#0023
Ekans
Snake Pokémon
The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.
Details
Height2.0 m
Weight6.9 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP58
Base stats
HP
35
Attack
60
Defense
44
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
54
Speed
55
Total
288
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Ekans
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Gold
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Lv. 22
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Ekans can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Wrap Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 10 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 17 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 24 | Glare Paralyzes the target. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 24 | Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Spit Up Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled. | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 25 | Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 28 | Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 31 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 33 | Mud Bomb Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 33 | Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Gastro Acid Nullifies target’s ability until it leaves battle. | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 38 | Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 38 | Belch Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry. | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 41 | Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 44 | Coil Raises the user’s Attack, Defense, and accuracy by one stage each. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 49 | Gunk Shot Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Ekans can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Ekans.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Ekans”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/ekans.
Species data from PokéAPI.