Ekans (Pokémon)

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Ekans (Japanese: アーボ Arbo) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into starting at level 22.
==Biology==
Ekans is a purple, . Its eyes, underbelly, the thick stripe around its neck, and the rattle are yellow. Ekans have three pairs of black lines encircling their body, and another line connects to each slit-pupil eye and curves toward its nose. Its large mouth has a round, pink tongue and no visible teeth. While painful, a newborn Ekans's bite is not venomous. This Pokémon grows longer with age.
Ekans live in , moving stealthily through the grass. It can also be found in forests and desolate wastelands, where it preys on Eggs from and nests but will strike other prey from behind. By flicking its tongue out, it can detect danger and the scent of prey. Its jaw can detach to swallow large prey, but such a meal can make Ekans too heavy to move or become stuck and cause them to faint. It wraps itself around tree branches at night to rest. If not in a tree, it will coil itself up—a position in which it can defend itself from all directions. In the second movie, it is revealed to possess some swimming abilities. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Ekans are known to sleep with their bodies all coiled up. It is believed that Ekans do this to terrify foes, no matter which direction the foe is.
Before Generation II, Ekans and its evolved form, , were the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Evolution===
Ekans evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ekans is a member of Team Meanies. It attempted to climb Wish Cave with but collapsed on the first floor.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Ekans is available in Version 2.0.1+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Jessie's Ekans=====
Jessie received an Ekans as a gift (a birthday gift in the dub) prior to the start of the series. It debuted in Pokémon Emergency!, which also marked the species' debut. It was extremely loyal to her and eventually evolved into an in Dig Those Diglett! just to make her happy.
=====Team Meanies=====
Ekans was part of Team Meanies in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!. commanded the Poisonous Snake Pokémon to eat all of the Team Go-Getters had collected. At one point, Ekans was incorrectly referred to as Arbok by Gengar. While this was an intentional error that Ekans rebuked in the original version (due to the similarities between the Japanese names), this came across as a general mistake in the dub and was corrected in reruns of the episode.
=====Other=====
In A Poached Ego!, multiple Ekans were captured by Rico. Jessie released her Arbok along with James's Weezing so they could protect these Ekans and a group of captured .
In Turning Heads and Training Hard!, a 's Ekans was quickly defeated by Ilima and his . In Battle Royal 151!, it competed in the Manalo Conference, only to be defeated by Ilima's Eevee again.
In Dreams Are Made of These!, Goh caught an during a Pokémon Orienteering competition. It has since made further appearances in .
====Minor appearances====
A Trainer's Ekans appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back and Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution.
In Pikachu's Vacation, an Ekans was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In The Power of One, multiple Ekans sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
An Ekans appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Carrying On!, a sick Ekans was in Way Away Island's Pokémon Center.
In Different Strokes for Different Blokes, an Ekans was a resident of Bewilder Forest.
An Ekans appeared in a fantasy in A Dancing Debut!.
In The Power of Us, caught an Ekans in a special blue Poké Ball for the Pokémon Catch Race.
In a flashback in Enter Pikachu!, an Ekans attacked , only to be scared off when Pichu retaliated.
An Ekans appeared in Trade, Borrow, and Steal!.
A Trainer's Ekans appeared in Crowning the Chow Crusher!.
A Trainer's Ekans got stuck in 's giant ball in A Rollicking Roll….
An Ekans appeared in HZ073.
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, an Ekans was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.
An Ekans appeared in File 3: Giovanni.
===POKÉTOON===
An Ekans appeared in PT17.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Minor appearances====
Ekans debuted in Go for the Golbat, under the ownership of Koga. It appeared on his arm.
An Ekans appeared in a flashback in Growing Out of Gengar, where it was driven away from its home after the had been abandoned.
Harry of the Team Rocket Elite Trio has an Ekans, which first appeared in The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually).
A in Johto owns an Ekans, as seen in Sneasel Sneak Attack.
An Ekans was one of the Pokémon pitted against when he offered to help out at the near Goldenrod City in Quilava Quandary.
An Ekans appeared in The Final Battle IV, where it was one of the Pokémon that helped with his disabilities.
An Ekans appeared in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Two as one of the Pokémon that Solana captured with her Capture Styler. It reappeared in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Four and was released in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Five.
s were seen with an Ekans in Flash and Cosmog's Secret.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
An Ekans appeared in Catch That Pokémon Thief!!.
An Ekans appeared in Marill's Special Training to Surpass Pikachu!!.
An Ekans appeared in To the Dragon's Den!!.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Jessie's Arbok first appeared as an Ekans in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A pair of Ekans known as the Ekans Brothers are part of the supporting cast in Magical Pokémon Journey. Led by , they are originally antagonists, but later befriend the main characters when Arbok gets a crush on .
===Pokémon Zensho===
An Ekans appeared in a fantasy in PZ01.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
An Ekans appeared in GDZ21.
An Ekans appeared in GDZ23.
An Ekans appeared in GDZ27.
An Ekans appeared in GDZ34.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
An Ekans appeared in The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
An Ekans appeared in JBA4, under the ownership of a .
==In the TCG==
==In the TFG==
One Ekans figure has been released.
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==Trivia==
* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Ekans was originally known as "Arbo", its romanized Japanese name.
* In early official art of Ekans, all of the bands on its body were colored yellow instead of just the one on its "neck". This was changed in later art.
* An Ekans was originally going to be featured in , as shown in an early test shot of an environment that was never featured in the final product. This is also true of its evolution, Arbok.
* Ekans is one of fourteen that one can collect foreign Pokédex entries for in .
* Ekans has never been scanned with a Pokédex in the , despite debuting in the second episode of the original series. Thus, it is the Pokémon with the most episodes aired after its debut without it getting a Pokédex entry.
===Origin===
Ekans seems to be based on various . Its bite and tail are similar to a , while its lack of visible teeth and diet of eggs are similar to an . The single yellow stripe around its neck is reminiscent of the , and the line connecting its eyes is reminiscent of the marking on the back of the 's hood. The fact that it is in the and its ability to learn may be a reference to the legendary , a venomous, serpentine dragon said to be able to kill people with its stare.
====Name origin====
Ekans is snake spelled backwards.The Official Pokémon Handbook, p. 36(February 27, 2016). "ポケモンが現実世界と仮想世界を繋いでいく、20年目の挑戦・・・株式会社ポケモン代表取締役社長・石原恒和氏インタビュー" inside-games.jp.
Arbo may be derived from or ボア spelled backwards.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Jessie's Ekans
* Ekans Brothers
* Team Meanies
==References==
==External links==
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