Ekans

Data

 
National Pokédex No: #023 
Species: Snake Pokemon
Type: Poison  
Abilities: Intimidate or Shed Skin 
Hidden Ability: Unnerve 
Height: 6'07" 
Weight: 15.2 lbs
Found in: Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh on rare occasions
Locations: 
                    Routes 4, 11, and 23 (Red only) 
                    Goldenrod Game Corner (Gold) 
                    Routes 3, 4, 32, and 33 (Silver) 
                    Routes 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 23 (FireRed only) 
                    Goldenrod Game Corner, Safari Zone (HeartGold) 
                    Routes 3, 4, 32, 33, and 37, Safari Zone (SoulSilver)
Evolves at: Level 22 
   

It can be found in grassy savannas and plains.  
 
This cunning fighter is also one of Team Rocket's favorite Pokemon to use in battle 
 
 

Evolutionary Chain 

 
Ekans (Level 22) --> Arbok 
  
  

Type Effectiveness

 
Weak to: Ground and Psychic 
  
Resistant against: Fighting, Poison, Bug and Grass 

Unaffected by: None 
 
Damaged Normally by: Normal, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Water, Electric, Ice, Dark and Dragon 
 
 
 

Pokedex 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 it 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/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 grasslands, etc. It flicks it tongue in and out to sense danger in its surrounding.

• LeafGreen: Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearrow, whole.

• Diamond/Pearl/Platinum: It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.

• HeartGold: It can freely detach it 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/White: It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.

 

Trivia

Ekans is 'Snake' backwards.