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image=023Ekans.png|size= | image=023Ekans.png | | ||
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caption=Artwork from FR/LG | | caption=Artwork from FR/LG | | ||
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===Behavior=== | ===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 lucky. As an Ekans doesn't possess the ability to add poison to its bite until after it evolves into an Arbok, though this last bit of information clashes with Ekans's dungeon phrase. | Like actual snakes, Ekans will lash out with a {{m|bite}} when frightened by anything it sees as a threat. If one happens to be bitten by a young Ekans, they are lucky. As an Ekans, it doesn't possess the ability to add poison to its bite until after it evolves into an Arbok, though this last bit of information clashes with Ekans's dungeon phrase. | ||
===Habitat=== | ===Habitat=== | ||
[[Image:Grassland.gif|right|frame| | [[Image:Grassland.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Grassland Pokémon}}]] | ||
Ekans live in grassy savannas and plains. | Ekans live in grassy savannas and plains. | ||
===Diet=== | ===Diet=== | ||
{{main|Pokémon food}} | |||
Ekans' favorite food is eggs from {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Spearow}} nests. | Ekans' favorite food is eggs from {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Spearow}} nests. | ||
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|gen=1 | |gen=1 | ||
|type=poison | |type=poison | ||
|redbluedex=Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as {{ | |redbluedex=Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Spearow}}, whole. | ||
|yellowdex=The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest. | |yellowdex=The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest. | ||
|stadiumdex=Slithers silently through grass, searching for its favorite food-- | |stadiumdex=Slithers silently through grass, searching for its favorite food--Pidgey and Spearow eggs. | ||
|golddex=It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however. | |golddex=It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however. | ||
|silverdex=It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless. | |silverdex=It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its {{m|bite}} is painful, but harmless. | ||
|crystaldex=It flutters the tip of its tongue to seek out the scent of prey, then swallows the prey whole. | |crystaldex=It flutters the tip of its tongue to seek out the scent of prey, then swallows the prey whole. | ||
|stadium2dex=It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however. | |stadium2dex=It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however. | ||
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|emeralddex=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. | |emeralddex=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. | ||
|firereddex=A very common sight in grassland, etc. It flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings. | |firereddex=A very common sight in grassland, etc. It flicks its tongue in and out to sense danger in its surroundings. | ||
|leafgreendex=Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as | |leafgreendex=Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole. | ||
|diamonddex=It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. | |diamonddex=It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. | ||
|pearldex=It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. | |pearldex=It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. | ||
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ptrarity=Dongle | | ptrarity=Dongle | | ||
ptarea=[[Route 212]] | | ptarea=[[Route 212]] | | ||
donglept=FireRed| | donglept=FireRed | | ||
palarea=Forest | | palarea=Forest | | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|ranger=[[Olive Jungle]] | |ranger=[[Olive Jungle]] | ||
|md2=[[Shimmer Desert]] (1F-9F) | |md2=[[Shimmer Desert]] (1F-9F) | ||
|scramble=[[Gravel Cave]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
===Held items=== | ===Held items=== | ||
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" align="center" | {| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" align="center" | ||
|- style="background: #{{poison color}};" | |- style="background: #{{poison color}};" | ||
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===Base stats=== | ===Base stats=== | ||
{{BaseStats with RBY| | {{BaseStats with RBY| | ||
HP=35 | | HP= 35 | | ||
Attack=60 | | Attack= 60 | | ||
Defense=44 | | Defense=44 | | ||
SpAtk=40 | | SpAtk= 40 | | ||
SpDef=54 | | SpDef= 54 | | ||
Special=40 | | Special=40 | | ||
Speed=55 | | Speed= 55 | | ||
type=Poison }} | type=Poison }} | ||
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type1=poison | | type1=poison | | ||
