Ekans

023 Ekans
Poison
6' 7" - 15.2 lbs	Catch Rate:%

Ekans is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Biology

Ekans is a purple, serpentine Pokémon. Its eyes, underbelly, the thick stripe around its neck, and the rattle are yellow. Ekans have three pairs of black lines encircling their body, and another line connects to each slit-pupil 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 live in grassy savannas and plains, moving stealthily through the grass. It can also be found in forests and desolate wastelands, where it preys on Eggs from Pidgey and Spearow nests but will strike other prey from behind. By flicking its tongue out, it can 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 them 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 the second movie, it is revealed to possess some swimming abilities. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Ekans are known to sleep with their bodies all coiled up. It is believed that Ekans do this to terrify foes, no matter which direction the foe is.

Evolution

It evolves into Arbok starting at level 22.

Locations Found

Ekans can be found in a total of 14 different locations in the wild, including: Route 4, Route 9, Route 11, Route 26, Route 27, Route 32, Route 33, Route 34, Route 42, Route 49, Route 212, Guyana Jungle, Tohjo Falls, and Safari Zone.

Base Stats

Stat	Value
HP	35
Attack	60
Defense	44
Sp. Atk	40
Sp. Def	54
Speed	55
Total	288

Type effectiveness

Weak to (x2)		Resistant to (x1/2)		Immune to (x0)
Normal	Grass	Fire	Water	Bug	Electric
	x1/2			x1/2
Steel	Ice	Psychic	Fighting	Flying	Poison
x1/2		x2	x1/2		x1/2
Ground	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Fairy
x2					x1/2

Learnset

Level	Move	Type	Category	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90%	20
1	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	Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—	20
25	Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—	10
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