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Ekans
アーボ Arbo

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Artwork from FR/LG

Type

Poison

Category

Snake Pokémon

Abilities

Intimidate or Shed Skin

Exp. at Lv. 100

1,000,000

Regional Pokédex numbers

Kanto
#023

Johto
#050

Hoenn
#225

Height

6'7"
Imperial

2.0 m
Metric

Weight

15.2 lbs.
Imperial

6.9 kg
Metric

Dex color

Purple

Catch rate

255 (33.3%)

Body style

Blue-Striped

Footprint

Blue-Striped

Gender ratio

Gender unknown	Unknown
Gender unknown

Breeding

Ground and
Dragon groups

1 cycles
(255 minimum steps)

EV yield

HP 0	Atk 0	Def 0	Sp.Atk 0	Sp.Def 0	Speed 0
Base Exp.: 62			Battle Exp.: 621*

External links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Ekans (Japanese: アーボ Arbo) is a Poison-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Like actual snakes, Ekans will lash out with a bite when frightened by anything it sees as a threat. If one happens to be bitten by a young Ekans, they are very lucky. An Ekans doesn't posses the ability to add poison to its bite until after it evolves into an Arbok.

Habitat

Ekans live in grassy savannas and plains.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Ekans favorite food is eggs from Pidgey and Spearow nests.

In the anime

Jessie had an Ekans that eventually evolved into an Arbok.

A poacher had captured a bunch of Ekans in AG006.

Ekans was part of "Team Meanies" in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate! Special. Gengar commanded the Poisonous Snake Pokémon to eat all the berries Team Go-Getters collected. At one point, Ekans was incorrectly referred to as Arbok by Gengar. While this was an intentional error that Ekans rebuked in the original version (due to the similarities in the Japanese names), this came across as a general mistake in the dub and was corrected in reairings of the episode.

In the manga

Koga has an Ekans in Pokémon Special.

A twin pair of Ekans are antagonists in Pokémon PiPiPi Adventure.

In the TFG

One Ekans figure has been released.

Next Quest: Ekans

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ekans is a member of Team Meanies. It attempted to climb Wish Cave with Medicham but collapsed on the first floor.

Pokédex entries

Generation I

Blue
Red	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.
Stadium	Slithers silently through grass, searching for its favorite food--Pidgey and Spearow eggs.

Generation II

Gold	It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.
Silver	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.
Stadium 2	It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.

Generation III

Ruby	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.
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.

Generation IV

Diamond	It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
Pearl	It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
Platinum	{{{platinumdex}}}
HeartGold	{{{heartgolddex}}}
SoulSilver	{{{soulsilverdex}}}

Generation V

Black	{{{blackdex}}}
White	{{{whitedex}}}
Black 2	{{{black2dex}}}
White 2	{{{white2dex}}}

Generation VI

X	Unknown
Y	Unknown

Game locations

Generation I

Red

Blue

Few	Routes 4, 11, and 23 (Red only)

Blue (Japan)

None	Trade

Yellow

None	Trade

Generation II

Gold

Silver

Few	Routes 3, 4, 32, and 33 (Silver only)

Crystal

Few	Routes 3, 4, 32, 33, and 42

Generation III

Ruby

Sapphire

None	Trade

Emerald

None	Trade

FireRed

LeafGreen

Common	Routes 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, and 23 (FireRed only)

Colosseum

None	Trade

XD

None	Trade

Generation IV

Diamond

Pearl

Uncommon	Route 212 with Pokémon FireRed inserted into the DS

Platinum

None	Trade

HeartGold

SoulSilver

None	Trade

Generation V

None	Trade

Black 2

White 2

None	Trade

Generation VI

X

Y

None	Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei	Huge Storage 4 Endless Level 51 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Western Cave (3F-5F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 35		95 - 142	180 - 274
Attack: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Defense: 44		44 - 105	83 - 205
Sp. Atk: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Def: 54		53 - 116	101 - 227
Speed: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Total: 288	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 40.

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

In Generation I, the effectiveness of bug-type moves is 200.

Learnset

Template:Learnset intro

By leveling up

Game	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Leer Wrap	Leer Wrap	Leer Wrap	Leer Wrap
4				Poison Sting
8			Poison Sting
9		Poison Sting		Bite
10	Poison Sting
12				Glare
13			Bite
15		Bite
17	Bite			Screech
20			Glare	Acid
23		Glare
24	Glare
25			Screech	Stockpile Swallow Spit Up
28				Mud Bomb
29		Screech
31	Screech
32			Acid
33				Gastro Acid
36				Haze
37		Acid	Stockpile Swallow Spit Up
38	Acid
41				Gunk Shot
43		Haze
44			Haze

By TM/HM

Number	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM02		Headbutt
TM03		Curse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM08	Body Slam
TM09	Take Down
TM10	Double-Edge	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11		Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM13		Snore
TM17		Protect	Protect	Protect
TM18			Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM19		Giga Drain	Giga Drain	Giga Drain
TM20	Rage	Endure
TM21	Mega Drain	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM23			Iron Tail	Iron Tail
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Fissure	Return	Return	Return
TM28	Dig	Dig	Dig	Dig
TM31	Mimic
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Bide	Swagger
TM35		Sleep Talk
TM36		Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb
TM39				Rock Tomb
TM40	Skull Bash
TM41			Torment	Torment
TM42			Facade	Facade
TM43			Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45		Attract	Attract	Attract
TM46		Thief	Thief	Thief
TM48	Rock Slide
TM49			Snatch	Snatch
TM50	Substitute
TM58				Endure
TM66				Payback
TM78				Captivate
TM79				Dark Pulse
TM80				Rock Slide
TM82				Sleep Talk
TM83				Natural Gift
TM84				Poison Jab
TM87				Swagger
TM90				Substitute
HM04	Strength	Strength	Strength	Strength

By breeding

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Template:EvoChart Box

Trivia

Ekans was originally going to use its Japanese name,"Arbo", as its English name.

Origin

It appears to be based upon a boa and rattlesnake.

Name origin

Ekans's name is snake spelled backwards. Arbo is cobra spelled backwards with the c removed. When the kana in its name is reversed, however, it becomes a slightly corrupted boa.

In other languages

German: Rettan
French: Abo - Most likely an anagram of boa.
Korean: 아보 Abo
Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong): 阿柏蛇 Á Bó Shí

External links

Article on Wikipedia

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