Appearance
Ekans is a purple serpent. Yellow marks its eyes, belly, neck band, and tail rattle, and three pairs of black rings circle its body.
#023
Ekans
Snake Pokémon
Poison
- Height
- 2 m
- Weight
- 6.9 kg
- Generation
- 1
- Region
- Kanto
Ekans is a Poison-type Pokémon, No. 023 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto region).
« The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest. »
Its story
Lifestyle
It moves quietly through savanna and plain grass, steals Eggs, and strikes from behind. It evolves into Arbok.
In the anime
Jessie received hers as a gift before the series. Deeply loyal, it evolved only to make her happy.
Did you know?
- A newborn’s bite hurts, but it is not venomous.
- Its jaw can detach to swallow a large meal, which may leave it stuck.
- Despite a very early debut, the series never gave it a Pokédex entry.
Found in the Pokédex of:
KantoJohtoKalosAlolaPaldea
In other languages
Abo
Rettan
アーボ아보阿柏蛇