Poison

#0023

— Snake Pokémon

Ekans

Height2.0 m

Weight6.9 kg

Base Exp58

BST288

Abilities

Intimidate

Shed Skin

Unnervehidden

Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as PIDGEY and SPEAROW, whole.

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Base Stats

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

BST

288

Evolution Chain

Lv. 22

Move Learnset

Select a generation to see the moves Ekans can learn in those games

Learnset for Gen IX games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status

Move

TypeCategoryPwrAcc

Lv1Leer

Normal—100%

Lv1Wrap

Normal1590%

Lv4Poison Sting

Poison15100%

Lv9Bite

Dark60100%

Lv12Glare

Normal—100%

Lv17Screech

Normal—85%

Lv20Acid

Poison40100%

Lv25Spit Up

Normal—100%

Lv25Stockpile

Normal——

Lv25Swallow

Normal——

Lv28Acid Spray

Poison40100%

Lv33Sludge Bomb

Poison90100%

Lv36Gastro Acid

Poison—100%

Lv38Belch

Poison12090%

Lv41Haze

Ice——

Lv44Coil

Poison——

Lv49Gunk Shot

Poison12080%

Pokédex Entries

In-game descriptions of Ekans across different games

Pokémon Red: "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 Gold: "It can freely de tach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can be come 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: "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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About Ekans

Ekans is the Snake Pokémon a Poison type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 288 with Intimidate or Shed Skin as abilities. Use the learnset above to find the best moves for Ekans in each generation, and check its type defenses to build a team that covers its weaknesses.