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Artwork from FR/LG
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Height
6'7"
Imperial
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2 m
Metric
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6'7"/2 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
15.2 lbs.
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6.9 kg
Metric
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15.2 lbs./6.9 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 62
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Battle Exp.: 621*
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Ekans (Japanese: アーボ Arbo) is a Poison-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
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.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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| Generation I
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| Red
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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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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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| 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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It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
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| Platinum
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{{{platinumdex}}}
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| HeartGold
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{{{heartgolddex}}}
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| SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Base stats
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Range
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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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Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
In Generation I, the effectiveness of bug-type moves is 200.
Learnset
Template:Learnset intro
Side game data
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Evolution
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
External links
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