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.
Base Stats
HP
35
Atk
60
Def
44
SpA
40
SpD
54
Spe
55
BST288
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."
More Poison-type Pokémon
Other Poison-type species — explore their stats and movesets
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.
What is Ekans weak to?
Ekans is a Poison-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Ground, Psychic. It resists Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy.
How to counter Ekans
To counter Ekans in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Ground or Psychic moves and can withstand its Poison STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.
Using Ekans in competitive teams
Ekans can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Ekans on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.
