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Ekans
Snake Pokémon
The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
Ekans Profile
- Height
- 2.0 m
- Weight
- 6.9 kg
- Abilities
- Intimidate, Shed Skin, Unnerve (hidden)
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Catch rate
- 255 / 255 (100%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation I
Ekans Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Ekans's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Ekans?
Ekans Resistances
Avoid these — Ekans is strong against these attack types
See the full Ekans weakness guide — best counters included →
Ekans Evolutions
Lv. 22
Where to Catch Ekans
In Red, Ekans can be found at 6 locations — highlighted on the Kanto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Ekans Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leer | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 30 | |
| Wrap | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 15 | 90% | 20 | |
| Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | Lv. 4 | 15 | 100% | 35 | |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | Lv. 9 | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Glare | Normal | Status | Lv. 12 | — | 100% | 30 | |
| Screech | Normal | Status | Lv. 17 | — | 85% | 40 | |
| Acid | Poison | Special | Lv. 20 | 40 | 100% | 30 | |
| Spit Up | Normal | Special | Lv. 25 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Stockpile | Normal | Status | Lv. 25 | — | — | 20 | |
| Swallow | Normal | Status | Lv. 25 | — | — | 10 | |
| Acid Spray | Poison | Special | Lv. 28 | 40 | 100% | 20 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | Lv. 33 | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | Lv. 36 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Belch | Poison | Special | Lv. 38 | 120 | 90% | 10 | |
| Haze | Ice | Status | Lv. 41 | — | — | 30 | |
| Coil | Poison | Status | Lv. 44 | — | — | 20 | |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | Lv. 49 | 120 | 80% | 5 | |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 100% | 10 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 95% | 15 | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Lash Out | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 5 | |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 90% | 10 | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 95% | 15 | |
| Scale Shot | Dragon | Physical | TM / HM | 25 | 90% | 20 | |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 90% | 10 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 95 | 100% | 10 | |
| Snarl | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Venoshock | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | Egg | 50 | 100% | 15 | |
| Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | Egg | 50 | 100% | 25 | |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | Egg | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | Egg | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Switcheroo | Dark | Status | Egg | — | 100% | 10 |
Ekans Questions & Answers
- What is Ekans weak to?
- Ekans takes extra damage from Ground (2×) and Psychic (2×) type attacks.
- What is Ekans resistant to?
- Ekans takes reduced damage from Fighting (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×), Grass (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks.
- What is Ekans strong against?
- Ekans's Poison type attacks are super effective against Grass and Fairy Pokémon.
- What type is Ekans?
- Ekans is a Poison-type Pokémon.
- What does Ekans evolve into?
- Ekans evolves into Arbok.
- What are Ekans's base stats?
- Ekans has a base stat total of 288 — HP 35, Attack 60, Defense 44, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 54, Speed 55.