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Type(s)

Species		Snake Pokémon
Abilities		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve ^(DW)
Pokédex
Fearow ← 023 → Arbok
Kanto	023	Johto	050
Hoenn	N/A	Sinnoh	N/A
Unova	N/A	Mountain Kalos	037
Evolves From		None
Evolves Into		Arbok

Ekans
アーボ Aabo

Generation I
Evolutionary Line

Gender
50% ♂ / 50 % ♀
Weight		Height
15.2 lbs.	6.9 kg	6'07"	2.0 m
Pokédex Color		Egg Group
Purple		Field Dragon
Body Style		Footprint

Cry

Ekans (Japanese: アーボ Aabo) is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Biology

Physiology

Ekans is a snake-like Pokémon with purple and yellow coloring. Its underside leading to its tail is yellow, and it has a yellow rattle at the tip of its tail. Ekans have large yellow eyes with slit reptilian pupils. Across its neck is a large yellow band.

Special abilities

Ekans, like real snakes, have the ability to unhinge their jaws, giving them the ability to swallow prey whole such as Pidgey, Spearow or their eggs. Ekans also share other characteristics with snakes, such as using its tongue to test the air for the presence of prey and shedding its skin. An Ekans will lose its rattle once it evolves into Arbok.

Evolution

Ekans evolves into Arbok at level 22.

Game info

Game locations

Ekans Locations
Version(s)	Location	Rarity
Red/Blue	Routes 4, 11, and 23(Red) Trade(Blue)	Common(Red) None (Blue)
Yellow	Trade	None
Gold/Silver	Goldenrod Game Corner for 700 coins(Gold) Routes 3, 4, 32, 33(Silver)	Unlimited(Gold) Uncommon(Silver)
Crystal	Routes 3, 4, 32, 33, 42	Uncommon
Ruby/Sapphire	Trade	None
Emerald	Trade	None
FireRed/LeafGreen	Routes 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23(FireRed) Trade(LeafGreen)	Common(FireRed) None (LeafGreen)
Diamond/Pearl	Route 212	Dongle(FireRed)
Platinum	Route 212	Dongle(FireRed)
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Game Corner for 700 Coins(HeartGold) Routes 3, 4, 32, 33, 37(SoulSilver]])	Unlimited(HeartGold) Uncommon(SoulSilver]])
Black/White	Poké Transfer, Dream World	None
X/Y	Route 14 (Horde)	Common
OR/AS	Trade	None

Side game locations

Ekans Locations
Game(s)	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 4, Endless Level 51, Pair Trozei, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Western Cave (3-5F)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Shimmer Desert (1-9F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle
Pokémon Rumble	Rocky Cave

Pokédex entries

Pokédex Entries
Red
Blue
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.
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.
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.
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
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
HeartGold
It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole. It can become too heavy to move, however.
SoulSilver
It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison, so its bite is painful, but harmless.
Black
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
White
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
Black 2
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
White 2
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
X
The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
Y
Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.
Omega 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.
Alpha 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.

Learnset

Leveling

Leveling Generation V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Wrap	15	90%	20	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
4	Poison Sting	15	100%	35	Poison	Physical
9	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
12	Glare	—	90%	30	Normal	Status
17	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
20	Acid	40	100%	30	Poison	Special
25	Stockpile	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
25	Swallow	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
25	Spit Up	—	100%	10	Normal	Special
28	Acid Spray	40	100%	20	Poison	Special
33	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special
36	Gastro Acid	—	100%	10	Poison	Status
38	Belch	120	90%	10	Poison	Special
41	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice	Status
44	Coil	—	—%	20	Poison	Status
49	Gunk Shot	120	70%	5	Poison	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Leveling Generation V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Wrap	15	90%	20	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
4	Poison Sting	15	100%	35	Poison	Physical
9	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
12	Glare	—	90%	30	Normal	Status
17	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
20	Acid	40	100%	30	Poison	Special
25	Stockpile	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
25	Swallow	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
25	Spit Up	—	100%	10	Normal	Special
28	Acid Spray	40	100%	20	Poison	Special
33	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special
36	Gastro Acid	—	100%	10	Poison	Status
41	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice	Status
44	Coil	—	—%	20	Poison	Status
49	Gunk Shot	120	70%	5	Poison	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Leveling Generation IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Cat.	Appeal
1	Wrap	15	90%	20	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
4	Poison Sting	15	100%	35	Poison	Physical
9	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
12	Glare	—	90%	30	Normal	Status
17	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
20	Acid	40	100%	30	Poison	Special
25	Stockpile	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
25	Swallow	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
25	Spit Up	—	100%	10	Normal	Special
28	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special
33	Gastro Acid	—	100%	10	Poison	Status
36	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice	Status
41	Gunk Shot	120	70%	5	Poison	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Leveling Generation III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Wrap	15	90%	20	Normal
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal
8	Poison Sting	15	100%	35	Poison
13	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark
20	Glare	—	90%	30	Normal
25	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal
32	Acid	40	100%	30	Poison
37	Stockpile	—	—%	20	Normal
37	Swallow	—	—%	10	Normal
37	Spit Up	—	100%	10	Normal
44	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Leveling Generation II
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
1	Wrap	15	90%	20	Normal
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal
9	Poison Sting	15	100%	35	Poison
15	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark
23	Glare	—	90%	30	Normal
29	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal
37	Acid	40	100%	30	Poison
43	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Leveling Generation I
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
1	Wrap	15	90%	20	Normal
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal
10	Poison Sting	15	100%	35	Poison
17	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark
24	Glare	—	90%	30	Normal
31	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal
38	Acid	40	100%	30	Poison
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Version
Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (JP)	Green (JP)	Back

Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back


Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back


Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back




Black	White	Black 2	White 2		Back




X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire		Back

Appearances

Anime

Main article: Jessie's Arbok

Ekans first appearance in the anime was in the episode Pokémon Emergency!, where it was revealed to be Jessie's Pokémon.

Ekans was widely known for being under the ownership of Jessie, a member of Team Rocket, who had received it on her birthday. It later evolved into an Arbok in the episode Dig Those Diglett!.

An Ekans also appeared in "Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!" as a member of Team Meanies.

Trivia

Ekans is the first pure Poison Pokémon in the National Pokédex.
Ekans's and Arbok were originally planned to be called their Japanese names "Arbo" and "Ekan" (which was planned to be a used word but never released) in the English versions, but their names changed.
It was shown in "Pokémon The Power of One" that Ekans can swim.

Names in other languages

Ekans appears to be based on a snake.

Ekans' English name is the word "snake" spelled backwards. Its Japanese name, "Arbok", is either the backwards spelling of "cobra" without the "c", or it is a mistake made on the word "boa" when spelled backwards.

French: Abo
German: Rettan

Gallery

Sources

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