Ekans (Team Rocket 56)

Ekans LV.15 アーボ Arbo

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Ekans Type Grass HP 50 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Team Rocket Rarity English card no. 56/82 Japanese expansion Rocket Gang Japanese rarity TCG GB2 set We Are Team Rocket TCG GB2 ID G01 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Ekans.

Ekans (Japanese: アーボ Arbo) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Team Rocket expansion.

Card text

Bite かみつく 10

Poison Sting どくばり 20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Pokédex data

Ekans - Snake Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
023	6'7" (2 m)	15 lbs. (6.9 kg)
Pokédex entry
A carnivore that swallows its prey whole. Pidgeys and Spearows are its favorite food.
肉食でなんでも噛まずに飲み込んでしまう。ポッポやオニスズメの卵が大好物。

Release information

Gallery

GB2 We Are Team Rocket sprite	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

This card's Pokédex entry erroneously refers to the plural of Pidgey and Spearow as Pidgeys and Spearows.

Origin

Bite and Poison Sting are both moves in the Pokémon games that Ekans can learn.

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