Ekans pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

Contents
Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Q&A

Name origin

snake: a species of reptile; ‘ekans’ spelled backwards

Pokedex data

National №	023
Type	Poison
Species	Snake Pokémon
Height	6′7″ (2.01m)
Weight	15.2 lbs (6.9 kg)
Abilities	Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve (Dream World)
Local №	023 (R/B/Y, FireRed, LeafGreen) 050 (Gold, Silver, Crystal) 050 (HeartGold, SoulSilver)
Japanese	Abo

Breeding

Egg Groups	Dragon, Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	21 (minimum 5,355 steps)

Training

EV yield	1 Attack
Catch rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	70 (normal)
Base EXP	62
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Type defenses

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste
				½		½	½	2		2	½

Ekans stats

The base stats for Ekans are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

HP	35	180 - 274
Attack	60	112 - 240
Defense	44	83 - 205
Sp. Atk	40	76 - 196
Sp. Def	54	101 - 227
Speed	55	103 - 229
Total	288

Pokedex descriptions

Red Blue	Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as PIDGEY and SPEAROW, whole.
Yellow	The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
Gold HeartGold	It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.
Silver SoulSilver	It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless.
Crystal	It flutters the tip of its tongue to seek out the scent of prey, then swallows the prey whole.
Ruby Sapphire	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.
Emerald	An EKANS curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. This position allows it to quickly respond to an enemy from any direction with a threat from its upraised head.
FireRed	A very common sight in grassland, etc. It flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings.
LeafGreen	Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as PIDGEY and SPEAROW, whole.
Diamond Pearl Platinum Black White Black 2 White 2	It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.

Evolution chart

#023
Ekans
Poison →
(Level 22)

#024
Arbok
Poison

Ekans learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90
1	Leer	Normal	Status	-	100
4	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
9	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
12	Glare	Normal	Status	-	90
17	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
20	Acid	Poison	Special	40	100
25	Stockpile	Normal	Status	-	-
25	Spit Up	Normal	Special	-	100
25	Swallow	Normal	Status	-	-
28	Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100
33	Mud Bomb	Ground	Special	65	85
36	Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	-	100
41	Haze	Ice	Status	-	-
44	Coil	Poison	Status	-	-
49	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	70

Ekans learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90
1	Leer	Normal	Status	-	100
4	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
9	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
12	Glare	Normal	Status	-	90
17	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
20	Acid	Poison	Special	40	100
25	Stockpile	Normal	Status	-	-
25	Spit Up	Normal	Special	-	100
25	Swallow	Normal	Status	-	-
28	Mud Bomb	Ground	Special	65	85
33	Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	-	100
36	Haze	Ice	Status	-	-
41	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	70

Other generations: I II III IV V

Egg moves

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Ekans learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Ekans egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75
Disable	Normal	Status	-	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Scary Face	Normal	Status	-	100
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	-	100
Snatch	Dark	Status	-	-
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100
Switcheroo	Dark	Status	-	100

Ekans learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Ekans egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75
Disable	Normal	Status	-	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Scary Face	Normal	Status	-	100
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	-	100
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100
Switcheroo	Dark	Status	-	100

Other generations: II III IV V

Move Tutor moves

Black 2/White 2
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Ekans can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Snatch	Dark	Status	-	-
Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	-	100
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	70

Ekans can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	-	100
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	70

Other generations: II III IV V

Moves learnt by HM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black/HeartGold/SoulSilver

Ekans is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100

Other generations: I II III IV V

Moves learnt by TM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Ekans is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
9	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Ekans is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	Status	-	-
58	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
78	Captivate	Normal	Status	-	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: I II III IV V

Ekans sprites

NORMAL
Black/White
SHINY
Black/White
NORMAL
HG/SS
SHINY
HG/SS

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Where to find Ekans

Red Blue	Route 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23
Gold Silver	Route 3, 4, 32, 33
Crystal	Route 3, 4, 26, 27, 32, 33, 42, 44
FireRed LeafGreen	Route 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23
Pearl Diamond	Route 212
Platinum	Route 212
HeartGold SoulSilver	Route 3, 4, 32, 33, 46

Pokeathlon stats

Speed	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Power	★ ★ ★ ★
Skill	★ ★ ★
Stamina	★ ★ ★
Jump	★ ★ ★

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Ekans

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Ekans stats

Pokedex descriptions

Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

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