Ekans (Pokémon)

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Ekans アーボ Arbo #023
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Poison ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Snake Pokémon
Abilities Intimidate or Shed Skin Shed Skin Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #023 Johto #050 Hoenn #225 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 6'7" Imperial 2 m Metric 6'7"/2 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 15.2 lbs. Imperial 6.9 kg Metric 15.2 lbs./6.9 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Purple	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground and Dragon groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 62 Battle Exp.: 621*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Ekans (Japanese: アーボ Arbo) is a Poison-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Behavior

Like actual snakes, Ekans will lash out with a bite when frightened by anything it sees as a threat. If one happens to be bitten by a young Ekans, they are very lucky. An Ekans doesn't posses the ability to add poison to its bite until after it evolves into an Arbok.

Habitat

Ekans live in grassy savannas and plains.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Ekans favorite food is eggs from Pidgey and Spearow nests.

In the anime

Jessie had an Ekans that eventually evolved into an Arbok.

A poacher had captured a bunch of Ekans in AG006.

Ekans was part of "Team Meanies" in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate! Special. Gengar commanded the Poisonous Snake Pokémon to eat all the berries Team Go-Getters collected. At one point, Ekans was incorrectly referred to as Arbok by Gengar. While this was an intentional error that Ekans rebuked in the original version (due to the similarities in the Japanese names), this came across as a general mistake in the dub and was corrected in reairings of the episode.

In the manga

Koga has an Ekans in Pokémon Special.

A twin pair of Ekans are antagonists in Pokémon PiPiPi Adventure.

In the TFG

One Ekans figure has been released.

• Next Quest: Ekans

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ekans is a member of Team Meanies. It attempted to climb Wish Cave with Medicham but collapsed on the first floor.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.

Pokémon Yellow

The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.

Pokémon Stadium

Slithers silently through grass, searching for its favorite food--Pidgey and Spearow eggs.

Pokémon Gold

It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.

Pokémon Silver

It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless.

Pokémon Crystal

It flutters the tip of its tongue to seek out the scent of prey, then swallows the prey whole.

Pokémon Ruby and 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.

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon FireRed

A very common sight in grassland, etc. It flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings.

Pokémon LeafGreen

Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red Blue Few Routes 4, 11, and 23 (Red only) Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver Few Routes 3, 4, 32, and 33 (Silver only) Crystal Few Routes 3, 4, 32, 33, and 42
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen Common Routes 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, and 23 (FireRed only) Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Uncommon Route 212 with Pokémon FireRed inserted into the DS Platinum None Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei	Huge Storage 4 Endless Level 51 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Western Cave (3F-5F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 35		95 - 142	180 - 274
Attack: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Defense: 44		44 - 105	83 - 205
Sp. Atk: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Def: 54		53 - 116	101 - 227
Speed: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Total: 288	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Type effectiveness

In Generation I, the effectiveness of bug-type moves is 200.

Learnset

By leveling up

Game	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Leer Wrap	Leer Wrap	Leer Wrap	Leer Wrap
4				Poison Sting
8			Poison Sting
9		Poison Sting		Bite
10	Poison Sting
12				Glare
13			Bite
15		Bite
17	Bite			Screech
20			Glare	Acid
23		Glare
24	Glare
25			Screech	Stockpile Swallow Spit Up
28				Mud Bomb
29		Screech
31	Screech
32			Acid
33				Gastro Acid
36				Haze
37		Acid	Stockpile Swallow Spit Up
38	Acid
41				Gunk Shot
43		Haze
44			Haze

By TM/HM

Number	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM02		Headbutt
TM03		Curse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM08	Body Slam
TM09	Take Down
TM10	Double-Edge	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11		Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM13		Snore
TM17		Protect	Protect	Protect
TM18			Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM19		Giga Drain	Giga Drain	Giga Drain
TM20	Rage	Endure
TM21	Mega Drain	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM23			Iron Tail	Iron Tail
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Fissure	Return	Return	Return
TM28	Dig	Dig	Dig	Dig
TM31	Mimic
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Bide	Swagger
TM35		Sleep Talk
TM36		Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb
TM39				Rock Tomb
TM40	Skull Bash
TM41			Torment	Torment
TM42			Facade	Facade
TM43			Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45		Attract	Attract	Attract
TM46		Thief	Thief	Thief
TM48	Rock Slide
TM49			Snatch	Snatch
TM50	Substitute
TM58				Endure
TM66				Payback
TM78				Captivate
TM79				Dark Pulse
TM80				Rock Slide
TM82				Sleep Talk
TM83				Natural Gift
TM84				Poison Jab
TM87				Swagger
TM90				Substitute
HM04	Strength	Strength	Strength	Strength

By breeding

• Beat Up
• Disable
• Poison Fang
• Poison Tail
• Pursuit
• Scary Face
• Slam
• Spite

Trivia

Ekans was originally going to use its Japanese name,"Arbo", as its English name.

Origin

It appears to be based upon a boa and rattlesnake.

Name origin

Ekans's name is snake spelled backwards. Arbo is cobra spelled backwards with the c removed. When the kana in its name is reversed, however, it becomes a slightly corrupted boa.

In other languages

• German: Rettan
• French: Abo - most likely an anagram of boa
• Korean: 아보 Abo
• Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong): 阿柏蛇 Á Bó Shí

Related articles

• Jessie's Ekans

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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