Ekans

poison

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Pokemon #23

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Poison

Dex

#023

Abilities

Intimidate(Primary)

Lowers the foe's Attack.

Shed Skin(Secondary)

Heals the body by shedding.

Growth Rate

mediumfast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

field, dragon

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

255

Poké Ball19.4%

Great Ball26.7%

Ultra Ball33.0%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Attack

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

ground ×2psychic ×2

Resists

grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Ekans

Base form

→

Arbok

Level up Ekans to Lv. 22

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How to Obtain

You can catch Ekans in Route 116 (rare). Expect to find it at level eight.

Wild Encounters (1)


Route 116	any	Field	Lv. 8	5%

Level Up Moves (14)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Wrap	normal		15	90	20
1	Wrap	Wraps and squeezes the foe 2 to 5 times with vines, etc.
WrapLevel: 1
normal		15	90	20
Wraps and squeezes the foe 2 to 5 times with vines, etc.
1	Leer	normal		0	100	30
1	Leer	Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense.
LeerLevel: 1
normal		0	100	30
Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense.
8	Poison Sting	poison		15	100	35
8	Poison Sting	A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.
Poison StingLevel: 8
poison		15	100	35
A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.
13	Bite	dark		60	100	25
13	Bite	Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
BiteLevel: 13
dark		60	100	25
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
20	Glare	normal		0	100	30
20	Glare	Intimidates and frightens the foe into paralysis.
GlareLevel: 20
normal		0	100	30
Intimidates and frightens the foe into paralysis.
25	Screech	normal		0	85	40
25	Screech	Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 25
normal		0	85	40
Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
27	Acid	poison		40	100	30
27	Acid	Sprays a hide-melting acid. May lower Sp. Defense.
AcidLevel: 27
poison		40	100	30
Sprays a hide-melting acid. May lower Sp. Defense.
32	Poison Fang	poison		65	100	15
32	Poison Fang	A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
Poison FangLevel: 32
poison		65	100	15
A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
35	Dark Pulse	dark		80	100	15
35	Dark Pulse	Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Dark PulseLevel: 35
dark		80	100	15
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
37	Stockpile	normal		0	0	10
37	Stockpile	Charges up power for up to 3 turns.
StockpileLevel: 37
normal		0	0	10
Charges up power for up to 3 turns.
37	Swallow	normal		0	0	10
37	Swallow	Absorbs stockpiled power and restores HP.
SwallowLevel: 37
normal		0	0	10
Absorbs stockpiled power and restores HP.
37	Spit Up	normal		100	100	10
37	Spit Up	Releases stockpiled power (the more the better).
Spit UpLevel: 37
normal		100	100	10
Releases stockpiled power (the more the better).
44	Haze	ice		0	0	30
44	Haze	Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes.
HazeLevel: 44
ice		0	0	30
Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes.
49	Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20
49	Poison Jab	A stabbing attack that may poison the foe.
Poison JabLevel: 49
poison		80	100	20
A stabbing attack that may poison the foe.

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Egg Moves (13)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
Pursuit	Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
Pursuit
dark		40	100	20
Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
Disable	normal		0	100	20
Disable	Psychically disables one of the foe's moves.
Disable
normal		0	100	20
Psychically disables one of the foe's moves.
Poison Tail	poison		50	100	25
Poison Tail	Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.
Poison Tail
poison		50	100	25
Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.
Scary Face	normal		0	100	10
Scary Face	Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Scary Face
normal		0	100	10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Slam	normal		80	75	20
Slam	Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc.
Slam
normal		80	75	20
Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc.
Spite	ghost		0	100	10
Spite	Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move.
Spite
ghost		0	100	10
Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move.
Beat Up	dark		10	100	10
Beat Up	Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack.
Beat Up
dark		10	100	10
Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack.
Poison Fang	poison		65	100	15
Poison Fang	A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
Poison Fang
poison		65	100	15
A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
Pursuit	Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
Pursuit
dark		40	100	20
Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
Slam	normal		80	75	20
Slam	Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc.
Slam
normal		80	75	20
Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc.
Spite	ghost		0	100	10
Spite	Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move.
Spite
ghost		0	100	10
Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move.
Beat Up	dark		10	100	10
Beat Up	Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack.
Beat Up
dark		10	100	10
Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack.
Poison Fang	poison		65	100	15
Poison Fang	A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
Poison Fang
poison		65	100	15
A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.

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TM/HM Moves (21)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Toxic	poison		0	70	10	TM06
Toxic	Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Toxic
poison		0	70	10	TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Hidden Power	normal		60	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The effectiveness varies with the user.
Hidden Power
normal		60	100	15	TM10
The effectiveness varies with the user.
Sunny Day	fire		0	0	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	0	5	TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Protect	normal		0	0	10	TM17
Protect	Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Protect
normal		0	0	10	TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dance	water		0	0	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	0	5	TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Drain	grass		75	100	10	TM19
Giga Drain	An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Giga Drain
grass		75	100	10	TM19
An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Frustration	normal		1	100	20	TM21
Frustration	An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Frustration
normal		1	100	20	TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15	TM23
Iron Tail	Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense.
Iron Tail
steel		100	75	15	TM23
Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense.
Earthquake	ground		100	100	10	TM26
Earthquake	A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes.
Earthquake
ground		100	100	10	TM26
A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Dig	ground		80	100	10	TM28
Dig	Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Dig
ground		80	100	10	TM28
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Double Team	normal		0	0	15	TM32
Double Team	Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	0	15	TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Sludge Bomb	poison		90	100	10	TM36
Sludge Bomb	Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
Sludge Bomb
poison		90	100	10	TM36
Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
Torment	dark		0	100	15	TM41
Torment	Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Torment
dark		0	100	15	TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Secret Power	normal		70	100	20	TM43
Secret Power	An attack with effects that vary by location.
Secret Power
normal		70	100	20	TM43
An attack with effects that vary by location.
Rest	psychic		0	0	5	TM44
Rest	The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Rest
psychic		0	0	5	TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Thief	dark		50	100	25	TM46
Thief	While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Thief
dark		50	100	25	TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Snatch	dark		0	100	10	TM49
Snatch	Steals the effects of the move the target uses next.
Snatch
dark		0	100	10	TM49
Steals the effects of the move the target uses next.
Strength	normal		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
Strength
normal		80	100	15	HM04
Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.

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Ekans

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How to Obtain

Wild Encounters (1)

Level Up Moves (14)

Egg Moves (13)

TM/HM Moves (21)

Base Stats

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