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Ekans, the Snake Pokémon — Poison-type Pokémon official artwork
poison
Ekans
ID:#23Snake Pokémon
Height
2.0m
Weight
6.9kg
Catch Rate
255
Exp
58

Ekans Pokédex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

Ekans is the Snake Pokémon, a Poison-type species introduced in Generation I. It first appeared in Pokemon Red. Ekans stands 2.0m tall and weighs 6.9kg.

The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.

Battle Statistics

HP35
Attack60
Defense44
Special Attack40
Special Defense54
Speed55

Gender Ratio

Male Rate
50.0%
Female Rate
50.0%

Abilities

Fun Facts

  • Introduced in Generation I as national dex #023.
  • Ekans has appeared in 20 Pokemon games across 11 regional pokedexes.
  • Strongest stat: Attack at 60. Weakest: HP at 35. Total base stats: 288.
  • Known habitat: grassland.
  • Belongs to the ground and dragon egg groups.

Strengths and Weaknesses

grass
½
poison
½
fire
flying
water
bug
½
normal
electric
ground
2
fairy
½
fighting
½
psychic
2
rock
steel
ice
ghost
dragon
dark
2Weak
4Very Weak
½Resistant
¼Very Resistant
0Immune

Ekans is weak to Ground and Psychic, resists Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, and Fairy.

Evolution Growth

Ekans evolves into Arbok via lv. 22.

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