.8WalkingMorning20%
Lv.8WalkingNight20%
Route 4Lv.8WalkingDay20%
Lv.8WalkingMorning20%
Lv.8WalkingNight20%
Generation III

FireRed

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 10Lv.11-17Walking10%
Route 11Lv.12-15Walking20%
Route 23Lv.32-34Walking10%
Route 4Lv.6-12Walking10%
Route 8Lv.17-19Walking10%
Route 9Lv.11-17Walking10%
Generation IV

Diamond

Sinnoh

Location Level Method Chance
Route 212Lv.18-20WalkingSlot 2: FireRed4%

HeartGold

Johto

Location Level Method Chance
Goldenrod CityLv.15Gift100%
Johto Safari ZoneLv.15-16WalkingMorning10%
Lv.15-16WalkingDay10%

Pearl

Sinnoh

Location Level Method Chance
Route 212Lv.18-20WalkingSlot 2: FireRed4%

Platinum

Sinnoh

Location Level Method Chance
Route 212Lv.23-26WalkingSlot 2: FireRed4%

SoulSilver

Johto

Location Level Method Chance
Johto Safari ZoneLv.15-16WalkingMorning10%
Lv.15-16WalkingDay10%
Route 32Lv.4Walking20%
Lv.4WalkingRadio: off10%
Route 33Lv.7Walking20%
Lv.7WalkingRadio: off10%

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 3Lv.8WalkingRadio: off10%
Route 4Lv.8WalkingRadio: off10%
Generation VI

X

Kalos

Location Level Method Chance
Route 14Lv.17Horde encounter5%

Y

Kalos

Location Level Method Chance
Route 14Lv.17Horde encounter5%
Generation VII

Let's Go, Eevee!

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Route 3Lv.3-8Overworld100%
Route 4Lv.7-12Overworld100%

Ultra Moon

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Route 2Lv.7-11Bubbling spots50%
Lv.6-10Walking20%

Ultra Sun

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Route 2Lv.7-11Bubbling spots50%
Lv.6-10Walking20%

Ekans Competitive Movesets & Sets

Ekans movesets cover 6 generations and 8 formats with 9 sets in total, including moves, abilities, items, natures, EVs and Tera types with analysis.

6 Generation 8 Format 9 set
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Pokédex Entries

Generation I
Red：
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.
Generation II
Gold：
It can freely de­ tach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can be­ come 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.
Generation III
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.
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.
Generation IV
Diamond：
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.
Generation V
Black：
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
Generation VI
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：
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.
Generation VII
Ultra Sun：
By dislocating its jaw, it can swallow prey larger than itself. After a meal, it curls up and rests.
Ultra Moon：
The eggs of bird Pokémon are its favorite food. It swallows eggs whole, so sometimes an egg gets stuck, and Ekans faints.
Let's Go Pikachu：
The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.