Normal= 100 | | Normal= 100 | | ||
Fighting=50 | | Fighting= 50 | | ||
Flying= 100 | | Flying= 100 | | ||
Poison= | Poison= 50 | | ||
Ground= 200 | | Ground= 200 | | ||
Rock= 100 | | Rock= 100 | | ||
Bug= | Bug= 50 | | ||
Ghost= 100 | | Ghost= 100 | | ||
Steel= 100 | | Steel= 100 | | ||
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Fire= 100 | | Fire= 100 | | ||
Water= 100 | | Water= 100 | | ||
Grass= | Grass= 50 | | ||
Electric=100 | | Electric=100 | | ||
Psychic= 200 | | Psychic= 200 | | ||
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{{tutor/note|4|poison}} | {{tutor/note|4|poison}} | ||
==== | ===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves==== | ||
*{{m|Bind}} {{ic|Normal}} | *{{m|Bind}} {{ic|Normal}} | ||
===Side game data=== | ===Side game data=== | ||
{{Side game| | {{Side game| | ||
type=poison | | type=poison | | ||
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rate=12.4% | | rate=12.4% | | ||
area=Wild Plains | | area=Wild Plains | | ||
P1= The poison in my fangs is wicked! | | P1=The poison in my fangs is wicked! | | ||
P2= My HP's gone down to half. | | P2=My HP's gone down to half. | | ||
P3= Help... I'm running out of poison... | | P3=Help... I'm running out of poison... | | ||
PL= Yesss! I leveled up! I'll do my best! | | PL=Yesss! I leveled up! I'll do my best! | | ||
Partner=no | | Partner=no | | ||
Ranger=yes | | Ranger=yes | | ||
typeG= Poison | | typeG=Poison | | ||
typeA= Poison | | typeA=Poison | | ||
fieldpower= 0 | | fieldpower=0 | | ||
field= None | | field=None | | ||
loop=5 | | loop=5 | | ||
MinEXP=28 | | MinEXP=28 | | ||
MaxEXP=42 | | MaxEXP=42 | | ||
browser= If it spots a Capture Disc, Ekans will slither straight toward it. | | browser=If it spots a Capture Disc, Ekans will slither straight toward it. | | ||
Dungeon2=yes | | Dungeon2=yes | | ||
body2=1 | | body2=1 | | ||
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*Ekans was originally going to use its Japanese name as its English name, "Arbo". | *Ekans was originally going to use its Japanese name as its English name, "Arbo". | ||
*In ''[[The Power of One]]'', it is shown that Ekans can swim, though to date it has never been able to learn {{m|Surf}}. | *In ''[[The Power of One]]'', it is shown that Ekans can swim, though to date it has never been able to learn {{m|Surf}}. | ||
**Stragely, even though Ekans was shown swimming, | **Stragely, even though Ekans was shown swimming, its evolution was seen with all the other Pokémon that were "stuck on land and unable to do a thing." | ||
*An Ekans was originally going to be featured in [[Pokémon Snap]], shown in an early test shot of an environment that was never featured in the final product. This is also true of its evolution, Arbok. | *An Ekans was originally going to be featured in [[Pokémon Snap]], shown in an early test shot of an environment that was never featured in the final product. This is also true of its evolution, Arbok. | ||
*Ekans is the only Pokémon that can learn {{m|Poison Tail}} through breeding. | *Ekans is the only Pokémon that can learn {{m|Poison Tail}} through breeding. | ||
*Only the band around Ekans's neck is clearly visible, being a bright yellow color. | *Only the band around Ekans's neck is clearly visible, being a bright yellow color. Its other bands are the same color as the rest of its body, making them harder to see. | ||
*Ekans is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect [[Meister (Sinnoh)|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | *Ekans is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect [[Meister (Sinnoh)|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | ||
*The line in front of Ekans's eyes, which curve to meet the other eye, when seen from above, looks like the pattern of the {{wp|Spectacled Cobra}}. | *The line in front of Ekans's eyes, which curve to meet the other eye, when seen from above, looks like the pattern of the {{wp|Spectacled Cobra}}. | ||
*Ekans is the first pure {{t|Poison}} Pokémon in the National Dex order, though {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s and {{p|Weedle}}'s evolutionary lines, which are secondarily Poison, come before it. | *Ekans is the first pure {{t|Poison}} Pokémon in the National Dex order, though {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s and {{p|Weedle}}'s evolutionary lines, which are secondarily Poison, come before it. | ||
*Despite what is said Ekans's | *Despite what is said Ekans's Silver Pokédex entries, it is possible for an Ekans to hatch knowing Poison moves. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
It appears to be based upon a boa and {{wp|rattlesnake}}. | It appears to be based upon a boa and {{wp|rattlesnake}}. |
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Ekans (Japanese: アーボ Arbo) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.
