Ekans

#023 Ekans Ekans
National Dex 023 Species Snake Pokémon
Type Poison Abilities Intimidate, Shed Skin, Unnerve (Hidden), Frightful (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 50% male Catch Rate 255 EV Yield 1 Atk Egg Group Field and dragon
Bulbapedia Ekans Designer Game Freak

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

It evolves into Arbok starting at level 22.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Route 3	Tall Grass	10%	All Day

Stats

HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
35	60	44	40	54	55	288

Dex Entries

Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM
Level	Move	TM	Move
1	Wrap	TM17	Protect
1	Leer	TM28	Dig
4	Poison Sting	TM45	Attract
9	Bite	TM46	Thief
12	Glare	TM83	Infestation
17	Screech	TM87	Swagger
20	Acid	By HM
25	Spit Up
25	Swallow
25	Stockpile
28	Acid Spray
33	Mud Bomb
36	Gastro Acid
38	Belch
41	Haze
44	Coil
49	Gunk Shot
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics

Evolutions

Ekans	Lv 22 ⟶	Arbok

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Shiny Metallic