Ekans - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Ekans can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Ekans artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Ekans learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Wrap	Normal	15	85
4	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
9	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Glare	Normal	—	75
17	Screech	Normal	—	85
20	Acid	Poison	40	100
25	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
25	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
25	Swallow	Normal	—	—
28	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
33	Gastro Acid	Poison	—	100
36	Haze	Ice	—	—
41	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70

Egg moves

Ekans learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	80
Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Scary Face	Normal	—	90
Slam	Normal	80	75
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Ekans is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ekans is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ekans can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Ekans learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Wrap	Normal	15	85
4	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
9	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Glare	Normal	—	75
17	Screech	Normal	—	85
20	Acid	Poison	40	100
25	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
25	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
25	Swallow	Normal	—	—
28	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
33	Gastro Acid	Poison	—	100
36	Haze	Ice	—	—
41	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70

Egg moves

Ekans learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	80
Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Scary Face	Normal	—	90
Slam	Normal	80	75
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Gastro Acid	Poison	—	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Ekans is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ekans is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ekans can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Ekans learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Wrap	Normal	15	85
4	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
9	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Glare	Normal	—	75
17	Screech	Normal	—	85
20	Acid	Poison	40	100
25	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
25	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
25	Swallow	Normal	—	—
28	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
33	Gastro Acid	Poison	—	100
36	Haze	Ice	—	—
41	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70

Egg moves

Ekans learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	80
Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Scary Face	Normal	—	90
Slam	Normal	80	75
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Switcheroo	Dark	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Ekans can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

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

Moves learnt by HM

Ekans is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ekans is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ekans can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Ekans egg move parents

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Ekans

Ekans's egg groups: Dragon, Field

The egg moves for Ekans are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Ekans with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Ekans with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Beat Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel Houndour Houndoom
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Aipom Girafarig Houndour Houndoom Ambipom
Pre-evolution Level up	Weavile
Sketch	Smeargle

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Seel Dewgong Horsea Seadra Kingdra Stantler Spinda Zangoose Kecleon
Sketch	Smeargle

Poison Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seviper
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Poochyena Mightyena Mawile
Sketch	Smeargle

Poison Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seviper
Breeding	Ekans Arbok
Sketch	Smeargle

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Tauros Umbreon Dunsparce Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Zangoose Absol Buizel Floatzel
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Diglett Dugtrio Sentret Furret Aipom Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Swablu Altaria Ambipom Stunky Skuntank Weavile
Sketch	Smeargle

Scary Face

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Raticate Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Flareon Snubbull Granbull Ursaring Donphan Poochyena Mightyena Bagon Shelgon Salamence Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior Mamoswine
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Numel Camerupt Seviper Stunky Skuntank Gible Gabite Garchomp
Sketch	Smeargle

Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pikachu Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Sentret Furret Wooper Quagsire Phanpy Donphan Treecko Grovyle Sceptile
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Seel Dewgong Aipom Ambipom
Pre-evolution Level up	Raichu
Sketch	Smeargle

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Aipom Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Ambipom Weavile
Move tutor	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Gyarados Aipom Umbreon Dunsparce Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Absol Ambipom Weavile Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Switcheroo

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Persian Linoone
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Electrike Manectric Seviper Buneary Lopunny
Sketch	Smeargle