Ekans

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Ekans is a Poison type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Evolution chart

#0023
Ekans
Poison

(Level 22)

#0024
Arbok
Poison

Ekans changes

• In Generation 1, Ekans has a base Special stat of 40.
• In Generations 1-4, Ekans has a base experience yield of 62.
• In Generations 2-7, Ekans has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Moves learned by Ekans

• In other generations
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Legends: Z-A Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Ekans learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
1	Tackle	Normal		40	100
4	Poison Sting	Poison		15	100
9	Bite	Dark		60	100
12	Glare	Normal		—	100
15	Brutal Swing	Dark		60	100
17	Screech	Normal		—	85
25	Toxic	Poison		—	90
33	Leech Life	Bug		80	100
36	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
41	Haze	Ice		—	—
49	Gunk Shot	Poison		120	80

Egg moves

Ekans does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by TM

Ekans is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Legends: Z-A:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
12	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
14	Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
15	Ice Fang	Ice		65	95
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
21	Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95
28	Dig	Ground		80	100
33	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
35	Endure	Normal		—	—
36	Rock Tomb	Rock		60	95
42	Giga Drain	Grass		75	100
45	Knock Off	Dark		65	100
46	Mud Shot	Ground		55	95
53	Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
69	Earthquake	Ground		100	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
85	Substitute	Normal		—	—
87	Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
90	Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Ekans learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
1	Wrap	Normal		15	90
4	Poison Sting	Poison		15	100
9	Bite	Dark		60	100
12	Glare	Normal		—	100
17	Screech	Normal		—	85
20	Acid	Poison		40	100
25	Spit Up	Normal		—	100
25	Stockpile	Normal		—	—
25	Swallow	Normal		—	—
28	Acid Spray	Poison		40	100
33	Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
36	Gastro Acid	Poison		—	100
38	Belch	Poison		120	90
41	Haze	Ice		—	—
44	Coil	Poison		—	—
49	Gunk Shot	Poison		120	80

Egg moves

Ekans learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Ekans gen 9 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Poison Fang	Poison		50	100
Poison Tail	Poison		50	100
Scary Face	Normal		—	100
Spite	Ghost		—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark		70	100
Switcheroo	Dark		—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ekans is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground		20	100
06	Scary Face	Normal		—	100
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
08	Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
13	Acid Spray	Poison		40	100
18	Thief	Dark		60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass		50	100
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
26	Poison Tail	Poison		50	100
30	Snarl	Dark		55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground		55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock		60	95
45	Venoshock	Poison		65	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
63	Psychic Fangs	Psychic		85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass		80	100
83	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison		—	—
94	Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100
95	Leech Life	Bug		80	100
102	Gunk Shot	Poison		120	80
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
108	Crunch	Dark		80	100
111	Giga Drain	Grass		75	100
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground		100	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
174	Haze	Ice		—	—
175	Toxic	Poison		—	90
177	Spite	Ghost		—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark		65	100
199	Lash Out	Dark		75	100
200	Scale Shot	Dragon		25	90
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
214	Sludge Wave	Poison		95	100
219	Skitter Smack	Bug		70	90

• In other generations
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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Ekans sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal								—
Shiny	—							—	—

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