It evolves into Arbok starting at level 22.
Biology
Physiology
This reptilian Pokémon resembles a snake (its English name even being the word "snake" spelled backward while other languages use an anagram of the word "boa"). It has a rattle at the tip of its tail, and is mostly purple while its underbelly, eyes, rattle, and the "bands" on it are yellow.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Ekans are able to detach their jaws to swallow large prey whole, although this makes their bodies heavy. It can also use its tongue to sense danger, and can move quietly through the grass.
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 lucky. As an Ekans, it doesn't possess the ability to add poison to its bite until after it evolves into an Arbok, though this last bit of information clashes with Ekans's dungeon phrase.
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
Major appearances
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.
Jessie's Ekans
Jessie had an Ekans, which for most of the original series, was her only Pokémon. It was extremely loyal to her and eventually evolved into an Arbok just to make her happy.
Other
A poacher had captured a bunch of Ekans in AG006.
Ekans made a cameo appearance in DP006.
Major appearances
In the manga
Koga has an Ekans in Pokémon Special.
A twin pair of Ekans are antagonists in Pokémon PiPiPi Adventure.
In the TCG
- Main article: Ekans (TCG)
In the TFG
One Ekans figure has been released.
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.
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Trozei! | Huge Storage 4 Endless Level 51 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Western Cave (3F-5F) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Shimmer Desert (1F-9F) |
Pokémon Ranger | Olive Jungle |
Pokémon Rumble | Gravel Cave |
Held items
Game | Items |
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Gold, Silver, and Crystal | Berry (trade from Generation I) |
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 35
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95 - 142 | 180 - 274 | |
60
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58 - 123 | 112 - 240 | |
44
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44 - 105 | 83 - 205 | |
40
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40 - 101 | 76 - 196 | |
54
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53 - 116 | 101 - 227 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
Total: 288
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Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Learnset
By leveling up
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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available.
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Ekans was originally going to use its Japanese name as its English name, "Arbo".
- In The Power of One, it is shown that Ekans can swim, though to date it has never been able to learn Surf.
- Stragely, even though Ekans was shown swimming, its evolution was seen with all the other Pokémon that were "stuck on land and unable to do a thing."
- An Ekans was originally going to be featured in Pokémon Snap, shown in an early test shot of an environment that was never featured in the final product. This is also true of its evolution, Arbok.
- Ekans is the only Pokémon that can learn Poison Tail through breeding.
- Only the band around Ekans's neck is clearly visible, being a bright yellow color. Its other bands are the same color as the rest of its body, making them harder to see.
- Ekans is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect foreign Pokédex entries for in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
- The line in front of Ekans's eyes, which curve to meet the other eye, when seen from above, looks like the pattern of the Spectacled Cobra.
- Ekans is the first pure Poison Pokémon in the National Dex order, though Bulbasaur's and Weedle's evolutionary lines, which are secondarily Poison, come before it.
- Despite what is said Ekans's Silver Pokédex entries, it is possible for an Ekans to hatch knowing Poison moves.
Origin
It appears to be based upon a boa and rattlesnake.
Name origin
Ekans's name is snake spelled backwards. Arbo is either cobra spelled backwards with the c removed, or a corruption of boa spelled backwards.
In other languages
- German: Rettan - Natter (viper) backwards.
- French: Abo - Most likely an anagram of boa.
- Korean: 아보 Abo
- Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong): 阿柏蛇 Á Bó Shí - Transliteration of Ekans's Japanese name, Arbo. The last character, 蛇, means snake.
Related articles
External links
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
- Pokémon pages lacking disambiguation notices
- Pokémon in the Medium Fast experience group
- Pokémon in the Kanto Pokédex
- Pokémon in the Johto Pokédex
- Body style 02 Pokémon
- Generation I Pokémon
- Poison-type Pokémon
- Single-type Pokémon
- Pokémon without Hidden Abilities
- Purple-colored Pokémon
- Pokémon with a gender ratio of one male to one female
- Ground group Pokémon
- Dragon group Pokémon
- Pages with broken file links
- Pokémon with a base stat total of 288
- Pokémon whose Special stat became their Special Attack