#023

Ekans

Snake Pokémon

Poison

It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.

Base Stats

HP 35

Attack 60

Defense 44

Sp. Atk 40

Sp. Def 54

Speed 55

Total 288

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

ground 2x psychic 2x

Resistant to

fighting ½x poison ½x bug ½x grass ½x

Abilities

Intimidate Shed Skin

Evolution Chain

Ekans

→

Arbok Lv. 22

Moves

Locations

Sinnoh Route 212 East Towards Pastoria City

Johto Safari Zone Zone Marshland

Goldenrod City Game Corner

Details

Category Snake Pokémon

Height 2.0 m

Weight 6.9 kg

Base Exp 58

Growth Rate Medium

Capture Rate 255

Base Happiness 70

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat Grassland

Egg Groups Ground ,Dragon

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.1%

Glare

Moves

Glare

Poison Jab / Gunk Shot

Earthquake

Bite / Aqua Tail

Item

Oran Berry

Nature

Adamant

EVs

HP 76

Atk 196

Def 4

SpD 4

Spe 156

Strategy Overview

Life can be tough for Ekans. It has two amazing abilities, Intimidate and Shed Skin, and a great physical movepool. However, it has fairly poor stats that hold it back from being truly amazing. Despite this, if played to its strengths, Ekans can be a decent Pokemon. Intimidate can make almost any physical sweeper think about switching out, and Glare can guarantee they are going to be punished if they stay in as well. As a bonus, thanks to Intimidate and being Poison-type, Ekans can stop Choice Scarf Mankey and Machop in their tracks. Basically, play to these strengths, and Ekans can be an asset to any team.