About Ekans
Ekans is a Poison-type Pokémon, the Snake Pokémon (No. 23), introduced in Generation I and native to the Kanto region.
The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
Pokédex data
- Category
- Snake Pokémon
- Height
- 2.0 m
- Weight
- 6.9 kg
- Color
- Purple
- Shape
- Squiggle
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Generation
- Generation I
- Region
- Kanto
Base stats
Per statTotal 288
- HP35
- Attack60
- Defense44
- Sp. Atk40
- Sp. Def54
- Speed55
Type defenses (Poison)
Weak to
ground
psychicResists
grass
fighting
poison
bug
fairyAbilities
Intimidate
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.
Shed Skin
The Pokémon may cure its own status conditions by shedding its skin.
Unnerve
Hidden abilityUnnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.
Evolution
Ekans
#023
Lv. 22
Breeding
Egg groups
FieldDragon
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Hatch counter
20 cycles (~5,140 steps)
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Training
EV yield (when defeated)
+1 Attack
- Catch rate
- 255
- Base happiness
- 70
- Base XP
- 58
- Growth rate
- Medium
Trivia & history
Regional Pokédex appearances
KantoJohtoKalosJohto (HGSS)Alola (USUM)KitakamiLet's Go KantoConquest Gallery
Sprites & cry
Artwork
- Artwork
- Shiny artwork
Sprites
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Animated
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Cry