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ekans
Generation I

ekans

Snake Pokémon

poison

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

2.0 m

Height

6.9 kg

Weight

58

Base XP

255

Capture Rate

70

Base Happiness

♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Gender

Base Stats

HP35
Attack60
+1 EV
Defense44
Sp. Atk40
Sp. Def54
Speed55
Total288

Historical Stats

Generation I

Special40

Abilities

Intimidate
Slot 1Generation III

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.

Shed Skin
Slot 2Generation III

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

The Pokémon may cure its own status conditions by shedding its skin.

Unnerve
Slot 3HiddenGeneration V

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Unnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.

Evolution Chain

Breeding

Egg Groups

20 cycles

Hatch Counter

Grassland

Habitat

Medium

Growth Rate

Squiggle

Shape

No

Gender Diff.

Moves (95)

Level Up (14)

Lv.MoveTypeClassPwrAccPP
1

Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

Changed in: Black White

normalphysical1590%20
1

Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.

All Opponents

normalstatus100%30
10

Has a chance to poison the target.

Changed in: Gold Silver

poisonphysical15100%35
17

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

Changed in: Gold Silver

darkphysical60100%25
24

Paralyzes the target.

Changed in: Black White, X Y

normalstatus100%30
25

Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.

User

Changed in: Diamond Pearl

normalstatus20
25

Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.

normalspecial100%10
25

Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.

User

Restores 25% HP

normalstatus10
31

Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.

normalstatus85%40
33

Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.

groundspecial6585%10
36

Nullifies target’s ability until it leaves battle.

poisonstatus100%10
38

Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

All Opponents

poisonspecial40100%30
38

Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry.

poisonspecial12090%10
44

Raises the user’s Attack, Defense, and accuracy by one stage each.

User

poisonstatus20

TM / HM (70)

Egg Moves (7)

Tutor (4)

Sprites (13)

ekans Back defaultBack default
ekans Back shinyBack shiny
ekans Front defaultFront default
ekans Front shinyFront shiny
ekans Other dream world front defaultOther dream world front default
ekans Other home front defaultOther home front default
ekans Other home front shinyOther home front shiny
ekans Other official Artwork front defaultOther official Artwork front default
ekans Other official Artwork front shinyOther official Artwork front shiny
ekans Other showdown back defaultOther showdown back default
ekans Other showdown back shinyOther showdown back shiny
ekans Other showdown front defaultOther showdown front default
ekans Other showdown front shinyOther showdown front shiny

Cries

Latest

Legacy

Encounter Locations

Sinnoh Route 212 East Towards Pastoria City

DiamondWalk Lv.208%
PearlWalk Lv.208%
PlatinumWalk Lv.238%

Johto Route 32 Area

SilverWalk Lv.490%
CrystalWalk Lv.490%
SoulsilverWalk Lv.430%

Johto Route 33 Area

SilverWalk Lv.790%
CrystalWalk Lv.740%
SoulsilverWalk Lv.730%

Johto Route 42 Area

CrystalWalk Lv.1390%

Kanto Route 26 Area

CrystalHeadbutt Low Lv.1030%

Kanto Route 27 Area

CrystalHeadbutt Low Lv.1030%

Kanto Route 3 Area

SilverWalk Lv.860%
CrystalWalk Lv.840%
SoulsilverWalk Lv.820%
Lets Go EeveeOverworld Lv.3–8100%

Kanto Route 4 Area

RedWalk Lv.625%
SilverWalk Lv.860%
CrystalWalk Lv.840%
FireredWalk Lv.625%
SoulsilverWalk Lv.820%
Lets Go EeveeOverworld Lv.7–12100%
Red JapanWalk Lv.625%

Kanto Route 8 Area

RedWalk Lv.1720%
FireredWalk Lv.1720%
Red JapanWalk Lv.1720%

Kanto Route 9 Area

RedWalk Lv.1125%
FireredWalk Lv.1125%
Red JapanWalk Lv.1125%

Kanto Route 10 Area

RedWalk Lv.1125%
FireredWalk Lv.1125%
Red JapanWalk Lv.1125%

Kanto Route 11 Area

RedWalk Lv.1440%
FireredWalk Lv.1440%
Red JapanWalk Lv.1440%

Kanto Route 23 Area

RedWalk Lv.2620%
FireredWalk Lv.3220%
Red JapanWalk Lv.2620%

Kalos Route 14 Area

XHorde Lv.175%
YHorde Lv.175%

Azalea Town Area

CrystalHeadbutt Low Lv.1030%

Johto Safari Zone Zone Marshland

HeartgoldWalk Lv.1540%
SoulsilverWalk Lv.1540%

Alola Route 2 North

Ultra SunWalk Lv.7–1070%
Ultra MoonWalk Lv.7–1070%

Alola Route 2 South

Ultra SunWalk Lv.6–970%
Ultra MoonWalk Lv.6–970%

Goldenrod City Game Corner

GoldGift Lv.10100%
HeartgoldGift Lv.15100%

Game Appearances

Red#108Blue#108Yellow#108Gold#23Silver#23Crystal#23Ruby#23Sapphire#23Emerald#23Firered#23Leafgreen#23Diamond#23Pearl#23Platinum#23Heartgold#23Soulsilver#23Black#23White#23Black 2#23White 2#23

Pokédex Numbers

#23

National

#54

Conquest Gallery

#37

Kalos Mountain

#23

Kanto

#18

Kitakami

#23

Letsgo Kanto

#60

Lumiose City

#50

Original Johto

#61

Updated Alola

#50

Updated Johto

#61

Updated Melemele

Names in Other Languages

아보

Korean

Abo

French

Rettan

German

Ekans

Spanish

Ekans

Italian

アーボ

Japanese

Pal Park

Forest

Score: 30Rate: 50

Meta

#32

Order

Yes

Default Form

Generation I

Generation

Purple

Color